Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-23

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Thereupon the Clerk of the House
conveyed the communication to the
Senate.
subsequently, the Clerk reported
that he had performed the duty as
signed him.
On motion by Mr.. Rounds of Port
land, it was voted to take from the
table House Document No. SO, bill
"An act relating to REIMBURSEMENT to
: the United States of title to certain
lands. tabled by that gentleman,
pending commitment to committee on
bills in third reading.
| At this point az message was re-
ceived from the Senate, through it's
Secretary, informing the House that
the Senate concurred in the PROPOSE
ton for joint Convention to be i'm
mediately held in the hall of the
House of Representatives for the
purpose of listening to an address by
the Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of Massachu-
sets.
On further motion by Mr.. Rounds
of Portland, House Document No. SO,
bill IAN act relating to relinquish-
ment to the United States of title to
certain lands" was assigned for it's
third reading tomorrow morning at
ten o'clock.
On motion by Mr.. Rounds of Port
land it was voted to take from the
table House Document No. 100, bill
"An act increasing the number of
directors of the Maine General Hos
pital to twenty-four," tabled by that
gentleman pending commitment to
committee on bills in third reading;
and on further motion by the same
gentleman, the bill was assigned for
it's third reading tomorrow morning
at ten o'clock.
Mr.. BAKER of Steuben: Mr..
Speaker, I move that the House re-
consider it's action whereby it voted
Ought not to pass" on House Bill
No. 60, bill can act to regulate the
laws of fishing in the waters around
Monhegan Island" which was report
ed at Fridays session.
The SPEAKER: The House will
suspend business at this time.
At this point the Senate came in
and a joint Convention was formed.
IN CONVENTION
(The president pro TEN of the SEN
ate in the Chair.)
The PRESIDENT pro tenn: 1t is not
only pleasure but eminently fitting
that on this day that marks the natal
day of the Father of his country, we
should pause in the midst of our de-
alterations to pay heed to those great
fevents that reach SO far into the
founding Of this Republic, that stood
| as the exemplar of freedom through
out the world. 1t is, too, eminently
fitting that the message that directs
our study and consideration of the
deeds of this great statesman should
/ be presented to us by the astute
scholar and the distinguished Speak
err of the Massachusetts House of
! Representatives. The fires of resent
ment against British tyranny that
burned SO brisk in Massachusetts
that found expression in the words
of Otis. of Adams and Of Hancock
found their counterpart in far off
j Virginia, and the flames from these
| two commonwealths rose until they
/ illumined the sky with a message
| that liberty was just being born in
the American Commonwealth. Upor
the frontiers of that civilization
! Massachusetts, and the old Dominion
i of Virginia stood side by side, and
there came a time when from Vir-
ginia there came George Washington
to Massachusetts, and, under hel
spreading elm at Cambridge, he drew
his sword and took command of thai
army whose deeds were to be SO inn
portant and so far reaching in the
achievements of civilization.
/ Mrs. Adams wrote OF that time
that as he wheeled his black horse
and drew his sword, these words o.
Dryden instantly required to her: