Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-16

cclVcd under suspension of the order
ann referred to the committee on legal
affairs.
Read and Assigned.
An Act to amend Chapter OF the
Public Laws of 1903, relating to the
compensation of selectmen.
An Act for the better preservation
of plans Of cities. towns and planta-
tiOns.
Senate Document No. 24S, Bill, AN
Act to amend Section "a of Chapter :
of the Revised Statutes establishing
the seat of government" came up for
its first reading.
Mr. HESEI.TON: Is not this bill
properly before this body on the ques-
ton whether it shall take its first read
ing?
The PRESIDENT: Not by motion.
1t is the general order of business, bills
in the first reading.
Mn PARkHURST: Mr.. President
did | understand the Chair to state
that the first reading of the bill was
not q matter that went forward 10y
motion? TO be sure il IS our habit to
do these things as 4 matter Of rra"-
| tiCe, but as a matter Of fact would it
not require the vote of tie Senate that
it should he siven its first reading?
Tie PRESIDENT: Certainly.
NJ. HESELTON: I understand that
| that motion is before this body AMI
when the vote is taken 7 call for the
yeas and nays.
The PRESIDENTS: The question Is:
WhetheB or not the bill shall take its
| first reading.
| A sufficient number voting the yeas
| and nays were ordered, and. the vote
| being taken resulted as follows: Those
voting yea were MesSrs. Allen, Clarke,
| Curtis. Dnasy, FoSs Garcclon. Irving,
| Merrill. Pl:loou, Proctor, Staples, TIL r
iault, on. Those voting nay were
| Mcssrs. Aver. Bailey. Brown, Eaton,
| Hastings. Houston, Libby. Mills, Page.
ParllhurSt Iicsclton, Rice, Stcarns
| Wyman, GD. Pairs, Putnam voting
nay with ScNall voting yea. Simpson
,voting yea with BaryoWs voting nay.
| Therefore the bill did not take its
first reading.
IIr. Hasclton OF iIcnnchcc thercuno1
moved that the Hill be indefinitely
postponed.
| Mr.. CLARKE Of Lincoln: Mr.. Prcsi-
dent, I confess that l am somewhat
| surprised, ana not greatly pleased t.
discover that there is Il disposition or
the part of the majority Of the mem.
bcrS of this body, or even one member
| of it. to attempt, in the absence of il!
friends, or at least one or two of thom
To shut eff, or kill measure Of thi:
Importance by what virtually amount:
to d trick. At the time when the vote
was taken, several days ago. every sen
ator was present and in his place. :
complete expression of the wishes o
this body was given. There is no dcub
that every principle Of fairness ant
Justice would dictate that this matte
should go before the other br3Ech
without being killed, after such fai
| EXPRESSION of it's deliberate judgmcn
had been rendered in this body. From
| the time when this measure was FRS
introduced. as | stated in my remark
| a few. days ago, every possible deVic
has been reSorte1 to, to prevent a fal
and irtoartiaI rendition of opinion upol
| he rart of the members Of this LcgiS
Iature. The petitions that We're cir
culatcd throughout the length an
breadth Of this State and which wcr
I nNIrIbu dbbut w Iil' hliI'itilI Ait't' ~ !
Of the various representatives ana sen
ators contained captions stating sub
stantially that the blind. the insane an
other bencficiaries of the State were /
need and would have to be neglected
t..is bill We're to pass, ard contained
most gross statement with reference
the cost Of this proposition. | knoV
several members Of the committee, c
! which l was a member. who We're un
able to render a decision at the tim
, the vote was taken in accordance wit
5 what know to have been their belle
= regarding this matter
l Now we find that absolutely the sam
Y tactics are being pursued to throttle tn
mea sure in this body, and I call upo
ICornfi,,I1nd Five \