Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-03-07

OF the sons OF Maine throughout the
war have reflected honor on the
State
Therefore. as public token of
appreciation of their heroic sacrifice
and service to the State and nation.
and in order that We and those who
come after. us may draw inspiration
from a visible illustration Of their
patriotic devotion.
Resolved, that the Governor and
Council be and hereby are author
lied and instructed to contract on
of any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated. a bronze
statue, of life size or larger. with
suitable granite base or pedestal.
with appropriate bronze tablets. to
be erected on the State House
grounds; and that this bronze statue
shall represent. not common SOL
der" for there We're no common
soldiers" but an American soldier.
in heavy marching order. carrying
his rifle and kit-a soldier wet, mud
dy. tired. but a dauntless crusader
still: his bearing that OF a man who
fights with religious fervor for a
great ideal. and fighting thus
achieves an overwhelming victory.
Mr.. GANNETT: Mr.. President. I
move it be referred to the committee
| on military.
Mr.. DAVIES: Mr.. President. I
move that a request be sent from the
Senate to the House. that the re-
solve be read in the House before re-
ference to the committee on military
affairs there in concurrence.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. GUREEY of Cumberland: Mr..
President, l yield to the senator
from York. Mr.. Deering.
Mr.. DEERING: l am not sure. but
l hardly think that the vote was put
referring this resolve of Senator Can
netts to the military affairs commit .
tee in the Senate. The record Wall
disclose that.
(The reporter then read the record.)
Mr.. DEERING: It seems to me the
Senate ought to pass a vote referring
! the resolve of Senator Gannet to the
military affairs committee.
The PRESIDENTS: The senator
from Cumberland, Senator Davies.
| raises the point that before reference
! to a committee the resolve be referred
to the House, and his motion was car
ried
/ Mr.. DAVIES: Mr. President, l do
not think the senator from York,
Senator Deering, will object to hav-
! ing the resolve read in the House be-
| fore it is referred to the committee
| on military affairs.
| Mr.. DEERING: Mr.. President, I
understand that. and l agree with the
| idea perfectly. My purpose in rising
! is that l do not remember that the
! Senate voted to refer this resolve to
I the committee on military affairs.
| The PRESIDENT: You are correct.
, Mr.. DEERIEG: Mr.. President. it
T seems to me that that is the motion
I: that had precedence. that the Senate
! should vote to refer this particular
resolve to the committee on military
affairs, and that the motion Of the
senator from Cumberland. Senator
! Davis, was that it be read in the
| House of Representatives before it
/ was referred to the committee on
military affairs in concurrence. Now
there can be no concurrent action
, unless we refer it first to the COM
mittee on military affairs.
| The PRESIDENT: The Chair will
! state for the information of the sem
ator from York. Senator Deering.
that the motion Of the senator from
! Kennebec. Senator Gannett. was not
seconded. but the motion Of the SEN
ator from Cumberland. Senator
! Davies. was seconded.
! Mr. DEERIEG: Mr.. President. may
! have read the motion Of the senator
from Cumberland. Senator Davies?
| The PRESIDENT: The reporter
! will read the motion of Senator
| Davies.
(The reported read the motion)
| Mr.. DEERIEG: Mr.. President. "in
! concurrence" that is my point; that
the House of Representatives cannot
refer this particular matter to any
committee in concurrence until We
have first referred it to committee.
! President, l would like to ask if this
! is a joint resolution?
! The PRESIDENT: The Chair will
state it is in the form of resolve.
| Mr.. DAVIES: Mr.. President: I do
| not know that I understand just the
point that the senator from York.
| Senator Deering. is trying to make.
or does make. 1t makes no difference
| to me whatever whether the resolve
| is referred to the committee on mill
| tary affairs by the Senate at the pre-
sent time or not. If he has prefer
! ence for that procedure, then I. OF
| course make no objection to II. l
only wanted to bring before the Sem
ate by motion my view that this very
| important resolution should be read
in the House before it was referred
nothing but that. And II I misun-
derstood the motion, Mr.. President,
am very sorry.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair
would ask the information from the
stenographer If the motion was put
! that it be referred to the committee
| on military affairs?
(The reporter read the record.)
The PRESIDENT: The Chair will
| rule that the resolve can go to the
| House without concurrent action of
| this body.
Mr.. WALKER of Somerset: Mr..
President, / wish to call the attention
of the senators to clerical error
which appears in the report of the