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

ton or the throwing of jokes upon it,
and as 1 said before. l wanted this
matter decided upon its merits. 1 do
not believe it was decided upon it's mer-
its yesterday, because if these two
members have told me they voted for
II under misrepresentation, and I hope
that the motion of the senator from
kennebec will prevail.
Mr.. SIMPSON of York: Mr.. Presi-
dent, AS chairman of the conf
mittee, 1 will agree for my part,
providing that they can raise
5000 from outside sources that the State
should grant $780, l will offer that as an
amendment
Mr.. CLARKE-A1ay make an exp,ana-
ton to the senator from York; The pro-
visions of the bill are that the State ap-
propriate $1,000. and they appropriate what
of $500 at a time, as similar amounts are
raised by members of the commission. If
it will be more satisfactory to the sena-
tor from York I will agree to an amend
ment by the terms of which no part of
the first 5000 or the subsequent 5000 shall
be paid unless 5000 is secured by the COM
SATISFACTORY " tic tlcdSultI tl
this State. Would that amendment sat
isfy the senator?
Mr.. SIMPSON-That is not my propo-
stion.
Mr.. CLARKE-As I understand the
matter one strong objection made by you
is that the State will not be properly rep
resented on the sum asked for. Now upon
tho rOnct l.;
mission, which everybody must agree is
composed of honorable. clean men. and
men of good judgment, has decided that
$1,000 will be necessary If they raise
$500 of that amount, why is not it a fair
proposition for the State to meet them
with $4,000. which will carry out their
ideas and afford US adequate representa-
tom There is not a member of this BODY
L believe who will deny that the repro
ductfon of the home of Longfcllow on
those grounds would attract more visit
ors than the home of almost any man
in America or that ever lived in America !:
and it seems to me that if we refuse this
small appropriation. contingent, accord
ing to its terms, upon the commissions
raising the balance of it, that we were
refusing an opportunity to be represented
in manner which would do credit ITO the
state and that we should be doing pos
tive injustice to the commission.
One objection raised to this project has
been that two years ago when the COM
mission was formed there was an under
startling that the State should not be
called upon for any money. I think r
know as much about the formation of
commission
member of the Executive Council at tho
Tune when its appointment was dis
cttsscd ir the Executive Council. I
discussed the matter with good
nSany members of the Senate be-
cause I favored the formation of that
commission. The real understanding was
ulat the State should not be called upon
Tor the expenditure of money for the
Lewis and Clarke Exposition Those COM
mlssioners were appointed. and probably
when appointed they regarded it as an
honorary appointment, with the under
standing that they should raise sufficient
money to suitably represent the State at
the Lewis and Clarke Exposition On &C
count of the delay of the LEGISLATURE in
giving them permission to act authorita-
lively until the very last moment of the
session. they were obliged to go down into
their pockets to get that money instead
OF being able to raise it by private sub
scnption. You understand they are not
asking US TO compensate them under the
terms OF this bill. because it is specifical-
~ provided that money appropriated now
snail be used only for the jamestown
Exposition. Under the terms of the ar
raneement entered into by them they
carried out the idea on which the Lewis
and Clarke commission was appointed
ana themselves lost heavily financially in
order to carry the thing through.
Mr.. sIMPsoN-May 1 ask the senator
from Lincoln one question?
Mr.. CLARKE-certainly.
Mr.. S1MPSON-Have they ever tried to
GET anything back from that property OF
ne Lewis and Clarke Exposition? If
understand right, there are outstanding
notes now which they have tried to get