Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-12
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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Trade represent the business and the
industry of the State. Their member
ship include not only the manufac-
turers and employers. but the mer-
chants, professional men, and the
great body of wage earners of our
State. All these men are consumers
as well as producers They realize
hat Maine is a greater producer than
she is consumer, that she produces
more than she consumes.
The Tariff Bill now under consid-
. Grafton in Congress was. prepared bJ
Southern Democrats for the benefit Of
their section of the country, New
England had no say in its provisions.
Her interests were overlooked entire
ly. Her industries, and her workmen
We're offered up as sacrifice on the
altar of party politics.
OF all the states in New England.
Maine is asked to make the bigges;
sacrifice The bill hits death blow
to all our great industries. The food
stuffs of the farmer are put on the
free list. Can We compete with the
cheap labor and cheap land of Can
ada? How did the farmers of Maine
take reciprocity? Did they not rise
up in wrath against it. This bill is
worse than the reciprocity measure.
The products of our forests are put
on the free list. 10000 men get their
living in this industry. Pulp and pa
per for newspapers are on the tree
list The more expensive papers are
protected Names principle paper
product is cheap paper The textile
nd
worsted mills are crippled. We, men,
bers of this House know what thi;
means to our constituents.
The report of the non partisan Tar
if Board after an exhaustive investl-
CATION of costs at home and abroad
showed plainly that Maine cannot live
under such a bill as is proposed.
This resolution is a protest IRON
the citizens of Maine against such
BILL l believe and / trust that every
member of this Legislature irrespec-
tive of party, every member VINO mas
the welfare of his State honestly ana
eonscientiously at heart will vote for
this resolution.
Mr. ScATES of Westbrook. Mr.. Speak,
err. this surely comes matter of sur
prise to every member of this House at
this time, / think, and | would like to
ask if there is member of this House
who has ever read the proposed tariff
bill and knows what it means. Have
you? And If you have not, how can you
honestly and consistently vote on some
thing that you know nothing about? Be
fair We have had enough of this horse
play in this Legislature without carry
ing it any farther; and / move that the
resolution be tabled.
Mr. COOK of Vassalboro: Mr.. Speak
er and gentlemen. I will be very brief in
my remarks upon this subject The
freight on potatoes from the provinces
where they have ideal conditions to raise
potatoes for one barrel or a thousand.
is 20 cents
Mr. scATEs: Mr.. Speaker, l rise to a
point of order.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman will
state his point of order.
Mr. sCATES: That no debate is allow
ed on a motion to table.
The SPEAKER: The point of order is
well taken. The question before the
House is on the motion of the gentleman
from Westbrook. Mr.. Scates, that the
joint resolution be laid upon the table.
a viva voce vote being taken,
The motion was lost
Mr. Scates then called for a division of
theEIIouse.
A division being had, the motion was
lost by vote of 81 to So
The question then required upon the
adoption of the joint resolution
viva voce vote being taken,
The motion was agreed to, and the
joint resolution was adopted
On motion by Mr. Morrison of Corinth
the House voted to take recess for
five minutes.
After Recess.
At this point the Senate came in and
joint convention was formed
In Convention.
The convention was called to order by
the President of the Senate
The PRESIDENT: The secretary VIII
call the roll of the convention.
PRESENT:-Sen. Allan of Washington,
SEN Allen of Kennebec. Allen of Ma
chias, Austin. Bass. Benn, Benton, Bin
er. Boman Bowler, Sen. Boynton, Brag-
n' Sen, ' BurIeigh. Butisp se enA' chase base
Chick, Churchill. Clark of New Portland.
Cochran, Sen. Colby, Sen. Cole. Sen. Co
HdHt, IoHnOfS. COOK, CroWek Cufr1er,
Davis. Descoteaux Doherty, Dunton,
Durgn. Sen. Dutton, Eastman, Eaton,
Eldridge, Estes, Farnham, Farrar, Sen
Flaherty. Folsom, Gallagher. Goodwin,
Greenleaf of Auburn, Greenleaf of Otis
field. Sen. Hagerthy, Hancock, Hartman,
Harper, Haskell Sen. Hastings. Sen
Jersey. Higgins, Hutchins Irving Jen-
kfns, Jennings. Sen. JilIson, johnson,
Jones, Kimball. Lawry, Leary, Iibby,
Marston. Mason, Sen. Maxwell of Saga
dahoc. Maxwell of Boothbay Harhor
Mcbride. McFadden, Merritt, Mildon
SEN Milliken. Mitchell of Kitterv. Mitch
ell of Newport Sen. Morey. Morrison,
Morse. Sen. Murphy. Newbert, Mute,
OConneli, Sen. Packard of Knox. Pack
ard OF Newburg, Sen. Patten of Hancock
Peacock, Peaks, Pendleton, Peters, Pc
terson, Pitcher, Putnam, Quinn. SEN
Reynolds of Kennebec. REYNOLDS of
lewiston Richardson of Penobscot,
Richardson of Canton, Roberts, Robinson,
Sanborn, Sanderson. Sargent Scates
SHELTON, Skillin, Sen. Smith of Penob-
scot, Smith of Auburn, Smith of Patten,
Smith of Pressure Isle, Snow, Spencer
Sen. Stearns Stetson, Stevens Stuart.
Sturgis. SWEET, Swift, Taylor, Thombs,
Tobey. Trimble, Tryon, Twombly, Umph-
rey, Volette, Sen. Walker Washburn.
Waterhouse, Wheeler, Winehenbaugh.
Sen. Wing, Wise.