Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-20

wish to say right here at this time
that | think We ought not to adjourn
today. but stay here this week and.
come back Monday. We threw away
one or two days last week. We are
here to do business and should not
adjourn until Friday night or Satur-
day morning. There is work coming
in, and let us do some business.
Mr.. DONIGAN: Mr.. President:
wish to explain my position. That
order was passed to me by one of the
clerks and | understood there was
conference between the House and the
Senate. probably between the Pres-
dent and the Speaker and | under
stood the committees did not have
enough work to Keep them here any
later than today. | believe we will
get along just as well as we will to
stay here until the last of the week
Next week there will be work enough
and we can stay all the week. be-
lteve in staying just as long as there
is anything to do.
Mr.. HAMILTON of York: Mr..
President: | would be in favor or the
senator's motion that we adjourn un-
til Monday afternoon or Tuesday. pro-
vided that the committees would work
this afternoon and issue their notices
for hearings Then we would be Just
as fast and far along. Hearings can
not be held at once. for the public
must have notice of these matters
Notices have been sent out up to
this time fhi, nrt
matters come in and the notices of
hearings go out, then we would be
just as. far along as we would be to
stay here, in my judgment | do be-
lieve that it is proper and right to
ourselves and to the State that the
committees should work this after
noon and give notice of hearings on
the measures that come before them
so that next week we may be in a
position TO go ahead.
Mr. STAPLES: Mr.. President: l
understand there is an important
committee hearing this afternoon on
Il contested election case. l am in
formed that the committee may get
through this afternoon, and it is
ANXIOUS to make q report tomorrow
| think il is right that it should. Both
parties are waiting, and it seems de-
sirable that the committee should have
us meeting this afternoon, and if it
gets through it will make d report
10 this body tomorrow, and that will
hasten the completion of affairs be-
tween these contestants. Ii for no
other reason, think this body should
remain in session until tomorrow.
Mr.. SMITH of York: Mr.. President as
member of that committee on elections
! think the senator from Knox need not
be alarmed as to our getting through to-
day and reporting tomorrow. Beyond
possibility of a doubt it will be the first
Of the week before a report can be made.
Mr.. STAPLES: Mr.. President, l am not
alarmed in regard to the committee be-
ing in session. but | suppose that the
committee does not Know any more than
I whether they will get through today
Or not
Mr.. DONIGAN; Mr. President, | do
not think that anybody had any idea, eX-
cept the senator from Knox. but what
the committee would remain here am
on a committee and we meet this after
noon. and | propose 10 stay here, and If
cannot get through shall remain until
tomorrow. As for those who can go as
we'll as not. they should be allowed to go
home
Mr.. STAPLES: Mr. President, there is
another reason-I have known the sena-
tor from Somerset for many years, and
il he is to remain here this afternoon |
think it is very desirable that the Legis-
lature should be in session and look ont
for him.
And the question being on the passage
of the order. Mr. Boynton of Lincoln
asked for a rising vote. rising vote
was taken. IL voting in favor of the pas
sage of the order and eight against.
Therenpon the President declared the or
der passed. Sent down for concurrence
The committee on appropriations and f.
nancial affairs to whom was referred the
official bond of Hon. James r. Singleton,
treasurer of State-elect. for the fiscal
years l9ll-19lo, have had the same under
consideration and ask leave to report
that the same be approved by the Legis-
lature and deposited in the office of the
secretary OF State.
Per order,
(Siened) BOYNTON,
For the Committee.
The report of the committee was accept
ed, and the president declared the bond
approved Sent down for concurrence.
From the House:
In the House of Representatives
January 10, 1911.
WHEREAS, the state House Commits
sion in rearranging the State House re-
moved the battle flags of Maine regi-
ments from the prominent place In the
rotunda which they have long occupied,
aud placed them in room on the fourth
floor of the State House where they are
not easily accessible to the public view,
and
WHEREAS. 1t is the sense of this Leg
1slature that those flags cannot be too
often seen or too prominently placed, re-
calling as they do the brave deeds of the
soldiers of Maine,
BE 1T RESOLVED. the Senate cons
curing, that the Governor and Council
procure, forthwith, proper cases for those
hass and restore them to their places in
hn IL