Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-23
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Governor and Council,
Monday, Jan. %, at p. M.


Monday, Jan. %, at 4 p. M.
There is work that has got to be
done sometime. We have heard ii said
here this morning that there are no
bills to be considered. MIR. Speaker
there never will be any bills TO be con-
sidered if we don't stay here and fix
them up. l know that there were bills
that We're in preparation yesterday and
they could not be perfected SO as to be
got here in time for this session. Now
those bills, and l presume there are
many OF them, might come III today
and action had upon them tomorrow,
and il this order is passed there is che
day gone and it seems time that it
would be better to get these bills start
ed and get them into the committees
and get something doing than to go
hom1 every week in the middle of the
week and let things hang. There is
something to be done, l don't know
what it is. but whatever it is let us
stay here and do it"
So said Representative Oliver Otis of
Rockland Thursday forenoon speaking
III opposition to concurrence with the
Senate order to adjourn to Monday at
4.90 p NJ. but Mr.. Otis motion to
amend the order for adjournment to
10 \. NJ. Friday was lest and the Leg
islature, Notwithstanding that it
| found itself at the end of the third
| week of the session just about week
| behind where the last Legislature was
| at Il corresponding time, voted against
| Mr.. otis amendment and cOncurred
with the Senate in adjournment to
| Monday at 40 p. NJ.
The prediction made at the opening
| of the session by over sanguine men,
| bers of the dominant party that the
| Legislature would adjourn by the mid
| die or last Of March has been discount
ed by the work of the past week and
some doubt is expressed by those who
| have watched the workings of the
present body whether it will adjourn
| finally before the middle of April.
| On Thursday. Jan. II, 1909, - bills.
| petitions and resolves We're presented
| in the Senate and 6S in the House and
referred to the proper committees
| Hearings on three measures Were held
| before the judiciary committee. one be
| fore the ways and means committees
| and four before the taxation commit
| tee Both branches adjourned to meet
| FL day at 8 A NJ
ON Thursday, Jan 10. 1911. 20 bills.
petitions and resolves We're presented
| il the Senate and % in the House. the
only public hearing attempted was on
tie contested Washington county SEN
atorial election and that was adjourned
to the coming week. Both branches ad-
journed to meet Monday at 4.30 P. NJ.
The organization of House and Sen
ate and of the several committees is
not yet running smoothly and the
| transaction of what business is at
| tempted move slowly. But little i'm
| portant legislation has yet been intro
| duced at this session except the partl-
san liquor legislation advocated i'll the
| platform and on the stump by tine
dominant party, reSubmlsslon. the
adjustment of the liquor agencies and
the repeal of the Sturgis Law and even
in the case of these the hearing IS not
assigned unit! Feb. t.
If Investigations are ordered in sew
eral Of the state departments, as it has
been intimated will be undertaken.
these also will help to delay the work
of the already retarded session and
even llt E'lGhIC vi itE'i ~ liieRy III SDN
adjournment. One of the reasons why
more legislation has not been intro
duced thus far in the session is said to
be that the bosses have not got the
rank and file of the dominant party so
we'll in hand but what they fear to al
low them to take the reins in their own
hands. But it is possible that some iinc
day they may try their hand at acton
independent of the bosses and with
the "Insurgents" in saddle there Is no
knowing what may happen.
Boyden Bearee of Eddington. he who
calls Z COW COW and spade spade.
may decide to start something ana
when he does it viii be done in PIC
turesuue and spectacular manner and
some of the leaders of the Democratic
party will be told his opinion of them
lust as forcibly as it was expressed on
the night when he pleaded with tears
in his eyes against the crucitixion of
his old friend obadiah" Oliver Otis
of Reckland, the single tax and spell
ing reform champion. is another Dem
ocrat who may try his hand at indie
pendent action as already he is chatting
under the present diliatory action OF
the LEGISLATURE.
A great many resolves for the hospi-
tails and other charitable institutions
of the state have been introduced and
a number of them will be heard the
coming week, although the hearings
upon the Insane hospital resolves intro
duced ON Thursday last have not been
ordered for this week. The hearing
upon the resolve in favor Of the Au-