Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-03-09

the rule of the House requires the gentlemen
present to vote, and also provides =
penalty for not voting. The chair
would inform the gentleman from Augusta
| Mr.. Heath that as the chair understands the
rule. gentleman who is present and refusing
to vote when a vote is taken, shall be de-
prived of his right OF voting or speaking.
thereafter, until satisfaction is made to the
House.
Mr.. Spear of Hallowell spoke briefly in
| favor of postpoaing until to morrow. great
deal had been said this afternoon about the
! dignity of the House, and about upholding
the constitution of the House. He had been
present in this hall in 1850 when House was
upholding lis dignity. He had been present
when House was called to order in the
streets of Augusta by the gentleman who
comes here now and argues for constitutional
order. That gentleman now stood up here
and endeavored To force through the meas
ure under consideration without particle of
consideration or debate, and under the plea
| of constitution and good order and dignity of
| the House, told gentlemen that those who
| desired to consider the matter Further,
| were not in order and were transgressing
| the law. The minority had some rights and
ought to be dealt fairly with. He admitted
| if he could have single day to consider the
matter he would then be ready to go on
| record. He protested against forcing the
| matter without regard to the rights of the
minority, and, rule OF no rule, he proposed
to stand up against it.
SIR. Donovan of Biddeford said he had
voted no" on the question before the House,
but upon reflection he had come to
the conclusion that he wonld not again vote,
not understanding the amendment.
Mr.. Gilmore OF Dedham inquired if il was
not the custom in the halls of Congress for
members to refuse to vote almost every day;
also if the Hon. Eugene Hale had not stood
up in this hall in 1850 and said there was no
power on earth to make him vote. He said
he desired another day, when he would be
ready to vote on the question; but he denied
the right of the gentleman from East Machias
Mr.. Talbot to dictate to him or to exercise
upon him his tactics OF bulldozing.
Mr.. Sanborn of Standsh asked to be ex-
cused from voting. He reminded the major
ity that they had not understood the amend
ments which were adopted last week, and
reconsidered their action. Some of the
minority did not now understand the Senate
amendment and he was in favor of delay
A motion to adjourn was lost by vote of
SO TO 80.
The chair then ruled that the question
before the House was on the motion of the
gentleman from East Machias Mr.. Talbot
to nou-concur with the Senate in the adoption
of its amendment.
Mr.. Heath asked to be excused from
voting because he did not sufficiently under
stand the amendment, and the House refused
the request.
Mr.. Spear of Hallowell asked to be excused
for the same reason, and the House refused.
ala .,.>l 4,
Lost by vote of "a to A.
The yeas and navs were then called
MIR. Chapman of Orrington was paired
with Mr.. Shapleigh of kiltery.
Mr.. Talbot of East Maehias was tired with
Mr.. Powers, and was excused from voting.
/ MIR. Files asked to be excused on the
ground that he was paired. rhe House took
no action.
! Mr.. Horr of Lewiston asked to be excused.
being paired with Mr.. Prescott of Biddeford.
! The request was granted.
! Messrs. Donovan of Biddeford. Doyen of
Abbott, and Bearce of Norway asked to be
excused from voting, as they did not fully
understand the effect of the amendment The
request was refused.
Messrs. Gilmore of Dedham, Goodwin Of
st. Adams, Leavitt of Deering and Piper of
kenduskeag asked to be excused, but no ac-
ton on the requests was taken by the House.
Upon call of the absentees, Messrs.
Heath of Augusta, Spear of Hallowell and
Files of Detroit answered to their names.
The vote stood follows.
YEA-Messrs. Allen of Chesterville. Allen Of Dres
den, Ambrose, Ames. Aver. Bartlett, Blossom.
Brown Bucklin, Burland Carleton, Chandler. Chick,
Cook, Copeland Cushman, Deering, Eldridge. Good
win of So Berwick Hall of Rockland Hall Of Alfred.
Ham, Haskell, Hatch, Hathorn. Heath, Hill OF
Newburg. Hobart, Houston of Belfast Ives, Knapp,
Lane, Latham, Meader Newell, Oak, Perkins, Phil
lips, Reed Shaw, Small, Smith OF stockton, Simp
son of Milford, spear Of Haowell, Stevens. STONE,
Talbot of Falmouth, Thomson, TraftOn, Webster.
Wentworth of North Berwick, White of Lewiston,
White of Windharn. White of Richmond.-54.
NAY -Messrs Briggs, Chase of Sebec, Donovan.
| Doyen, Files, Fisher, Foster. Fox, Harmon, Hol-
brook, Houston of Bradford. Kendall, Linscott. Nc
| Intire, Rand, Robinson, Rogers, Smith of Robbins.
ton, Strout, Taylor, Trutant, Wilson.-22.
The question of no quorum was raised.
on motion of Mr.. Wilson Of Paris.
Adjourned.