Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-20
1t is Now Up to the House.


tary tanGle in the Senate for four
days. the bill favorng the referendum
on the subject of capital removal was
started on its first stage toward pass
age yesterday morning and will now
go to the House for the action of that
body. The action of the Senate last
Friday in refusing to give the bill its
first reading at that time had given
grounds for hope that this capital re-
moval nonsense would be killed in the
Senate in spite of the fact that the re-
port of the committee had been accept
cd by majority OF one vote
Yesterdays developments. however
TO the House of Representatives to
save the people Of Maine from the
great expense and Inconvenience OF
having this uncalled for and wholly
unnecessary special election forced up
on them against their expressed
wishes. The members of the House
stand close to the people and will. we
believe, be governed in their action by
the wishes of their constituents
In view of the opposition of the peo-
pie of Maine to this capital removal
scheme as voiced by the over 10000
remonstrants from every county Of the
State as compared with the Few lur-
area petitioners who have been heard
from outside of the city of Portland:
in view of the financial situation which
now confronts the Legislature making
it certain that the surplus upon which
the Portland boomers have harped is
now all gone and that there must be
either an increase in the bonded in
debtedness of the State or an increase
great expense to the State and NUM-
cipalities which wor,ll be involved III j
special election to vtue upcr this VIC
ious measure 50 cunningly and adroitly
drawn by the Portland schemers; in
view of the campaign Of misrepresenta-
ton which Portland has carried IN in
the hope &c fonli:IS the pecp!c IN this
important matter: in view of Portland's
boast that it has fund Of 100000
which it is ready to use i'll carrying cn
the special election if nne IS hell in
Jure; in view Of the grave doubt as to
tIc ConStiIutiona!ity Of the PROPOSITION
Of this $4,000 git which Portland
offers: III lew Of tIse certainty that the
sum which Portland calls .or would ne
Only an opening wedge ana thai tn
EoLld surely he severe, million dollars;
in view of the pledge Of adequate Intel
accomo.,ai ions at reasonable rates IN
the city OF Augusta: n view Of all
cIC,;c things anu cD::si ler.ns tho many
arguments against changing the seat
Of government ana inc few arguments
chat can b. adv l%rc | in favor nf such
= mango. and cor ,iGrrng that there is
~ general call :or Il referendum IN
hi. subit,t, We ;aar,l help feeling
g., ildencc that tra members of the
House Of Representatives will vote
down this bill which comes to therI
from the Senate and thus save the
people Of the stat from the npnumcn-
tai folly and extravaganza which would
follow any steps toward change in
the seat Of government and the build
ing of a new State House.
II is now UP To The mem
beers of the House of Representatives
and the peopl" Of the State
expect them to do their duty
in this important matter, uninhucnccd
by the clamor Of the Portland lobby
and the fusillade of bluff and bray
which is being isrharged at them by
those who are behind this aS,ound-
ing scheme to rail- the State treasury
and plunge the State in debt for the
sake Of changing the seat Of govern
ment To an extreme corner Of the State
and building new state House fny
the adornment Of our commercial
metropolis.