Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-28

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motion to table failed Of passage.
Thereupon the report was accept
ed in concurrence with the Senate,
the bill had 1t two several readings
and the next legislative day was as
signed for third reading.
From the Senate: Majority Report
Of the Committee on Judiciary re.
porting ought to pass on Resolve
proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution prohibiting the use of pub
lie funds for other than public insti-
tutions and public purposes Is. +.
No. 400 Is. Doc. No. 80
Report was signed by the follow
ing members:
Messrs. MAHER of Kennebec
of the Senate
MARTIN of Augusta
HAMILTON of Caribou
NICHOLS Of Portland
WING of Auburn
HOLMES of Lewiston
CAKES Of Portland
of the House
Minority report of the same Com
mittee reporting ought not to pass
on same bill.
Report was signed by the follow
Messrs. HINCKLEY of Cumberland
HUSSEY of Aroostook
of the Senate
HALE Of Portland
of the House
Comes from the Senate majority
report read and accepted and the
resolve passed to be engrOsSed.
Mr.. HOLMES of Lewiston: Mr..
Speaker, I move that the matter be
tabled pending acceptance Of either
report.
Mr.. WING Of Auburn: Mr.. Speak
er, l ask for division.
Mr.. FROST of Belfast: Mr.. Speak
err, would like to inquire If it would
be in order to make any explanation
in regard to this matter or any re-
marks at this time?
The SPEAKER: The pending
question is to lay on the table. A
division has been requested. The
gentleman may ask for unanimous
consent to make any statement to
the House.
Thereupon, on motion by Mr..
Holmes Of Lewiston, the gentleman
from Belfast, Mr.. Frost, was given
the unanimous consent Of the House
to address the House upon this mat
ter.
Mr.. Frost: Mr.. Speaker and mem
bers Of the House: My only object
is that we may. perhaps. little bet
ter understand just what we are ask
ed to do.
Back Of almost every measure
that originates in connection with
the Legislature there is a cause.
Possibly we may not be able to get
at the real meaning of this bill until
it goes back into the Senate and the
man who introduced 1t is given an
opportunity to defend it, if that is
his desire. and then we may under
stand just what it stands for.
Our present situation reminds me
very much of a little boy, who at the
age of four, being the only child in
the family, was very anxious that he
have a sister.
He was told by somebody that pos
sibly, if he prayed for it, he might
get one, so the little fellow started in
and for matter of three or four
months that was part of his daily
petition. And then becoming dis
couraged ne gave up. About d year
afterwards he was called into a room
by a nurse and was asked to look
into the cradle where there We're two
little girls. He was very much i'm
pressed with it and went back to his
mother and said. Mother, wasn't it
good thing that l stopped praying
when did," Uaughter)
Now. We have this situation. The
other day some of us were privileged
to listen to one of the most scholarly
addresses that has been delivered
during this s. ssion of the Legislature,
in the Senate Chamber. and perhaps
one of the ahlest and most scholarly
addresses that will be delivered dur
iny this whole session of the Legis-
lature. The man who made that adj
dress took sides against a bill which
would have deprived certain institu-
tons in our State. in which have
every reason to believe he was per-
sonally interested. of an amount of
$4,000. Now. the same man has in
troduced a bill which, If put through,
will deprive some institutions. in
which l judge him to be personally
interested. of an amount of money
more than six times as large.
Now. is it reasonable to suppose
that this man who is back of this bill
here really desires its passage?
take it if we exercise our good COM
mon sense in connection with this,
we will see Immediately that this man
is hoping that this bill will be killed
here in the House and that it will
never go back to him to defend.
Therefore. Notwithstanding the fact
that voted for the so-called Barwise
Bill, notwithstanding the fact that /
am very much opposed to the depriv-
ing of our charitable institutions of
State Aid. I. personally, would like
to see the rules of this House sus-
pended SO that this bill may go
through to the Engrossing Committee
today, as it went through the Senate
yesterday, and compel the man who
is back Of this to disclose what he
really wants to do. (Applause.)
Mr.. HOLMES of Lewiston: Mr..
Speaker. I ask unanimous consent to
make reply.
Thereupon unanimous consent was
given to the gentleman from Lewis
ton, Mr.. Holmes, to address the House
in reply to the remarks just made.
The SPEAKER: The Chair has al
lowed good deal of latitude under
unanimous consent and intends SO to
DO. II 1t be the pleasure of the House
Mr.. HOLINESS: Mr.. Speaker. | can
not voice the sentiments of any other
member of this Legislature and par
particularly I cannot voice the senti-
ments of any Senator. | was not GER
tain in my own mind as | listened to
the remarks of the gentleman that it
was considered strictly in order to
impugn the motives of any member of
the Legislature.
The SPEAKER: The Chair is
aware of the point of order that the
gentleman raises but no point of
order laNin " hnan "a iSad OF Tho ti,n,o