Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-27

which would not result I think in any
very great harm To the State.
Further than that, while / do not
desire to forget myself and talk poll
tics on the floor of this House-When
| the gentleman from Houlton swears
| off talking politics all the rest OF us
surely ought to uaughteI)-I do feel
as though it would be Il very peculiar
position for this House to place itself
in. ate: we had insisted that the gen
tlemcn who had had charge of Maine
for good many years had created
more or less unnecessary offices and
had inStanced this as one of them
with considerable emphasis before the
people. that we should now say. simply
because we are in power and can put
n Democrat into office that we would
not abolish it; and without intending
to reflect al all on the good faith Of
the gentleman from fIoulton ! should
feel little like getting a s;enographic
report Of the first speech he made in
the first campaign in Aroostook if we
do not abolish this Office after we have
told everybody we were going to-
Gaushter) l feel SO grateful to the
- ~ A'''itiii ioi Tie hiili tIiliSS liz Stilt
about me that I would not say any
thing to hurt his feelings. but | do re-
member line in the old Latin primer
We used to have when we first began
to study that lauguage-and | only
studied it a few months and then not
very ously-"Reware of the
Greeks bearing gifts. think
Democracy had better he Il little ca e
ful perhaps. 1t see 5 to lie it wo I'D
be best not to take too much advice
from our opponents about abolishine
this office. I hope the motion of the
gentleman from Houlton, made doubt
less in the most perfect good faith, will
not prevail. but that the unanimous
report of the committee will be adopt
ed.
The question being on the motion to
indefinitely postpone the report of the
committee. Mr.. Hersey moved that the
yeas and nays be ordered.
The motion was agreed to.
The SPEAKER: The question is on
the motion of the gentleman from
Houlton to indefinitely postpone the
report of the committee. Those vot-
ing yes will vote To indefinitely post
pone it which will mean probably the
end of the bill Those voting no will
viii call the roll.
YEA-.Nndrews, Rishee Ruzzell. Chase.
Davies. Davis. liersev. kingshury, Mitch
ell, Monroe. Morse of Belfast, Porter of
Mapletnn, Porter OF Pembroke, Powers.
Quimhy, Snow Of Buckspurt, Soulc Yves
ton, Wiic0X-l9.
n AY-.Allen of Columbia Falls. Ames.
anderson, Austin. Averfll. Bearca Rem.
Berry. Bogne. Boman. Rowker. Burkett.
Campbell. Clark, Clearwater. Colby. Con-
ing of Portland. Deerng of Waldoboro.
pescoteauN, Dow. boyle. Dresser. Drum
mond. bnfour. Dunn. Dutton. Emerson.
Emery, Farnhan, Henderson. Frank, Ga
mache, Goodwin, Greenwood. Gross, Har-
mon, liartwell. Hastings. Hebron. Hodg-
klns. iiodsman, Hogan. Kelley, kelleher-
kennard. Knight, Lambert. I.awly. Lee
Bel, Libby. I.ittlefield OF Bluehill. Little
Manter Mariner. MeAllister. Mcbride,
McCann, Mecreadv, MeCurtiy, Merrifeld
Merrill, Miller of ITartland. Miller of Pal
mXra' Mower; Murphy. Newcomb Moves.
,ier. Percy. Perkins Of kennebnnk. PER-
kins of Mechanic Fails. Peters. PhilIins.
Ilkc' Pinkham. Plummer Pell ard Putnam,
Hopinson of Peru. Ross. Russell Sawyer.
smith Active ]. Snow, .tlvah Snow. Stet-
son. StinSon, Strickland Thomson Of
;SkoWhcSan. Trafton. TraSk. Trim. Trim
~ ,,. iucker, Turner. Weymouth. Wheeler.
WoodsideZIla '''''''
ABSENT-Allen Of Joneshoro briggs
Brown, Copeland. Files. Hedman. John
Son..Jordan, Morse of Waterfowl pnhin
son of Lagrange. Thomson of presnifl..
Isle. Waldron-l3
so the motion vas lost
The report Of The committee was then
accepted.