Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-01

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be reconsidered I hope the friends or
the resolve will think that l am o.
| fering the amendment in good faith
and Will vote for it. II this can be re-
! considered i will offer an amendment
| which will give them the entire amount
of this moral claim against the state
| because I object to the state cofnpro-
| missing a claim based wholly on honor
| on about 80 cents on the dollar. i doh
| like that I don't think the State oWed
ANYTHING on the claim, but If 1t does,
| then we owe it ALL and If we are gong
| TO nav this debt of honor let us pay
| if All and not pay it on the percentage
| basis The interest would amount IN
six wears. on the sum Of $4,000 to about
$1,000: and if we can vote to recoflsld-
| err then this amendment can be oHer-
ed ana / think | can assure the Sehtle-
| r,.n ,ybo are interested in this claim
| that they have now sufficient backing
in the House 50 that it would vote tle
interest to them. 1t was 2. mistake o''
their part that they didn't insist upon
| that amendment in the nrSt pace.
! therefore move that we reconsider tht
vote whereby this resolve was passed
to be engrOssed.
Mr.. DAVIES of Yarmouth: Inr'
Sneaker if | understand the rehlatks
Of the gentleman from Waterviiie' VT
| pottangaI. the purpose Tor recoii9'"-
Grafton of tho vote is to oIer
amcndment. 1t seems to me that lh'
| IIoust. has taken about all the ''iii'
that if ought to on this matter con-
.nrniup DeForrcst Keyes. After tht
r,ot+ar was presented to the commit
| t-n if was gone over very careluliN ~
av,cutive session. and we decided 'ha'
| We wound recommend to the fonS'
that there be paid to Mr.. Reyes the
| s,,n, of $4,000 which was the preclSe
| amount of money he left in the Slat'
| troaenrv without interest ana WITHOUT
onv expense Now, / sincerely nope
| mo JIouse will not recedc from tha'
nositlon in order that we may now Se'
| this matter out of the way
| Mr. Dunn of Brewer: Mr. Speaker
| T desire to say just one word in regard
to this matter | hope that the sugSes
tion made by the gentleman from Wa
t,rvilIe will prevail, and for TINS rea-
| con. believe we were elected TO rep
ro.ant the people Of the State of Maine
IN settle customs. and when they are
~
When I first became acquainted WITH
tho DeForrest Keyes case / openly
confess that believed and I do believe
nou, that there is merit in the case. But
recent developments have demonstrate
cd to my mind beyond question INA
the third House is of more moment IN
this Legislature than is the llrst OF 'ile
second House. and 1 see traces UNI
| miStakable to my mind Oh the thilss
that reach down deep into the heart
and wish to record my vote upon the
question of the honor of the state Oh
| Maine in a manner that when 1t IS re-
corded the people whom ! represent
Will understand that when l voted
| tried to understand what l voted LOT
T could say more but l simply ask fol
another chance to record my vote upof
that question.
Mr.. PATTANGALL: Mr.. Speaker, II
company with the gentleman from ar
mouth Mr.. Davies. l deplore using any
| more time than we can help on TINS
| matter at so late a stage of the seS'
sion. but if the gentlemen would JUS
think that it would take only moment
or two to give $1,000 more to this de
serving organization, worthy men Wh'
have been with us all winter. While
our time is worth a good deal, just
think what that would be worth t.
them / think without doubt we coull
gat through by Friday night, but
| would be willing to stay here unit
Saturday morning to have that act o
Justice done in the last days of thi:
Legislature, and give away just S'oo'
more of the State money to some peo'
pie who have been humbly waiting fo1
it for the last six years.
Mr.. BIGELOW of Portland: Mr.
Speaker, l hope the House will not al
low the gentleman from Waterville t.
prevail with this proposition by any
reference to the third House. In com
! pany with many other members O
the House I voted for this resolve. af
ter having given the matter consider
alton. because it seemed to me that
the state of Maine in this particular
matter owed this man this amount o
| money. The gentleman from Water
vile in his proposition relative to the
| interest is not at all sincere in my
| opinion; all that he desires to do is t.
cast reflection upon the men in this
House who from honest conviction
voted for this resolve and / trust this
motion will not prevail.
The motion was lost.
The resolve was then passed to be
enacted.
On motion by Mr.. Strickland of Ban
gor. the House took a recess until
o'clock in the afternoon.
Afternoon Session.