Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-01


| President, the Office Of the chief ex-
ecutive of this State is the highest
gift of the people of this country. in
| the Chair have been many people o.
national reputation. Whatever the
character Of the present incumbent
| may be I submit that it is an ofhc.
to which due respect should be paid.
and it is with a feeling Of the great
est regret that l approach the dis
cussion OF this matter. We have
come to a crisis when movement Of
this kind is necessary.
The Governor perhaps in his wis
dom has seen fit to put aside prece-
dent. The business Of this Legisla-
ture has been carried on since the in
ception of the State government, in
way which has met with the ap-
prevail of the people Of the State, and
in accordance with legislation the
world over. l do not know what
these methods are, for l never played
| politics but I assume that l know
when a people or a party is getting
| square deal, and that is when these
matters are being carried out in ac-
cordance with right and justice.
This committee on ways and
bridges, in my judgment. has been one
of the hardest worked committees in
the Legislature. They have worked
long and they have worked har-
monously. 1t cannot be said that
there has been very much politics in
their decisions as committee, the
committee having been chosen from
! both political parties. l understand
from conversation with members Of
| the committee that there has never
anything Of this sort entered into il.
Some Of the best men, not only al
! this Legislature but in the State Of
Maine, are members of this commit
| tee, men whom the whole State honor
and have the utmost confidence in
their judgment. l say to you that as
members of the Legislature, having
from among the members chosen your
/ best men and left these affairs in
their hands, and they having looked
at them from every point of view,
and having acted in an honest man
/ ner. and by their actions in submit
| ting these questions unanimously to
the Legislature, they have done their
! duty. and having their duty. and
| having done it fearlessly and having
done il Well that this attempt of the
Governor to coerce this Legislature
should be stepped on.
! Mr.. WALKER of Somerset: do
not care to cut off debate, but i:
seems to me that this question has
been freely argued on both sides. and
l move the previous question.
/ The PRESIDENT: The previous
question is not ordered usually in the
Senate. The question is upon the
passage of the Senate order. offered
/ by the Senator from Lincoln, Senator
| Boynton, requesting His EXcellency
/ to return to the Senate for further
4 consideration Resolve appropriating
money TO build and re-plank the Wis
casset Bridge. This resolve was
I finally passed in the Senate in concur
renee with the House, Thursday. Feb.
! rs. On this question the yeas and
nays have been demanded
"A sufficient number arising the
yeas and nays were ordered.)
The PRESIDENT: Those in favor
! Of the passage of this order when
their names are called will answer
yes, and those opposed will answer
! no.
1 The Secretary called the roll. Those
voting yes were Messrs. Boynton,
Butler, Dunton, Flaherty, Garcelon.
| Herrick, Jillson, Leary. Murphy.
Price Thurston. Weld-l2 Those
voting nay were Messrs. Allen, Ames,
Bartlett. Burleigh. Chatto, Clark,
! Colby, Cole, Conant, Durgin Emery,
/ Fulton. Hersey. Peacock. Scammon,
Sy,i<t oil
Hastings, Moulton-2
Twelve having voted yes and seven
| teen having voted no the order did
not receive a passage.
On motion by Mr.. Butler of Knox il
! was
1 Ordered; That a message he sent
I TO the Governor requesting His Ex-
cellency TO return TO the Senate for
/ further consideration the Resolve ap-
propriating money TO aid in widening
the turnpike road in Camden and
| Lincolnville and providing for the flu
/ ture maintenance thereof
/ This resolve was finally passed in
the Senate in concurrence with the
House Thursday. Feb. PSI
! On motion by Mr.. Cole of York the
yeas and nays were ordered.
The Secretary called the roll Those
voting yes (in favor of the passage OF
! the ordeD Were Messrs Boynton,
Butler, Dunton, Flaherty. Garcelon.
! Herrick, Jillson. Leary, Murphy, Price,
/ Thurston, Weld-I2. Those voting no
We're Messrs. Allen, Ames. Bartlett,
Burleigh, Chatto. Clark, Colby, Cole,
Conant. Durgin. Emery, Fulton, Her
sey. Peacock, Scammon. Swift, Walker
Ii. Absences: Messrs. Hastings,
! Moulton-2.
| Twelve having voted yes and seven
teen having voted no the order dill
not receive passage.
Bills in First Reading
! Senate IFS: Resolve i'll Favor Of State
Pension Clerk.
! Senate l76: Resolve in favor Of the
J Maine Industrial School for Girls at
Hallowell, to Provide for the Payment
of interest on trust funds deposited in
| the State Treasury.
Senate III: An Act to incorporate
the Salisbury Cove Water Company.
| Senate lis: An Act TO amend an Act
entitled an act to provide for nomina =
ton of candidates Of Political Parties by
primary Election.