Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-22

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the Capitol where, We could all find it
tso easily. into that upper part where
there is no room and 10 ventilation
and no nothing. on the back side Of
1.-THE building. I really believe it is q
twrong to the farmers and / believe
Il the department should be retained
fright in it's own place. l think there
Iare other departments that can be
Imoved easier and more TO the liking OF
1.-THE people of the State; and hope
the gentlemen of this HoNse will vote
to indefinitely postpone this order.
| Mr.. HERSEY Of Houlton: Mr..
Speaker, shortly before the Legisla-
ture met ! saw by great headlines IN
the daily papers that there was war
on here at the Capitol between the
| genl, social agreeable old commits
sioner and some of the parties who
| have control of the State House and
1.-THE assignment ot tie departments.
| Knowing the old commissioner as
did for many years, an old friend OF
mine, knowing his social and agree
able disposition, / wondered how H.
could go to war. When I arrived here
for the Legislature session ana came
up here to the State House and looked
it over and found out where his de-
partment was to be moved went
in and saw Uncle Gus and said 30
| hirn. Uncle Gus, hully for you. Don't
| you move And he said. "Hersey
| don't Won worry about nc, | am go
| ing t. stay mere just as long as /
| have q right to stay, and maintain
| the dignity OF the agricultural de-
partment OF Mainc." And thu other
| day whea the new commissioner Whort
| had never mct braced up and said
| he would not go I'D stairs, up in th,
attic. and an order came in here to
move him up, l said. The new COM
| missioner is all right and | viii stand
/ by him. 4 short time ago we Re-
puplicanc, only Il few Of us, had :
| caucus. We wanted a secret caucus
! We wanted caucus where TO Dem
| ocrats would be around where no re-
porter would prowl around and find
| us. where nobody would disturb US
| at night or in thu daytime; and after
| getting together and finding the way
| they went up to this agricultural room
| that has been assigned by the COM
| missioners for tho agricultural depart
| ment of Maine, and We were perfect
| " safe. daughter and applauseo Not
| a thing came out of the caucus that
night that the Democrats could lirf
| out about or any reporter.
| Mr.. Speaker, some years ago
| when a boy l came down to Augusta
! and went UP here as a boy naturally
would to see the Capitol. went in
| the front door and there met my eyes
fer the nrst time the old battle ilag5
/ - ~ eat.
J department. AMI then l remem-
Der az i boy hov; the school mdrrI
| used to drin me on what Was the
priocipsl occupation OF business or
| elnplorn, ent in Mainc. and would
ansver lack "asriculture; and she
wopIG say. Right. take yorr place
at the head" tLaughtero Nov hope
tie time Will nevcr come when the
agricultural department OF .iaih2 Wili
be .ln"tning but tlic first. hope the
time viii never come Wien t"e tarih-
ers Of Maine will be relcgsted I" the
re<r and their department taken away
| floia them. When l All. at a"'i.e II
| therr is anything ! don't want 70 use
! my vie puts ii up in the attic 'he1e
| paver cau ind it / hope TIE tllh9
| is not coming wnen the department.
Of agriculture is going to be ptt UP
attic. IT should stay with the oid
battle h"gs that meet the eye Wheu
one first comes into this Capltei; am
V hen you move that department I'd
attic von will make change III the
pcrscnnel Of this Legislature. Thefe
are 70 farmers sitting in tins Legfs
lature. If you pu: that agrienitarHi
department up attic, i'll two years
from ao,v there VII be one hundred
farmers N the House of representa-
tives. tApplause,'
Mr.. AUSTIN OF Phillips Ny Speak
or. as / looked at the matter AT hrsl
was decidedly opposed to putting
the AGRICULTURAL department up attic;
but il. as my friend from hou'tot
saws. il will bring about the advent
ot . hundred farmers into this House
tvo wears from now 1 think L VIII
vote that it goes ~ attic. tApplauSe.'
Mr.. GOODKIN of Giddeford; Mt.
sneaker. if Il is II, order l would INK
to amend the order so that II snail
re3d that the agricultural depart
mont shalt remala where 1t Is ana
that the room in the attic DE set apal'
for the Republican members Oh this
Legislature for their caucuses. t-ausH-
ter and applause,
re question being ON the indeh"
nate p9stponement of the order'
The motion was unanimously dsreeu
to. (.pplauseo ~, w. o.
Today assigned; House bin 80 90
An Act TO annex the town OF Isle au
Haut to the county Of KNOX.
Mr.. PETERS of Ellsworth: MI
Sneaker, tive gentleman from hocs-
| land fMr. Otis> who il Interested ~
thjs matter desires that the consul
Grafton OF it DE postponed ana theie-
| fore in accordance vita MS reo"e'I
move that this be reassisneu io'
| Thursday, And l make sihh''.'r 't ~
ton in regard to House BIZ NJ '''
! The. motion was agreed 10
| Ga motion OF Mr.. Plummer o'
E,,on. House Bill No. Isl. an ,tc' ,sa
| uuiring employees to permit uie
! Of chairs OF stools il! esta oi'S'''.'e 49,,
or,n,ovirg women or girls was taken
| from the table ,.l,,,ant
Ny. Plumincr offered an ai'~"a.l r,1s
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