Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-28

better preservation of flags in cases in
the rotunda.
On motion Of Mr.. Heselton Of Kenne-
bee the resolve in favor of the James,
town Exposition was recalled from the
House.
On motion of Mr.. Barrows of Penob-
scot House Document No. 531 was TAX
en- from the table.
The same senator moved that the
Senate nOnconcur with the House IN
accepting House amendment A The
motion prevailed.
The same senator moved to reconsii-
er the vote whereby the Senate adopted
Senate amendment A. The motion pre-
vailed. On his furthe rmotion the bill
as amended passed to be engrossed
Mr.. HESELTON: Mr.. President what
is the present condition of the James,
town Exposition Bill.
presidents: The Chair will state to
the senator that the majority report OF
the committee was accepted in the Ser
ate and likewise in the House.
Mr.. HeseltOn thereupon moved to re-
consider the vote whereby the Senate
accepted the majority report
MIR. SIMPSON: Mr.. President, I hone
that motion will not be carried. I am
glad 10 see that the senator from Ken
nebec has made good to the senat IL
from Lincoln
Mr.. CLARKE Of Lincoln: Mr. Presi-
dent, this bill, as l see. has occasioned
considerable merriment and has been
the subject of great many jokes My
sole object in having this matter
brought up, is to have it disposed of
upon its merits. ] should like to have
the senator from York give one reason
which is the basis of his judgment Of
its merits. Yesterday his reason for op-
posing it, as he stated, was that $4,000
would not enable this commission to
make an adequate representation of the
state. but he failed to say for the bene-
fit of the Senate that, in addition to
that $4,000 to be appropriated. there is
an additional $500 appropriated for each
$500 raised by the commission.
Now l am informed upon the best OF
authority that there will not be the
slightest difficulty in obtaining 5000
which is the limit the State could be
called upon to pay in addition to the
$4,000 originally appropriated. Which
would make in all $4,000, that amount
having been decided upon by the COM
mission as being adequate as the per-
Torrance Of their duty. I cannot see
that the question as to whether the rec
ommendaton of bodies of business men
like that of the State Board of Trade
here should be made fun of. 1t seems
to NE to be serious question l believe
there will be thousands OF our citizens
at the jamestown Exposition, and 1
think II will 10 Of h,,,,
to them to think that our State could
not be represented or that for any 9TH
or reason they failed to be represented
when they had such good opportunity
when every other state practically this
side Of the Pacific coast is to be repre-
scented there.
Another objection that was raised by
the senator from Somerset was the
idea that this building could not be.
completed in time to participate prop
erly. As a matter of fact there is very
little thing, in that objection. Due to
the fact that the Exposition prop er
does not get really 10 doing business
for two months after the official date
on which it opens and I am informed
upon good authority that this building
could be put up easily inside of that
time, as every preliminary prepared ion
has been made to enable the conrlis-
sion to do that.
So far as the committee itself is con-
cerned, one member the charm an on
the part of the House. and one time
signed the minority report in f;svor of
SIS, 900. and expressed himself as in fav-
or of it. For some reason or other he
withdrew his name. Another manber of
it told me that he would have signed
it if he could have got the committee
to agree upon any reasonable sum. 1
do not believe that one honor able, clean,
fair minded business man, rH,resenticy
the business interest If this S ate com
ing to the Legislature ard making 2
request that il should be trrned down
as the result of prejudice, 1nisinforma-