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

gone to his home and the Is remaining
senators waited and waited.
1t was now l o'clock in the morning
and nothing was being accomplished,
though the Senate chamber was the
scene of almost wild confusion. Efforts
were made to coax back the filibuster-
ing senators, but without avail. Sena-
tor Staples refused to withdraw the
question Of no quorum unless the men,
bers would consent to take a vote on
the main merits Of the bill. He would
not allow a vote to be taken by the
Senate unless senators would promise
him this. He shouldn't permit them to
vote to lay the matter on the table I'M
til September.
Finally, Senators Manley, Stetson
and Morrison promised Senator Staples
that they would vote with him and his
friends against tabling and would take
vote on the main proposition. Then
Senators Alden and Pike We're sent for
by their friends, the school-fund men.
AT 1.25 Senator Alden returned to his
seat. He had been discovered in the
newspaper mems room, beneath the
Senate chamber, where he had turned
the key upon himself. 1t was. harder
to find Senator Pike. After Is nhinutes'
search he was found and a conference.
was had with him in the lobby, out of
sight of President Virgin, who would
surely count him If he could place his
eyes upon him. When he was told
that the above senators had promised
to vote down the motion to table, he
came in and took his seat.
The Senate was called to order, the
Chair stating that a quorum was pres
ent, and that the pending question was
the tabling of the bill. This motion
was lost by a big majority. Senator
Staples moved that the bill pass to be
enacted, and the yeas and nays were
called. The result was as follows:
Yeas-Alden, Goodwin. Knowlton,
Pike, Staples of Knox, Wilson,.
Nays-Burleigh, Burns, Currier,
Dudley, Marley, Morrison, Plummer,
Staples of Cumberland, Stetson-9.
AS soon as the result was declared
Senator Staples moved to Indefinitely
postpone the bill. The yeas and nays
were again called. resulting as follows:
Yeas-Alden, Burleigh, Burns. Cur
rier. Dudley, Manley, Morrison, Plum
mer. Staples of Cumberland, Stet-
sorl--10.
Staples Of Knox, Wilson,.
The appropriation bills We're then
passed to be engrossed and sent to the
House. They were Immediately passed
to be enacted. At the instant this re-
suit was declared Speaker Fellows
recognized Weeks of Fairfield who
moved that the House adjourn. The
motion was carried, and the House
stands adjourned until September l.
The st. Louis bill and the school fund
hill are both in Clerk Cotton's posses
sion and in September will come up as
unfinished business.
Governor Hill sent veto message
to the House, Saturday morning, the
text of which will be found in the
stenographic report.
The fact that the House adjourned
without notifying the Governor of its
intention of doing so was no violation
of the constitution. That body did not
adjourn sine die. 1t merely adjournec'
from now until September /. Its action
was correct and proper, say parila-
mentarians. Twenty years ago, when
the statutes were revised the last time,
a precedent was established. and this
precedent Was lOiiOW GU IL NAAS
when Senators Goodwin, Wilson ana
Staples were appointed a committee TO
wait upon the Governor and inform
him that the Senate was ready to ad-
tourn. Such action is never taken
when either body adjourns from FRI
day until Tuesday. The first day or
September, say the strict parliament
tarians, is the next legislative day, ana
&c
Guided, all the required forms Will have
to be complied with.
The Governor notified the Senate that
he had no further communication to
make, and informed that body that ne
had signed 664 acts and 14S resolves.
TWO wears ago there were signed 4o6
acts and 11SI resolves. 1t will thus be
seen that there have been 20S more acts
and 30 more resolves passed this ses-
sion than there was last session.
The appropriation for the two years
A CARD.