Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-22

who repre- sents the Bangor q Aroostook
Railroad; / know who represents every
thing and everybody, but who IN the
name of God represents the people Of
Naines Is there anybody here. TAP
plause Who represents the poor man:
What would become of our State II the
policy that is proposed here were adopted
generally? If you grant this, every town
in Maine that contains little village VIII
come here asking to have the village set
off from the COUNTRY part and throw upon
the people of the country, already over
burdened, the burden of sustaining miles
and miles of roads for these gentlemen 20
ride over to enjoy themselves. rake our
of this the lobby influence-and tell you
it is safe TO adopt one rule: When ycu are
i'm doubt do as the old gentleman said TO
his son. Find out what the devil wants
YOU to do and then don't do it with all
your might tApplause.) Henceforth
trust during the rest of the Legislature
that we shall find out that there are men
here who are representing the people OF
Maine and who are not representing the
summer resort gentlemen solely who come
here to get the benefit OF our climate ana
who then fold their tents like the Arabs
and silently steal way. For my part
am here with the sanction of an oath up
ON me- Let us try these cases on their
merits One hundred and eleven citizens,
IS voters BIZ caus, they cannot always
control the whole town. III " want to be
set eff by themselves l trust we shall
stand up like men. Mr. Jones money CT
his influence Or that Of anybody else has
not vet been able to fasten IL collar around
nv neck; trust he has not around the
necks Of majority Of this House. Let
lis record ourselves on this matter not as
servants but as men. And l move that
when this vote is taken it be taken by
yeas and nays. (Appause)
The question being on the motion to
substitute the minority report for the
majority report. the vote was taken by
yeas and nays, those in favor Of the divl-
sion voting yes, and those opposed to the
division voting no
YEA-Bailey of Bridgton, Bennett, Bixby,
Burns, Chase, Chute, Coffin, Cole. Comins.
Daggett, Dole, Doyle, Dudley, harrington,
Friend Geyer, Gilbert of Canton, Crosse,
Haines, Hamlin, Hapgo3d, HILL Hooper
Kane, Kingma1, Larrabee, Lawrence of North
Yarmouth, Leayitt, Libby OF Chester Little
field. Longley, Mccullough, Merrill, Mii,ett'
Peaslee of Jonesport, Plummer, Reynolds,
Richardson, Rodick Ross, Sanborn, Sawyer OF
Mibridge,, Shea, Singer smith OF Dayton
Spear of Rockland, Spear OF West Gardiner
Sprague, Stanley, league, Tolman Of Carroll,
Twitchell, Weymouth =, Whelden. s White Whit
NAY-Bagnall, Barrett. Basford, Beedle,
Berry Bishop, Black, Dodge, Boothby, Boyn-
ton, Brewer Gates, Clark of Hollis, Crockett
Daigle Dickey. Fairbanks, Folsom, Furbush
Garner, Gilbert OF Greene, Grindle, Hlscock
Holbrook, Howe, Hurd, Jones of China, Jones
of Rowland, Keegan, King, Lane, Law, Law
renee OF Lubec, Libby of Durham, Lombard,
Mahoney, Merry, Miles, Milliken, Niles, Noble,
Patten, Peaslee of Wiscasset, Pinkham, Rich,
Robinson, Ryerson, Sawyer OF Smlthheld,
Smith of Marion, Sweetser, Tibbetts, Tolman
of Warren, Trafton, WEIGH, Wells, Wood
side.-56.
ABsENT-Abbott, Adams, Babcock, Bailey
OF Whitefeld, Bartlett, Barton, Briggs, clark
of Naples, Cousens, Doten, Drummer, Farrow,
Floyd, Jewell, Knowlton, Leighton, Miller,
Moore of Deering. Moulton, Parsons, Rldeout
Roberts, Rollins, Rowell, Wheeler.-29.
The Chair declared the minority report
accepted
Mr.. Gilbert of Canton offered an amend
ment to the second section of the bill.
The amendment was adopted and the
bill was then read second time.
On motion of Mr. Ryersonof Livermore,
the bill and amendment was then laid On
the table to be printed.
On motion of Mr.. Lane of Augusta,
House document No. 40, resolve in favor
of the Maine Insane hospital, was taken
from the table.
Mr. Williams of Augusta offered an
amendment reducing the appropriation
to $4,000.
The amendment was adopted and the
bill passed to be engrossed as amended
On motion of Mr. INyitchell of Bath,
House document No. 1886 an act to amend
an act to incorporate the city of Bath, was
taken from the table, read a third time
and passed to be engrosscd.
On motion of Mr.. White of Rockland,
an act to amend section of chapter s91
Of the Public Laws of 1885, relating to
the sale of unwholesome food was taken
from the table
Mr. White offered an amendment, and
moved that pending the adoption of the
amendment, both bill and pending amend
ment lie on the table and be printed and
Thursday next be assigned (or its con
sideration.
The motion was agreed to.
BY permission of the House, Mr.. Howe
of Milo filed statement of facts in con-
nection with resolve in favor of Wilton
academy, being House document No. l07.
On motion of Mr. Hill of Portland. the
House reconsdered the vote by which it
passed to be enacted An act to amend
section of chapter 242 of the Laws OF
1898, relating to free public libraries. y
The bill was then laid on the table.
On motion of Mr. Mccullough of Calais,
the House reconsidered the vote by which
it accepted the report of the committee on
ways and bridges, in reference to an APP
preparation to the town of Whiting for
repairing their roads AMI bridges, and
recommitted the same to the committee
on ways and bridges
On motion of Mr.. Fairbanks of Ban
gor,