Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-28

y snis Time resolve providing for TIA
maintenance OF the Blaine House :. the
oMciai residence OF the Governor ana
the gentleman from Belfast. Mr. puz-
zen. moves that 1t have passage to ba
enacted. It being an emergency resolve.
y REQUIRES the affirmative vote Of two.
.niras OF the entire membership Of this
Dooy. The rules prescribe that the vote
snail be taken and returned nv tha
monitors. Those in favor OF the mass.
age OF this resolve to be enacted nil,
ana stand until counted, and the
monitors VIII return the count.
a division being had,
one hundred and eighteen voting IN
tne amrmative and nine in the negative.
IN. : resolve was finally passed.
On motion by Mr.. Murchie of Calais.
a recess was taken.
AFTER RECESS
me SPEAKER: Is there any further
business to come before the House?
MI. BuZAELL of Belfast: Mr.. Speak,
er' the State finances are something
tnat should interest vitality every one
OF u.s. and, at the beginning of a legis-
iauVe session, we are apt to be lnisled
oy WHO rumors. We are apt to act i'm
pulsively when in my opinion we should
take more time. / do not like the idea
4 of inviting man from a certain sec
tion OF the State to come over here
ana give US figures from his point Of
view. 1t seems to me that we can dig
INTO those things ourselves Still, for
all that, he may be able to give us
something that we have not got. but
where would we stop? Some other COL
league of mine might think of someone
else who had some figures, and we
could chase the end of the rainbow for
long time in that way. Now, after
thinking the order over. just passed, re-
gardfng the invitation to the gentleman
from Lewiston to come over here and
give. US some facts and figures, l. move
YOU MIR. Speaker and gentlemen of the
house, mat we reconsider the vote
whereby we extended the invitation.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman from
Belfast (Mr. BuzzelD moves re-consid-
Grafton of the vote whereby an invita-.
ton was extended to the Hon. Timothy
f. Callagan of Lewiston to address
this House. Is it the pleasure of the
House
Mr.. McILHERON Of Lewiston: Mr..
Speaker, / was very much in favor of
the order inviting Mr.. Callagan to give
this Legislature information, as Mr..
Rounds of Portland said, first hand. not
through the press.
We are all aware that sometimes
we see things in the press of the
State that are misleading, and why
any member of this Legislature
should want. to reconsider that order
that has been passed,-there is no
honest, true and sincere motive in his
moving it's re- consideration.
The SPEAKER: If the gentleman
will read the rule, he will hereafter
proceed in parliamentary fashion.
Mr. McILHERON: I am speaking
on the re- consideration
The SPEAKER: Aspersions on the
intent or character of any member
of this House will never be entertain
ed. Proceed within the rule.
Mr.. McILHERON: l did not wish
to cast any reflection personally
The SPEAKER: This is the House
of Representatives of Maine.
Mr.. McILHERON: May proceed?
The SPEAKER: Certainly, the
gentleman from Lewiston has the
floor within parliamentary rules.
Mr.. McILHERON: / do not wish
to speak in a detrimental way rela.
tive to the character of any member,
but we came in here as representa-
tives of the people of the State of
Maine, and 1, being a new member,
and perhaps not familiar with the
parliamentary rules that govern this
body, want to apologize. I have
read the rules over but my memory
regarding them is not as retentive as
it should be; but nevertheless 1 do
not wish to cast any reflection on any
member of the body. We came in
here as members, representing the
people of the State of Maine, and we
took our oath before God that we
would perform our duty honestly and
fairly for the people of the State of
Maine and guard their interests. Now
there has been some matters come
out in the paper in regard to the
finances, and we want this man, who
is the author of it, to come here and
give us information, and I think that
1 came in this door 1 left political
parties aside. 1 cannot honestly rep
resent the people of the State of
Maine without representing them as
a whole and not with reference to any
political party; and if there is any
information that we can get that will
lead to economy, I think we should
have it, and not have it said on the
outside that the Legislature is put
ting it's hands in the pockets of the
people Let us keep our hands out OF
the pockets of the people and be hon.
est and spend the money in an eco
nomical way. do not believe in plum
dering the public Of this State, and
if there is any way that we can save
money for the citizens Of the State,
as men true to the oath that we have
taken when entering upon our duties
in this Legislature. we should do 1t.
I do not wish to offend any member
of the House or cast reproach upon
his character. and if have done so, I
wish to apologize to this House for
doing it, but / want to see the people
of this Legislature get all the infor-
nation they can honestly and without
prejudice. Let us be honest and
above board in the transaction Of the
business of this Legislature.
The SPEAKER: Mr.. Crabtree OF
Island Falls moves the previous Ques-
ton. Before a vote is taken. the
Chair will crave the privilege of read
ing the order again. The Oldest mem