Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-15
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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frlNate and Special Laws Oh -"
state or Maine for the year 1892 -
heretofore amended, relating 10 '''e
Eastern Telephone Company.
ms bill came from the House ~
conpanied by two reports, ma
1orlty OF the committee on railfoduS'
ieiesraphs and expresses repoi ing
thereon, ought not to pass. ana II
minority OF said committee fep"i ''''6
thereon ought to pass. the ii'ii''' 80
report accepted in the House.
MI WHITE of Androscossih- WI
President, ! rise, 1T this time 70
make a motion that this matter De
tahled with the idea that an assign
mcnt De made for some consideration
oi thiS matter, later on. assume
that motion of this kind would ore
van ordinarily as u matter 81 course
ana mat matter Of TINS nature
would be tabled and an assignment
mad" when the matter can be ms
GUESSED more fully, perhaps more 9d'iS-
i"ct"rhy under an open assignment Oh
Of i Tor 4 day certain. Thcr" ~ now
ever. IN inns matter such an AR ol tN-
p,Clancy about this chamber, ana ~
has been a matter which, IN one form
and another has attracted tn" att"n-
tiun OF the public to some "Ni"nt- 1t
mas been " matter which has attracted
more or less attention throughout IN"
stat" ANA has been Il subject al ais
cusSipn IN The House. Certainly n"
parties on th- one side and IN" Other
of this question seem 20 be- very
greatly interested in il. They seem to
Na "A i,,t /
perhaps may be said that this Ilcs-
ton has already been discussed and
considered ana weighed sufficiently sn
that il should % along rapidly ana De
disposed of and got out of The way. |
wish q say, Mn President ANA soma
tors and think, in tn" tim" winch
| hay" been a member IF this Senat"
THAT J have not consumed murh ~
Your time IN Speaking. ANA it is not
my purpose L. do 50 nov do zee.
however that this is subject nf Very
considerable Importance. feel mat
this is measure that ought not 10 b"
hastily decided. | ~ frrl thut il IN "A
measure IN which no harn could ONE
1" cith": IF the cout.nding parties be
fnIe this Legislature. if Their" Is q
very fun fair ana deliberate Ills us-
sion of the pending measure. and.
Mr.. President ana senators. 4"
think that il is question whore tn"
state. Wher" the people ot IN" state
canut hc robbed Of any rights il IN"
subject ~ thoroughly discussed. 'ully
considered. carefully weighed ind
then deliberately determined Per
hars these remarks are unnecessary.
l41sf b.4 w
attended this question in one form
ANA another, | hld deemed it proper,
in making this motion at this tlm-
that the matter shuslI be tlhlrd aud
that il should ~ assigned ana az
press to the Senators the feeling which
| hay" upon the subject. and wish 10
Say that il u with no purpose. ANA nu
desire on my part. To ask a delay "a
hinder ny impede the legislation upon
this subject. or upon any other.
desire only that il shall br fanny
frankly. freely and openly considered
ana discussed: ANA | desire that il
should be- deliberately determined and
with such diligence as the importanc.
nf the subject demands. therefore
, move Mr. President that this matter
be tabled and assigned for next
Wednesday. I am not insistent upon
the day, hut | should like 10 have il
for some day nearly To the middle oi
next week. at a time when there will
10 i fun representation Of the sub
jcct.
AIR WEEKS Of Somerset Mir
President, am aware that this no
ton t. table, and assign To a specia
day. or that part Of the motion rplat-
ing to tahIing this matter is not ie-
bataulc. However. the Senator from
Androscoggin has been permitted ID
make statement. accompanying his
motion to table. and therefore ask thu
unanimous consent Of the Senate. N
make 4 short statement in favor Of TN
position taken by the friends of The
Eastern Telephone Company in This
Senate. Ii is not designed by the
friends of the minority bill to shut ont
debate. Il Is not the purpose of those
VINO favor this bill to hinder dis u.s.
sion. but it is the purpose to pres.
this matter forward. under all tn,
circumstances to Vote. as soon as
possible. This matter is not new {,
any Of US. It comes to us through
various sources. We had notification
through the public press that al
amendment TO the charter of the
Eastern Telephone Company would Il,
asked for during the present session
Of the Legislature. long before III,
| present session began We have
known through this entire session thai
this matter was pending before tn,
committee on railroads. tclcgraphs dnt
| expresses. | have heard il intimltrd
although | have not run up against ii
50 very much that there We're thraa 81
four gentlemen who were here i'll The
lobby. representing the interests rlpor
| tn" one side ana the other ana thai
| they had received the attention Of
members of the Legislators and mem.
bers Of the House and members OF the
! Senate
think we are all filled with inform
! alton upon this matter / think Il,
nave all made up our minds how /,
vote. | think that any speech
would not, probably. Influence on,
vote in this Senate: but that is not an,
excuse. perhaps. in undertaking t,
| shut off debate. We are not under
taking to cut off debate. We welcom.
the freeSt and most open debate on
| TINS matter. All that we want is tina
done in proper and orderly manner
ana as expeditiously as possible
NOW. we think we can take this mat