Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-02

to do with the other forts purchased
by the State Of Maine; so the re-
marks of the gentleman from Ban
cor (Mr. SLl!th) do not apply in any
way to the measure before us now.
Regarding the .emarks of the gen.
tleman from Bangor, he has likened
the purchased of this property to the
erection of a new house. which, af-
ter purchase or erection, he wishes
to keer up. The converse is the
situation here. The State has
bought an old house in every case,
a house that is tumbled down, and
the remarks made by the gentleman
from Bangor (Mr. Smith) apply to
neither one of the measures before
this body. We have these old forts,
the State owns them. and are We
now to continually have a keeper
that is virtually what this bill
means-to 80 around TO these differ
ent forts and gather up the tin cans
and the waste paper left there by
picnic parties? That is this bill
means in reality.
The SPEAKER. VIII the gentle
man suspend fer a moment?
At this point Mr.. Thompson of
Rockland, who had previously been
charged with a message to the Sen
ate, reported that he had performed
the duty assigned him and that that
body would attend forthwith in this
hall.
The report was accepted.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman
from Portland, Mr.. Nichols. still has
the floor:
Mr.. NICHOLS continuing: Mr..
Speaker. at the time was Interrupt
ted in my remarks was trying to
explain to this body that if we in
definitely postpone this bill, we still
have the other measure before US
which has passed this body, and the
Senate appropriated $4,000 for the
care of the other forts. l wish the
House would get the situation. Do
not think that when you Indefinitely
postpone this bill, you are killing
the other bill which provides for an
appropriation OF $4,000. You are
merely killing this bill. which pro-
duces no benefit to the State what
ever, and you still have before you
the other bill for the preservation of
the other forts. l state this in order
that the House may know the situ-
alton and that 1t may see that the
remarks made have nothing to do
with this matter.
At this point the Senate came in
and q Joint convention was formed.
IN CONVENTION
The President in the Chair.
On motion by Senator Carter Of
Androscoggin, 1t was
Ordered, that a committee be ap-
pointed to wait upon the Honorable
Ralph o. Brewster, Governor of the
State of Maine. and invite him to at
tend this convention and to receive
from him such communication as he
may be pleased to make.
The Chairman thereupon appoint
ed as members of that committee on
the part of the Senate. Senators
Carter of Androscoggin, Hussey of
on the part of the House. Representa-
tives Hamilton of Caribou, Boman
of Vinalhaven, Pendelton of Islesbo-
no, Stitham of Pittsfield. Fuller of
Southwest Harbor, Clarke of Ran
dolph, and Mrs. Allen of Hampden.
Subsequently the committee re-
ported through Senator Carter of
Androscoggin that they had delivered
the message with which they were
charged, and that the Governor in
formed them that he would attend
the Joint Convention forthwith.
The report was accepted.
ThereupOn the Governor and Coun-
ell then entered the hall Of the
House of Representatives amid ap-
plause, the audience rising and Gov
ernor Brewster delivered the follow
ing address:
Mr.. President and members of the
Enghty- second Legislature: Our
neiRhboring province of New Bruns-
wick. with which we have long en-
joyed most cordial relations. is now
moving rapidly toward the consuma-
ton of q project which vitality af-
fects the interests of the State Of
Maine. Preliminary steps have been
taken; exhaustive surveys have been
made by the Provincial government