Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-07

to Chapter 45S of the Private and
Special Laws Of 1897, entitled ian act
to incorporate the Northern Develop
ment Company"
An act to amend Section of Chapter
$50 Of the Private and Special Laws of
1897, relating to the erection and main
tenance Of booms i'm the Penobscot
river.
Resolve in favor of the roads in the
Indian township. Washington county.
Resolve in favor of Thomas Bailey,
representative Of the Passamaquoddy
tribe of Indians.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
On motion of Mr. Manley Of Angus
ia, the following order was taken from
the table: Ordered. That the commit
tee on legal affairs be directed to in
quire into the expediency of revising
the Public Laws of the State of Maine
and report a resolve relating thereto,
or otherwise.
Mr. Manley moved to amend the or
der by striking out the words legal af-
fairs and inserting the word 'judici-
ary."
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Manley of Augusta: ] move 20
take from the table House bill No. AZ,
an act to provide in part for the ex-
penditures of government for the year
1899 L desire to have this bill take its
first and second reading at the pres
ent time, and that tomorrow morning
at IL O'Clock be assigned as a special
assignment for its third reading and
passage TO be engrossed.
Mr. Gardner of Patten: l would sug
gest that. as to those of us who are
new members. so early an assignment
gives us hardly time to look into it,
and If the gentleman from Augusta
(Mr. Manley) does not object l would
ask. for one. for a little more time.
Mr.. Marley: You may have all the
time you wish. tomorrow. / am not
asking for any hurried action on the
bill. And l will divide the motion. /
move that it take it's first and second
readings at the present time.
The motion was agreed to.
The bill was then read the first time
Mr.. Guernsey of Dover: Pending its
second reading ! move that 1t lie upon
the table.
Mr.. Manley l raise the point of or
der that the House has just voted that
readings.
The Speaker: The Chair sustains the
point of order of the Gentleman from
Augusta (Mr. Maniey).
MIR Guernsey: | move that we re-
consider the vote by which it takes its
first and second readings at this time.
1t is an important matter 1t covers
appropriations that will make an ex-
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it covers appropriations of nearly
$l600,000. and there are amendments
that are likely TO be made to it. or at
least offered. in this House. And l be-
lieve, as it was understood when it was
laid on the table that it should be
placed on the desks of the members.
last week. to give us more opportunity
to look into it. that it should not be
hurried through at this time. and l
hope the House will reconsider the
vote.
Mr.. Marley: If the gentleman de-
sires more time l am perfectly willing
that the third reading shall be taken
at any day that he proposes. / am
not trying to hasten the bill through.
If it takes its second reading. tonight,
it does not hasten its progress at ALL
This bill does not appropriate single
penny except in conformity with the
laws of this State, and the gentleman
from Dover tMr. Guernsey ought to
have had ample time to familiarze
himself with the law being a lawyer
and in full practice.
1t is an unusual thing to attempt to
take out of the hands of the chairman
of a committee bill which is placed in
his charge and which he must explain
and defend upon the floor of this
House. l am willing that the gentle
man (Mr. Guernsey should have all
the time he desires: but / do object to
his proposition to lay it upon the table
and put ii under his control. The bill
properly belongs in the control of the
chairman of the committee on financial
affairs. If any member desires that
the third reading should be postponed
to a later date. l am perfectly willing
to agree to that; but do not want the
bill, in this unusual way, taken out of
the hands where it belongs and placed
in the hands of another member to
control it as he sees fit
The question being on the motion to
reconsider the vote whereby the bill
was to take its first and second read
ing at the present time,
The motion was lost.
The bill was then read the second
time
Mr. Maney moved that tomorrow
morning at II o'clock be assigned for
its third reading.
The motion was agreed to.
On motion by Mr.. Macomber of Au
gusta,
Adjourned.