Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-26

1889 resolve except as to the question
If building either an enlargement or a
separate office building
Mr.. HERSEY of Houlton: Mr.
Speaker: l just want to say word
to the House. The people of Maine
are reading people; no matter how
humble or poor they may be or how
far back III the woods they may live
they read. They know the proceedings
of this Legislature. They studied VIII.
great interest the work of this Legis
iature two years ago in the matter OF
the State House removal, they follow
cd everything. they understood every
thing about it. They were opposed
| believe to the removal of the CAPT.
tai The only questions before the
Legislature We're whether the CAPT
tol should be removed to Portland
or whether they should enlarge the
present one. There was no question,
as we understood it but what
something would have to be
done, either u new capito.,
at Portland or an enlargement of the
present one. No one for Il moment
dreamed or thought that the present
condition of things should continue
to exist indefinitely; and | believe that
every man sent to this Legislature
time came from the people with the
taclt understanding and pledge that
he should at this Legislature vote TO"
an appropriation and d commission
that should enlarge the present State
House to meet our needs. The ques-
ton Of the need is not under discus
The T,nnI ic or !, inc
must be done and done now: and the
people 50 understand it. When you
have advertised q hearing on this large
appropriation the people did not come
here ana object to it, Whey knew
about it, they made no objection; ant
10 one in this House has any right
to say that because the people are
silent they are against anything l.
say that when the people want To
Slrak they speak and make themselves
known. When they see a measure like
this going through. a committee meet
ing advertised and q unanimous re-
port of that committee and they are
silent about it they consent to it; and
every member Of this House and Sol
ate who does not stand by the en-
fragment of the State House it seems
TO me is false to the tacit understand
ing and pledge given that they would
come here this winter and do that
.erN thing. Tie people want it ana
If we don't grant it to them we do
not 90 our duty. | think we ought
to feel that way, that we should do
rying out their wishes and their wish
j.. ,,1 ~ =
State House.
Mr. MAfSHALL Of Portland Nv
Speaker. the hour is getting late ard
| Will take but q moment of time. Ii
may seem strange that Representa-
tlve> of Portland who We're not men,
bcrS OF tie House two years ago per-
haps, came here and fought strenr-
ously 20 remove the capital. should
HOW stand and advocate the enlarge
ment of the capitol: but conditicrs
have changed in Portland. and condi-
tons have changed in this city and
they az" now satisfactory to us. |
think we recognize the fact. all Of u..
tliat tins is to be the seat of Coz
crnlnent for the next generation at
least We i'll Portland want to sec
and We demand that there be, an
adequate State capitol This old
building with its beautiful bulfinch
'front.' is in my opinion inferior in its
interior arrangements to the average
city hall which is built today in New
England, Certainly the citizens of this
state are entitled to a building which
shall be frcproof and which shall b.
reasonably adequate to it's needs We
! hn, h.I
in the last year in regard to records.
We have been burned; we fear the
fire; and | believe the citizens of Port
land also fear the records and docu-
ments and the priceless things which
are IL this State House today.
/ will not take more of your time
favor the resolve, and | believe, as
the gentleman from HouIton has said
that il was the tacit if not the express
understanding that the Representa-
tives Would be in favor of any rea-
sonahlc proposition which should put
TINS State House upon modern BASS
Mr.. HEYER: Mr.. Speaker: I move
the previous question and call for the
yeas ana nays.
The question being, shall the previ-
Gus question be ordered
1t was agreed to.
Tie question being, shall the yeas
aud NAYS be ordered?
1t was agreed to-
The SPEAKER: The gentleman
from Waterville (Mr PattangalD NOV
cd that the resolve be indefinitely
postponed which motion has precc-
dence over the motion of the gentle
man from Augusta (Mr. Burleigf) that
the resolve take it's second reading
The question is on the indefinite post
ponement of the resolve. AS many as
are i'll favor of the indefinite postpone
ment Of this resolve, will, when their
names are called. answer yes: those
orposed will answer no. The cleri, viii
call the roll