Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-25

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vote next fall as they voted last fall
would the gentleman be in favor of
submitting it again to them the fall
after?
MIR. NEWBERT: | will answer the
gentleman from Ellsworth through the
Chair. If | should feel then as | feel
now, ! should say yes, submit it three
times if | have the evidence that
have now that the people want it sub
mitted
Mr.. AUSTIN of Phillips: Mr.. Chair
man, | can't help thinking as | have
listened to the remarks of our respect
ed member from the capital city of
the State, Augusta. that if we poor
devils who are assembled here to do
our duty as patriots We're to receive
instead of the pitlance of $500 a day
SO much per page for the Legislative
Record of our dongs, that the new
member who has taken the seat of our
much respected former member from
this city would be drawing more pay
than any of the older members of this
Legislature. Uaughter) | feel as it
were, some jealousy against him be-
cause | feel that under these circum-
stances his pay may be more than
mine; but to paraphrase the remarks
of that very respected member of our
Legislature who is now no longer one
of us, one who has stepped out from
our ranks to take much higher and
more honorable part in the official life
OF our State, that of our esteemed at
terney general-those remarks SO
'Patt-ly" made on Thursday Feb 16,
1911. | will say, to paraphrase those
same remarks. Mr. Chairman: I have
no intention of interesting myself in
| this debate, and | rise for the purpose
| of making the briefest possible speech.
L rise for the purpose of making a mo-
| ton. and for that purpose alone. | do
not make this motion for the purpose
| of cutting off debate, because the pro-
ponents of the motion to debate the
resolution will still have some time
| left; it is simply to move that at the
proper time, whenever this Democratic
caucus adjourns and the House re-
| sumes business. that we may vote by
| the ayes and nays. Gaughter)
Mr.. BUTTON of China: Mr.. Chair.
| man and gentlemen of the committee,
| as member of the dominant party in
| this House, feel that it is my duty to
| rise and state my position here tonight.
and | will say it is just the position that
my distinguished friend here Just stat
| ed, Mr.. Clearwater. as to how he should
| vote. | represent four as respectable
| towns as there are in this State, If I do
say so. over here upon the east side of
| the kennebec river. The men in our
| towns are men of our nationality almost
| wholly, men who can read and write and
understand the English language well
enough TO vote. They went to the polls
| last fall upon this question and there
| they deposited their ballots. The result
| of their vote was two NO votes to one
Yes, vote. | am a member of this
! House by their votes; | am here as their
! servant and not as their King, and l
| have nothing to do with dominating their
| will | believe it is my duty to voice
! the sentiment of the people whom | rep
| resent. l know a great many of them,
| at least. the leading citizens of my town
| who voted NO" upon this question, and
| who have been stauneh Democrats ali
| the days of their life, and they have
| filled the honorable places in@the towr
and are now at the head of the town If
| fairs, some of them, who wish and desire
! that this question be not submitted te
| SO l shall vote in accordance with theh
| request and their desire, feeling that as
l pronounce the word it is in reali "
they who are speaking and they who
| are voting upon the question I feel thai
| it is none of my business what | may
personally think upon this question:; it Is
| what my constituents think who with
their votes sent me here. | have been
INF,
towns which | represent two-thirds IF
| the mo" votes were thrown by the
| Democrats in that town Now, how can
/ go back upon this question, go back
upon their desire? shall endeavor 70
| carry out their desire when this vote is
| taken. CApplause)
The CHAIRMAN: / will say to the
gentleman from Phillips that this is sim
| ply a committee of the whole OF course
| a yea and nay vote would be perfectly
proper to make certain, but the Majority
| vote of course would prevail for the
| adoption or rejection o. this bill, which is
| to be reported to the House.
Mr. NEWBERT: | submit that the
| yea and nay vote cannot be taken in a
committee of the whole. There is abso-
| lutely no question about it.
The CHAIRMAN: The Chair is in
formed that the yea and nay vote
| cannot be taken in d committee of the
whole.
Mi. AUSTIN: Mr. Chairman / think
without doubt the point is very well
| taken. OF course, we have got to take
yea and nay vote when it comes to
the final passage of the resolve.
The CHAIRMAN: The question is
upon the motion of the gentleman
from Yarmouth, Mr.. Davies that this
committee of the whole report to the
House that this resolve providing for
an amendment to the Constitution re-
lating to the sale and manufacture of
Intoxicating liquors be reported
fought not to pass" Is the commit
tee ready for the question?
Mr.. AUSTIN, Mr.. Chairman, | was
not here when the original motion was
made and ! do not know what his
motion was
Mr.. DAVIES Mr. Chairman. my
motion was to indefinitely postpone
the resolve.
M. STRICKLAND ct Bangor: MIR.
Chairman. | raise a point of order
The gentleman from Yarmouth, with