Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-09

| Mr.. PEACOCK Of Washington: Mr..
President and fellow senators: / hope
1 in voting for this that you will not &C
cept the minority report. You perhaps
remember that last Tuesday we dis
cussed the measurements Of Holsters
very fully and cur distinguished sena-
tor from York at that time advocated
that we should pass a double gauge
law whereby we could conserve the
large Holsters, the seed Holsters.
Now today we are considering what
claimed at that time was nothing
more or less than a nine-inch law and
hope that the senators will not vote
to accept this nine-inch law.
The PRESIDENT: The pending
question is on the motion of the sena-
tor from Washington, Senator Peacock,
that the majority report Of the COM
mittee be accepted. 1t came over as un-
finished business from yesterday.
A viva voce vote was had. and the
Chair being in doubt, rising vote was
taken. Twelve senators voting in the
affirmative, and nine in the negative.
the majority report, ought not to pass,
was accepted.
Mr.. WOOD of Hancock: Mr. Presi-
dent. rise partially to a question Of
personal privilege. At the interruption
when the storm broke last night, | was
trying to second Senator Peacock's
motion in regard to the acceptance OF
the commission for sea and shore fish
cries. AS | rose l was reminded Of Eu-
gene Fields beautiful poem.
| am about TO leave on the 1906 if
possible, Mr.. President, although
want TO leave 10 duty undone that
may help perform. have a rather con-
fused memory of attempting last night
to second this motion, as l was a mem
Der of the committee on sea and shore
fisheries and the matter was gone into
very fully. My continuity of thought
was somewhat disturbed, and | recall
visions of guns and medals and march
ing men and rivalry and song. Mr..
President, if l do not adhere entirely
to the subject. l may not have got
Strengthened out since last night. But
at the moment when the seditious in
surreCtion from the other end o. the
building was sprung upon us, or, In the
language of the poet, when H broke
loose, l think that was the situation
that we were in. We were somewhat
disturbed by the great noise from the
overflow from the house. which swept
down on us as did the Assyrian Of old
like the wolf on the fold In the face
tious mood which seemed to possess
the thoughtless last night when the
amhiant air was filled with raucous
noise. | had intended to use a Biblical
Injunction. slightly paraphased, and
particularly applicable to those west
ern counties "of the State of Maine,
fellow senator's" Look not upon the
nine-inch lobster when it is red. when
it giveth its color in the cauldron for
at the last it stingeth like the Baxter
amendment and biteth like the Luther
| Maddocks dogfish.
When we have resumed mans es-
tate and put aside childish things,
wish to address myself in all serious
ness to the Importance of this COM
mission. In the passing Of this law
l had intended to say something in the
presence of my distinguished friend,
Senator Butler, but if we ever have to
have a Democratic Governor l COM
mend him to his fellow Democrats as
proper material, and if 7 were going to
| he defeated I should as leave be de-
feated by Senator Butler as any Dem
ocrat that I know-I mean my party,
! | have no aspirations for the COVER
! norship PERSONAL---VERY. in his absence
! ! am going 10 refrain from saying it.
| do want to say, however that for
the IA weeks that we have been here.
as Sparticus said "amid- the blood and
dust Of the arena" we have hardly
heard politics mentioned and the mem
bers of the committee on sea and shore
: fisheries Ia w l.
/ Democrats and who were Republicans
with the exception Of this measure. and
this it was clearly understood was an
administration measure. We had heard
at various meetings of the i'll effects Of
the present law and the want of en-
forcement of it. and the entire lack of
enforcement so it had got to be almost
Il disgrace, not under any one admin
istration but simply the method in
which this law was non enforced. We
had heard that from time to time The
governor had asked for tin the pres
ence of Senator Butler l meant to have
said something about politics, I don't
want to say it now-I don't want to
be led around by any man with a ring
in my nose, not even by the Governor,
but he has not tried to. He is the man
, N4ieit I'iC isCpuLiiIdi party IOOkS 10 as
the responsible head " the parry and
he promised the people to do certain
things and he is trying like the man
that he is, every inch of him. to do this,
and he asked this committee to give
him some power whereby he believed
he could better enforce the law. And
he asked for this commission, and most
cheerfully those members who were
party men desired to give ii to him. 7
certainly believe tits a party meas
IRE. 1t is an administration measure
1t was 50 regarded in the committee
and ought to have the support of every
loyal Republican. I thank you
! On motion by Mr.. Davies of Piscata
quiS q recess was taken until - O'Clock
! After Recess
! The Senate called to order bv the
President.
From the House An Act to amend
Section l6 of Chapter 50 Of the Revised
Statutes relating to the compensation
of steamboat inspectors.
In the Scntae this bin was passed ia
be enerossed as amended by Senate