Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-25

with the service we now have for tel
! ephones. In other words allowing
| each member certain amount to pay
! for telephone charges, during the SEES
| sion. Now that on the face of it may
seem fair, to me it looks very unfair
realize that many members of the
committees have to use the telephone
a good deal in connection with Their
| work, Willie possibly the gentleman
introducing this order has not had te
use a telephone. and to allow every
member of this body and the other
body a certain number of dollars TO
pay telephone charges would, it seems
| to me, work a hardship. And if 1t IS
the intention of the gentleman to do
| this. feeling that there is a certain,
possibly we might term ii. an uncon-
scious influence connected with the
free use of the telephone. I hope the
gentleman will rid himself of any such
| idea. 1t must be some impression he
has received in the lower House that
would make him feel that any mem
Der of either body is subject to such
Influences. I do not believe we have q
member of this body that on account
of using a free telephone when we
|
do not believe that should and will IN
I huence us on our vote on anything
that can come up here. 1t is too small q
ma tier: | do not believe there is any
member so weak kneed or weak mind
! ed az to have matter so insignlfleaht
as that affect our deliberations in any
| way.
would be pleased TO submit to the
he
particular reason Why this part of the
order should go to this committee, but
! il seems to me it would be the minds
of this body that we continue as We
have / DO not think we can call tins
| free use of telephones. The state OF
| Maine has granted the New England
! Telephone Co many franchises, ana
while they are very courteous to us
and doing a great work for the State,
vet I think they gladly do this courte-
Gus act of giving us this free use.
| If we continue on these lines the
next order to come up here will be
an order restricting Mr. Kicker from
| furnishing Poland Spring water, and
| following that will be. one that the
senator from Waldo cannot pay my
! carfare if do not have a nickel with
me- Where shall We stop. The next
| to come up will be an order directing
every member of these two Houses to
go to particular hotel and pay from
s25 TO $2S a week. when there only
| two days. Where shall we end? | be-
lieve. as said before. with all due re-
! spect 10 the senator from Somerset,
/ that this part in regard to telephones
! should be taken from this order.
Mr.. HERSEY of Aroostook: hir.
President, as this order has been re-
/ ferred 20 the committee on salaries
and fees, I raise the point of order that
| the amendment is not now in order
| and the order is not before us.
The PRESIDENT. ThependinS ques-
| ton is upon the passage of the order
! in concurrence. The amendment VIII
be i'm order rs soon as it is reduced to
writing.
| Mr.. BUTTON of Kennebec' MI.
President. | desire to say just word
upoe the pending motion On this order.
! The PRESIDENT: The Chair VIII
| state that the pending question is upon
! the amendment to the order.
! Mr.. MURPHY of Cumberland; Mi.
| President, | would like to inquire II
| there is a question before the Senate.
| The PRESIDENT: The Chair viii
| state for the information of the SEN
ator. that the senator from Kennebec
| has the floor when the amendment Is
ready.
The presidents: The senator from
Kennebec. Mr.. Allen offers an amend
ment TO the following order: ORDERED
| that the committee on salaries ana
| fees be directed to inquire into the
| expediency of increasing the pay OF
members of the Legislature and plac
| ing them, as regards free telephone
service, on an equality with othef
State officials and to report by bill
or otherwise to this Legislature.
The amendment is as follows Strike
| out the words and placing them, as
regards free telephone service, on an
equality with other State officials SO
| that the order as amended shall read
as follows: "Ordered. that the COM
mittee on salaries and fees be direct
ed TO inquire into the expediency OF
increasing the pay of members of the
| Legislature and to report by bill or
otherwise to this Legislature"
| Mr.. BUTTON: The senator from
| Ork desires 10 MAKE IL iliotiOll anu
will yield to him if he will table the
order.
| Mr.. COLE Of York: Mr.. President,
| | move that the order and the amend
ment lie upon the table and be as
| signed for consideration, Tuesday.
The motion was agreed to.
| Mr. MURPHY: Mr.. President,
would it not be better that the order
| be printed? | move that the vote
whereby the order was tabled and as
signed for Tuesday be reconsidered.
| The motion was agreed to, and upon
! further motion by the same senator,
the order and the amendment We're
tabled for printing and assigned, for
next Tuesday
Mr.. Hersey of Aroostook presented
the following order out of order by
| unanimous consent:
Ordered, that 500 extra copies of the
| following documents he printed for the