Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-29

solve In fayor OF Oilve A. Ham Of
Bangor.
Public Health
BY Mr.. Phillips of Bar Harbor: Bill
an act to prevent the marriage OF
persons having syphilis. 600 copies or
dered printed).
Salaries and Fees
BY Mr.. Towne of Madison: Bill, an
act to amend Section So Of Chapter
214 of the Public Laws of 1919. in
creasing the salary of the Judge Of
Probate of Somerset County. -
Towns
BY Mr.. Forbes of Paris: Bill an act
to divide the town of Paris and es-
tablish the town of West Paris. GOO
copies ordered printed.)
Ways and Bridges
BY Mr.. Murchie of Calais Bill IAN
act to amend Chapter Is of the Re.
vised Statutes as amended, relative to
State-aid roads. granting certain
powers to municipal officers now held
by the State Highway Commission"
BY Mr.. Burns of Eagle Lake: Re
solve in favor of building a road IN
the town of Eagle Lake to open farm
lands for settlement. 600 copies or
dered printed.)
BY Mr.. Peabody of Richmond: Re-
solve in favor of the town of Rich
mond to build road from Richmond
to Richmond Corner.
By Mr.. Granville of Parsonsaeld:
Resolve in favor of the town of New
field for roads. 90 e"
BY Mr.. Leighton of Dennysville:
Resolve to repair the Machiasport and
East Machias bridge.
BY Mr. Audibert of FIT. Kent: RI
solve in favor Of bridge in the town
of Fl. Kent.
BY Mr.. Patterson Of Industry: Re-
solve in favor of the town Of Phillips
Reports of Committees
Mr.. Murray from the Committee on
Legal Affairs reported Ought not to
pass on Bill IAN Act to amend Section
IA Of Chapter 122 of The Revised Sta
tutes relative to compensation to pro-
secutors, officers and victims of lar
ceny." .- Z.
Mr.. Mason from the same Commit
tee reported the same on Bill "An Ac,
to save daylight and to provide
standard time for the State of Maine. v
Reports were read and accepted and
sent up for concurrence.
Mr.. Pagan from the same Commit
tee reported fought to pass" on Bill
IAN Act amending Sections and
of Chapter 262 of the Public Laws of
1917 relating to fees of City Clerks"
Report was read and accepted AID
the Bill ordered printed under jol.':
rules.
Orders of the Day
The SPEAKER: The Chair would
call the attention Of the members OF
the House to an order already passed,
which you should communicate ia
your friends that private and special
bills will not, under the general or
der, be received in the Eightieth Le-
gislature after February 10.
The SPEAKER: It is sometimes the
pleasure of a Legislative assembly TO
see and observe those who have s>i7
before them in attempting to execute
the duties incumbent upon the Lee
eisIative body. 1T is not very ften
that a Legislative assembly has the
opportunity to see one who was very
active a whole generation back, and
IL is very rare that a Legislative as
sembly is privileged to listen to 4
Speaker who OBLIGATED more than
generation back, but who still Is one
Of the strong, young men of the State.
It is with q good deal of pleasure that
the Speaker presents to the House
this morning the Honorable William
Widgery Thomas, who was the Speak
er of this House, will not say now
long ago-but who is still one o. tae
stalwart sons of Maine, Mr.. Tnnmas.
applause, the members rising).
Hon. William Wid1ery Thomas
Mr.. Speaker and gentlemen of the
House of Representatives of Mai.e:
AS I stand before you today and look
into your faces. the conviction comes
bdlk to me that the best and nobtest
crop that Maine produces today, as
it was a half century ago, is rs suns,
its men, it's men of Maine; aid i. is
very pleasing for me to stand h si INC
lOFf' you tOudy. CldiAuAA6a hSA " ApS
ship of life seems to have dtifIed
backward, and 1 am sailing again up
On the present sunny seas Of early
manhood; but. gentlemen, good men
as we have in Maine-and there Or,
20 BETTER in the world. ] have never
found them and have Travelled far
we want more Maine is a State
of imperial resources. Where grows
greener grass? Where goes laughing
and singing to the sea brighter and
more crystal streams? Where are
there better quarries? Where are
there vaster woodlands? Develop
those resources of Maine, and you
have an empire State; but to develop
them. we need men. was Impressed
deeply by this in early manhood
When but a mere lad. was sent over
the ocean to represent the United
states in the Kingdom Of Sweden.
was sent by that great and good pres
ident. whose friendship had the ev-
erlasting honor to enjoy, Abraham
Lincoln. (Applause).
learned to know the Swedes while
there. I learned more than that.-I
learned TO respect, to admire and to
love them. 1t was my first love. and
have never gotten over 1t. There said
I. there are the men we want in Maine,
and when came home-it was as long
ago as the fall of 1861 talked the mat
ter up: 1 wrote articles for the news
papers and got some Of them in: de-
liyered lectures upon the subject; was