Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-02
MAINE LEGISLATURE,
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gin, the bill took it's two several read
ings under suspension of the rules and


was passed to be engrossed.
The report of Hon. John A. Morrill,, |
accompanying the report of the Com
mittee on Revision of the Statutes, was
read by the Secretary, as follows:
To the Honorable Legislatures:
Your commissioner was required by
the resolve, approved March 4, 1908, to
incorporate in the fifth revision Of the
public laws, the legislation enacted by
the Legislature of nineteen hundred and
three; that duty has now been per-
formed and the final draft of the re-
vised code is herewith submitted.
Two hundred and forty public laws
were enacted at the last session; fifty
two of these laws carried into effect
recommendations made in the former
report of the commissioner; four relat-
ed to the militia; six, being of a special
or temporary character, or of limited
application, have not been incorporated
in the draft and will be found to be
excepted in the repeating act; eleven
were Incorporated in the special act
relating to fish and game, approved
March 2S, 1903 (Chap. 400; the balance
have been incorporated in the draft of
the revision. The citations from the
ninety-sixth and ninety-seventh vol
umes of the Maine Reports, and the ci
tations of the Constitution of the Unit
ed tates and of this state found in the
one hundred eighty-third, one hundred
eighty-fOurth one hundred eighty
fifth and one hundred eighty-sixth
volumes of the reports of the supreme
court of the United States have been
included, and about thirty additional
cross references have been noted in the
margin. The total number of laws en-
acted since the last revision is sixteen
hundred and twenty; of these, fifteen
hundred and seventy-one have been
examined, and such as appear to be in
force have been incorporated in the APP
propriate chapters of the new draft.
Of the balance, eleven relate to the
militia and thirty-eight are of special
or temporary character, or of limited
application.
In accordance with suggestions con-
tanned in the former report and ap
proved by the legislative commission,
some of the longer chapters have been
divided, and the revised code has been
arranged in one hundred forty-five
chapters.
The duty imposed by the resolve
above mentioned has been performed
under the supervision of the legisla-
tive commission created by the resolve,
for whose courtesy and cooperation in
his efforts to make the fifth revision of
the public laws satisfactory to the
people of the State, the commissioner
expresses his appreciation.
Auburn, Aug. 81, 1903
(Signed) JOHN A. MORRILL,.
Orders of the Day.
The committee of conference to which
was referred bill, An Act to provide for
the representation of the State of
Maine at the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position at st. Louis. Mo-, and make
appropriation therefor, reported that
they Were unable to agree.
Said report was accompanied by the
following endorsement on the part of
the House: House, Sept 1, 1903. The
House insists and asks for a further
committee of conference" and appoint
ed a committee on the part of that
branch
Mr.. Randcll of Cumberland thereupon
moyed that the Senate insist. and join
the committee of conference.
IMr. GOODWIN of Somerset: Mr.
President: / rise to a parliamentary
inquiry in regard to this matter. AS 1
understand the parliamentary situa-
s ton. it is this. That committee of con-
ference was appointed. met and report
ed to the Senate. The Senate, at that
time voted to recede and concur, and
your committee of conference was dis
charged. We did recede and concur
Thereupon, later in the day, a motion
was made to reconsider the vote
whereby we decided and concurred,
which was done. Then a motion was
made to indefinitely postpone, which
was carried by the Senate. Then
motion made ito reconsider that motion
was lost; and, therefore it would be
impossible to reconsider that motion at
the present time. That is the way |
understand the parliamentary situation
stands at the present time. The report
of the committee of conference which
you have before you on the table was
acted upon at one time in the Senate,
action was taken by the Senate and the
bill indefinitely postponed, reconsider
alton refused, and. as far as the Senate
is concerned, Mr.. President. it seems to
me that the affair is buttoned up and
closed; and that no request from the
House ut the present time, on that
report is proper to be laid before the
Senate.
The PRESIDENTS: The Chair will
state, from his recollection that the re-
marks of the senator from Somerset
are, in the main, correct, that the
record of the Senate was that q COM
mittee of conference was appointed,
were unable to agree, and the House
members of the conference committee
reported back to the House and the
Senate members of that committee re-
ported back to the Senate. which was
incorrect procedure. Under the rules,
the report should have been made to
the House. that body having requested
the conference, and the Senate would
not have had the papers before it for
any further action upon it, until the
report came from the House. The
senator is correct i'm his statement that,
later in the proceedings the Senate
voted to indefinitely postpone the bill.