Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-13

do so, because we fellers that the q
ternoon shines in at our window q
| not so Particular about tive felle
/ that are steadyihg down and down Z
western slope OF life-steadying dov
j to the river, over (which there com
back no sound that speaks Of tomorrc
we are not the men who are interes
ed, but it Is the young men--it Is Z
future generation that is Interested
this matter; and we should so act tn
they can look back upon us and 81
that we acted wisely, and with judi
ment and discretion. and that we ac
ed like business men.
1t has been said by one senator TIL
we can judge here Of what we actual
need in detail. That is a fact. we ca
do it right here now just as well
the next senators that come to tai
our places They won't be any MOI
wise than we-yes. I do hope that the
will be wiser, but we~do not expe'
they will We can judge just as we
as the next Senate that comes In hel
as to What we actually want.
Now you are willing to leave it
the Governor and commission
eminent men. What rot it is to sd
that the commissioners have been hel
lobbying and that somebody had bee
here lobbying. Why, would advis
my friend here from Somerset count
that l would not go out doors night
III man is capable of running thI
House of Representatives he is capabl
of not making such foolish talk !,
that.
Mr.. DONIGAN: ] understand y0
are out more nights than you are das
times.
Mr. HAMILTON: l am, and l al
out for purpose. That is the fac
about it. And l don't believe 'anybod
is lobbying for this bill. 1 have bee
several times to this Legislature; I al
here now. and never had anybody com
around to lobby with me. / get som
useful information sometimes. This
the sixth time that I have been at Az
gusta, and / cannot say that l ever ha
a man in this House come to me with (
proposition asking me to vote for it.
have gone to lobbyists and consulte
with them many times about informs
ton upon matters that l. did not knot
anything about and upon which hay
acted and acted intelligently. and
think those men whom you call lobby
lists, many Of them, if you would Cd
some information from them, you woul
haye great deal better legislation tha
We have now.
l am opposed to this amendment. Il
the amendment passes, I should vof,
for the indefinite postponement of TIL
whole matter, because l do not war
that future generations shall look baoi
to us and say, you were in the Legislsi
turc when the building was built an
you SO voted that there should be ont
a lean-to put on now and then; BIT
am willing to take the chances moi
and vote for the whole amount.
The pending question being upon til
adoption of Senate Amendment A (suII
shutting 100000 in place of SIZE, 600 cad
year for 1909 and 1910, the yeas arj
nays were called for and ordered; an
the vote being had resulted as followsI
Those voting yea We're: Messrs Coz
cord. Hastings, Looney, MillikeiI
Smith, Staples. Warren. Wyman Isl
Those voting nay were: Messrs Bal
ter, Boynton, Donigan, Eaton, EmerSI
Gowell, Hamilton, Howes. Kellogg
Knowlton, Macomber, Mullen, OsgooE
Reynolds, Shaw, Therriault, Walked
Wheeler QS). So the motion to adoI
Amendment A was lost. ~e
Mr.. WARREN: Mr. President:
now submit Senate Amendment Il
which is to make the range of I'll
work definite. combining it not to al
indefinite extension of the buildinS'
but to library annex.
l stated, in my former remarks, this
could not vote for the Resolve as
stood. l will state now that, in spits
of the fact that Amendment A hss
failed, leaving the appropriation n:
$4,000 each year, that if this amend
ment amendment b carries, 1 wi
vote for the Resolve, even with a lars
err appropriation, because I am willins
to trust to the Governor and Counc;s
or the Governor and the commissics
that they will spend no more none
than is needed. and because althougi
$350,0O0 is available, they will not neti
essariy spend that amount, or mol
of it than would be needed for TIL
work. This amendment defines II.
library annex, detached from the pred
ent building, connected thereto by 4
fire proof connecticut: and will vol
for the Resolve if this amendmer,
passes, even though Amendment A he
failed.
Mr.. MACOMBER of Kennebec: Nj
President: l wish to say just wof'
in answer to the senator from CUM
berland county. The motive and oil
ject Of the amendment is to kill III
whole Resolve. and that is its effecs
The 100000 is simply an after-cort
sideration and i hope the senators VIII
vote down this proposition of the gers
tleman. and carry the original $780,
The pending question being upon tAt
adoption of Senate Amendment B. TIL
yeas and nays were called for and OH
dered, II
Mr.. HAMILTON: Mr. President:
that amendment prevails, I cannot So
how the congested condition Is to III
relieved. 1t gives US no relief so fss
as committee rooms are concerned.
seems to me that 1t is introduced moi
to defeat the bill than for anythint
else 1t is practically library build
ing; and we could get along withotf
a library building. What we want Il
room here in the State House and I
saemS IN me that the Governor M