Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-24

pie" From the people Of lewiston. Gar
diner. Hallowell, Augusta and Water
vile there is going up a cry-not only a
cry but a wail-''Brown, / do hope you
will get that bill through"
| Now, gentlemen, suppose it is al
most waste Of time for me to stand
! here and advocate this. ] am not here
simply TO make amusement for you;
| this is something that is serious and
| it should be treated seriously. You are
| providing literally for your State
! Prison birds: you want them to be
/ comfortably cared for; you want the
| tuberculosis patients taken care OF
/ Why, You cannot transplant cattle on
| the steam railroads in the shape that
! human beings are transported on these
! electric cars, and the cruelty officers
will not allow you to do it. Sunday
| morning when l came out OF the city
! Of Lewiston on the nine o'clock car
they registered rs on the register, and
! the car holds about So; yet you never
hear murmur from them. We are
! glad to patronize these electric cars:
1 we want to patronize them. We are
| thankful that they are here: but, gen.
! liSllicll, NuSii IL COluSS QoWA " k1iC
subject of this toilet business, we do
| demand that they furnish US suit
able place where the demands Of Ma
ture may be attended to. / do not
think it is anything unjust. 1t is sim
| ply the demands of the people. You
\ hear them on all sides if you will only
| keep your ear to the ground. You
| have heard nobody raise any objection
| 70 this. Every member on this floor
! knows down in his heart that there Is
| crying need for this thing. Now,
1 gentlemen, let us rise above being LED
around by trusts and corporations.
I Let us send ont the glad tidlngs that
| the good old State of Maine, away up
! here in the northern part Of this IN
tied country, has gone forward on the
/ line of progression, and has caused
! these electric roads to furnish us with
suitable toilets. Gentlemen. with these
remarks I am going to leave the mat
| ter with you. 1t seems to me that |
can almost hear you say: We'll, l
would like to vote with you, but ]
| hardly dare to-" Well, ! thank God
! for the corporations, just the same
I as / DO for the horses or the cookstove.
I am very thankful for such things;
but l do not want to ride behind a
horse without reins or without bits in
+ his mouth; and ! do not think it safe
for the people of this State to ride be-
hind these corporations and trusts
without We have bits in their mouths;
and here in this Hall of Representa-
tives is the place where we can put
the bits in their mouths. Gentlemen,
I let US see that we do this.
Mr.. HIGGINS of Brewer: MIR.
\ Speaker, the distinguished gentleman
from Auburn has we'll placed his mai
ter before you. ! only wonder that he
had not gone q little further in his in
I vestigation, and included the provision
to apply to public automobiles and air
ships ] have always made it a prac-
tice, Mr.. Speaker and gentlemen of the
House, TO lay these matters before
committees. The comittee to whom
this matter was referred gave it their
undivided attention, and they come
back here to the members Of this
/ House with a report that the bill
ought not to pass; and, gentlemen, !
want to stand on the report of that
committee. Mr.. Speaker, when the
vote is taken. 1 move you that II be
taken with the yeas and nays.
Mr.. NILLETT of Belfast: Mr..
Speaker, there IS something beyond
the discomfort of children and adults
in taking these long rides on the troll
leys. There is q long train OF diseases
+ following the retaining OF the urine
for a long time, such as cystltls.
/ There is cyStitis and the retention still
continues The bladder partially gives
way and forms little sacs. The urine
is retained in these sacs after urlna-
ton. This sets up further infiamrna :
. ton. the poisons are absorbed, and
twice ] have known death TO result
from such retention Of the urine. !
think that we will do q great good for
the people of the State of Maine II we
accept the bill instead of the report.
Therefore, Mr.. Speaker, ! second the
motion Of the gentleman from Auburn.
Mr.. COMEDIAN Of Portland !:
Mr.. Speaker, i rise to reply TO the
I gentleman from Auburn. l do not
think the city Of Portland needs any
I defence Portland is a center OF In
tel!icence. of beauty. Of progressive
ness. and OF ability. The city Of Port
land is known all over these United
States for those reasons The city OF
Portland is satisfied with itself. We,
\ its representatives and citizens, are
t proud Of the people of the city OF
/ Portland. of the men Of Portland or
/ the women Of Portland, and we can
I not see how any just criticism can be
! made on the city of Portland.
Mr.. ST. CLAIR of Calais: Mr..
/ Sneaker. it seems to me that this Dill
! deserves to be considered with some
/ degree Of seriousness. When an cleo
4 iris road usurps the place Of steam
road and goes long distances through
the State, it seems to me that II
should submit 10 the same require
! rnents to which the steam roads SUB
/ nit. Now the electric lines are reach
/ Ing out farther and farther into the
I districts in which they lie. There are
I rIaces where one can travel conun-
/ uo1,slv for long distances on the cleo
/ trio road, and people patronlze them
/ II seems to me that the electric rOad
! should not have any advantages over
! th. steam road in matters of convey
/ fence or health or hysenic reasons.
( All steam roads are required to sup
/ nly their cars with toilets. 1t does
| Seem TO me that the electric roads,
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