Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-11
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ations and companies can build
trucks and travel over those roads
for nothing, and I wonder about my
early teaching.
Then l think of the friends that
we associate with here in the SEN
ate; I have a friend on my right
that I have considered perfect be-
cause of his association so near me
for the last two sessions. / have
two other Senator friends, Senator
Sargent and Senator Bemis, men
whom 1 trusted, men whom 1 hon.
ored, and we travelled over that
great northern county of Aroostool1
this winter; got in at midnight, and
we learned a good deal of each other.
We went to Hebron together, and
then we three together visited that
great institution, the home, school
for feeble minded, and then I Won
dered about their friendship when
they voted against me.
But now, Senators, to come down
to, some actual facts connected with
! this question which we are about to
i
might paint you a picture to illus
trate, to enlarge-but we can think
of two men trying TO get to be Sem
ators for this State. one fine man.
had a great education, was admired
and respected by all. The other was
man whose morals were not of the
best, but because of political work
he had done he became a candidate.
BY his criticism he caused the other
man to become over-vexed and irri-
tated and he did something to the
other candidate for which he was
tried. Now we hear the lawyers on
each side telling the jurors what
they should do; we hear the judge
tell the jury what they must do. and
. lie says at last Gentlemen, it all de-
ponds upon you. 1t is up to you, gen
, tlcmen, whether this man whom the
whole people of the State consider
SO great, SO grand, shall go to State
prison; it is up to you twelve men,"
If you men have u vast amount of
money at stake, two of your men
who may have money, a hundred
thousand dollars or more, the judge
tells that jury at last Gentlemen, it
is up to YOU" Now does not the
judgment of those twelve men
amount to something? Should they
rot be more than three dollar men?
: Should they not be more than four
dollar men? Should they not have
five dollars? Gentlemen 1 say yes.
Mr.. MORRILL,: Mr.. President,
just moment. 1 said under mis-
apprehension sometimes | don't
catch every word that l wish that l
might. / was listening to Senator
= Cobb and 1 couldn't get what he said,
and it wouldn't have affected any
thing that l am going to say at this
time. Perhaps you may think that
l do not pay the attention that l
ought to. 1t struck me like this, it
was either three dollars or five dol
lars Yesterday, that is where / got
caught, and / thought we ought to
have Il little increase, and in fact
under normal conditions five dollars
would be easy; but under all the
conditions, taking everything into
consideration, four dollars was ac-
ceptable, although I voted for the
amendment, thinking it was either
three or FIVE. That is my position,
gentlemen. / am in favor of the
four.
Mr.. BAXTER of Sagadahoc: Mr..
President, / do not like to be in q
position, or having us in this posi-
, ton that we change our votes after
we have once made them. The dis
tinguished Senator from Cumber-
land convinced me yesterday that
the jurors should have five dollars
per day and according to the record
he says Now it seems to me that
under the conditions that five dollars
day even, it would be as much as a
man can do to break even and get a
man to do his work, especially if he
was farmer or laborer." 1 do not
know what change has taken place
in his mind that he objects to this
today. am heartily in favor of the
five dollar juror fee; I haven't heard
any arguments against the jurors
receiving this compensation and l
would like to be enlightened.
Mr.. MORRILL,: Mr.. President, 1t
| is true, as the Senator from Sagada-
hoe says, but 1 hope that you will
believe me when say that / was not
influenced in this direction by any,
body, it is only my reconsideration
in my mind of the facts, of the con-
ditions all taken into consideration
Nobody influenced me in that direc-
ton at all.
Mr.. BAXTER: Mr. President.
would it be unbecoming in me to
ask the Senator, after his delightful
speech of yesterday, what occasioned
this change in mind?
Mr.. MORRILL,: I have not
changed my mind only in this way,
as I explained before. 1 wish the
conditions were favorable. 1 thought
it was matter between three and
five. 1 didn't understand the four.
If had, should have readily ac-
ceeded to the four yesterday.
The PRESIDENT: The question
is on the question reconsideration
of the vote of yesterday by which
the Senate adopted Senate Amend
ment A. changing the bill as re-
ported by the committee changing
from the fees four dollars to five
| dollars. The question now is-shall
we reconsider the vote whereby we
adopted Senate Amendment A.
| A viva voce vote being taken, the
Chair was in doubt; a rising vote
was had and the motion for recon
sideration was carried.