Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-19

| nlSh them homes as comfortable a.
our Maine State Prison, We did a,
least make an honest attempt to avoi6
| adding to their already too heav,
burdens" And feel that if we car
look the taxpayer squarely in the
eye and say those words to hin
| truthfully, that from the bottom OF
his heart will come the response
| We'll done, thou good and faithful
| servant"
| Mr., Speaker. I move the indefinite
| postponement of the resolve.
| The SPEAKER: The House hear.
the motion. The motion is now or
the indefinite postponement of thu
! resolve.
Mr.. BOODY Of Windham: Mr.
Speaker. this matter has come uI
very much sooner than l expected
Therefore | ask that it be laid or
the table, and tomorrow | will ad.
| dress you on the past. the present
and what shall be the future O!
| Maine with regard to this resolve
| daughter and applause).
| The SPEAKER: The gentleman
| (Mr. Boody) moves that this matter
be tabled ami especially assigned tc
tomorrow. The motion is not de-
! batable except as to the date of as
signment
Mr.. SPEAR of Portland: Isn't
there motion before the House, Mr.
Speaker?
The SPEAKER: The motion tc
| table takes precedence over the mo-
ton to indefinitely postpone. which
in turn takes precedence over the
| original pending question of the fin
| al passage. Is it the pleasure of the
! House that this matter he tabled and
| especially assigned for tomorrow.
| (Cries of No, NoD
The SPEAKER: The Chair is in
doubt. All those in favor Of the mo-
ton by Mr.. Body of Windham that
, the matter lie on the table and be
assigned for tomorrow will say aye;
, those opposed no.
This time the viva voce vote was
not doubted. and the motion by Mr..
Body to table and especially assign
for tomorrow failed of passage.
The SPEAKER: The motion now
before the House is that of the
gentleman from Perham, Mr. Bragg
don. to Indefinitely postpone thisire-
solve.
Mr.. SPEAR Of Portland: Mr..
Their this measure is debatablc at
this time or not?
The SPEAKER it is.
Mr.. SPEAR: 1t wouf1 appear, after
hearing the remarks from the dis
tinguished gentleman from Perham
(Mlr. Bragdon, that this measure
was an emergency measure. He has
painted a rather gloomy picture and
not n picture of prosperity or growth.
Ii we are going to handle what
seems to be considered by some a
serious situation in the State Of
Maine, we will have to face it with
some courage.
If the people of Maine won't boost
their state, who will boost it? The
biggest business of the state is the
state itself. This appropriation of
money for advertising purposes will
encourage private individuals, banks,
real estate dealers, industries. whole
sale and retail merchants and others
along the line of advertising what we
have got to sell in the State OF
Maine. 1t seems to me. and to
others I believe. that the State of
Maine has been perfectly willing to
pay thousands of dollars to educate
their boys and girls. They have ap-
propriated money for their economic
development and when they were
ready to earn living and to do the
community considerable good, they
have sent them out to their part of
the country to develop it. and they
have been steadily going ont. and 1t
seems to us that at this time some
thing should be done in a practical
way beside talking to save this con-
dition and TO make our condition
more prosperous. This amount we
are asking for is but four cents on
= II,
money is to be expended by the
Governor and Council. The hill was
presented to the Governor for his
approval before it was introduced
and he thought it was good, and the
opinion of the Committee on Public
ity was that it should pass. We look
upon it as development and not ex-
pense. We think that economically
it is wise expenditure Of money.
For the past fifty years the condi-
tons of this State have been going
backward and not ahead. This is a
small amount to ask for, and IL we
are going to have the support to go
ahead we think that the State should
show in some small way that it is
with us. and where mans treasury
is. there will his heart be also. We
need to advertise what we have got
to the people in the State of Maine
as well as outside. There are people
in the State of Maine who do not
realize our recreational, Industrial
and other advantages. and I believe
it is as much to the advantage OF
the taxpayer as it is to the CONNER
cial interests that this State go
ahead and not behind. and we must
have courage to face the fact.
| want to ask that this motion of in
definite postponement now be put to
Il vote and that there be a definite
decision.
The SPEAKER: Does the gentle
man move the previous question:?
! Mr.. SPEAR: Yes. sir.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman
| from Portland, Mr.. Spear. moves the
previous question. This requires one
/, third of the members of the House
present to carry. AS many as are in
! favor Of the previous question, which
, would result in taking an immediate
! vote on this subject, will rise and
stand in their places until counted
and the monitors will return the count.
| Mr.. SPEAR; VIII you state that
again.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman re-
quests the Chair to explain the par
| liamentary situation again. There is
a pending question before the House
which is a motion of the gentleman
from Perham, Mr.. Bragdon, that this
bill be indefinitely postponed. The eff
feet Of the passage of that motion
would be to kill this resolve. There
has been debate upon this matter and
the gentleman from Portland. Mr..
Spear, now moves the previous ques-
ton. If that motion is carried the
House will proceed at once TO vote on
the main question. In order for such
Il motion TO be entertained there must
vote afiirmative1y for the motion of
the gentleman from Portland tMr.
Spear) one-third of the members
present. If one-third of the mem-