Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-20

larger place lnan at the nracar+ e.
| 1t might be said that the olaetio,, ~
salary is not Il consideration - le ~
man contemplating filling the no.;,tn.
| Of member of the Maine 7 a,ri,,t..t..
and that no man wonld II
| debarred from the position bv tho ra,
son of the meagre salary. | disagroo
| with such conclusion ana c,,-..
that if such is the case. no a,eio,, 800
could be found 20 assist sta+o
chcquer than by exactng nro,,i,,.,,
for a seat in either branch
This argument carried to an extren,o
would lead to the conclusion thar he
cause some members Of this .aois-
lature may have been given a seat mi,
after eXpendinS large sum that
would-bc legislators would ha ,.i,1;,,,r
to pay round sum for q scot an1 Va
hardly think that any who r,,,rht
say we can get legislators enonob M
the present salary would concIudc III.
a healthy condition.
For purposes of comparison bcra a,o
4 few Of the salaries paid bv othar
states:
Ohio. $1,000 per session; u cents per
mile.
Arkansas, So per day; 20 cents Zach
way mileage.
California, IS per day; 10 cents each
way mileage.
Dakota, 81 per day; 20 cents each
way mileage.
Florida, S6 per day; 10 cents each
way mileage.
Montana. Sc per day; 20 cents each
way mileage.
Indiana s. per day: s. for every %
miles travel
Louisiana, s. per day; - mileage.
Illinois. s. per day: 10 cents mileage.
New Hampshire, 800 per session ana
mileage.
New Jersey, $500 per session ana
travel free Of charge.
Massachusetts,. $50 per session; 81
per mile travel.
Iowa, 500 PER session; > cents per
mile
Pennsylvania, $500 per session. %
cents per mile; $50, stationery: 500.
postage.
Maine, $50 per session: 10 cents pr
mile.
L is evident by these comparisons tina:
Maine is behind the times ana bit
near
The question also suggests itself. have,
not the fcw who control our Safe affair,
Been i hit avlHsh2 .tlso have not many
worthy men been debarrcd from aspiring;
r. i position III thr Legislature hecauS'
'ho' ~" ho' '''i "l''i'N \" Il" n t'e ,N-
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I:r...a, H.. .nnos;fi,, +, ana .,.,s,,,,,a,,-
against au increase of salaries are. In
difference. extreme conservatism. ana \
vague feeling that ii might not Ne pollt-
icalv cypedicnt for some.
4 ielfrye N /, eornd business mova M
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of his narsonal nosition
For. this reason 7 visI, tn saw in he
riunirr that trust ~, rnrnarl;sv.iIIlo
taIson ,.boiI,- IA , ,.ore,.,I ,,.,,-.,d tb,t
rc,bir,r NOV, CAV. win D., ,,1,.,, nc 81,
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hriof IagisIoti,.a c.,rear. I,.,.. baar thn
raciniaut and ,sor Of railroad ,,,e,.s.
M Sneaker tbo aistributinn of
raiI,ooj ,,,ec,. NJ III r,or,t.,y
nf tho To.,isl,turo b,. NOR boon
III .n
S''i9' I"i uI''l q"l't ic'cHlS sum
iiNo'9 were c"iltlil'd |" Ic" OF tlF
itaulhS ana hloSt influential members
- ''e - g ~ ii'9 n''i aa'o
thdl II" lcEiSlatlNe action VIII prevent
the use OF passes or substitute by
members Inf I bcIicyc thot if tI,a I'M,
- ~ c... ~ .,i i.
90 our ''"tt eN'i -" IHiil IS dSHilS'
SHCA practice 1t VIII he respected by
all
>-, N III ;.i. ..,,,,; III, WILL,
N"" " "!'ii'ic '''"'''i n ~
reason Tor free passes to put IT TINS
way-human nature is the same every
,,-ho-o raiI,,,I .o,,,o,..,.io,,e is.,,o
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passes to members OF the Legislature
for one of tv, rcasous. either tn bcIn
,
the members or 70 heIp themselves,