Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-27

cessful in obtaining Senator Poindex.
ter and Senator Hale to speak in regard
to it In some particulars. and We were
successful in having Courtenay Crock
er and Talcott Williams speak on the
other side of it; and it might be diff
cult to arrange a committee hearing
when any man Of the prominence of
those men whom have mentioned
could be here. But if we lay it on the
table for week and take advantase
OF the discussions Goine on, and if the
suggestion which / think the President
Of the Senate has made that Senator
Lodge be invited to address a Joint
convention Of the Legislature in regard
to IT be carried out. the object OF the
gentleman from Cumberland, Senator
Davies. will be accomplished as we'll
The PRESIDENT: The pending
question Is on t notion of the senator
from York that the bill lie on the table
and that next Wednesday be assigned
for its consideration.
Mr.. DAVIES: I don't know that I
quite understand the answer Of the
senator from York. Senator Deerinp
70 the question addressed him by the
Chair. Do I understand that ther, Is
no objection on his part to the COM
mittee on reference sending this reso-
luton to any committee which il may
select for the purpose Of q hearing ,
And to that he shakes his head, and
therefore l assume that the matter
may ne referred TO the committee on
reference for the purpose Of referring II.
Mr.. DEERING: II the committee on
reference think that is a matter 10
come before committee, have NO
objection to it.
Mr.. DAVIES: Then. Mr.. President,
should not the motion be that Il be r..
ferred to the committee on referen; e
for them to report?
The PRESIDENT: The Chair would
rule that the pending question is on the
motion OF the gentleman from York.
Senator Deering. that it be tabled an,
specially assigned for one week from
today-next Wednesday.
Mr.. DAVIES: Yes. Mr. President. I
so understand tho question, but I also
understand that providing the senator
from York. Senator Deering. does no:
care to withdraw that motion and make
the motion that 1t be referred to a COM
mittee on reference, that the motto,
stands.
Mr.. DEARTH Of Penobscot: Nj.
President feel personally as though.
would like to see this matter lie on
the table for the present I thinx tina
every member of the Senate. regard
less Of any political affiliations, is in
favor OF the object of the conference of
nations: the method-no one Tor tn.
present knows just the best one t.
ADOPT. 1t seems to me that it is bes.
for. us to wait and listen and not crit
icise or take any definite stand on the
question for the present. So it seems
TO me better that this matter
lie upon the table until Wednes-
day of next week. and then we
may be in position to decide
whether we want to take a definite
position on the question. II 80. then as
the senator from Cumberland suggests.
have il referred to a committee and
then discussed. My position is that l
think for the present the less we
discuss it the better. and I do not
mean by that to criticise in the least !;
listen and let those who are hand
ling this question. whom we have
reason to believe are competent to
handle it, let them handle it, and
when they have decided, then we will
approve of what they say or we will
criticise, but not criticise now.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair will
state that the. pending question is
on the motion of the senator from
York, that this bill lie on the table
and that Wednesday of next week
be assigned for its consideration.
Mr.. DAVIES: Perhaps l might
make my meaning a little clearer.
desire to say to the senator from
Penobscot, Senator Dearth, that
was not criticising the resolution in
any way. The only purpose of my mo-
ton to refer the resolution to q COM
mittee was that it might be fully dis
cussed there, and then report might
be made by the committee to the
Senate.
Mr.. DEARTH: Do not think that
! intended to infer at all that you
were criticising. spoke in gen.
erai way that we cannot discuss at
the present time without criticising
either for or against: so ! think we
better not say anything about it at
the present time-but take another
', eek to consider the matter.
Ny. THORNTON: Mr.. President,
IL seems to me that as this matter is
Of national importance that perhaps
a week would be too short to listen
to this matter. and that 1t would be
better to refer 1t to some commit
tee, committee on federal relations or
some appropriate committee. who
would have time to gather together
the information that the men OF ma
tiona! interests are putting before the
public on this matter, and that then.
when reported back 10 the Senate.
the Senate will be in u better posi-
ton to consider the question.
hope that the question will be refer
red to some committee.
The PRESIDENTS: The pending
question is on the passage of the mo-
ton of the senator from York, SEN
ator Deering. that this bill lie on the
table and be specially assigned for
Wednesday of next week.
The motion was agreed to.
The PRESIDENT: Under the or
der introduced yesterday all bills
come off of the table automatically
Wednesday of this week.
Coming under that order the Chair
lays before the Senate the majority
report. ought TO pass, and the minor
ity report. ought not to pass, on bill,