Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-24
The 18th MAINE LEGISLATURE.
SIenographic Reports Of Yesterdays Sessions Of
The Senate and House of Representatives.

cause great delay.
Mr.. BUTTON: Mr.. President 1 did
not make this motion to table the or
der for the purpose of delay or be-
cause l had any objection to its pas
sage, but as | stated, it contains SO
many provisions that committees are
to be governed by that there should
be some way whereby we can have a
copy of IT. And if the senator will
make some provision TO have this or
der printed 50 thai all can have a
copy, / do not object to it's passage at
this time
Mr.. MOREY of Androscoggin: MIR.
| President, | think that this is perhaps
the exact phraseology that was adopt
ed two years ago. 1t was found that
considerable difficulty might be
avoided if The committee on appropri-
atoms and financial affairs knew ex-
actly the amount that was being APP
propriated from day to day by the diff
| ferent committees. 1t seemed to be
very important in order that the APP
preparations might be kept within the
income derived from the State, and l
understand it was good deal of ben
! eft To the committee two years ago.
| If an arrangement of this kind is
! adopted the committee can readily see
! at q glance how things are progress
| ing, with view that the appropria-
lions shall not exceed the possible rev.
/ enue to be raised by the State 1t
wasxa great advantage then, and I'M
/ less there is serious objection, it
seems TO melt ought TO go along for
/ the benefit OF the committee at this
| time
Mr.. STEARNS Of oxford: Mr.. Pre- s
! ident. it seems to me that there is
some force in the suggestion made by
the senator from York, Senator EN-
/ cry. that this order should have an
early passage. There also seems to be
! some force in the suggestion of Sena-
tor Dutton, who suggests that the va
rious committees ought to have d copy
Of the order in order to be governed
thereby. If the senator from kenne-
| bee would withdraw his motion, l sug-
gest thai this order have a passage
in concurrence with an understanding
that sufficient number of copies Of
this order be made to furnish each
committee.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair will
state that this order was printed in
full in the legislative record this morn
ing and in the Kennebec Journal A
copy Of the order will be sent to the
secretary of each committee from the
office Of the secretary of the Senate.
Mr.. BUTTON: Mr. President, with
that understanding, l withdraw my
motion.
The PRESIDENT; The question is
| now upon the passage of the order in
concurrence.
Mr. MURPHY of Cumberland: Mr.
President, as | understand it, when a
list Of appropriations is sent to the
| Al preparation committee from the 9TH
= er committees. there may be a tenden-
] cy there to cut down those appropria
TONS As 4 member of the commit
| tee on education | believe it is ouI
duty to properly scrutinize all re-
! quests for appropriations. If we then
apply the pruning knife ourselves, we
would like 10 know if it is to be fur
Their applied by the committee on APP
preparations and financial affairs
! Therefore l do not know why it would
| not be well to make an amendment te
that order. obligins the chairmen OF
the various committees to appear in
"a eADEall
that we have already made a reduc-
ton to the greatest extent. The COM
mittee ON education will have severa
requests from the normal schools an6
academies for appropriations. and it is
our intention to cut to the limit but
we do not desire further cuts by the
committee on appropriations and fl
nancial affairs.
The PRESIDENTS: The Chair viii
read from the order: The committee
on appropriations and financial affairs
is hereby directed to make record OF
said reports and forthwith submit the
same to the Legislature without
changes therein.
The question is on the passage of the
order in concurrence.
Mr.. MURPHY: Mr.. President. /
would like to have the information
from Senator Emery as to how tney
will handle these matters.
Mr.. EMERY: Mr.. President, the OBJ
ject of the order is not to do any
pruning, but it is quite necessary that
the financial committee know about
what is being spent here. We have
so much money to spend, and if we
spend it all for one thing, someone
else must suffer. / is necessary for
us to know from day to day what is
being done with our money.
Mr.. MURPHY: Mr.. President, we
simply want to understand each 9TH
er. That is all.
The order was given passage in
concurrence.
i An order came from the House.
passed in that Branch, in relation to
revising, arranging and consolidating
the inland fish and game laws of the
State, both general and public, and
private and special.
+! On motion by Mr.. Morey of Andros-
eoegin, the order was tabled
The following order came from the
House, passed in that Branch:
Ordered, that the committee on sal
! aries and fees be directed to inquire
into the expediency of increasing the
pay of members of the Legislature
ami placing them, as regards free tel
ephone service, on an equality with
other State officials, and to report by
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