Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-29

telephone service. on an equality with
other state officials" so that the or
der as amended shall read as follows:
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
and 10 report by bill or otherwise TO
this legislature
on motion by Mr.. Allen, the amend
ment was Withdrawn
The question being upon the pas
sage of the order in concurrence, q
viva voce vote was taken and the or
der vas given a passage.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair lays
before the Senate for consideration the
order amending Paragraph II of the
Joint rules, tabled, yesterday, by the
senator from Oxford Senator Stearns.
The pending question being the pass
age of the order
Mr.. STEARNS: Mr.. President, when
this matter came up, yesterday. Sem
atOr Morey was absent and he hav-
ing tabled the matter originally
thought proper it should be re-assign-
ed for today. l yield to that senator.
Mr.. MOREY of Androscoggin: Mr..
President. when the order was intro
duced, amending Paragraph ! / of the
| joint rules, in this printing, increas-
ing the number of printed copies of all
| bills from 500 to $50 an increase of
80 per cent, | wished to be informed
as to the reason. and requested the
secretary of the Senate to furnish the
information, which he has done and
will lay it before the Senate ! will
read his statement.
THE Senate has ordered 39G pages
of documents printed 600 copies of
eaeh) a $191, $756.36.
The Senate has ordered 116 pages
reprinted n S1.91. $221.56.
The cost OF these 256,O00 pages or
dered piece meal, S977.92
If the Senate had ordered 396 page
Csc copies of EACH a $2.13, $S43.4s.
And at the same time had ordered
go additional copies of l16 pages 10
$211s. $24.94
The cost of these $4,000 pages or
dered all at one time in each instance
would have been sS6742.
In each case cited above provision
is made for 1000 copies of Senate Doc
uments /, 8, ., 10. Is, IS, and House
Document 4: and 1900 copies of SEN
ate Document 6.
In addition the second proposition
gives $50 Of all other documents as
against 500 copies in the first PROPOSE
ton"
1t does appear. Mr.. President, from
the information furnished by the Sec
rotary of the Senate. that it is more
economical to have printed $50 copies
than 800 copies, and | am further in
formed by the secretary of the Senate
that of the 500 copies printed of each
bill there should be $50 copies distri-
buted, which leaves a shortage of $50
copies. That is, the different DEPART
ments of the State have so many as
signed them, and if the assignments
are filled, there is a shortage in all
departments Some have ten copies
aud some more. There is already a
shortage of 1870 copies, and ii seems
That 80 copies are necessary. and
that il that amount is ordered in the
first place. it has an economical re-
suit To the State. | therefore second
the motion of the senator in the pass
age of the order.
Mr.. ALLEN of Kennebec: Mr. Pres
ident, think if | am correctly in
formed that | presented that order.
and / wanted to say just word.
viii forgive him for the course taken,
but | hope another time when our Of
liclent secretary presents to us infor-
nation and calls for extra copies for
the benefit of the people of Maine.
that he will not table it so quickly.
Right after the tabling of this order.
the senator from Aroostook put in an
order directing the printing of eignt
diflerent acts which added quite lot
10 his economical move, this morning
when we practice economy, let us
practice it in all ways. Here is s110.5
we would have saved thus far if we
had gone on the $50 copies plan in
stead of the 500. / am glad the SEN
ator from Androscoggin has decided to
tall into line, and when he again hears
request from our efficient secretary,
that he will coincide with it.
The question on the passage of the
ORDER a viva voce vote was taken and
the order was given passage
The PRESIDENT: