Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-02
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70 THE IDEAL SPRING MEDICINE.
THE 8Oth maine LEGISLATURE
Stenographic Report of the Days Proceed
ings in the House and Senate

report, IL Is now q divided report,
| and after the lapse of all this time
think a party should be entitled
to at least twenty-four hours in
! which to think it over inasmuch as
all this delay has gone on. That is
all ask for.
Mr.. NSPENCER: Mr.. President,
this matter has been in the hands of
the committee twice and think that
there were two votes changed in the
committee report. 1t was formerly
majority report in favor of ought
to pass. I think everybody knows
that. 1t is now a majority report
against ought to pass. I my self
personally have never changed my
, position upon it, and I do not see
where we can gain anything by de-
| laying the matter at this time of the
session.
The PRESIDENT: The question
is upon the motion of the senator
from Knox, Senator Thompson, that
the consideration be postponed until
tomorrow morning.
A viva voce vote being doubted, a
rising vote was had and the motion
was lost
Mr.. THOMPSON: Mr.. President, l
find on my desk this morning certain
things suggested here, and an insin-
uation, partly on account of which
asked the indulgence of the Senate
for postponement of twenty four
hours. l submit that Withholding
! this literature until this time, and
dumping it upon the desks of the
Senators at a time when there is no
opportunity to answer it unless you
answer it right off your feet. is not
a proceeding which addresses itself
| to the fairness of fair minded men,
Now this matter has been set forth
before the committee. 1t was reported
; out six to four ought to pass, and
the Senator from York, Senator Spen-
Ger, says he has seen no reason to
change his mind. regret that he
sees tit to press a discussion of the
matter at this time, being a member
| himself of that committee and hav-
, ing a pronounced opinion, which he
! is perfectly entitled to. 1t puts one
who wishes to consider the matter at
an unfair advantage and l ask the
| in connection with this matter, to
show the circumstances under which
labor and the facts that are set
here which l may have to meet.
! Now, Mr.. President, this being a
DIVIDED report carries no presumption
one way or the other. In fact, the
| fact that it is a divided report makes
, 1T not only probable and possible and
desirable on the part of the Senate
! to consider the matter in its own be-
/ half, independently of the committee.
but really makes it their duty. So
! it is in that position of mind that
I l approach a discussion of the Dues
ton, bearing in mind all the time
that L do it under protest, owing to
the circumstances under which this
matter has been directed or thrust
upon the attention of the Senate.
Now the people here seeking a di-
vision are put down in this propa-
ganda in this way: The campaign
Tor division is being conducted by
men who have lived in the town less
! than two years and was begun about
a year ago. So much for that allie
cation. These young men have been
here at their own expense more or
! less during the session, came here
once to session of the committee,
. and as result of that hearing the
action of the committee was six to
! four in favor of a division. They
went home. For some reason or
other and for some cause unknown
| to me the matter was recommitted
and after a length of several weeks
| it comes out from the committee
again with a report which is itself
again divided. l understand that
| there has beenTa change of one men,
Der in the report of the committee.
that is, it was six to four then, and
it is five to five now--that means a
! change of one. Whether anything
| happened during that time to change
this vote of one. do not know. 1
do not know that it is material. It
| is sufficient for me to notice, how
ever, that during the absence of this
report from the House and it's pres
ence in the hands Of the committee,
there was certainly a lobby main
tanned against division in this Legis-
lature. These young men who are