Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-18

vote of the people; also remonstrance
Of Andrew Halves Of Portland, Stroud
|, water District, and 102 others against
same.
1 Lincoln County Delegation.
By Mr.. Baldwin of Boothbay Harbor
I-Bill. An Act to amend Section / of
Chapter 151 of the Public Laws of 1905
relating to compensation of registers of
probate.
Placed on File.
Credentials of Joseph Neptune, OF the
Passamaquoddy Tribe.
Mr.. Stafford Of Kittery: Mr..
Speaker, L move to reconsider the vote
by which the bill relating to the police
AMI city marshal Of Biddeford was re-
ferred to the committee on legal af-
fairs, and that it lie on the table pend
ing reference to a committee.
MIR. HORIGAN of Biddeford: Mr.
| Speaker This is the first instance, SO
far as ! have been able to observe dur
ing this session Of the House, when
any representative other than the one
introducing q bill has sought to divert
| ii from the committee to which ne ask
eI that reference be made. 1t may be
that the gentleman from Kittery (Mr.
! s;anord) has not sufficient confidence in
the committee on legal affairs, in their
fairness, good judgment and ability, to
properly consider this bill. The repre-
| scntatives from BiddefOrd have conf
lcnce in that committee. They have
| confidence that the Speaker Of the
| House has appointed gentlemen of leg
al ability, legal knowledge, fairness,
land everything that goes 70 make up
Il good committee.
| We do not come here in any spirit of
craftsmanship. / come here neither as q
| Democrat or as q Republican, but as
| one elected by the votes Of both these
| parties, as many Of one as Of the other,
and the best elements of both Of those
| parties IN the city Of BiddefOrd. I come
| here as a representative Of twenty
| thousand people there asking fair treat
mcnt at your hands. We feel if this dill
is given proper consideration, is refer
red to this committee, that there should
be no question but what we shall get
what we ask for. We do not ask any
| thing for ourselves that We are not
perfectly willing that every other mem
| Der OF iris House should have. We
ask nothing but what We would will
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here We ask nothing but what you all
enjoy. But the people of that western
! section of Maine, one Of the most pros
| porous cities of the State, have been
singled out and saddled with a police
| commission, have been deprived of the
right to manage our own local affairs.
| We think it is an outrage. My col
| league and myself were elected here
| H.. vic nf NJ
effort 10 have this bill repealed. We
come here in all fairness, Introducing
a bill ana asking for the repeal Of that
rOIica commission and that we be put
back on the same level Of every other
| city Of the state. 1t is proposition
that appeals to us as one that is emil
nently fair; and I certainly hope the
gentlemen of this House will have the
| courtesy to allow that bill to go to the
committee to which We ask it to be re-
ferred. and that they insist upon their
former vote of reference TO the legal
affairs committee.
MI Stafford OF Kittery: Mr..
| Speaker. | do not propose to enter upon
! the merits Of this question. | have no
I objection to the reference of this bill
to any committee. ] was requested to
make this motion with the understand
| Ing that there would be n conference
with representatives about its refer
ence. whether it be to the committee on
! legal affairs or any other committee;
end it is made solely for the purpose
of coming to an agreement upon ref
erence to some committee. That is the
! sole purpose with which | make the
motion that it lie on the table.
| L am not particularly acquainted
with the merits Of this question. I am
not biased in any way in regard to il;
ana I think no harm Will come if it lie
on the table until tomorrow or some
subsequent time when we can agree
upon its reference.
| Mr WALKER of Biddeford: Mr..
| Speaker. do not propose to enter upon
! discussion of the merits of this CUES
! ton, but this is the first instance to
my knowledge where the party pre-
| senting a bill has not had the right Of
referring it to such a committee as he
desires. There has been no reason given
| Why this should not SO TO the legal af-
| fairs committee. The gentleman from
| Kittery suggests that it is possible that
| there may be 4 conference whereby
| some committee may be agreed on: but
so long as the gentleman has selected
his committee and asks for no confer
| encC, l see no reason why this House
should rccede from the reference they
| have made unless there are better rea-
soTs than have already been given.
Mr.. Stafford: / move that the bill
| lie on the table to be printed.
| The SPEAKER: The question is on
rcconsidering the vote whereby the bill
was referred to the committee on legal
affairs.
The motion was lost.
Reports of Committees.
Mr.. Montgomery from the committee
| on the Judiciary, on Bill An Act in adj
dition to Chapter IA of the Revised
Statutes relating to the commitment of
The insane, reported that the same be
printed and recommitted.
MIR. NeWbert from the committee on