Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-01-05
Mr.. STETcON of panobScot.

| tee appointed 1T the last Legislature
| to investigate the dcsirability of chang
ing the rules. Many of you who were
in the last Legislature and some of
YOU who We're not know the friction
under which the committee on Joint
Rules worked. All bills appropratins
money. after being referred to a prop
er committee for action. and after ac-
ton had been taken. We're then referred
to the committee on Finance. thus put
ting the burden and responsibility of
passing appropriations upon one COM
| mittre. 1t seemed to work very disad-
vartageously. last session. This COM
| mittaa, therefore. was appointed and il
consisted OF your present presiding Of
| ficcr and the presiding officer of the
present House, the presiding officer of
the last Senate. Mr.. Manley of Au-
eusta. Page of Skowheean. myself and
the two officers of the House and Sen
ate. They had a meeting in December
and discussed the matter pro and con-
and it was the unanimous report of the
committee that to get more satisfactory
work it was better to go back to the old
| SYSTEM with some Slight notifications.
and if you will turn to your journal,
rules In those rules there is Il COM
mittee known as the committee on rail-
roads telegraphs and expresses, very
important committee. Il committee that
has Il large amount of work. The tel
| elhones and teleGraphs Of our State are
increasing and multiplying constantly
and are coming to our Legislatures for
the Interpretation of laws and the pas
sage Of Acts. and it WAS thought advis-
able by this special committee that that
committee should be separated 50 that
there should be two committees. one on
| railroads and expresses and the other
on telegraphs and telephones. That was
the reason of the change recommended
| III this order.
Last session there was Il committee Of
public charities ana State bcEriic!arics.
Tina. was created. last session. hy abol-
ishing The Old committee on Insane hosI,i-
tai. This Is simply a change back. for if
We adopt the rules prior to the last SOS
sion, We will change lack the committee
from public charities to Insane hospitals.
| so that tn" old commmittcc on finance
VIII havt> tn" work OF public charities as
they had in the past. Cth"rwi<r tht- com,
mittcp ON iiIancp winch would hc created
by this order would have little To do other
than the passage OF what We call the
budget bill. That is merely change back
to it as it WAS before The part OF the
words reform school is simply to rem
edy an act PASSED at the last Legislature.
changing the name and making IL change.
III tie nam.e of the committee to CORE
spOnd to the change in the name of the
institution. On page ':T. Rul" lN Tho
only change in that rule is striking out
! the part where reference iS made to the
committee on hnitIce after nassaSe hy II :
hat ar bee +
ed i'll the first line. 1t reads there Every
act and reS1ir. apnroRriatlng m"ney,
to read Every act, rcSOiN" or order APP
proprating money comm" in here aud
passed and having tn" conSi,iC ,iCration oi a
corlmit;.p and Il repoTt. for the C"nStit,'-
tion provides that mcmhels of the House.
officers, Senate officers and members of
tire Legislature shall receive I; Specific
an'l it is not wis" ii is rot right. it j.
rot legal. that certain mrn should ger ad-
| ditioI;l compensation. and il not Legal.
th,y ii" nCt entitled to il. There is no
question but that many Of tn" orders
coming in here @lc all right but II Is
prn"r that If any 4t tnT'i m "ris dihro, p.
committee. and thai is tn" reason why
the words or ord@r are pu; III there
Mr STAPLES Of Knox: Mir President;
think the order contains many good
ideas, hut it is new 10 me. as | appre-
hend ii is To .very member Of this Senate,
ard should like i" look II OYER. bcfor
il lie urnn the table until tomorrow morn
ing. so that senators may hi,N" II chanc'
from Pcn"l}@cot that i will take it up at
tomorrow morning; session..
rh% rKEsIDEST; on II T., ti< u ordar rd,n,oi j.
toes if il i, not passed We necessarily y
make up another. Tho order should. OF
course, have u fuH and fair examination
Mr.. s rE1 son: | have attempted tu
show this order 10 all the senators ard
| L,,, I l,.,I
to impress him with the fact that the Two
presiding officers have been consulted,
anI it meets with their approval; -,
barass tn" making up of the comnittees,
and trusting that the order is all right
| w,ithdraw my motion. l! roooss ., = min
utrS. after which the Senate was again
called to order
a message was rcGGiveH H,r ennmn from tnf ne
Mi President and Senators: I am
charged with noTc m"TaS% ir"m L"dr , the ,""T or-
canization of tho House by tn" election
of The Hon. Morrill, y. Drew " Sr"akrr,
F. NJ Thomnseh se.',n a1 r,"rEi ,Ial ana Harry t.
Mr. TIESF.i TON OF kcnn"b"c: Ny col
league. Senator Aver was n"crSs;lfl llE III, ILL,
should quality tx oath Of office. ana !
nov that II committee hr appointed to
conduct him before n" G"vrf,l"r ',Nnifr ana
Tho President thcreupnn ;il'p"iirt"d NJ.
| IICscIt"n of Ncnn"hCC. aS Surh commit
too: aud that senator subsequently report
cd that rc hnd attended to th" duty as,
sirrcd him and that senator AVER ha'i
duly u,laliii,d before the Governor ana
lconncil , -
sa-e from the secretary of State:
| Augusta. Jan. 4 1895.
| ITO the President of the Senate and
1,k'r = hai the III he honor 'p to herewith transmit
returns of the votes given by tho several
citic., towns and planta ions oi th,S Sfatt
for Governor on the Eth day oi ocptem-
bcr last
''N.ry rcspN.
Your obdt. servant.
,Siuncd, "HYRDN ROYD. ~
"Secrctary of State
And the same was referred to the com
mjttc. on ylherratorial vote.
| The Senate here took Il recess or ~ MIN
utcs. and upon thereafter being called to
order the following communication from
1.-The secretary of State was read:
Augusta. Jan. 4. 1905.
ITO the President of the Senate and
Su.aker Of the House:
| Il have the honor to herewith transmit
the votes given by the several cities:
towns and I.IantationS on the Eth day OF
s .luo mbcr last. for senators.
livery respectfully.
..S avn. ohdt' coryant