Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-25
Mr.. MARsHALL:, I will simply say

Mr.. MARsHALL:, I will simply say,
Mr.. ROUNDS: I object. 49,
The SPEAKER: The question is up
on the motion of the gentleman from
Portland, Mr.. Rounds, to lay the mo-
ton of the gentleman from Augusta,
Mr. Burleigh, on the table.
Mr.. ROUNDS: Mr.. Speaker, I call
for division.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman from
Augusta, Mr.. Burleigh, moves to re-
consider the vote whereby House
Amendment A to Senate Document No.
444 was adopted. The gentleman from
Portland. Mr.. Rounds, moves to lay
that motion upon the table. The ques-
ton is upon the motion of the gentle
man from Portland, Mr.. Rounds, to lay
the motion Of the gentleman from Az
eusta, Mr.. Burleigh, on the table.
Mir. DAVIES of Yarmouth: Mr.
Speaker, I believe it is a rule of the
House that every member shall vote
unless specially excused. Am 1 correct
about that?
The SPEAKER: The Chair under
stands So.
Mr.. ROUNDS: Mr.. Speaker, will
call for yea and nay vote then.
understood the Chair to state that all
| those in favor of the motion of the
gentleman from Augusta to lay the
| motion on the table. 1 think it was the
motion of the gentleman from Port
land to lay the matter on the table,
| wasn't it.?
The SPEAKER: The gentleman from
Portland, Mr.. Rounds, moved to lay
| the motion Of the gentleman from Au-
gusta, Mr.. Burleigh. on the table.
A division was had, and AZ. voting
| in the affirmative and 6S in the mega
| tive, -
| The motion to lay on the table the
motion of Mr.. Burleigh of Augusta
was lost.
The SPEAKER: The question now
recurs to the motion of the gentleman
from Augusta, Mr.. Burleigh, to recon-
slider the vote by which House Amend
ment A was adopted.
Mr. MARSHALL: Mr.. Speaker and
Gentlemen of the House, 1 hope the
motion of the gentleman from Angus
; to- (Mr. Burleigh) will prevail. 1t IS
| true. I take it, that the mayor did
leave the meeting as stated to come to
this city; it is true. I take it, that the
lcommittee on finance have come mere,
and it is true that the banking institu-
tons Of Portland and the men of at
fairs there are concerned about this
matter, They consider it a direct attack
upon the credit of the city of Portland,
regardless of the future; and I believe
it means something when eight of the
nine members of the Portland delega-
ton, all excepting the gentleman from
Portland, Mr.. Rounds. have agreed up
on the matter that this bill should go
through as drawn and without this
amendment I don't think l VIII go
further into the merits of the case at
| the present time
| Mr.. WING of Auburn: Mr.. Speaker
7 would like to ask the gentleman from
Portland (Mr MarshalD how many men,
hers there are in the Portland delega-
| ton.
Mr.. MARSHALL: There are nine
| Mr.. WING: Including the Senators
from Cumberland county?
| Mr.. MARSHALL: Yes.
| Mr. ROUNDS: Mr.. Speaker and
| Gentlemen of the House. 1 do not like
| TO take up so much of the time OF TINS
| House upon matters of this kind, but
| this matter is of vital interest to the
| citizens of the city of Portland 4
could have petition after petition ask
ing for this referendum and l did snow
YOU a few of them. I didn't know
there was such a powerful lobby hang
| ing around here until l came TO the
| State House here this morning. ana 1
| did suppose that all fair-minded men,
| if the question of referendum was con-
sidered, that they would let 1t go as II
| is. You will remember what L SAD
| Yesterday, that I was willing TO accept
| any amendment that was wanted. NO"
| in all air-mindedness to everybody
| why shouldn't they be willing to let the
| citizens of Portland vote upon the ques-
| ton of whether they want this building
| or not or whether they want to be put
| in debt and then to come here after the
debt has been contracted to have II
| brought here and considered and to be
| Iegalized by this Legislature. 1t looks
| to me, Gentlemen as though If we let
| this thing go on-though l will say that
| I have all respect for His Honor. the
| Mayor of Portland, and / did all l
| could to elect him and should do so
| again if he were up for office-but l
do think that we should put some safe
| guard on the money which is being put
| into these buildings, and have this build
| ing which we are discussing built as the
| people want to have it.
| Now. I read to you yesterday in re-
| gard to the town meeting which we had,
| and you all saw what the voters at that
| time voted. There were 1900 of them in
| tht hall that night; and the gentleman
| from Portland (Mr. MarshalD has told
you that on a vote which was called
| there was something like 1S4 to so, but
| he cannot deny the fact that that 1900
| people raised up en- masse to say that
| they should vote to have the City hall
| on the same site and to rebuild the
| City hall on the same lines as it was
| built before. He comes here now. after
| six months have elapsed. and we are
| told that he has some plans of his own.
Inside of twenty minutes, gentlemen.
| their bill went through for a million and
| a half of money, or two million of mon
| ey to be spent on that building, and
| no discussion whatever. But you pre-
| sent a little claim for half dozen hens
| being killed. and they will squabble over
| If for an hour IT looks to me as though