Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-21
TURNED DOWN,
Overwhelming Defeat for Eve
and Ear Resolve.
Two Busy Sessions Of Three and a
Half Hours Each.
s'aSs IT Matters Debated ard iana,et ~
lie la",nai;sia, Wednesday.

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great batch of mctters were d;e,,oead
o. Tire end is now III SIGHT ana i u.
Well assured that the final adiolirr-
hleht VIII be reached. Friday after
noon or evening. The usual c!nsirp
loSh IS at its height and IT is hard
Wo:k II keep track of the many meas
ufe5 as they 1ly back ana forth be-
tween NE branches. Both halls wee
'f""4ed with spectators. forenoon and
/ afternoon. ana there wee speeches
! enough TO satisfy anybody. GOOD
! speeches, too. that have not been eX-
oeiled. this winter. Thi; morning. the
House viii get 10 Wo.ll 1t 9 ana the
Senate at u, and two. i net three.
/ BUSY and interesting sessions an. as
sured. Talk OF the mock session Il
, being made for this evening.
The morning sess; on Of the House
Vas from y. NJ. until 1920 =. n. The
matter 81 most general interest vas
the discussion of the TWO reports from
the finance committee on the much
talked about Eye and Ear Infrn,arv
resolve. The institution was turned
down vita d jar that made the eilded
dome vibrate. Tho viva voce vote
,
hc friends or The resolve We're neither
numerous nor enthusiastic enoueA to
ask for q division. to say nothing of
2 Yea and nay vote. TIE ma inritv
report. ought not to pass. ives si>ned
by Rankin. Bryant. Page Eodo-
H:,-. aud Mouiton. The minority re-
port. signed by Burns. 8eal ana pet
tngin. was ought to pass. and it was
on the motion to substitute this for
the majority report that the debate oc-
CURED. Hyde of Path being absent at
the hearing did not sign either re-
port. 1t was = coincidence that il was
Just Il month today since Haskell of
Windham made his sensational
speech in the House attacking the
management Of TIE institution. which
resulted III the second hearing on the
resolve ard the adverse majority re-
port. The minority report and the in
Stitution We're defended by pettingill
Of RumforG Falls and Randall Of Port
land. The speakers; against The resolve
We're Bennett or Hollis. Phoenix Of Al
fred. Scammon of Franklin. Cock ii
Nassalboro. and Haskell Of wind
ham. The latter has been sick and
Was present against his physicians
advice. His summing up Of the case in
which he has worked 50 hard and eff
fectivcly was able ard won much ap-
plause. The Iidicule ana s. tire Of
Cooks speech was also telling The
attempt 10 substitute me minority re-
port was overwhelmed in q great
chorus or Nos" and the majority re-
port was accepted without n dissent
ms voice. \ motion to reconsider was
T1a de and voted down to Clinch the
defeat Of the resolve.
This was the last matter disposed of
st the molning session and it's CON
si.leration occupied an hour. Previous
to this. ana after the opening hour.
had been devoted to routine work.
half dozen Of TIE special assign
ments Of the day had been disposed of,
some OF them involved no little
talking For instance. the bill which
icarries ST., 0o0 for tile Improvement If
| country roads. to be paid towns by the
State upon the fulfllment Of certain
conditions. precipitated q good roads
symposium with d dozen speakers.
1.-The bill was advocated by MoultOH OF
South Portland Staples Of York.
ERrigcs of Hudson. Gardner Of Pa.ten.
lMefin of Embden. and Laliherte of
! Fort Kent and opposed by Chase Of
lPortland Real of Bangor, SWEET or
EKfttery. Scammon of Franklin. md
Shidmore of Liberty. The opposition
was on the ground of economy ana
| that It is opening a new avenue of eX-
/ pense Of the State. BY a yea and nay
vote of 81 70 Sc the House refused to
refer the bill to the next Legisla ,ure.
and it N9s passed to be enSroSsed.
The resolve Of 81 00C for a bridge
over the Kennebcc at Bingham was re-
| felred to the next Legislature without
a word of debate. The bill increasing
the salary of the supreme court Judges
salaries from $500 to $1,000 was passed
to be enacted. Walker Of Starks
oppased the bill. but his motion to re-
fer it to the next Legislature was
lost &c TO -. The bill relating 70 the
repair of highways was indefinitely
postponed by viva vOce vote afteE
Cook. Phoenix and Bennett had spoken
against it and Gardner. Thornton
land Williams in its defence. y breeze
was stirred up early in the session by
Walkers order that the supreme
court Judges give the House 'helr
opinion as to the COnstitutionahly Oh d
member of the fish and game com
mission being a member of the HOUSE
This was a direct attack on carleton
OF Winthrop and that gentleman H.
taking il most good naturedly. pro
posed a few amendments. Later ne
Withdrew them while Foster Q, ,''h
Hand spoke against the passage OF me
order. Libby of Poland said the
arenGmentS should be made TO II
rluda all holding Offices unoer ti'c
State. The order WIS tabled.
The Senate did not meet 20 PSI"
IFS DAVIS worl. until an hour 'ate'
than the House and did not adJPui
until an hour later. It was the oe'i,
ate's busy day for it had 10 alSpoSe -
the great amount Of matter SEM ~
from the House sessions OF t.c
- vious day There was consiutt -. ~
talking but no long speeches.. w -.
out debate the Senate conculre" ~
!. the House in repeating the sei-e 'iH
y her license law and the speciai 'r'iuo
), constable law. The corporate
J, chise tax bill was also passed ~ -
% c,rrence, but not until an "'' S''il
e had been made to tack on the a1i'S'>'
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