Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-25

vote to recede and concur, but that II viii
Insist on its previous action, which, 50 far
as know. has received the comrnendat ~
OF every business man in this State outside
| OF the coterie of gentlemen who are per-
sonaliy and financially Interested in This
project In Watervile. Now there comes
a proposition here that is pIausible--to re-
ier this matter to the people of water
Vile. We read that certain plausible
gentleman at one time took our Saviour
up into the top OF the mountains and
showed him the kingdoms of tfe Earth
and the glories thereof. and offered to- give
them up to him-but this same gentleman
did not have anything to give.
Mr.. GOODWIN: l never assumed that
character.
Mr.. WING: You never did?
Mr.. GOODWIN: No.
| Mr.. WING: / will simply say thnt there
are gentlemen in this Senate who have
heard the voice OF the senator from Som
erset raised in favor of Incorporating a
body here at the last Legislature known
| as the Eastern Telephone Company. for
the benefit of the people. and what be-
as man stated they would bc compelled.
to bear the entire burden of The public
service. Now, do not think there Is auy
| politics in this business do not think
| there is a senator from kennebec county
| who would vote for any measure on ae-
| count of politics on account OF fear
and | shall consider ii, and do consider it,
| and make the suggestion in fairness 10
| the senators from kennebec county, that
| the suggestion that any such thing would
| influence their vote on this business prop
| ostion is direct insult. Allusion is made
| to the Maine Central lobby. Gentlemen,
| have you seen any more evidence of the
| Maine Central lobby than you have Of tho
| other lobby? 1t is any more dangerous to
| have the lobby on the outside than ID *
to have the lobby on the inside? Is not
| the lobby on the inside to be more dreaded
| than the lobby on the outside? When
| leading State officials take a part In mat
| tiers of this kind isn't il as much an open
| criticism as it Is wher respectable INV
ONE aV Val anyiltng The The members II TIC
| Senate have their attention called direct
| ly to the issue slHae by one side or the
other, but whenhthey act they act upon
their own judgment and their own intes-
rity. Now l want TO ASK the gentlemea
of the Senate if they detect in this piaus-
lille suggestion about the people OF Water
Vile voting upon this proposition, any
thing wrong? What interest has Water
card from the senator from S mefset In
the between 5000 and slct09I invested
capital in this company? Vino represents
these bonds are owned by Colby Ciliegr
Who votes for the widows and orphans
whose money is in the savings banks
tul lty to vote Tor them? Should not they
have voice in the matter? III you voie
should not they be heard in the NATTER
should not they have "a voice in II? 1t
strikes me that rs only reasonable PROP
osition. Shall it go out that the state Or
Maine disregards a statute upon its books
and grants charter that shan annihtate
an existing corporation. where the bonds
ard ownership of ii exists in another tu-
risdiction? When may we hope to have
further money brought here 10 develop
tile resources of this great STATE VIII, n "
need it and where we need 1t. when viii
it come and who will brig IL. II the T. hts
regarded openly and boldly by the Lesit-
lature? That is the question. Here is
the great county of Aroostook, rs large as
the whole state of Massachusetts full Of
ter powers where more towns and vii
lagos should he built up. win money ~
in there unless 1t is protected? Not at all
1t will lie placed elsewhere We cannot
affordto vote down proposition of this
kind. plausible though it may be, earnest
~ though it may be sought We may
have sympathy. may have friendship.
but We have no right; moral or legal, as
senators, to disregard our plain duty.
Gentlemen. it is past O'Clock. and you
prefer to go to dinner rather than to hear
me to TX upon this subject which has been
talked over and over and over again.
hope when you vote it will be not to rcCede
and concur, but to insist upon our pres
Mr. GOODWIN: President just one
word. The vote is not TO let new com
pany go into Waterville. The company IS
already there. 1t has been there for two
years and II will continue to do business
as a partnership. The action of this Sen
because the new company will continne
to do business just the same. All we ask
is that we may have a corporation so that
we may issue stock and bonds to finance
our proposition.
The question being put upon the motion
to recedeand concur. the motion was lost,
On motion by Mr.. Wing Of Androscog-
gin, the Senate then voted TO insist. IL
voting iii favor of said motion and nine
against the same.
The Chair appointed as committee OF
conference ON the part of the Senate,
Messrs Wing of Androscoggin. Stotson OF
Pcnobscot. and Hyde of Sagadahoc.
On motion of Mr.. Goodwin of Somerset
the Senate voted that the confcrccs on
the part of the Senate should be instructed
to present to the confcrees on the part Of
tI. G.np IL. ntlnn limo nj A 4
The same senator further moved that
said conferees on the part OF the Senate
should he instructed to present 10 the
conferces on tine part of the House Senate
amendments a and Il with the statement
that they are an expression of the VIII
of the Senate. On this motion yea and
nay vote was called for and ordered and
the vote being taken resulted as follows:
Those voting yea were Messrs. Bureigh,
Clark, Dudley, Gardner Goodwin. MORSE,
Pierce Pike, Staples of Cumberland. VIII
son--l0 Those voting nay were Mcssrs.
ton Maddocks. Manley. Morrison Phii-
brook, Plummer. Randall, Rankin. Stct-
son, Titcomb Wing-i5. So, the motion
was lost.
Passed to be Enacted.
An Act to amend the charter of the city
of Lewiston and to provide for street
sewer and permanent Improvement de-
ON motion by Mr.. Manlcy of Kennebec.
the Senate adjourned to meet on Wednes-
day, March IS, 1868 at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
HOUSE.
Tuesday, March 81. 1909.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Tanberg of Cor
diner. rt..
Papers from the Senate disposed OF
in concurrence.
fMr. Mills of Stonirgton. in the
chair.)
Senate Ellis on First Reading.
(The following Senate bills were
passed to be engrossed under n sus-
pension of the rules In concurrcnce)
An Act to fix the qualification for
participation in party caueuses of the