Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-07
THE 18TH LEGISLATURE
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purposes and powers Of the Utterback
Gleason Co.. Inc. Of Bangor. Maine
NEW draft:
House 3N: An Act TO amend Sector
q. Chapter 50. Revised Statutes, e!
amended by Chapter IS Of the Publ.t
Laws Of 1917. .elative TO temporary
loans by county commissioners:
House 22: Resolve authorizing Nj
chael Burns to bring suit at Law
against the State Maine; new Draft.
House ga: Resolve in favor OF th'
trustees Of Hartland Academy FOR state
sid for agricultural instruction for thu
yrars 1sl7-1g1s;
House 330: Resolve, relating TO the
erection Of a free highway bridge
across and over the Piscataqua river
from some point in kitterE. Yors
county, in the State Of Maine. tc
some roint in Portsmouth. Rocking
ham county. in the state Of Nc "
New Hampshire. tNew drafD.
fOn motion Of Mr.. Mitchell Of Kit
terry the rules were suspended and the
resolve had its second reading and
v-rs passed to be cngrossed).
Passed to Be Engrossed
Senate 81: An Act 10 p.ovide TO:
the training Of rural teachers.
Senate lis: An Act to incorporate
the Lubec and Machjas Railway Co
Senate 12s: An Act additional 10
Section q. Chapter 52 Of the Re-
Used Statutes permitting favinss
banks and institutions for savings 10
invest in certain kinds Of accept
ances.
House 25s: An Act TO amend par
agrsph Of Section 60 of Chapter
of the Revised Statutes relating 10
oxford county, Maine forestry dis
trict.
Passed to Be Enacted
An Act relating to the tenure 0!
t!fice Of county treasurers.
An Act to amend Section 2s II
Chapter IS OF the Revised Statutes
relating 70 the practicing OF dentist
ry.
Orders Of the Day
TIE SPEAKER: The first matters
to be brought before the House are
those specially assigned for today:
Senate Document No. 81, majority re-
port, ought not to pass, minority re-
port. ought to pass, OF committee N
judiciary. on bill, An ACT providns
for the election OF attorney general
by direct vote of the people. tabled
by the gentleman from North Arson
Az u,II,. VnpI,n0 ut
either report.
Senate Document No. SO, minority
report. ought to pass, majority re-
port ought not to pass, IF committed
on judiciary on bill. An Act providing
for the election Of State treasurer ~
direct vote of the people, tabled by
the same gentleman pending accept
ance Of either report.
Minority report ought to pass ms
jority report, ought not to pass, CT
committee on judiciary on bill, An
Act providing for the election Of sec
relay of State by the people. tabled
r.; the same gentleman, pending ac-
ceptance Of either rport
Is it the pleasure Of the House that
these several matters be taken from
the tabiel at this time:
MIR. HOLLEY or North Arson: Mr.
Speaker. l move you that We &C.
cept the minority report on these
three resolves. and in support OF :he
motion and in defense Of my position
l want to speak just a word. You
are going to be heartily disappointed
this morning, because we are no;
going TO make any long speechs
These being constitutional amend.
ments, If given passage they vii
automatically go before the people
for their vote and that is all we ask
that the people Of Maine be allowed
70 decide thing which concerns .he
people themselves. There is no 9th.
er question here. | assume that -ne
opposition to these bills. il they
see Mt To max any az.
sw"r to amy suggestions o,
argument that a laynan NAV make
VIII tell you that there is no demand
but. gentlemen. want 70 tell vol
mat there is demand I cannot sa,
mat l know there is "A demand
throughout the STATE do MOI wa-.
to be certain about that and do no
that reason l am going TO saw this
tbat there is demand in the par
OF the state which / come from ant
] know that by personal contact ,.I,l
voters. and that is good enough fn,
me. Now then. We could have food.
ed that hopper with petitions asking
Tor the passage of these resolves. bu
1t never occurred to me. gentlemen
mat II was necessary to do "A thint
jik" mat. u never occurred to me tina
there was anything unreasonabl.
about asking for the passage Of thes.
resolves. that the people might Il.
allowed to make their own decisions
cannot see now anything agains
allowing man 70 go in a booth ant
vote on question which he has {
right to vote upon. Coming dowr
the corridor yesterday. persona
friend Of mine. n gentleman whom
actually love. told me he would Uk.
10 support these measures. but tina
he could not because he said, 81: il
- western Idea. You are following tn,
West in a headlong plunge into SO
clalism." ] want to answer that pos
sible argument. If ! am not in erro
there are 80 states in the Union tina
elect their secretary Of state by di
rect vote. Out of the 80 states, Their
are four in New England. leavint
only two who do not-Maine an.
New Hampshire That old conserva
tive state of Vermont. conservative
since its birth. even they think o
no other way than allowing the PEG
pie to elect their SECRETARY of state