Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-11
HOUSE.
Adjourned.

Tuesday, Jan. 10. 1899.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Livingston Of
Augusta.
Papers from the Senate disposed of
in concurrence.
The following Senate order was re-
ceived:
| Ordered, The House concurring, that
| the committee ON public buildings be
authorized to provide suitable rooms
| for the secretary and assistant secre-
tary of the Senate, the clerk and assist
ant clerk of the House, in which to
| transact their business.
| Mr.. Smith of Pressure Isle: l under
stand that this cunning, crafty word
ed order. which looks as simple as
circus three-shell game, and as devoid
! of mischief as a wooden Indian, is a
crafty cunning attempt to evict the
secretary of the Senate and the clerk of
this House from the rooms which they
occupy for the dispatch of their official
| business. Now as many members are
absent. this morning, and in order that
| those present may have a proper OPP
portunity to find out the true meaning
of this order, move that it be laid on
| the table.
MI. guernsey OI DONeT. certainly
would not care to be party to doing
/ any wrong to the secretary of the SEN
| ate or the clerk of the House. This is
| simply an order to refer the matter of
rooms to the committee of public build
| ings, committee which is made up in
part of members of this House, and
which committee ought to be judge of
| what is the proper thing, better than.
| perhaps, the members of the House.
who have not kept informed on the
| subject only SO far as the gentleman
from Presque Isle (AIr. smith, has in
| formed you by his remarks. / think
it would be a proper and courteous
thing to refer this order to the COM
mittee on public buildings.
! Mr.. Smith of Pressure Isle: l wish to
| inquire from the gentleman from Dover
/ tMr. Guernsey if this order was refer
| red to any committee in the Senate?
| l understand that it has come to this
House without reference to any com
mittee whatever. under the guise of
any simple order such as we are ac
customed to pass from time To time.
| don't know as / have any personal
objection to the order being referred to
! that committee. but it strikes me as
singular that the order should not have
| been referred in the Senate before it
was sent here for concurrence.
! Mr. Guernsey of Dover: In reply to
the gentleman from Pressure Isle (Mr.
SMITH | will state that have no infor
nation in regard to that.
Mr. Maxwell of Richmond: ] think,
as has been already suggested, that
| this order should be referred to the
proper committee in this matter, and
| if the Senate have failed to do their
duty in this matter it is no reason why
the House should not do theirs, and I
don't think there is any member of this
| House but who has confidence in the
committee that they will do justice
| to the members of this House in the
matter. and | believe it should be refer
red to that committee.
Mr.. Macomber of Augusta: If there
is any such hidden design, as intimated
! by the gentleman from Presque Isle.
| CMr SMITH beneath this order, l don't
see just how we are going to ascertain
| that fact by laying it on the table.
| Now we have the committee whose
business it is to investigate the charges
made by the gentleman from Presque
Isle (Mr. Smith), and it seems to me
| that the only proper way is to refer it
| to the committee.
| The question being on the motion to
| lay the order on the table, the motion
was agreed to.
| Mr. Philbrook Of Waterville: l de-
| sire that the gentleman from Pressure
| Ssle (Mr. Smith will name a time when
| this matter shall be taken from the
| table and presented for further discus
sion.
| Mr. Smith OF PresQue Isle: / will
consult vita the gentleman from Wat
| ervillc. CHI. Philbrook) il regard to
! the matter If the time.
| The following bills. petitions, etc,
were presented ald referred:
JUDICIARY.
| BY Mr.. Macfarlsne Of Greenville-Bil
an act to prevent the wearing of boots
or shoes in the hotels or other public
places with spikes or spindles in the
soes thereof.
| Ey Mr. Hyde Of Batb-3ill an act to
| authorize the Barh Light and Power
! Company 10 acquire certain properties.
| and issue lis bonds in payment thcre-
for
LEGAL AFFAIRS.
| BY Mr.. More2 of Lewiston-Bill an
act to amend section I. of chapter II cf
the Revised statutes re.ating TO licen-
| ses to sell real estate
FINANCIAL tFFNiHS.
! Ey 1Ir Webb Of Portiand-Resolva in
favor of the Maine General hospital.
| "a, x-..r:,, ~ Portland -pni;t;,,n