Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-06
18TH LEGISLATURE
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motion that this resolve should be
adopted
| Mr.. BANTER: Mr.. Speaker. I moved
that the resolve be adopted when
brought the matter UP.
| The SPEAKER: Then the Chair will
have to change his ruling on Mr.. Ber-
rvs motion to refer to the next Legis-
| lature. When the Chair stated to him
that his motion was in order, it over
| looked the fact that a motion had been
made for adoption, and that motion
| takes precedence. Under the rules when
a question is under debate no motion
shall be received but to adjourn, to
lay on the table, for the previous Ques-
| ton. to commit, to postpone to a day
certain. to amend, or to postpone in
| definitely; so the motion Of the gentle
man from Portland (Mr. Baxter) takes
precedence over the motion to refer to
the next Legislature.
Mr.. BAXTER: Mr.. Speaker. wher
| the vote is taken, I move that it be
taken by the yeas and nays.
Mr.. HINCKLEY of South Portland:
Mr.. Speaker and gentlemen Of the
House: "He is fool who by force or
skill, tries TO change the current Of a
woman's will
These words were penned by an old
man away back in the sixteenth CEN
| fury, and it seems to me he was far
wiser that some Of the men of the
twentieth century; he seemed to un-
derstand. Like the rough and ragged
rocks Of the Maine coast that have
| tried for centuries to retard the prog
! ress Of the wind and waves, so some
! men through the ages have tried to
retaFd the progress of woman. But
! want to say to you men that I believa
! the time has arrived when the men
of this country, acting as the men Of
Europe very largely have acted, have
determined that the woman who has
! been slowly and surely coming out Of
| her bondage is now at the point of
receiving full freedom in this country.
Now in regard to this question of
| the referendum of this matter
which has been opened here, I want
to say to you, men,. that it is fall
acious: it is not good reasoning; it
has no legal foundation in fact. The
gentleman from Portland has well
and truly said that this Legislature
at this particular time is acting in
different capacity than it was act
ing when it passed the last act per-
tanning to woman's suffrage at the
regular session. We are not acting
strictly as Legislature of the State
i,f 1ai hut
of the A Legislatures of this Fed
eral government under the Consti-
tuition Of the United States; and
challenge any gentleman to show me
a precedent where the United States
Constitution has ever submitted u
similar matter to a State Legislature
when that State Legislature has not
voted upon that matter at the first
session after it was submitted.
say to you that the Constitution Of
the United States by implication
surely and clearly shows that it Is
the duty Of the next session of the
Legislature to act upon it. Follow
ing that matter out, the analogous
situation, the Constitution Of the
United States does not say in so
many words that it shall be done.
but it says that it shall be ratified
by the Legislatures. But the Con-
stitution Of the State Of Maine, fol-
lowing along that same line, goes a
step further and says that when an
act by the Legislature has been sub
mitted to the people, which is clear
ly analogous to the United States
I Of ic
kind to the legislature that
is submitted to the people, it must
be voted upon at the next election.
Now that shows what the people Of
the State of Maine think about it, it
shows what the Constitution of the
United States says, and it is follow
ing out exactly that procedure that
we should vote upon it at this time.
All Legislatures in all states have
always followed that practice; and,
gentlemen, it is simply a question
whether you are in favor Of giving
women a fright to vote or whether
you are not. If you are not in favor
Of it, say so. If you are in favor of
it. then stand squarely and be
counted that way.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman
from Portland. Mr.. Baxter, has
asked that when the vote is taken
that it be taken by the yeas and
) nays.
A sufficient number having arisen,
the yeas and nays were ordered.
The SPEAKER: The question be-
, fore the House is the motion Of the
gentleman from Portland, Mr.. Bax-
ter, that the resolution be adopted.
All those in favor of the motion will
say yes when their names are CALL
ed. and those opposed will say no.
The Clerk will call the roll.
Yeas-Adams. Allen of Sanford.
Anderson, Barnes, Baxter, Bracket,
Bradford, Bragdon, Brann. Brew
; ster. Brown, Burns Of Madison, Buzz
zell, Casey, Chamberlain of Wins
low, Chellis, Cochrane, Conary, Cor
liss. Cowan, Crabtree, Cunningham,
Daigle, Dain, Dolloff, Dutton, Eaton,
Pagan. Farnsworth. Harrington,
Foss, Forbes. Furnish, Garcelon.
Hatch. Hinckley. Hisler, Holley
Jordan of, New Gloucester. LANCE
lier, Love. Mace, MARI, Miller, Mil
lett. Murch, Murchie, Murray Over
lock, Perkins Of Boothbay Harbor,
Perkins of Orono, Pike, Plummer,
Porter. Putnam. Kicker. Rowe, Ro-
well, Sanborn. Smith. Stacey, Stew
onS Storm Swift rTtldo~ uy-