Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-08
to indefinitely postpone will

MI. MChlANXNsE4 VA AStAo6ech' N'As'
Speaker, have been a clergyman for
the Governors proclamation, I have
said to myself, what folly" You
cannot find church in this country
that can get congregation sufficient
~ large to justify a minister In
preaching on Fast Day. II there Is
any time in the YEAR when we want
to rejoice it is when the ice bonds Of
winter are broken and when the laws
of nature take hold. Of everything and
bring it forth into new life and every
| heart Is made to rejoice because OF
| the warm sunlight that once more en-
yelops the world. But to ask the peo-
phe of this day and age Of the world
to fast and pray for fear the Lord will
do some harm to us Is perfect folly.
l believe in praying every day In the
year, but so far as fasting is concern
ed they might have fast days as Of
. ten as they please, b but for myself and
family we should have food the same
as on every other day.
Mr.. WALDRON: / did not sup
pose / was going to be opposed
/ by the ministers Of the gospel.
for instance, by both Of these
gentlemen who were but who are not
! now ministers, and are now. politicians
who didn't use TO be. 1t is all explained.
/ tApplanset.
NV. MCKINNEY have been for a
good many years both a minister and
politician ard / propose to continue.
! Mr.. .WALDRON-I am sincere in max
! ing the motion did, and I say now that
you taAe bad step when you abolish
Fas. day. and you will find when You go
! ont over the State that the general run
Of tho peo pie want Fast day retained.
This IS a On lper day and a Just day even
| if it IL rot in accord with the idea CT
| undermining everything over as the gen.
tlemea have n,odernized their religion.
MI BROWN of -iuburn-N1r- Speaker.
/ I would like tn ask these two gentlemen
| who are speaking against Fast day IL
| they don't ima;yine the Apostle Paul had
some reference to this when he said that
! some should de. part from the faith? I
would asl, if the Scripture does not apply
when it SAYS that we should inquire for
the good old ways and walk in them?
Mr.. PERKINS of AIfreG-Mr. Speaker,
| I rise to second the motion OF the gen
tleman from Dexter
MIR NEWBERT-I did not know that
| this House was so religious; with this
large Democratic minority / am amazed
that there is SO much religion here.
did not suppose that this question would
he seriously discussed in the State of
! Maine If it is tn be discussed 1T is the
chance of a lifetime for a humorist The
icea Of trying to hold on 10 this day. 1
never knew q. man to be q better reEg-
ious man because he is hungry. I prefer
to be full.
Mr.. DUNToN of Belfast-Mr. Speaker.
il seems TO devolve on the Democracy
to support the recommendation of our
Governor in his inaugural address to
abolish this Fast day. He recommended
it very strongly in his address, and I
have no doubt he was actuated by feel
inss of extreme reluctance to further en-
gage in this gigantic farce in making that
recommendation. was a member of the
committee that rcported this bill and l
take this occasion to express my desire
that it may pass and I still insist that
| it ought to pass.
The question being on the motion to in
definitely postpone the bill. a division
was had and the motion was lost by q
vote of &c to So.
Mr.. WALDRON-NIr. Speaker, I desire
to change my vote from the affirmative
| to the negative.
The SPEAkER-The gentleman desires
to change his vote. The vote is now 50
to S.
Mr.. Waldron then moved to reconsider
the vote whereby the motion to indefi-
ritely postpone was lost.
The motion was not agreed to.
The bill was then passed to be enacted.
On motion OF Mr.. Mckinney of Bridg-
ton, resolve relating TO reprinting Maino
reports was taken from the table
/ Mr.. McKINNEY-Nr. Speaker. I move
to Indefinitely postpone the bill. I laid
this bill on the table because I did not
believe it was just bill. This resolve
is as follows:
Resolved, That Leon r. Higgins be and
he is hereby authorized and empowered
to reprint and publish all the Maine re-
ports heretofore published, and the State
librarian. under the direction of the
Governor and Council is hereby author
I lied and directed to contract for not ex-
/ ceed:ng one hundred volumes of each
/ number for the use of the State. at a
price not to exceed two and one-half dol
I lars per volume, the same to be delivered
as each volume is completed.
This resolve calls for the republishing
OF all the Maine reports. There are a
| hundred reports that have been publish
ed. and this gentleman proposes to re-
publish those reports and the State libra
rian under the direction of the Governor
and Council is authorized to contract for
100 volumes of each number for the use
of the State at $50 per volume 1t will
cost the State of Maine $4,000 to pur-
chase these 10000 volumes have been
informed by those who know that those
volumes can be printed for sl.15 n volume
We are to pay $3.50 volume for 1000
volumes, ard then give the publisher tho
right to sell those books to whom ha
rleasos. The State librarian says thai
there is no need Of them whatever. that
if he had the books he does not know
what to do with them except that they
would be stored in the library to be car
| ried away. 1 have spoken to the Gov
ernor and he says it rs entirely ,,nneces