Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-01


crossed bills, and = motion by Mr..
Wing, of Androscoggin, laid on table.
Subsequently, on motion by Mr..
Staples Of Knox, the bill was taken
from the table. On motion of Mr.. Stet-
son, of Penobscot, the bill was pest
poned. and yea and nay vote, as fol-
lows:
Yeas -MeSsrs. Alden. Burleigh,
Burns, Currier, Dudley. Manley. Plum
mer, Staples OF Cumberland Stetson--
10.
Nays:-Messrs. Goodwin, Knowlton,
Staples of Knox, Wilson,.
The papers We're sent to the house.
The parliamentary history of the re-
solve appropriating $4,000 for the
representation by the State of Maine at
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition is
as follows:
The bill was introduced Wednesday,
Feb. 4, and was referred to the COM
mittee OH Federal Relations in concur
renee.
Thursday. Feb. 2S, after due hearing,
the bill came to the Senate ought to
pass and pending acceptance in con-
currance to report was laid on the table
by Mr.. Staples of Knox. Tuesday, Mar.
Sd, being assigned for it's considera-
ton. On that day the report was ac-
committee on financial affairs in con-
currence.
Thursday, Mar. Goth, at the forenoon
session that committee reported, a ma
jority in favor of the bill in new draft
cutting the appropriation from $4,000
to 100000, and a minority signing
ought not to pass" The former was
signed by Messrs. Burns, Rankin, Sew
all. SWEET and Dudley, and the latter
by Messrs. Pettingill, Bryant, Eaton
and Bodwel.
In the House the majority report was
accepted and the bill passed
to be engrossed. In the Senate,
Staples of Knox, moved the acceptance
of the minority report. On request of
Senator Bryant the yeas and nays
were ordered, resulting as follows:
Yeas-Alden, Bryant, Burleigh, Clark,
Goodwin, Libby, Maddocks, Morse
Pierce, Pike and Staples of Knox.-11
Nays-Bucl, Burns, Currier, Dudley,
Gardner, Guernsey, Knowlton, Manley,
Morrison, Philbrook, Plummcr Rankin,
Staples of Cumberland, Stetson, Tit
comb Wilson, Wing.-17.
The motion of Senator Staples was
therefore lost, and then on the motion
of Senator Rankin of York the major
ity report was accepted, the bill was
read twice under suspension of the
rules and passed to be engrossed III
concurrence.
That afternoon, on motion of Sena :
tor Staples of Knox, a message was
sent to the anErossing officer, request
ing the return of the bill to the Senate
| and, upon it's return. on motion by Sen
ator Buck of Hancock, the vote where
| by it was passed to be engrossed was
| reconsidered and it was laid on the la
| Bile and assigned for consideration the
| following day.
Friday, March 81. at the forenoon
| session. the bill came up by assignment
! and on motion of Senator Staples OF
| Knox was indefinitely postponed.
I he yeas and nays on this vote were
as follows:
Yeas: Alden, Bryant. Buck, Bur
leigh, Clark, Currier, Dudley, Goodwin
Knowlton, Libby. Maddocks, Moore
Pierce, Pike, Hummer, Randall
Staples, of Knox-11.
Nays: Burns, Gardner. Guernsey
Hyde, Manley, Morrison. Philbrook
Rankin, Staples of Cumberland, Stet-
| son, TitcOmb, Wilson, Wing-13.
senator Goodwin of Somerset then
moved reconsideration which was lost
| The bill being thus indefinitely post
poned, the papers were sent to the
House. The House insisted on its pre-
vious action, naming Burrill of Ellis
worth, SWEET of Portland and Alden of
Sanford as committee on conference.
The senate voted to insist and joined
Dudley, Goodwin and Pike.
At the morning session Saturday,
March IS, Senator Goodwin reported
that tie conferees could not agree
and the senate accepted the report.
Then Senator Gardner of Penobscot
moved that the Senate recede from its
former action and concur with the
House in passing the bill to be engros-
sed. The yeas and nays being called
showed:
Yeas: Puck, Burns, Gardner, Guern-
sey, Maddocks, Morrison, Plummer,
Rankin, Staples of Cumberland, Stet-
son, Virgin. Wilson and Wing-13.
Nays: Alden. Bryant, Clark. Currier.
Dudley, Goodwin, Hyde, Libby, Moore,
Pike, Randall, Staples of knox-I2.
Senator Gardner moved the recon-
sideration of this vote, and his motion
beng lost the bill passed to be engros-
sed in concurrence with the House.
AL the afternoon session the same
day. on motion of Senator Goodwin, the
bill WAS again recalled from the engros-
sing room and the vote whereby it
passed to be engrossed was reconsider
ed. The bill was then indefinitely post
pOned
Senator Goodwin then moved recon-
sideration and the motion was lost
The papers were then returned to the
House where they nave since remained
and where they will come up TINS morn
ing in the regular course OF business.
Quite a crowd gathered, yesterday
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