Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-30

have made that promise as party. We
have made IT in our platform. The Gov
ernor of the State in his veto message to-
day, asks US to keep that promise and the
promise of economy in public expense.
Win you vote it down. after voting the
continues II hose who have been entrust,
ed with the management of State matter S
will be held strictly responsible for any
excessive or unwise appropriations AND
ii it is unwise to appropriate $l5oc for a
town whose tax rate is 81 mills, away up
III the northern part of ArooStook, TO help
out struggling community, l ask you II
1t is not unWlSe to send $4,000 out TO inc
state Of Missouri which can do no good
to anybody in the State of Maine? There
is the issue gentlemen. If he sees It to
brought up. for a little, struggling com
munity, and we send broadcast out Of TINS
State into another state $40,000-which IS
$20, 600 more than the entire bridge appIo11
pdations now lying upon our table call
oahere is the issue that we go before the
people upon in the next election: Inc
and | say it advisedly, asking us not to
make unwise appropriations, when he We
toes little bill Of $500 for town whose
tax rate is 81 mills We are strictly re-
sponsible. He says further: I'VE can Of
fer no excuse which will be considered a
sufficient reason for the failure to 90 our
whole duty in the fulfillment Of the pledg .;
which we have made, and the blame Will
rest upon us II we are faithless TO our
trust. For reasons here given, | submit
the matter to your consideration. (SlgneO
John f. Hill (Applause.)
1t has been told to me. this morning,
that There had been taken into the eXecu-
tive chamber senators from this body VINO W
Louis appropriation, and the cry has gone
forth in this State House that this appro-
priation should be granted because the
This l do not believe to be true But that
is the argument made by the gentlemen
who are in favor of it. Now senators,
what can we, say? What can we say e
That we voted down that little approprla-
ton because somebody high in authority
wanted it to be given? 1t is a most an
surd and ridiculous position for the he
publican party. to be placed in by TINS ac1
ton which is here sought to be crowded
through this Senate the last day OF me
crowded through for junketlns tIlP.
which every honest man throughout TINS
State will repudiate, when you consider
the state of the finances OF the state at me
present time. (ApplauSe). | beileVe tnat
the senators in this body have as much
independence and honor and upriGhtnesS--
and do not believe what has been llt3-
mated, that two or more may change thelf
vote because they are going out to st.
Louis as commissioners upon this expo
sition. GOD forfend, when any legislative
body gets in that condition. Such thlnS
as that has been minated. L do not be
ieve that the senator, if he changes today,
will change for that reason, and L say 1t
openly. it will be because he conscientious
" has found something different today
from what he found yesterday. 4ester-
dav, he voted this appropriation down To-
day. he gets the Governors message re-
quiring us to vote this appropriation
down; and how, in the face of that mes
sage, can we possibly vote it up?
Senators. l appeal to you, as the guard
you as members of the Republican party,
do not give to our enemies in the next elee-
ton the cry that has gone forth all over
this State il the papers, that we are ex
travagant and that we have run wild
about expenditures Let US go back to
them and say to them, we did not appro-
the bridges of the State for little communi-
ties that We're struggling for an existence
Nj WILSON of Washington: Mr. Pres.
ident considering that the senator from
Somerset voted against the bridge bill, L
hope the Senate will excuse any tears he
may shed over them.
Mr.. GOODWIN of Somerset: Mr.. Pres
ident, let me reply. l did vote against the
bridge bills yesterday. after we had re-
ceived an intimation from His EXcellency,
the Governor Of the State, that the fl
nances of the State would not warrant us
Mr. WILSON of Washington: Mr.. Pres
ident, ! want to, state that the Governor
has not so far changed my vote at all in
Mr. GARDINER of Penobscot; Mr.. Pres
ident, l take issue with the senator from
Somerset that no honest man can vote
for this appropriation. | also suggest that
it is in rather poor taste to say that this
Senate is voting for an appropriation be
cause the Governors wife is Interested III
it. | regret very much that that matter
has been brought upon the floor of this
House. | will say that heard the Govern
or say this morning that he understood
such u runner was gaining ground, and he
trusted that it would be diSregarded.
heard other gentlemen dispute that mat
voted for this measure because | believe
it is just and right, even though the
amount is small on so large matter as
the exposition; and II we cannot appro-
priate $4,000 | trust the Senate will vote
chat we may be represented there as TO
the bridges, they are wholly local matters
/ trust that this will go through the Sen
ate ard that this State will be represented
at the exposition; ami trust that this
campaign literature talk won't have any
effect upon this body-will not prevent the
State from taking part in the exposition.
Mr.. BURNS of Cumberland: Mr.. Presi-
Dent. | will say for the benefit of this body
that ] asked the Governor if he cared to
sxpress an opinion even pI p, on 1 thf
care to do it. | voted for the report
ought to pass" on this resolve. | believe
it is a wise appropriation and see no reas.
On why l should change my vote, and II
| have the opportunity l shall vote FOR ii
today.
Mr. PIKE of Washington: Mr. Presi-
voted for it. Yesterday after the vote
was passed. we We're told that II we sent
$40 600 out to st. Louise it would cut down
our school fund. and | changed in the In
tercst of the school money. Since that
time we have passed the school money
and have got as much, or more, than we
have previously had; and my objection to
shiS bill is removed and / shall vote for IT.
Mr. GOODWIN Of Somerset: Mr.. Presi-
dent. every dollar appropriated for the
school money is taken from the public
treasury, and it is just SO much short of
public funds. although it has gone to the
school funds.
Mr.. BUCK of Hancock: do not remem
her, but think we had enough. If We
haven't, I do not want it taken from the
Mr. GOODWIN: It would have been
taken from the school fund, yesterday:
The question being put upon the motion
of Mr. Gardner of Penobscot, that the
Senate recede and concur, the vote was as
follows: Those voting yea were MessrS
Buck, Burns, Gardner. Guernsey. Mad
docks Morrison, Plummer, RANKIN; sta
pies of Cumberland, Stetson, Wilson,
Wng-12: those voting nay were MeSSrs.
Alden. Bryant, Clark Currier, Dudley,
Goodwin, Hyde, Libby. Morse, Pike; RAN
dali, Staples of KnoX-l2. The following
pairs were announced: Mr. Burlelgh yot-
ing no with Mr.. Titcomb voting yes; Mr.
Marley voting yes with Mr.. Pierce voting
no.
Mr.. Manley stated: I do not know
Is | have stated Mr.. Pierce's position cor
Tactlv IJn IyOuld have voted no ana l.