Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-28

An Act To amend section IL Of chap
ter 8 Of the Revised Statutes, relating
to the board of State assessors.
Resolve in favor Of William II.
Mitchell, secretary of the committee Of
the 18th legislature for investigation
| into the causes of the high price Of
| coal.
Resolve in favor Of the clerk, stcnog-
| rapher and the messenger to the
| judiciary committee.
Resolve authorizing the state trcas-
urer and state auditor to ascertain
| and adjust the account in the State
| treasurcr's Office.
Reports of Committees.
Mr.. Cole from the committee on sea
and shore fisheries on bill, An Act to
regulate the construction of lobster
traps reported legislation thereon in
! eXpedient.
| The report was accepted.
| Mr.. Emery from the committee on
| appropriations and financial affairs. on
resolve in favor of stenographer to the
| committee on military affairs, reported
| same Ought to pass
| Mr.. Emery from the same commit
| Tee, on ItSolNt III ldhOl III tltih -
| committee on railroads and expresses,
| reported the same ought To pass"
Mr.. Moulton from the committee on
public health, on resolve providing Tor
an epidemic or emergency fund, re-
ported that the same ought to pass.
Mr.. Maxwell from the committee on
| banks and banking, on bill, An Act to
| incorporate Sanford Investment Com
pany, reported same ought to pass.
Mr.. Boynton from the committee on
military affairs, on resolve in favor OF
providing suitable storehouse for mill
| tarv property, reported same in new
| draft under same title, and that II
ought to pass
The reports We're accepted. and the
several bills and resolves We're tabled
for printing under the joint rules.
The following committee submit. ed its
final report.
Committee on Interior Waters.
The report was accepted.
Mr. ALLEN Of Kennebee: Mr. Pres-
DENT. / would like To near that resolve
in connection with the rail back of the
seats in the Senate read, and | move
that the vote whereby the resolve in
favor Of the superintendent of public
buildings to provide FOR the rail in the
senate Chamber, be reconsdcred.
The motion WIS agreed Ia.
Mr.. ALLEN: Mr.. President | do not
know who introduced the resolve, but it
seems to me that a rail behind the
chairs here in this Senate is a different
proposition altogether than one in the
House This is 4 large building and
there is lots of room in the House, and
! will admit that there II is a. good
thing il is a question in my mind
where 1t would be desirable here. ! feel
that it would not. that it would be cum
bersomo for the members, as well as
take up valuable room for spectators.
move that We indefinitely postpone
the resolve.
Mr.. BOYNTON of Lincoln: Mr. Pres
dent / introduced this order. and ] in
PRODUCED il for tins reason, that the con-
Siitions existing in the back seats Of this
Senate Chamber are disgrace To the
State Of Maine and TO the Senate. 1t has
been my privilege to visit many State
Houses in this county, and in no other
State House thar | have ever seen has
il been possible for members of the
Senate Ia be approached Al any way
and all times You cannot leave your
seat but somebody is in it, When you
go back to your seat you must get them
out Sendt 1rs who sit here and try to
attend to the matters, along comes the
clerk of some committee or somebody
who wants to see you about something
ard your attention is taken away from
the business of the Senate, and this
Chamber, instead of being, 10 my mind
the dignifed body that it should be, has
more the appearance Of beer garden.
That is the reason / introduced the re-
solve and ! think it should be passed
The scenes you see enacted here every
day should not be for a momeHt con
sidercd or allowed.
Mir. ALLEN Of Kennebec: Mr., Pres
dent, | think the senator will agree
with me, - far as | have visited other
Senntes, that there was more room char
we have here. moro room, back Of ms.
You put n rail in back, respectable
distance from the chairs, and you take
up large part af the floor space. II
we had a sufficiently large room, it
might be all right. question the advis
ability of Il with merely the space that
We have behind these chairs.
! have All due respect Tor the dignity
which The senator wishes TO throw
around this Body. but ID not think we
have the space to spare for the rail,
Mr. HERSEY or .Aroostook: Mr.. Pres
dent feel with he senator from
Lincoln, that thai back row ought to be
protected from the lobby. G4aughter)
The tide does no. reach as here. and
unless the seats are changed, why, |
should suppose that something besides
a rail would be necessary. / do not know
as Il rail would help the thing cut 1t
of course would not add 10 the beauty
Of the Chamber, and I do not know of
any lobbyist around this House and I
am pretty well acquainted with all of
them-that could not easily get over
that rail. CLaughterD
MIR COLE of York: Mr. President, !
have The idea that when the assign
ment Of seats was made permanently,
that the counties which We're immune
were placed in the rear To secure
those in front. Gaughter)
Mr. HERSEY: Mr. President, there
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