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

in concurrence.
The following order came from the
House passed by that body:
Ordered The Senate conourring,
that the sum of $25 be appropriated
and paid to Ethel NJ. Wade for ser
vices as clerk and stenographer to the
legal affairs committee at the special
session.
Mr.. MILLIKEN of Aroostook: Mr..
President, | must confess that I do
not have much sympathy with appro-
priations for clerks of committees, as
far as | understand the situation.
would like to know if more are COM
ing. Everybody knows that no com
mittee had any meeting, and as far
az | know TO clerk has done any work
for any committee. It does seem t.
me that, considering the fact that the
State is to pay members and officers
of this Legislature for next week When
we do not work that we might econ
omize in this matter of clerks for
committees who have not worked. l
suppose this may be introduced fol-
lowing the statement made by the
chairman of the judiciary. l am not
captious about it, but do make a lit
tie protest.
Mr.. HARRINGTON of Kennebec:
Mr. President, ! wish to explain this.
Everybody that had any business with
the legal affairs committee, last win
ter, realizes the situation we We're in.
We had 9 clerk. When we found out
about this special session of the Leg
islature, We took means to keep that
fellow at home. This young lady who
was the person who did all the work
that was necessary for the clerk TO do
before the legal affairs, last session,
Was in 4 situation SO that she could
aid us, and to keep that fellow cut,
and to be prepared to do work, as we
naturally supposed the committee
would have some work to do. | took
the liberty to engage this young lady,
for | knew If we had anything TO do
we must have somebody, and some
body To keep that fellow out The
young lady has been in attendance
every day ready to do anything the
committee wanted done. We did not
know for two or three days but there
would be something necessary for her
to DO
Ahi. MI itStbtil, tiit
explanation of the senator from Ken
nebec makes the situation more than
clear. 1t makes it luminous and
withdraw any objection to the pay
ment of this trifling sum. | cannot
think of any investment that would
give better results than to pay $25 to
keep the former clerk of the legal af-
fairs committee away from the prop
erty of the State during this session.
The order was given a passage in
concurrence.
Mr.. Boynton presented an order au
thorizing the committee on appropri-
atiGns and financial affairs to make
up the pay roll of the Senate.
Tie order was adopted and sent
down for concurrence.
From the House: An Act to appor
tor representatives to Congress,
An Act to provide for the use of uni
form ballot boxes and for the preser-
walton of ballots cast at elections.
Resolve amending Section Il of Ar
ticle of the Constitution relating to
a bond issue for State Roads.
Mr.. MILLIKEN: Mr.. President. at
the proper time I would like about
five minutes on each of these matters.
if the Senate pleases Perhaps not
more than three minutes on each.
The PRESIDENT: The senator from
Aroostook has the privilege of speak
ing on the bill relating to the appor-
tionment of representatives to Con-
gress.
MIR. MILLIKEN: Mr.. President. On
this matter | do not know that there
should be any objection to the proVis-
ions of the act itself, although | have
not read il and only know in general
way what its provisions are. do
want to cali attention briefly to the
utter absurdity of presenting that
measure as a part of the program in
this special session.
The act goes into effect Jan. l, 1913.
The first election upon which it can
have any effect is the election held
in the fall of 1914. The next Legisla-
ture of course convenes on the first
Wednesday,, in January, 1913, having
thus nearly two years of time before
the first election which can be affect
ed by this bill.
That is plenty of time for the next
Legislature to redistriet the State. So
in view of the form this measure has
taken ii becomes apparent that there
was no good reason for including it III
the program of this session, unless il
is a political reason.
1t seems to me there are many
things that might have been properly
included in this session.
A message was received from the
House inquiring ie there was any
further business to be transmitted tC
that body.
Mr.. MILLIKEN: tContinuing) There
are certain things. Mr.. President, thai
might have been properly included IL
| the program OF this special session
which constitute a greater emergency
and for which there is much greater
| need than this act. ! might mention
Presidential primaries, and a law fol
| the recall of unfaithful officials. Sucl
a bill was prepared, | understand, witt
| the idea Of introducing it here If an.
| bills outside of the program of the adj
ministratio had been admitted. TIL
State highway money was left out o