Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-03-02
rsr.rl 70 ans DAY. % far as NY party j

regard to ans day. so far as my party is
Mr.. Scott of pa.rea: presented the /
minority report Il went to the Senate and
in the naturxl order of things unless it had |
heen rushed, it would not hzve got through |
the Senate eren SATURDAY. The bill was /
put through. the Senate On that lay. and in |
Stead of sai;srr. as understand tie usual
~sv is. snsi iet i. 60 into the House
on tie day after ii went through the Sem
ate, it as brought into the House on that
DAY, and then At the reqoest of somebody II
was laid over anil the minority report to be
printed. There wete several matters as
signed for yestenlsy, there was only time
for the consideration of one matter. The
rest went over. As TO tihbgstering. am
sure did not know ANYTHING about it.
do know that there are great many nien II
this House who are opposed to this proposed
ward line measure who voted against any
siilatory proceedings yesterday. voted
several times yesterday to adjourn because
the hour was late. AMI not 10 delay the
business OF the House. | do not think this
matter is entitled 10 such special ccnsidera-
ton that it should be taken up so far ahead
of other matters
Mr. Beileau of Lewiston: do not sup
pose that any member will accuse me OF
being party TO any fiiibusterng yeste'-
day. if there was any, but hope that the
motion to take this matter from the table
will not prevail at this time. This matter
is of great importance not only TO the city
of Portland but to every city in this State.
Ii applies TO all of our cities. There Is no
necessity OF flibustering in this House and
there is no need of railroading, but this is
what we would be doing if the motion
of the gentleman from Portiand
EMr. Shaw should prevail, who
perhaps has mayors bee in his bon
net, and am opposed to that. They may
be in hurry to have this law. but this is a
matter that should be considered carefully.
We are here to legisIare for the people of
the State. not for the city of Portland We
have not hal time to consider this matter.
We have no, had time 10 consult with our
constituents. ami ask the House to give
us that time. and hope the motion 10 take
the bill from the table will not prevail.
Mr. Lane of Augusta moved the previ-
Gus question. A vote being had. and 50
members voting to second the call, the mo-
tion was entertained.
The question then being, shall the mai n
question be now put, it was agreed to.
The question then being on the motion to
take the bill from the table, il was agreed
to.
The question then was upon the adoption
of the majority report, in favor of the bill.
Mr. Bird of Portland | move the adop-
ton of the minority report as substitute
in place of the majority report.
Mr.. Shaw of Portland: ! hope the last
motion will not prevail. This matter is
forced upon us by our opponents. Tsis
measure means nothing but what
is fair and right. We want 10
lift it ont, as far as possible, from
the influence of politics. We ask you that
the law shall be so amended that a majority
of the registered voters of city shall as
sent TO any change in the ward lines. This
matter is forced upon us by our opponents,
not in a spirit of fairness, but for certain
partisan purposes that will give the city to
them for all time, and hope the majority
report of the committee will be accepted.
Mr.. Scott of l'stt A. the only mem
Der of the committee y he rncd 'he minor
ity report, perhaps il would he proper to
give some of the reasons why that minority
report was made. In the first place, it
seems 10 me, there is an attempt here To
railroad this thing through with undue
haste. This is Il proposition SIMPLY
to change the existing methods of
changing ward lines in cities. The title of
the bill is misleading. TIE real sponsor of
the bill lid not himself dare to introduce it
in the Senate. 1t came before our cont
mittec on Tues 'ay and it vas insisted that
the bill should be considered by the com
mittec then without any hearing at all. and
, without giving notice to anybody. Finally
it was decided at O'Clock in the afternoon
of Tuesday that hearing should be had on
Thursday, hearing which in the nature of
things conli hr merely Il mockery because
il was impossible that the larger part Of the
cities in the State could have an oppar-
tunity to get the notice and presen. their
objections. Parties in the city of Portland.
w,lrrc an especial effort was made to give
them notice, received the notice about j
o'clock on Wednesday night and dill not
have time to prepare themselves property
TO come here and object to the matter.
There were certain facts and hgnres that
might have been presented TO the commit
tee " hich in the short time eiveu them they
were unable to obtain. lh most matters a
week at least is given in order
that public notice may be seat out
and thu, parties directly interested may
have personal notice; bat in this matter
which invaies the rights of every city in
the State, that was of no consequence. This
bill was assigned for yesterday but there
were other matters also and the hospital
bill consumed all the time. There are four
or five resolves appropriating money that
are assigned for today. Why urge his
matters Parties have told me who are
vitality Interested in this bill that they have
not had time to give the matter due CON
sieration or to consult other people in re-
gard to IT, Why this indecent haste in
pushing this thing through 1t looks
as though there must be something
wrong about it. The friends of
the bill say that it will enable them to pre-
vent proposed change in the war'l lines in
the city of Portland that is to he voted on
next Monday. They claim that they are
backed mp lay majority of the voters of
the city of Portland then why arc they
afraid to trust them. Is there any reason
why the ward lines of the city of Portland
should not he changed If the people of
the city want the change? The ward lines
exist now as they were formed in the year
1860. In 1872 they were revised but the
revision amounted to allowing them to re
main as they then existed. Since that time
there has been no change of the wari lines
in the city of Portland, and do not believe
that any member here dareS TO say tia,
that there should not be change III the
present ward lines II this change slonli
not he made let them g. nome AMI
vote it down as they claim TO be able to do
but don't let them come here ani ssk the
Legislature to protect thein from their own
people. These parties have bad an oppar-