Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-06
u the COMMITTEES On inland fisheries
and game.

Z the COMMITTEES On inland fisheries
and game.
M-. BAXTER Of Portland. NJ
Speaker, ! believe there was a ma--
ter especially assigned ear today. anC
l woIAc inquire 4 II would properly
GOING UP al the present tine.
The SPEAKER: The Chair viii
state mat now Is me proper time
NJ. BAXTER ! move We take
rom the table resolve raltylnS the
proposed amendment ID the cunsEtu-
unn OF the United States. EXPANDING
the right Of suffrage 70 women.
The SPEAKER The geu-lemar
t-nm Portland, Mr. Baxter. moves
thai we take frum the table resolve
ra-ylng the proposed amendment Of
Inc constitution If me United States
extending the right Of suffrage u
women. THIS was aisn accompanied
ny a communication with reference
u the lame. The resolve was adopt
ed IN the Senate and the cnmmuni-
cation Was sent along with Il simply
as a part CT the papers.
HI. BAXTER Mr.. Speaker. !
move the adoption Of the resolve In
concurrence with the Senate.
Mr.. BERRY Of wa.s-vills: II
Speaker, I think motion - post
puns or refer lie n order al this
time. is i not'
The SFEAKER The Chair vii
state that il is
Mr. FERRY. M-. Speaker. I move
you thar the marcsr ne referred 70
the next Legislature. 7 viii now ask
e I am permitted 10 address, rhis
BODY IT support Of that motion
The SPEAKER The Chair will
state that the gentleman Is il order
NJ. BERRY: 7 supposed that 7
WIS, but 7 wanted to make sure Of
ny position
-Ienllemer 1f the EoUse nave
not prepared any speech on this
question this morning, and ! sEaIl
Speak but q very lew moments lou
have before yuu one Of the MOST mo-
mentous questions that has ever
1acer Americans. I dare say II this
house there is not man VINO does
not believe that I deaI eacn and
=
propose ID be level. ! proposs II be
square. Win nv own znrvictlous as
r. what ! consider right anG what 7
consider wrong. ! have home and
IN rtlat home ! have an aged mother.
y wears old ! could not personally
nn anything that would IN my mind
de1arue or drag her down II me
political slough that we see al apoI1-
rs l cone here as a represent live.
rom the cITv Of WatervfIie There =
mucn discussion as 70 WHIT cousri-
tules representative government. but
4 do KNOW this that all through ms
land = OUTS today there is d sDI~I4
OF unrest. and : made I'd NJ MIND
II Is the usurpine Of me power. even
: -na- power be legal forcing down
ne IhruaIs = usn thar which NOR
a4ly They d. NOT support and winch
Tie" IN not want ! could MT 70
nome 70 NY constituency 10 the CIR
Oh a'erTllle knowing as dc that
7Wp wears ago last September that
- 10 one vote against this meas
IRE and vet this measure came for.
WARD II the sesMnr last w,urs- 1,1e
SteppiIls stone. anC, as the author Il
Hill biA Admitted. Simply Il tall 10
Eh' II before tAe people ~ vo,,r
acton, YOU sustained that last WIN
tef-Fou al know VIVA: = was-ttat
pHeslden la electors could be chosen
and rhat ladies' could vote. Nv the
registration 81 over 10 po vure~s
thHnugr tGls STATE -hnv -er.E-e--ai
faeir llsapprovaa and YOU know To-
IA" -ilat there Ii resting n tas hands
oi the IoVernor-r1u al. know thai
We nave not oeen given an oppo--
unity II express ourselves. Now
Why TINS seeming haste 10 auopt ne
susan s. Anthony amendment" Is
II because the proponents Of -hls
measure afraid u trust the couuon
people al home, the ve-v votars WIN
sent Won down here vou know
Win a ver- few executions. vo,;
-arae ErnIn those districts that voted
Over" heinlnslv against this usas-
Ire TWO Esa-s ago. Tou say On yes.
Change Of hea-t are Won a-ra,d
I'd trust the same people ro express
-Asi VIII on the stepping stone
ne pathway Are you afraid 70
-7usI Them a. me polls that the mex
-eSlsla -u-e which Will ASSEMBLE =
year rom next January NAV knou
ne WlA Of the people. or do Won rIr-p
posS DecauE6 you laue The legal
Tlght under the constitution ~ r1e
United States as -ap-es.,rrs -{--az
-do gnu propose Il forge II down
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