Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-17

| isfed his own conscience hct'Nill have
nothing to regret in voting for rcsub-
| mission. (ApplauseD
Mr.. ALLEN of Joncsboro, Mr. Speak
! Ct. yield the floor to the other side. re-
serving the right to close the matter af
| ter they have spoken.
The SPEAKER: onc-half Of the time
has been taken.
Mr. HERSEY Of HoultOu. Nh. Speaker,
| | understand that We must now exhaust
| our time at this time. if We wish to.
The SPEAKER: The hour that is given
| YOU.
| Mr.. HEHSEY: yield 10 minutes to tn
| gentleman upon the temperance commit
| tee, Mr.. Quimby, who signed the minority
| report.
Mr.. QUIMBY of Turner. Mr. Speaker,
| only ask for five minutes time In which
| to present to YOU the facts in relation to
| this bill which is known to US as rcsub
| mission, and they have kindly given me
| this five minutes in order TO tell YOU what
| little | know about the Jill OF course it
| has come 10 us now from the Senate to
| see what We will do with it. II has been
acted upon there. This bill originated in
| the Senate as you all know. and was
1 HItSthttd " SoHi commute biiouah w
| senator from Knox. He brought this
| matter before Your committee Of tenn
pcralicc, Of which | WAS {, member, and
| be ably presented it. aud he took the
| ground, as did The gentleman who has
| last spoken. that there were a certain
| number Of people who wished the priv
| leee of voting Hpuii this question, ana
| upon that line discussed il. and also he
| pleaded for the homo and for the fire
| side. aud he did we'll; but unlike others
| bills which come up, "a d, before
| this committee, hc did not bring any ef
| tho yuluE men forward Ia ~ubstaIltidi"
| that fact and If he brought any body 70
| represent the home and the iire5idc il
| was represented by the ". {. +. t.. Of
| which organization MIR. l.. N. y. Stevens
| WIS present to spcak fer them. That Is
| all that | heard OF the home aud the
| irr@ido except through hin. and Your
| committee after listening 10 those re-
| marks from the people there present
| brought il their reports.
| Now who wants this commission?
| You gave Il chance here. public hear
| Ing. for people to express their views
| from an over the state Who wanted this
| rcsubnisSi"n. and n ! say II was present.
| I'd by him. And ON the other side. Who
| appeared before yout. committee III opro-
| sitiou? Sot only the national president
| of the ". {. r. L. who presented her
| side of the question as Shc saw it aud a.
She Is in touch with the homes and tn
| iiresidcs but The clergy Was represented,
| aud they said they did not want IT, did
not want rcsubmission. They thought II
| H. -
| Business men appeared before the COM
mittee and they said it was best for the
| interest of the state not to rcsubmit.
! educators from. cur institutions and coli
legcs appeared before tine committee ana
| they said the same; Changers and all
classes of people appeared before tn"
committee asking that We work against
Iesubmission. That is what We had be-
fore the committee. I listened attentive
~ to both sides, and as a representative
for the best interest Of The laws of this
State | voted upon the minority. /
thought il was for the best interest o.
the state, and those are the peopls who
appo AIRED before your committee. Now. 1
am not going to take UP any more OF
yoHr time or attempt to make any speech.
There is good opportunity here. but |
want to state 10 Won the facts why w
brought in this minority rcuort
Mr. HERSrY Of Hamilton. Nh
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tin
Mr. DAVIES Of Yarmouth. Mr..
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I ,..ir, tn ,o r-tn,dcd ,e voting
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