Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-26

the gentleman from Portland, Mr. Has
kell, or the matters of any other men,
Der. they would have met with Just pre-
ciSely the same treatment and politics
do not enter into the consideration Of
the matter at all; it is plain matter of
business. whether tie Legislature of the
state of Maine IS 10 be run on sensible
/ business lines, III the same manner that
every one of YOU here runs his own per-
sonal business. or whether il is TO be run
on general scheme of appropriating
and appropriating and appropriatins
whatever comes along. and finally find
out that we have appropriated more mon
ey than We have TO spend. For these
reasons. gentlemen, [ hope and believe
that the members OF this House will vote
no. and will not vote to pass this bill
Notwithstanding the objections of the
Governor. (AppIause.t
Mr.. BUTTON Of Bingham: Mr..
Speaker. | do not propose to go into
the finances Of the State of Maine nor
into any of the reasons why the Gov
ernor has found il necessary in his
opinion to Veto these particular re-
solves. The one thing that do desire
!atins to these towns in my county
shall be made the goat in the mat
ter Of n difference OF opinion between
the Governor and the Committee on
Ways and Bridges As | understand il.
this whole proposition arises through a
difference Of opinion upon the particu-
lar point of how much money the Ways
and Bridges Committee shall be allow
ed to appropriate. AS | understand it.
the Committee I'll WAYS ana bridges
/ expect that il will be necesSary and
tGaJ they can reasonably and safely
appropriate for the use OF ways and
bridges a sum close TO 5000 900. The
Governor has different views upon that
subject. He places the limit at the
arbitrary point Of s12J.000. The Gov
cInor makes no objection 10 the merits
OF these resolves, but asks that they
De made the goat" in a difference Of
opinion between himself and the com
mittee. / would like to Just say q
. word in regard to tie merits Of this
resolve for the town Of Moscow. There
! is situated in the town OF Moscow the
village of Deadwater This town has a
: large saw mill. employing at some
times in the year more than one hum
dred. 1t has a store. n post office. a
: school, hall and q number of houses.
as well as a few small farms. Those
people situated in the locality have ac-
! cess 10 the outside world only over 4
tote road two miles and a half to con
meet with the main highways of Mos
COW. The necessity of this road has
been approved by the county commits
! SiOners OF Somerset county, and they
| have laid out this road to connect
with the main highways in Moscow.
| The expense Of this road as estimated
| Will be $4,000. The ways and bridges
! committee, as / understand the re-
solve, have allowed the sum of $1,000
! to be appropriated by the State. max
! ing it necessary for the town of Mos
COW, with its limited financial condi-
! ton. tc raise the sum of $4,000 more. I
submit to the members of this Legis-
lature if it is not a fair and just re-
solve.
Now as to the matter of whether
this resolve shall pass over the Cover
nor's veto. l ooject, and object strenu-
ously, to these resolves, which are not
party measures, being held up by par
ty machinery. I appeal to the fairness
and justice of the members of this
Legislature, regardless of party, to
pass these resolves regardless Of the
Governors objection.
Mr.. SNOW of Mars Hill: Mr.. Speak
or, I would like to say just a word.
We are, here to do the business OF the
State, and we are ali interested.
more or less, in resolves that will
come before this Legislature. We all
recognize the fact that the State can
not pay all the bills that are brought
in here asking for appropriations, and
that there must be some limit to this
thing. But we appoint 10 men on a
committee who are from different
parts of the State. They are assign
ed certain things that are asked for
by the people of the State. They take
those resolves and have a hearing
upon them. They dig into them; they
listen to the arguments Of both sides
for and against, if there are any, and
after due consideration they report
fought to pass or Ought not to
pass" have heard a member Of the
committee ON ways and bridges say
that they have before the committee
resolves asking for some 10000, and
they have already eliminated some
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