Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-25

shall" was placed in the bill advis-
eddy for the purpose of giving teeth
to the measure. The amendment was
lost
The taking from the table Of the
act providing for the appointment OF
the city auditor of Lewiston by the
mayor of that city started some YER
bal fireworks, when Hinckley OF
South Portland moved for the inden-
mite postponement of the House
amendment providing for referendum.
Larrabee of Lewiston objected to
the indefinite postponement OF the
amendment and charged the South
Portland member with being unduly
solicitous over the affairs Of Lewiston
and Auburn and with having sudden
change Of heart over the matter of
referendum as between measures al
fecting Lewiston at the present time
and Auburn a few weeks ago. LARA
bee read an order passed by the
Lewiston city government in which
the delegation in the Legislature from
that city was urged to secure either
the indefinite postponement of the
measure or the attaching of the refer
endum provision.
1.-THE people of Lewiston should be
given the right to vote upon this
measure which so vitality affects the
government OF the city," said LARA
bee. 1T is nothing more than this
Legislature would give to the Passa-
maquoddy Tribe of Indians"
Wiseman of Lewiston made his
maiden speech in the House in sup.
porting the amendment providing for
the referendum, rehearsing the condi-
lions surrounding the recent munich
pal election in Lewiston and placing
strong emphasis upon the effect of
this and kindred measures in the de-
feat of Senator Parent for mayor. He
told the House that the people of
Lewiston are capable of conducting
their business and that they had a
right to vote upon the adoption of
Legislation which so seriously affects
their municipal welfare.
Buzzell of Belfast, floor leader of
the House and member of the judi
ciary committee, which considered the
measure, asked the House to support
the committee in it's unanimous re-
port on the bill He discussed the
provisions of the bill and urged the
House not to overturn the work of the
committee by adopting the amend
ment providing for referendum
Representative Morneau of Lewis
ton was called to the Chair by Speak
er Barnes.
Maher OF Augusta took the floor to
support the amendment and called
upon the members of the House not
to override the precedents established
by the present House in permitting
and advocating referendum upon
measures relating to Bangor, Gardiner
and other cities and towns in meas
ures affecting them exclusively. do
not be mislead into believing that the
addition of such an amendment would
discount the work or the recommends
tons of the committee. 1t would leave
the matter just as it comes from the
committee. but would give the people
| in the municipality affected an op-
portunity to act directly upon the
matter in which they alone are inter-
ested. There is no comparison be-
tween this measure and the one re-
ferred to as affecting the city of Au-
burn. The Auburn matter was not
referendum, it was initiative"
Maher quoted from speeches by
Hinckley. made a few weeks ago in
connection with giving the referendum
to other similar measures, in which
the South Portland member advocated
this right, The Augusta member call
of attitude of Hinckley.