Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-14


80 bsila and eer.pisse TIE necessary Are
proof additions fer the capitol far . sum
no. exceeding the amount specified in this
resolve. Nor, Mr, President. desire 10
have TIL. rss:xer Investigated fer skts res-
son, sos ., cast sny osian araa the menu
bsYs ef that een1.nisssoH made mp at the
I've great parties al this State. bu. simply
ks q aess,isn of business. AZ l under
ssAEd il. tie legislature ealy nnlds the key
10 the t-ex.ery OF the Stat, of Maine. The
neub.r- Of ,tis Legislature are TO say
xha. .h3lI &c dase .;sh the uoness Of this
State. The, hs,esai l.; this appropriation
what shall be dope- II ,axs has been done,
well asd sooi IL !, has not lean done are
We TO sppropsis,e mcnes BY the ac-
cepeanee Of . report ~hers money has
been dispcs,d Of contrary 10 the
provisions for resolve, fer sssume there
il no question ab9ut this. A simple read
ing # The resolve viii saow to snyoDe usst
soms of tie r.oaey Las been appropriated
differently from ~aa: the resolve contem-
plates. Are we TO say. because q CO
0riiaafe branch OF government hiss dis
posed Of funds differently from What the
Legislature inieaded, tasr that is right. aud
ehs,eyer they esw El 10 ii with sums pat
tsAp WICK uSHJ5 ~ MN ~ Aoos &c sNS
junior member frou kennesee is on the
committee Gu public baiidinss, am IN
favor o, the motion Of Senator HINES, the
sAEiGr emoes. refergi e this whole matter
{ he report Of the commission III the com
nitiee On public bulldogs, and hepe the
,ubs,itu'e Of the senior meube: from Ken
nebec will prevail.
The PresideDt-Ths question is on the
substitution Of the order offered by SeRA-
tor HsiDes
MIR. Po~e.s-I do not propose at this
time 10 discuss the items, As do rot under
stand they are under consideration. Ger
taia large sums of money have been ex-
pende, fer certsin purposes The senator
Introduces en- order that an inquiry be
made by some committee ss u whether
that money hiss been extended according
to law. If there is any doubt about that
proposition il seems to me that il y proper
inquiry to be made to let the committee on
public buildings mske their report
to this Senate and then the items Of this
bill are before this Senate for discussion.
But l 90 not believe we csn afford
or that the S,R,e'of Maine desires to under
| take, to keep back or smother any thing in
this matter, or that there is ANYTHING we are
| straid to face and l certainly hope that the
| motion Of the senio. senator from Kenne-
bee will prevail, aud that this matter will
be sent to the committee on public build
ing., tina; they msy make inquiry and re.
port 10 US upon this matter.
The President-The question is: Shall
| the order offered by Senator Spear. tbs.
the report be accey ted and placed on file in
| the office of the secretary of state, be sub
stituted by the order offered by Senator
HAines that the report be referred TO the
committee on public buildings. The order
offered by Senator Hsinss contains no in
| quiry as to the legality Of the expenditures
Mr.. Swanton-The reference Of the order
| to the flies or pigeon-holes Of the Secretary
of State seems to me to consign it to
oblivion, so far as this Legislature can de-
it. That, you will sll understand. de not
believe in, and | hope the order of the
| serior senator from kenuebec will prevail.
with an amendmen; TO that order which
| wish to add, viz. THAT they inquire into
the quality Of the building ADD as to the
legality of s5rae of the expenditures which
have been called in question
Mr.. IIsines-I supposed it was taken for
granted that the committee on public build
ings, if they had the matter before them,
would investigate it ard make such report
as the matter required. IL strikes me AZ a
II fl elton upon the committee
The question being put, the motion was
! lost.
| The President-The question is now up
on the passage OF the order offered by the
senator from Kennebec: Ordered that the
report Of the State House Commission be
referred to the committee On public build
| ings.
Mr.. Swanton-I move to amend by direct
ing them to inquire into the legality OF the
charges made in the commissioners sccoun,
ard as to the condition Of the building, and
thst said committee be directed to ascertain
whether ssid moneF has been paid out ami
of chapter 233 Of the Acts and Resolves OF
1889 10 favor of enlarge nent of the State
House, and ia accordance with law, aud
move that the vote tor this amend nent BIZ
| aiken by the yeas and nays"
| Mr.. Spear-P,fhsps ! might do away
wih the necs ssisy of the yeas and
nays. II that report goes to my commit
tee l will assure you it will not be
smothered. i do not propose to white
wash any department end there will be a
Wlh1fHy report OF AL least one, rs I'd WnA'
thew think about it.
| The question berg pu. upon the amend
inert offered by Mr.. Swanton, resulted q:
| follows:
Yea: MessrS. Chaplin, Malet. Moore, Powers
! Ryder. sherman. Spear. Swanton. Thatcher
| " adlin, Walton, Wilbur liz.
| Nay Nessrs. Adams. Giles. Gilmore, Haines
Harper, Libby of Andro.cogsin, Mayo. Nash
Nutting, fettengill, Poor, Smith, Stewart. War
| rtn-ii.
| So the motion vas lost
| The question was then upon the adoption
of the oder Of the senator from KennebeC
that the report be referred to the committee
on public beildings, which motion pre-
vailed. Ard said report was referred to the
committee on public buildings.
HOUSE Bill PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
| An &C. to amend the charter of thu
! Penobscot Central Rsilroad.
On motion by Mr.. Mayo of Penobscot.
| Adjourned.