Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-09

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FINALLY PASSED.
Resolve in favor of the Eastern
NJ aine General hospital.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
Special assignment: Motion to re-
consider vote accepting reports of com
mittee on military affairs. reporting
leave to withdraw on petition of Rose
White and others for better observance
of Memorial day. and reporting ought
not to pass on bill relating to same.
Mr. Parkhurst of Bangor, withdrew
his motion to reconsider. and moved
that the report of the committee be ac-
cepted.
The motion was agreed to.
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT.
Report OF committee on agriculture.
reporting ought not to pass on bill to
repeal chapter 334, Public Laws of 1897.
relating to commercial feeding stuffs.
Mr. BUCK of Orland: In order that
the opposition to this bill may have an
opportunity to discuss this matter, l
would move that we substitute the bill
for the report Of the committee.
The SPEAKER: The motion of the
gentleman is not in order The bill is
still in the hands of the committee be-
cause the report has not been accepted.
Mr.. LEAVITT of PASSPORT: l move
that the report of the committee be ac-
cepted.
Mr.. WEBB of Portland: 1t seems to
me that this is matter that members
tshould have an opportunity to consider
and be heard upon. l move that the
committee be discharged from further
| consideration Of the matter. nope
that the motion of the gentleman VIII
not prevail because that would shut OH
| discussion.
Mr. Leavitt withdrew his motion.
The question being on the motion
| that the committee be discharged IRON
| further consideration Of the matter,
The motion was agreed to.
The SPEAKER: That leaves the re-
| mort with the bill i'm the hands of the
| House.
Mr. WEBB: For the purpose of
bringing this matter before the House
/ move to amend the report of the
committee by striking out the word
not
Mr.. MANLEY: Then don't see why
we discharge the committee. they are
discharged and they have nothing more
to do with 1t.
The SPEAKER: One way of getting
the matter before the House is to move
to substitute the bill for the report. and
the other way, as they do in the Ma
tional House of Representatives. Is to
discharge the committee from further
consideration of the matter.
Mr.. DeCOSTER of Buckfield: I be-
lieve this House should have the privi-
lege of discussing this question, and l
hope it will be brought before the
House in some way for discussion.
The SPEAKER: The question Is on
the motion to amend the report by
striking out the word no." making the
report favorable instead Of unfavor-
able.
Mr.. CHICK of Clifton: want to say
Just word am in favor. and rep
resent farmers in this State who are in
favor of not repeating this law.
think l quite well understand the OPP
position to this bill-being a matter of
some little trifiing trouble to the trad
err. But the farmers in the COM
munity that represent are decidedly
in favor of maintaining the law as it
stands today. We don't want this law
repealed. and voice the sentiment of
a large number of influential farmer.
in the eastern part of this State when
] say that the law as it stands pleases
them and they do not wish it disturb
ed. l hope the report of the commit
tee will prevail and that it will be the
action Of this House to sustain the
committee as they have reported n
Mr.. DeCOSTER of Buckfield As
chairman of the committee on agricul-
ture / deem it my duty and my privi-
lege to make some remarks upon the
acceptance of this report. You are
aware that this is a matter that per-
tains wholly to the interests of the
farmers of this State. 1t is a question
that has been discussed at our Grange
meetings, at the farmers homes and at
the feed mills more than any other
question that comes before this body
today pertaining to the interests of the
farmers, and 1 think 1t is well worthy
YOUR consideration. In reference to
committee on agriculture, believe that
committee is composed Of good ma
best farmers we have in the State.
some of the best business men, and
we have one lawyer upon the commit
| tee, who has been elected one of the
| mayors of your cities, and we feel that
| this committee knew what they
were doing when they reported that
this bill should not be repealed. We
| had before our committee on agricul-
| ture some of the leading farmers of our
State and they all requested us. DO
not repeal this law" We had before
our committee some of the largest deal
| ers of our State. and they said to US,
do not repeal this law"
| Allow me to go back to two years
ago, and when this law was being agi
| tated. Petitions We're sent to me to cir
| culate in behalf Of this bill l did my
duty. and then after that l went to
our retail dealers and told them what
l was doing. and they said. You are
| making a mistake. You are driving
concentrated feed out of our State.
You cannot afford to pay 10 cents 4
ton on what you are buying" But
now. how is 1t, today? The law has
been in effect for two years. and those
same dealers have within a few weeks
told me. THAT law has been a good
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