Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-31

, the county comes this demand from the
old scldiers-let us be protected from
| the dissertation of this day by all SORTS
| O.: sports, and all sorts of games. l
know that il may be drastic, but, isn't
| il better? Isn't it patriotic that TINS
day should be kept by all as a sacred
day: Even il there are foreigners. they
should learn that there is sose pat
| riotism left and that we revere and
| respect the memories of the dead to
such an extent that we shall protect
them from the desc crati of this day
by all sorts of games and sports.
| The matter came before the commit
tee by letters and by the urging of all
| these organizations that | have come
in contact with in our section, for this
bill, that it may not be desecrated by
circuses or by games or by anything Of
that sort. which takes the attention OF
the young from the sacredness or hol
ness of that day. l say that they have
a right to ask for it and that this
House and Senate should give it to
! therl There is Il demand for it and
they shculd have it. AS the senator has
said, it is a little whilc-a little while
|
river. when this day will be of no con-
| sequence to them and will probably
pass out of existence as a day Of mem
| DRY OF the dead soldier; but, while we
have them with u.s. as they pass from
their houses with hesitating steps to
the music OF the fife and drum-nOt as
OF yore. but with the hesitancy of OLD
age-fet them have that day so that
they can pass along without passing
through circuses OF games. Let 1t be
a quiet day which the law of Maine
says shall be kept as sacred as the
| Sabbath.
Mr.. WARREN of Cumberland Mr..
| President it is because | wish to pre-
serve this day after the veterans have
gone and because hope it will be CON
tinued long time in our history. that
do not believe that we ought to load
il with arbitrary restrictions. I believe
the day will have none the less Of sa-
credness because we permit sports. as
Christmas is none the less sacred to lis
because it is a day of merrymaking.
believe those who are to come after
us will not wholly forget the purpose
of the day. believe it will be better IL
be preserved as a Gay of sports, as a
day of holidays. than that it should be
lost entirely out of the calendar.
The question being upon the motion
of the senator from Cumberland, Mr.
Baxter, that the bill be indefinitely
postponed, the yeas and nays We're
called for and ordered. and the vote
being had resulted as follows: Those
voting yea We're Messrs. Baxter. Boyn-
ton, Colcord, Donigan. Irving. Lowe
Maconber. Milliken, Minott, Osgood
| Reynolds, Shaw. Walker. Warren
Wheeler, Wyman Q6). Those voting
nay we're Messrs. Eaton, Gowell, Ham
ilton, Hastings, Hill. Howes. Kellogg
: KnowltCn, Mullen, Staples QO).
So the motion prevailed. and the bill
/ was Indefinitely postponed.
: On motion by Mr.. Wheeler of Cum
berland House Document No. G6S, can
Act to amend Section A of Chapter
OF the Revised Statutes, as amended by
, Chapter ia of the Public Laws of 1907
relating 20 the assessment and collec
: ticn Of taxes on lands in places not in
+ Incorporated" was taken from the ia
, BILE; and on further motion by the sam.
senator, Senate amendment A wa:
adopted; and, on his further motion
the bin took its second reading a.
r amended and was passed to be en-
!, crossed.
, ON motion by Mr.. Wheeler of Cum
berland, House Document No. ef9. "A,
Act relating TO the collection of state
, county and district taxes" was takef
from the table; and on his further mo
ton. the same was passed to be en-
crossed
MIR Wheeler of Cumberland present
cd and moved the adoption under sus
pc nsion of the rules, of a memorial t
Congress, relating to the taxation o
, iEheritances. (The memorial was rcat
] ard adopted)
: On motion by Mr. Wyman of Wash
in3toE, Resolve in favor of preserv
ing the life of fish in the hatcherie!
. and feeding stations of the State" wa!
+. received ana, under suspension of tn,
rules. took its two several readings ant
I was passed to be engrossed.
? On motion by Mr.. Hamilton of York
Senate Document 445, IAN Act dvid
ing the town of York and establishing
p the town of Yorktown was takel
I from the table. On further motion b,
. the same senator, House Amendment
J. G was adopted in concurrence. On mo
r ton by the same senator. the Senate
I non CGncurred with the House in the
adoption of House Amendment 3. Or
, his further motion, the Senate recon
t sidered the vote whereby the bill wa:
. PASSED to be engroSsed as amended by
, Senate Amendment A. and the same
+ senator further moved that the bill
| pass to he engrOssed as amended by
! House Amendment A and By House
Amendment c. Mr.. Kellogg of Pencil
f scot thereupon moved that the bill Ii,
upon the table with the amendments
MIR MACOMBER of kennebec: Mr.
, President I hope the motion to tabl,
this bill will not prevail. We can jus
as well decide it now. We know all thai
, We shall know about it. Why not vote
, upon it now and get it out of the way
, The PRESIDENTS: The pending ques
ton is upon the motion of the senator
, from Penobscot. Mr. kellogg. that the
, bill lie upon the table
, Mr.. Kellogg of PenobScOt thorcupol
, withdrew his motion. =
, | The PRESIDENT. The pendinY ones