Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-31
CAPITAL REMOVAL.
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| wisely when he drafted it in that broad
way. 1t meant no hasty hearing be-
| tween 2.3O in the afternoon of Jan. 30.
ana 3l5. This committee is to INQUIRE
| into the general subject, first of the ex-
pediency of removing this capital and
second to what place, if it is to be
| moved, 1t shall go.
Now We have heard this afternoon
from our good friends from Portland
and our attention has been directed
to the second branch of this PROPOSE
ton, that lit should go to Portland:
, and not even my friend Reed can
say anything in praise of Portland
that l.would not say Amen to. Its
daughters are beautiful, it's men are
| brave and think no city in the Union
has a handsomer mayor than the City
OF Portiand-except possibly as my
friend here suggests, Mayor Plaisted OF
Augusta. (Applause)
NOW this question of eXpediency is
one that hits not one county but 16 and
not 100 men, but every taxpayer within
the limits Of our State. Therefore l say
that this committee should make no
nasty decision, but give everybody
chance to be heard. that the facts and
Il will not go into the merits or de-
merits of Augusta My friends here
have abused us somewhat, but they do
not mean it and it is a little bit hui
morous to think that our good friend
Senator Reed, after having endured
all the privations of Augusta, was con-
tent to run again to come here-Qaugh-
ter and applause)-and the fact that
here no.
due to circumstances entirely beyond
his control Haughter) In the same
connection-inay 1 remark in all good
feeling that the gentleman, Mr.. Stevens
of Portland, is in the same category
not only has he served time" here in
the past hut he was a candidate for an
other term and he too got left. side by
side with the Senator" from Portland.
when the great wave struck that city.
The Chair: Were there any others"
Mr.. CORNISH: What was their
loss was the Chairs gain" prolonged
laughter and applause)
The CHAIR: THE Chair must take
exceptions. 1t is not my gain to be
here"
In summing up the case for Augusta
Mr.. Cornish said: 1.-The issue here to-
day is not as to Portland Augusta,
Bangor or any other city. The first is
sue is, will the people of Maine leave
their home that they have had for
three-QuarterS of century and mort
gage the future to the extent of from
three to five millions Of dollars to pro-
vide another"
He then requested that the hearing
be continued until Feb. 20.
request also that the hearing be con-
tinued. He brought out the fact that
the hearing had not been fairly adj
vertised. 1t had not appeared in the
morning Bangor paper at all I'VE
KNOW, said he. from the history of
other states that when such a building
has been erected it has cost from 200
to 400 per cent. more than the original
estimates"
Henry Hudson of Guilford sat down
hard on the whole proposition. eS-
pecially any tendency to hurry the
matter. He declared that the question
was not yet before the people in his
section of the state. They had not
learned there was going to be a hear
ing, and he believed that It was a
matter of utmost consequence that
on hand and be heard.
Enthusiasm ran high when Mr.
Hudson swung around on the Portland
contingent and asked who had brought
in an estimate of the cost of the build-
ing, and where were the petitions Of
the people calling for it.
Tho Hon. NJ. l.. Merrill of st. Adams
took up the question where Mr.. Hudson
has been Westward the star of empire
takes it's way and that was true said
Mr.. Merrill, but this is not true in our
State of Maine. Names future empire
will be to the eastward and if the State
House is to be moved at all. it must
not go west. but go east, if it goes
anywhere"
Mr.. Reed and Mr. Cornish had 4
short tilt on the proposition to con-
tinue the hearing that was conductive
of more or less mcrriment.
The committee withdrew for eXecu-
tive session and was gone nearly an
hour. Win it returned Chairman Cur
tbs announced that the hearing was adj
journed until February H.
In the Senate Wednesday morning
Senator Simpson Of York presented an
act to amend the law relating to the
registration of physicians and sur
geons one amendment provides that
not more than two of the board shall
be members of any one chartered State
medical society. Another provides
that no person shall claim to be sur
geon or physician. unless registered.
but it also forbids the use of the abb
breviation. Dentists and veterinar-
ians are exempted from this pro-
vision. Persons practicing massage
and osteopathy are also exempted pro-
vided that they use no drugs. perform
no operations or use the title.
Senator Heselton Of Kennebec intro
duced an act to extend for two years
the charter Of the Gardiner Trust Co.
In the House Speaker Powers was
compelled by a severe cold to relin-
uuish his seat and called upon Repre-
sentative Charles F. johnson of
Waterville to act in his stead.
Representative Merrill of Monmouth
presented an act amending the charter