Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-11

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/ the House before z y1-e US ;assn
1 Cz1 So rtzso-s for 70. czuiry
] constitutional cSzvs-tzoo- | d M,
! telleve that the proposition rut for.
ward by tSe gs1-ss-z1 from Auburn
: tMr- Wingb. thai tE1s salaries OF a
/ thousand dollars zoz76 attract A
/ higher grade q mex Ia. nz.uraIv
/ would be elected % shis Legs!ature
l doubt somewhat 4 -hs city Of An.
burn wouid send = -zza berg be,tsr
able 10 handle question O. this
nature than stas g4z-ss-raa from
AEoUrn. Mr. Wig / doubt !: TIA
CITY Of Augusta would SEED : mn
here better qualified ,hza their pres.
ent reFEsse native Nov gen.lernen
. the cost Of this Ecusd Be consider.
able, ard wu0ld il be fer any pz-tic-
ussr advantage 70 ths State
seems 10 NE that there ara 70 cues
tc-s Of q constitutional nztQre
which have ABSOLUTELY got 20 be de-
eioed within the next tao years Ton
. VIII recall that We came here a. he
/ beginning Of this session and for
period Of six weeks ~e merely marx.
Sd time This matter Of re-craftins
the Constitution Of the STATE could
have been taker Up in the early DAYS
CT this session without any extra
cost 10 the State. and / believe by
men just as well able 10 handle this
question Is would be elected under
any other conditions. and il could
have been handled in such . way
that Il would not have interfersd
with the business OF the State: and
for that reason gentlemen I hope
the motion OF the gentleman f-cm
Auburn Mr.. Wing, viii not prevail
Ar. DODGE of Portland: Mr.
Speaker, would Ike to ask The
Chair for bit Of information. an
not entirely familiar with just what
the proposition IS. and what the FL.
pense Of one t'1ousand dollars refer
red to- ! understand IL Is House
Doc No. 20 that is under considera.
ton now, and do not see anything
IN there about a Thousand dollars
The SPEAKER: Is there ANYTHING
further to be said on this question!
Mr. WILLARD of Sanford: Mr.
Speaker and gentlemen, il has rot
been my purpose 10 take up any
great amount OF the time Of this
House in the discussion OF questions
coming before Us. because there we're
no matters. no bills in particular
other than those of a private nature,
that involved that portion of the
State which represent; but il seems
to me that this bill which is now be. I
fore the House is of such widespread
importance and of so much moment 4
to the people of this State, that II +
should not be passed without full
and adequate consideration We all
appreciate the fact that for q hun
dred years We have been living under
a Constitution. Whatever progress
we have made has been made under.
that Constitution II has been during
the past few years a very common
thing for the people, whenever any.
thing interfered with the things for
the moment they wanted 10 do. 10
say Let US change the Constitu-
, ton: let us wipe it of" but do you /
recognize, gentlemen. that that IS the
fundamental protection which weF'
have between the ill-considered &C. 5
! ton and the well-considered action
OF the legislative body of the people
OF this State; it is the only safeguard
which We have got with which 10
protect the interests of the minority
Of the people as against that Of the c
great majority.
We should not act unless there u !
an imperative need for action ] .
agree with the gentleman from Per
ham, Mr.. Bragdon, that cannot see
at this time any great matter which
calls for immediate action on TINS
proposition. Anything that there y
now pending before the people
reference to our constitution can "
well cared for by that particular
matter. do'not see the need nows
of expending large sums of money 70
! call together this convention and 70
go into the various ramifications Oh
the various departments of our gov.
eminent and reform and remoee
: the entire fundamentals which con
: troll every activity in this State; eo
not think it is called for. And wneh
they say $1,000 apiece. that doe
not measure the expense OF tnS
proposition. 1t is liable to run INV
a great many thousands of doiia1s
! up to the hundreds of thousands
have not the figures before me. pp.
am under the impression that w
constitutional convention in Massa
chusetts ran into the hundreds "
thousands in expense.
Now. gentlemen. do we want "
| this time to launch out upon que,
ton Of so broad importance!
this the time to expend even sman
sum of money? Is this the time :.
spend any money? Is there am
Immediate call for it? cannot 20
it, and hope that the motion OF NV
gentleman from Auburn, Mr.. VINE
will not prevail. and that the m
jority report afterwards will be =
cepted.
Mr.. HINCKLEY Of South Pon.
land: Mr.. Speaker, think It ~
be evident to practically every mem
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