Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-18

against this bill. / believe that the ad-
ver;ising Of our legislative hearings
and the public notices in all the pa
pers of the State should be largely
confined to the locality where the sub
ject matter most directly interest the
people. And | believe it has been the
policy Of the clerks and committeeman
on every committee Of this Legislature
TO see to it that outside of the Kenne-
bee Journal and few Of the leading
daiiies in the State that the notices are
confined as largely as they may be
to that locality where the citizens are
mostly largely interested i'm the par
ticular subject matter for which the
hearings are given.
l do not agree, Mr.. President, that
one paper in this State would be a suf-
: icient or proper method of advertis-
ing our Legislative hearings. l do
agree with him that If some supervis-
, ion, or some regulation, or some rule
could be adopted SO that through some
central source or channel the clerk
or secretary of all committees
should submit the matters they pro-
, pose to Civ. hearings or to that center
or source, aId have the matter revised
| and The Judgment Of All expert given
/, as to whore the notices should be pub
, lishcd that it would be worse
: And the matter # cost should b.
+ rc gulateG also. I nelieve With the Ser.
, a;or fully that system and economy
should be exercised in publishing. thes,
notices. but | think the people Of this
. State should have the notices printed
;, IN the papers they take. and not con-
, | fine il to one paper. | trust that thu
Senate will not Charge the method
= | which has b""n in vogue SO long. am!
that they "ill nat oblige the citizens
OF this Stat" In subscribe for parti-
GUAR paper TO get these notices, but
that some action may be taken to es-
tablish system. a rule, q regulation
is a wise proposition.
But ! must disagree in one thing
Which is the personality about the
| Bangor \ aWS. and ! would suggest
that if the Governor and Council of
y this State have decided to pay any bill
5 that has been presented it is a Bit
e Unfair to characterize the settlement
S of those bills as high handed" Per-
n haps he meant tie action of this paper
q in publishing the notices too broad
+ cast. and with too great impartiality
t 1t may be that the paper was high
S handed in publishing too many notices
f and there we bring in the matter OF
= regulation. rule, system. l trust the
e Senators will not vote to do away with
s the system which has been in vogue
= here so long. Eu; that if C. rule d regu-
d lation. system be needed viii
a provide it. further hope that this bill
which the Senator mas introduced. and
q whcjh I firmly believe he has introduc-
a ed from business notion, and with
+ a view to economy Of expense =
Il trust this particular bill the pre-
visions of which / do not think are proper
i, will nos pass
| have had it in mind to have heart
y to heart ak on this subject-that as the
. bulk of all the expense of the State comes
from the publishing of notices for pri-
vate legislation. it might be wise and il
| might be wholesome to enact a law re-
quilrns every party introducing such pri-
vate legislation TO pay tax upon that
: sort of legislation. in order that the pri-
vate legislation asked for by different
people frcm this State should pay at
least a part Of the cost of advertising
these hearings. because. as I say. the
II bulk of the expense of this State comes
from the advertising of private legisla-
ton.
| wish some bill or act or resolve might
d be introduced here from this committee
that would say that this private legisla-
y ton for which We pay the advertising
:. and which We consider in numberless
amounts-I wish something might be done
S so that whoever introduces a private re-
u | here might asked n
thing toward the expense of giving this
T matter publicity. in order that those who
II object to il might come here and be
t heard before the committee.
Without further discussion of this ma
e ter | trust We will look at it in bust
,. nesslike way and not pass such a radi-
d cal and revolutionary. and as l say
unfair measure like this and will give
II the people of the State a wide notice of
+ all matters which come before u.s.
f The PRESIDENT The pending ques-
: ton is upon the first reading of Senate
$ document I'll.
| The bill thercupon took its first read
. ing.
= Mr.. GARDNER of Ponobscot. Mr..
t President. l wish to test the
temper of the Senate. and before
: the second reading is assigned 1
= move the indefinite postponement of
n this bill.
g Mr. SHAW: Mr.. President re-
: quest that when the vote is taken it
= be by the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered. and
+ the question being put resulted as fol-
= lows: Those voting yea were: Messrs.
: Aver. Bailey. Bartlett. Brown, Clark
[ Gardner Heselton. Irving, Knowlton.
! Mills. Morse. Owen. PhiloOn. Potter.
a Simpson. Staples. Stetson. Sturgis.-
@ GS). Those voting nay were: Messrs.
Pierce Pike. Plummer. Putnam,
! Shackford, Shaw.-(6).
: Sc the motion prevailed. and the bill
: WAS Indefinitely postponed.
Mr. Heselton of Kennebec, intro
. duced out of order the report of the
special committee on printing and ac-
. companying bill the senator reserving
the right for two members Of the COM
mittee to sign said report.
Mr. HESELTON: I submit this re-