Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-11

ar. desire to object to the introduction
| of any petitions, bills or resolves under
suspension of the rules unless good
reason can be assigned for their imne-
date consideration. The introduction
of bills under the rules at the proper
time will not delay the action to be
taken by the committees, if they are
allowed to go there in their regular or
der by being placed in the box That
course will assist the clerk and the Of
ficers of the House in the orderly con-
duct of the business; and unless there
is some grave reason why this bill
| should be presented at the present time
| under suspension of the rules, / shall
| have to object in behalf of the business
Of the House and in behalf of the Or
l Derby conduct of business.
4 Mr.. DREW of Portland: Mr.. Speak
| er, j can only say that the reason for
my offering the bill and resolve out of
l order. was this: There have been sew
eraI hundred, / may say thousands, of
| petitions in favor of establishing u
home and school for the feeble minded.
/ The committee do not wish to order
notice on those petitions, and have
been waiting for an act and resolve to
come before them on which to order
notice. am informed that unless this
bill and resolve are introduced at this
time they cannot in the due course of
time get round to the committee so
that notice may be ordered this week
at their usual meeting: and the friends
of the measure are very anxious that
the public notices shall be ordered 1
am exceedingly sorry to ask the House
to suspend the rules, but l hope they
will this time
Mr. WEEKS: Mr.. Speaker, 1t is very
unusual. indeed / may say it is a thing
1 never heard of in my experience. u
committee refusing to order notice and
hearing upon petition properly presen-
ted to a Legislature; and while | don't
know the reasons, al the same time if
that is the fact-and the gentleman
from Portland states that it is and 1
have no reason to doubt tiff that is
the fact withdraw my objection, but l
wish to notify members of the House
that in the future 1 shall object to the
introduction of bills, petitions and re-
solves out of order unless the very best
reasons are assigned for it. 1 with
draw the objection to the bill and re-
solve presented by the gentleman from
Portland.
The motion to suspend the rules was
agreed to and Resolve in favor of the
Maine home and school for feeble mind
ed children. and bill, An Act to provide
for the care and education of feeble
minded children, were referred to the
committee on public charities and State
beneficiaries.
Reports of Committees.
Mr.. Maybury from the committee on
military affairs ON Resolve in favor of
the Bath Military and Naval Orphan
Asylum. reported ought to pass. Gre
ferred to the committee on appropri-
ations and financial affairs under joint
rules).
Mr.. SMITH of Hartland: Mr.. Speak
er, l move that the rules be suspended
to introduce an order at this time.
Mr.. WEEKS: Much as 1 dislike to
do this, / object to the introduction of
this order at the present time. l don't
know what it is, but after the gentle
man from Hartland has explained
what the order is 1 may withdraw my
objection.
The SPEAKER: will read the or
der: Ordered, That ]. F. Frederick,
first folder, be excused from further at
tNituahSC Ut ILLS ScSSioH VI Tie 1tSlS-
lature. and that his pay be made up to
the end of the session, and that l.. j.
Brann be appointed first folder to the
vacancy thus created"
Mr.. WEEKS. Mr.. Speaker, it strikes
me that this is a. matter that can be
laid over until tomorrow morning and
taken up in the regular order of busi-
ness; and l object to a suspension of
the rules.
Mr.. SMITH: will not insist on the
order prevailing at this time 1 with
draw my motion to suspend the rules.
First Reading of Printed Bills and Re-
solves.
An Act to amend Chapter % of the
Private and Special Laws of 1899, re-
lating 10 taking cells in Bagaduce river,
bay and tributaries.
An Act to amend Section 10 of Chap
ter 10 of the Revised Statutes, relating
to the law of the road.
An Act to amend Section 81 of Chap
ter of the Revised Statutes, relating
to country roads and bridges in unin-
corporated townships.
An Act to grant additional powers to
the Waterville & Oakland Street Rail-
way.
An Act to amend the charter of the
Rockland, Thomaston & Camden Street
Railway.
An Act to incorporate the Swans IS
land Telegraph and Telephone Com
pany.
An Act to amend the charter of the
Lewiston, Brunswick & Bath Street
Railway.
An Act to legalize the doings of the
Portland < Rumford Falls Railway.
motion of Mr.. Pettengill of Rum
Iord, the rules were suspended. this
bill received its three readings and was
passed to be engrossed
An Act to incorporate the Pittsfield
Trust and Banking Company.
An Act to grant additional powers to
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