Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-29

fore this Legislature that has had quite
so much lobbying as this bill. Now my
friend from Pittsfeld states it is a re-
lection upon the trustees and officers of
these various institutions / beg to diff
Ter with him. and anybody else raising
mat objection. 1t seems to me that
these trustees, these officers, have moth
ing to fear from this bill. What have
We the State treasurer for? What is
he paid for | hope he is not paid TO
run around and lobby on any bill. l
hope any officer of any institution is
not receiving his pay from the State to
lobby bill. What is our State auditor
paid for? Why not do this business
as it should be done? There is no
argument made by my friend from
PittsBeld that you could not do this
want YOU to distinctly understand
thlt the credit of the State of Maine
is sufficiently good that anybody IS
glad to sell them and take Il voucher
or order on the State treasurer
trust on full consideration of the mat
ter we will get in line and do business
as you and ! as individuals would do
II DO YOU suppose these great cor
pHrations put money into the hands of
Their foremen to spend for them? |
would ask my friend from Pittsfiel1
no" many supplies his foreman buy
Tor his mill? How many section fore
men or station agents buy supplies
Ior the Maine Central Railroad? How
MANY foremen fer the International
or Great Northern Paper Companies
nuN supplies for their departments
tell you, gentlemen, they have Ia
make out requisition. send it to the
proper authority and the goods come.
Now this bill is not NV bill L
comes from the committee on appro-
prlatlons and financial affairs. AMI
Was introduced by Senator Richard
son of Penobseot. believe the bill is
RIGHT believe it is a step in the
right direction. | am telling YOU gen
teimen that ii took us Is years to get
a State Auditor. and it may take =
good many years to have Maine do
business. on business basis, and ex-
ereisa business principle: but | will
tell you right now that want t.
90 on record as being in favor of this
bill, and being in favor of adoptin..
business methods for all our State in
situations
: hope Mr. Speaker, and gentlemen.
that the motion of the gentleman
from Plttstield To Indefinitely postpone
Will not prevail (Applause9
The SPEAKER (pro tenn: The Chair
will state that the clerk has called at
tention TO the fact that the House did
vote upon the motion of the gentleman
from Pittsfield Mr.. Smith, reconsider
of
passed to be engrossed: SO that the
Clair reNerses its ruling. and nos.
holds that the amendment offered by
the gentleman from Brewer, Mr.. His
gins, i in order. and does take preee-
dence over the motion to indefinitely
postpone
Mr.. Mitchell of kittery seconded the
motioa on the adoption Of the amend
nent.
Mr. SMITH of Pittsfield MIR. Speak
er, don't think it is right for this
House TO waste its time in passing
this bill on IN the adoption of the
amendment when the Governor has
SAID that he would veto this bill if it
comes before him. and he told me SO.
this morning.
W f1itIAil.Ns9 III '7fttftN'I tt'ia'
geItlenen. let us put it right up Il
the Governor. GApldause1 | still insist.
Mir. Speaker. that it is good business
and 1t is good business principle. ana
very sure that majority OF the mem
btrs cf the House want to go on rec
old in favor OF this bill.
Mr.. MARSTON of SkoWheean: Nj
Speaker. | want to state the position
OF tne committee ON appropriations ana
financial affairs i'll regard to this mat
ter. This bill originally came from
the late state auditor. Mr.. Lamont
Stevens. 1t has the approval of all the
past auditors until the present one, and
your committee considered the matter
very carefully and brought in unan-
inous report IN favor Of il. 1t seems 10
me it is just bill and with TIE
amendment offered by the gentleman
from Brewer chr. Higgins all obJec-
lions that might lie raised are rehoF-
ed. II does not seem to me that the
Governor will veto the bill With tIls
amendment.
The question being on the adoption
of House Amendment y.
The amen dment WAS adopted.
Mir Higgins then moved that the bull
be nassed tc be cngrossed, as amended
Mr. smith OF Piust.eld called 10!
the yeas ami nays.
The SPEAKER (pro tenn; The
Chair will state that after the amend
ment is adopted reconsideration Will
be necessary and that the same re-
suit would seem to be reached by ask
ing for the yeas and nays upon the
adoption of the bill as amended. Does
the gentleman from Pittsfield, MT.
smith. ask for the yeas and nays upon
the adoption of the bill as amended
Mr.. NEW BERT OF Augusta: ! will
suggest that the gentleman from Pitts
field Mr.. smith, might renew his mo-
zion now to indefinitely postpone the
bill. as amended.
Mr.. SMITH of Pittsheld; l will ae-
cept that proposition.
The SPEAKER (pro temp; The