Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-30

w we nave not a quorum should we wan
Mr.. GOODWIN: Let me explain tus
what the situation is. The House has
passed this bill to give the school FUND
nS ,, Nh tax the Senate has also pass
eu the bill. 1t is proposed tonight by Ger.
tam or the senators to reverse their ac.
tion and indefinitely postpone the bill. ii
;nat rs done the House has got to reverse
| ~ acIlon and indefinitely postpone the
| eili. The House will not do that as thtiI
members are absent. 1t means that We
nave nave got to leave these matters in abcy-
Day OF next week and do our LEGISLATIVE
work IN an orderly and business-like nam
Ier, for that reason | have asked that
.aiat mouon be reconsidered so that we
t 4an take an adjournment until Monday on
uesuay OF next week. because any action
we take looking to the defeat Of the bill
VIII not be concurred In by the House. and
the deep blue sea. ~
Mr.. MANLEY: rise to a point of or
Ger we can do no business unless a quo
The PRESIDENT: The Chair declared
there was no quorum on the suggestion of
the senator from Knox. -.
Mr. STETSON of Penobscot: Mr.. Presi-
dent, the last expression of the senator's
was that the bill lie upon the table and
NOT mat it be indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. SIAPLES of Knox: Is not that the
Nj. STETSoN: It is not the same.
The ESIDfNT: The question is on
she motion of the senator from Somerset,
Mr.. MANLEY: We cannot do anv busi-
ness without a quorum.
from Ke KhsDh rase Does the senator
there IS no quorum now?
Mr.. MANLEY: do
ed h Th hEs ri hMt The point is sustain
Mr.: GOODWIN: Mr.. President. / move
was take from the table any old thing tbat
Is lying on it, II there is anything lying
t2hlp-tha rio ;r.,x
been referred to.
The PRESIDENT: The pending oues-
tien is on the motion of the senator from
Washington, Mr.. Wilson. to lay upon the
table the bill to amend Section g. Chapter
2sS of the Public Laws of 1898 relating to
school funds derived from savings bank
voting in favor and five against The
question of no quorum was raised That
Is the pending question.
Mr.. Goodwin withdrew his motion nv
unanimous consent.
Mr.. MANLEY: l hope the senator from
Knox will withdraw the question of no
quorum ana let the Senate vote this bill
up or down as It sees fit.
Mr.. STAPLES of Knox: Mr. President
1t seems we have reached crisis, and
am willing to do this, and think this will
he fair. | won't raise the question of no
quorum If the vote can be taken upon this
bill to settle ito Indefinitely postpone IL
or not postpone it. and that vote to be
taken by the yeas and nays, everybody to
put themselves on record.
Mr.. WILSON of Washington: Mr.. Pres
ident, before the promise is made ! shall
say that | insist on my motion to lay or
the table and have vote on that first.
The pending question is on the motion of
Mr.. Wilson of Washington, to lay on the
table. on which the senator from Knox
raised the point of no quorum.
Mr.. STAPLES of Knox: 1 still insist
upon the point of no quorum if it takes
f Nm coy to next sa ave n faan
steps We can to compel abSenteeS to be
present?
The PRESIDENTS: The messengers
come. If the Senate desires to take any
other course it can be done. There seems
to be one of two things to be done when
compel attendance or adjourn from day to
day. A less number can do either.
Mr.. STAPLES: think my proposition
posed of. I do not consent to lay it on tho
table. but l will consent that the Senate
vote whether or not it shall be indefinitely
postponed. If it is indefinitely postponed
that ends it. 1t will withdraw then the
question of no quorum. | would be better
satisfied to have it indefinitely postponed
than to have it laid on the table.
MI. GOODWIN: VIII the senator allow
us to vote on the question of laying ON the
table, and then raise it?
Mr. STAPLES: No.
a recess was here taken at the end o.
which the President announced that quo
cum was present.
The PRESIDENTS: The pending CUES
ton is on the motion to lay upon the table
offered by the senator from Washington
Mr.. Wilson. The question being put tn
motion was declared lost
Mr.. STAPLES of Knox: / move that the
bill peSS to be enacted.
The PRESIDENTS: That is the pending
question.
Mr.. .BURLEIGB of Aroostook: 1 hope
that the motion will not prevail. My ,reas,
on for this is that think this bill should
go over to September, so that we may as
certain definitely the amount of money
for school funds from figures received
from the State treasurer. | am satisfied
that the income from the trust companies
will be much larger than it has been in the
past.
motion of the senator from Knox Will pre-
vail. prefer to put myself on the side o.
The schools of the State Of Maine.
~ for the schools. | do not think, it is
tair to take the bill in the closing hours
md put it over until September; There
n anti this afternoon. The bin came in with
the general understanding that 1t was go
ng through. and hope the bill will pass
The fRESlDENT t On LOCKING Attn; at the
that the bill pass to be enacted which was
lost by vote of eight to nine. The Sen
ate is on record as having voted not to
made to lay on the table, and voted. nine
o five, and the question of no quorum was
raised and the Chair aSCerta1ned no quo
rum. The matter Their hung fire until g
quorum is present, so that the motion is
lot in order until after Il motion to recon
slider.
Mr.. WILSON of Washington: l move
to reconsider the vote whereby the bill
was passed to be enacted.
Mr. GOODWIN of Somerset: Shall W.
meet the issue Squarely on the passage tt
)e enacted OH a yea and nay vote? Is that
the understanding?
The question being put the motion to
reconsider prevailed.
The PRESlDEN r.: The bill is now be-
fore the Senate on its passage to be enact
Mr.. GOODWIN: l want to make ono
statement. Senator Pierce, who had
charge of the bill and who is in favor o!
t. telegra phed me that he wished to be
paired if the bill came up. Now | do not
know whether there is any senator here
paired with him or not / simply ask
whether any senator will pair with him.
Mr.. BU RLEIGH of Aroostook: When
Mr.. Maddocks left here he asked me to
have him paired with some member that
would vote in favor of the bill. If he We're
present he would vote against the bill.
Mr.. GOODWIN: l make the request
and the senators can act as they see fit.
A yea and nay vote was called for and
ordered. The question being put that the
hill pass to be enacted the vote resulted
as follows: Those voting yea were MessIs.
Alden. Goodwin. Knowlton, Pike, Staples
of Knox, Wilson'S; those voting no We're
Messrs Burleigt, Burns, Currier, dudley,
Maney. Morrison. Plummer. Staples OF