Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-15

itA former action ana that 2 com.
mittsS Of conference be appointed.
The Chair appointed ~ sucn con-
ferees. Messrs. Hale Of rcrtiand:
| Steuben.
ON motion by Mr.. Hamilton Of Car
ibou.xit was voted to take from the
table Senate Document No. -. An
Act relating to the Board OF state
| Assessors. tabled by that gentleman
March 1s, pending passage to be en-
| acted; and on further motion by the
same gentleman, the bill was passed
| to be enacted.
On motion by .lr. Sanders ofPort-
land, it was voted to take from the
table House Document No. as, Re-
solve providing for purchase OF "Mu-
sic and Musicians Of Maine tabied
by that gentleman March Z. penoing
| it's second reading.
| Mr.. SANDERS Of Portland; 1,yield
| the floor to the gentleman from Or
rington. Mr.. Phillips. t.
The SPEAKER: The Chair recog-
nizes the gentleman from orrington'
Mr.. PHILLIPS Of orrinston: Mr..
Speaker and Members Of the House:
/ move that we indefinitely postpone
this resolve. rse
The SPEAKER: The gentleman
from Orrington. Mr.. Phillips, moves
that House Document No. s2AS, Re-
solve providing for purchase OF "Mu- !,
sic and Musicians Of Maine be in-
definitely postponed. fca
Mr.. BARWISE Of Bangor: Mr..
Speaker and gentlemen: I know very
little about music and less about mu-
sicians but this 10 one Of those Few
books that have come before the IL
brary committee this year ana have
been recommended to be purchased.
| There are one or two histories ana
there is this book. and there 10 the
book Of the Maine Power Association.
To be sure, they cost a few hundred
dollars. but it has been our policy al
ways, ever since any Of US can re-
member, after matters Of this Kind
have come before the library COM
mittee and the Legislature. to buy a
certain number Of copies of these
books.
While we are all pledged to a pro-
gram Of economy. and we should
save in every possible instance. the
saving on these books would be so
very infnitesimal that it seems to
be hardly worth upsetting well es-
tablished policy in connection with
the State Library. ! hope this mo-
ton to indefinitely postpone will not
prevail. a.
Mr.. SANDERS Of Portland. Mr..
Speaker. 1 want TO say just few
words regarding the indefinite post
ponement Of this matter. This book,
Music and Musicians Of Maine" has
not been published. In fact all we
have here to see Of the book is the
prospectus. 1t requires purchase
bill Of $500 which il quite . con-
| siderable sum for us to expend at
this time on the PURCHASE OF some
thing which is not in print, and OF
which we have merely the prospec-
tus. 1 understand from the state
librarian that he IL very doubtful In
his own mind whether or not this
book will ever be published and.
knowing the author as I do, would
not feel like purchasing anything
from him from a prospectus. would
not feel that it would be good busi-
ness and believe that we had bet
ter indefinitely postpone this matter
and then let it come before the next
session of the Legislature when the
book is printed. .pvr'
Mr.. PHILLIPS Of Orrington: Just
word. Mr.. Speaker and members OF
the House. AS YOU probably recall,
those of you who were here two
years ago, most OF these. resolves
have been turned down by the COM
mittee and tho House. unless they
are matters of widespread interest.
and it seems to me inadvisable to do
this at this time. -He@
The SPEAKER: The question is on
the motion of the gentleman from Or
rington. Mr.. Phillips. that House Doc
umefit No. 24S. Resolve providing for
purchase of Music and Musicians of
Maine" be indefinitely postponed. AS
many as are in favor Of it's indefinite
postponement will say aye; those op-
posed no. s9n-
A viva voce vote being taken. the re-
solve was indefinitely postponed
On motion by Mr.. Hale Of Portland.
it was voted to take from the table
House Document No. 261. Resolve pro-
viding for purchase OF Maine 1885,
1875" tabled by that gentleman on
March Z. pending it's second reading:
and that gentleman Yielded the floor to
the gentleman from Fort Fairfield, Mr..
Houghton.
The SPEAKER: The Chair recos-
nizes the gentleman from Fort Fair
field. Mr.. Houghton.
Mr. HOUGHTON OF Fort Fairfield:
Mr.. Speaker. for the same reason as
already stated in the argument Of the
gentleman from Orrington. Mr.. Phil
lips, l move that we Indefinitely post
pone this resolve. .ss
Mr. BARWISE Of Bangor: Mr..
Speaker, this book is written by DIR.
Hatch Of Bangor. He is probably one
of the best known historians in the
State of Maine. This book deals with
Maine history from 1888 to 1915. and
those of You who are students Of his
tory know that this is blank spot a.
far as Maine is concerned in our, histo-
ry. 1t is one of the most important Pc
RODS in the whole history Of America.
but the subject has not been handled
by anyone in anything like an adequate
way until this time. The whole ques-
ton of the period from the close of the
American Revolution until after the
War of 1872 has been sadly neglected.
so far as Maine is concerned, until this
book was written. ~,.a
The most of you know that Massa-
chusetts was against the War of 1872.
She went into it only because she was
dragged into it. and the whole burden
of raising the army that figured in
the War OF 1912, and of operating that
army. came upon the Province OF Maine
before We became State. 80.
This book is really Of merit. 1t may
not have any more merit than the other
ono that has been referred Ito. but I
happen to know something about
this one. and know posi-
lively that \ this is very
valuable book. l want to be econom-
ical. but L do not like this cheese
pairing process that carries 1t so far