Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-05

Of the President of the Senate in the
presence Of our secretary and asked
whether he should bring certain printing
that was already done, and not involved
In this controversy,-that was not held
up by the Governor and Councmil,-
whether he should bring that up on
Tuesday morning or Tuesday afternoon.
It was the printing of bills that would
go to committees, and not to either
branch Of the Legislature. but directly
to the committee. And we said. / do not
know but the President might have ex-
pressed the opinion that It would be just
as well to bring them UP in the after
noon as in the forenoon when the Legis-
lature would be in session. In the after
noon the secretary of the Senate sends
this printed matter to the committees.
Mr.. Reid saw the clerk OF the House
and he said that he would rather have
them in the afternoon. 1t came up in the
afternoon and when Mr. Reid was before
the Governor and Council he was asked
a question whether the President of the
Senate asked him to delay the sending
up of the printing, and he said that he
understood that he was not to have tho
printing come up in the forenoon, but in
the afternoon.
That is the reason given why they
charge that this hold-up of the Legisla-
ture is the Presidents fault.
l further read from the Watervllle
Sentinel Of this morning the statement
of Mr. Reid. Mr.. Reid evidently made
two statements yesterday. do not
lyv,N ~
I have not consulted him, but under
stand this is the last statement he made:
"Mr. Reid at two thirty-five P. NJ. stat
ed that the wording is correct. with the
exception that he meant the clerk of the
House instead of the Secretary of the
Senate. He also reiterates that he said
that the printing was already to be deliv-
cred at o'clock, and was held up at the
request of the President of the Senate.
HARRY W. REID.
(signeO
Witness.
/. c. Marks
A true copy,
Attest: OSCAR II. DUNBAR.
Justice OF the peace.
A few moments before he made that
statement, II he made that-it is evil
IDENTIFY statement Of somebody else-he
made this statement and signed It.
"Wed., Feb. 8, 1915.
To the Public:
/ understand that in debate in the Sen
ate and House this morning in the mat
ter of State Printing and binding, certain
statements were made diStorting what
Council. to make it appear that claimed
the President of the Senate was reSpon-
sible for the hold-up in certain orders OF
the Legislature in the matter of print
dent l desire to state that any holding
or suspension Of the orders of the Legis-
lature in the matter OF the printing and
binding. as far as the, Public Binder is
vote and orders Of the Governor and
Council, that the only talk I had with
the President was in regard to the DEW
cry Of certain printed matter already
done, as to whether it should be dellv-
cred in the forenoon or afternoon OF
Tuesday last, and, after consulting with
the Clerk Of the House, concluded it
would make no difference. The President
that the work OF the Printer and Binder
should be promptly done and delivered
and that the orders of the Legislature
should be executed. even in spite OF the
orders of the Governor and Council The
Binder would like the question OF au-
thOrity settled and the President prom
tsed the Binder to bring that matter be-
fore the Legislature the first thing Tues
day morning and as far as l know the
President should not be criticized in any
thing he has done and that he is not re-
sponsible for the present condition OF the
HARRY W. REID"
After this Legislature has adjourned
and We have gone home-this is my last
term, I have had all the honors you can
civ nd
want the record to be such that my
friends can look back upon it as l do
with pride.
In days to come, senators, when this
little drama that has been enacted by
small politicians or the stage Of life has
gone and they have retired, only the
truth remains and that will be eternal
l thank you for your attention.
(The PRESIDENT in the Chair.)
Papers from the House disposed Of in
concurrence.
From the House: Resolve in favor
of Alfred Yankauer, with the state
ment OF facts.
In the House this resolve was re-
ferred to the committee on claims.
In the Senate the resolve was re-
tons and financial affairs in .non-cur-
renee.
On motion by Mr. Boynton of Lin
coin the resolve was tabled.
From the House: Petition Of M. L..
Hopkins and 16 others of Lincoln
County asking for a law to prohibit
the throwing Of saW-dust and other
mill waste into Dyers River, in Lincoln
County.
In the House this petition was re-
ferred to the committee on interior
waters.
The Senate concurred in the action
Of the House, but subsequently on mo-
ton by Mr.. Boynton of Lincoln, the
vote whereby the petition was referred
in concurrence was reconsidered.
On further motion by the same Sem
ator the petition vas tabled.
The following bills, petitions, etc.
were presented and on recommended
ton Of the committee on reference of
bills. were referred to the following
committees:
Appropriations and Financial Affairs
By Mr.. Murphy Of Cumberland: Re-
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