Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-11

morning. If the senator from Knox is
| iii and requests a re-assignment fol
next Tuesday and not later than that
| we may not object The three senators
are here at this moment. and might
be here next Monday; but we insist up
| on our rights as members of the COM
mittee on Appropriations and Finan-
| clal Affairs and it seems to me 1T Il
| Carrying senatorial courtesy too far &c
ask repeated continuances of this MAJ
ter, after having assigned it for TINS
morning. If it is nor considered this
morning, it should be assigned not later
| than Tuesday next.
| Mr.. STAPLES: NJ. President, I do
not know but that the whole burden OF
| this State rests upon the shoulders OF
| the committee on appropriations and
| Financial Affairs. They seem to assume
| that whatever that committee does
must not be questioned. When we meet
here at 40 on Monday afternoon ana
do the business that will naturally arise
| there will be no time 10 discuss TINS
| matter Senator Randall or Cumberland
| county and Senator Morse from Waldo
county cannot be present on Tuesday,
otherwise I would agree upon that day
| for assignment of the matter L DO not
know. and can conceive of any possible
reason why this may not go over until
next Wednesday. at which time 1 hope
| to be able to discuss it. I do not want
| to discuss it now. l have not been feel
ing well for three or four days.
Mr.. MORSE: Mr.. Pre- sident: This is
| q matter in which there is considerable
interest manifested outside of the Sem
ate members. This home for the feeble
minded children of the State is mat
| ter that has pretty wide discussion. l
was not aware that it was to come up
this morning until I came into the Sem
ate chamber. While I have been engag-
| cd on this committee for two years and
have been trying to find out the needs
and wants of this particular matter, |
would like to have opportunity to go
over the subject carefully. SO that I
might be able to give some senator who
may not have taken So much interest
in it as T have some new ideas in rela-
tion to it. While we may not be able
to arrive at any conclusion which would
be beneficial to their wants at this time
still it is ground that it would be well
Iol Us ~ lOoh Wv anu WHICH must De
more thoroughly examined when the
| time comes. As the senator from Knox
| says. / do not see any occasion for
rushing" this matter. A day will no:
make much difference. I would be glad
to have it assigned for Tuesday if
| had not already made arrangements &c
go to Bangor to visit the Insane Hospi-
| tai there. nope. with this explanation
| the Senate may be ready to act in this
matter.
Mr.. PIKE: Mr.. President, The Sena-
| tor from Waldo says that he has beer
= member of the committee which has
been investigating his matter for two
years; and il strikes me, and | think
ought to strike the Senate that tive
| years time is sufficient to become post
cd on this matter. Why should we not
be able to take the matter up today.
| Mr.. MORSE: Mr.. Pre- sident: should
not feel very badly if this matter werl
to be discussed this morning. I have
not a paper here to refer to, but
| trust 1 may have something in my
mind that / might say in relation to the
| hill. l had a letter This morning from
an association Portland that is much
| interested in the matter making in
quiries about it. l assure you there is
some interest in the matter. Already Il
states of the Union have Institutions OF
this kind. and Maine will not muct
longer trail behind. / think, Mr.. Presi-
dent, and gentlemen of TIE Senate, that
| it will he well to let this matter res:
| just as the Senaor from Knox has NOV
| ed. He is i'll, this morning. He is not ii
usual health, and / do not want to force
him to argument today, or until he il
vigorous and WE'LL and then no mar
questions his ability.
Mr.. SIMPSON: Mr.. President: Out OF
courtesy to the senator from Waldo
and the senator from Cumberland,
will withdraw my objection.
Mr.. STAPLES: Would you not bette.
include also, out of courtesy to the Sen
ator from Knox?
The President: That is always in
Guided.
The question being upon the accept
ance of the unanimous report of the
committee on Appropriations and Fin
ancial Affairs; on motion by Mr.. Put
nam of Aroostook, the several docu
| menus were tiDltu 'tH't NtutltStldN "
next week assigned for their consider
alton.
The President announced that thu
concurrent order Of the Senate paSsaC
yesterday to investigate the affairs O
the State Liquor Commissioner, hat
been returned by the House, having
been passed by that body in concur
renee.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair will
at this time state to the Senate that
in private, he has rendered to the Sen
ator from Knox the Craftsmanship o.
! that Committee. and that senator ha:
stated his inability to accept the same
on account of public duties. Is the
| Chair correct
Mr. Staples: That is right, Mr.
President.
The President thereupon appointed
on said Committee Messrs. Curtis o.
Cumberland, Plummer of Androscog-
gin, and Allen of York, on the part o
the Senate.
The PRESIDENT: The Chail
wishes to state to the Senate that Sen.
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