Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-24


i senator from Penobscot covers up III
tho form of an amendment an attempt
i to substitute for this bill a new Dill
T raise This point and | ask the ruling
Of the Chair. -,
Il Mr.. GARDNER: Mr.. President. VIII
i ask the Chair if a motion to receu
from our former action. VIII leave t'ie
matter where it started: ana theii !,
the offering of the amendment wou'u
! be in order
The PRESIDENT: The Chair thinks
that the proper motion for the senator
from Penobscot to have made yester-
day was Il motion to recede' pu' ."e
Senator from PenobScot made nio.io''
to reconsider the vote whereby
PASSED this bill to be engiossed. me
II Senate entertained the motion. NV
noint of order was raised against INV
same. therefore the Chair tnlnks ina
the motion of the Senator from fehop
scot 10 reconsider, having oeeh auop'-
i ed by the Senate. they WaiNeu 'ne POI
liamentary objection that the oe"a'"'
from Penobscot should nave moFeo 1"
recede the point of order not oei,''
raised at that time. therefore, INC
Chair thinks that the matter Is prop
erly before the Senat" as FAR as tha'
Il noiut Is concerned. In feSafd 10 inc
Second point. that the amendment is
not GERMAN to the bill. the Chalr sus-
tains tho Senator from Aroostook. An
.nnaaI can be taken from the ruling of
the chair if the Senate desires.
Nv GARDINER: Mr.. President.
have no desire to appeal from the rul-
ing Of the Chair: but. for information,
will ask the President. in order that
the subject may come before the SEN
ate, what the Chair WOULD rule as the
proper motion to make
The PRESIDENTS: I wish the Chair
knew. 1t would certainly help you if it
could The Chair 1OcS not know how
you can get this matter referred to the
next Legislature. without the concur
rent action of the House and Senate,
and without Cver-rulng the decision o.
the Chair that the amendment Offered
is not german to the bill.
Mr. GARDNER: Having no desire,
Mr. President to ovcr-rule the rulinr
of the Chair l would make the motion
now that the original proposition that
the Senate recede from its former posi-
ton: and then l shall move that the
ture, if such action is in order. l ask
the Chair if that motion is proper and
in order
The PRESIDENTS: I think mo-
ton to recede is i'm order.
Mr.. GARDNER: ! will ask the
Chair if IL motion then to amend the
ma jority report by inserting instead Of
ought to pass" the words referred to
the next Legislatur is in order?
The PR E,SIDENT: ! do not think
the Senator from PenObscOt could offer
his substitute. as it would not be ger
| main. The Chair thinks the Senator
could NOV" to refer the whole matter
to the next Legislature.
Mr.. GARDNER: Leaving out the
subject matter in order that the mat
| ter of tax reform and double taxation
| may be referred to the next Legisla-
ture?
The presidents: That is the
| opinion of the Chair.
Mr.. Gardner of Penobscot. thereupOn
moved to recede from the former po-
sition of the Senate in accepting the
majority report, fought to pass
| The motion prevailed.
| The same Senator further moved that
instead of accepting the majority re-
port ought to pass" the Senate sub
stitute referred to the next Legislature
on the original bill. and the subject
matter contained therein.
| The PRESIDENTS: The Chair is of
| the opinion that the Senator from
PenobscOt, should not attempt to amend
| tho nf 10 nv & rily n q
out the words ought to pass" and in
| sorting the words referred to the next
LEGISLATURE The Chair is of the
opinion that the motion of the Senator
should be that the Senate refer the
| matter to the next Legislature. and
that such motion would be in order.
| The motion as suggested by the
president was accepted by the Senator
from Penobscot and at his request the
| motion was put. ard prevailed.
| Mr.. GARDNER: l understand that
| that motion includes the report.
| Tie PRESIDENTS: 1t carries all the
| papers with it except the senator s
| amendment. which the Chair ruled WIS
| not german.
| On motion by Mr.. Heselton of Ken
| nebtc the Senate voted to reconsider
| the action whereby it passed to be en-
| crossed Senate document 253 An Act
| relating to corporations. Senate amend
| ment A WAS adopted and the bill as
| amended was passed to be engrossed.
Fill relating to the protection of
| trailing arbutus House document 200
| WAS returned from the House. that
| branch insisting upon its action to in
| definitely postpone. and asking for a
| committee of conference. On motion
| by Mr.. StetsOn of PenobscOt. the Sen
| ate voted to insist and that Il commit
| tee Of conference be appointed; and
the Chair appointed AS such commit
| tee on the part of the Senate Messrs.
| Stetson, HeseltOn and Clark.
| Senate document 1873. AN Act relat-
| ing to the compensation of registers of
| deeds was passed to be engrOssed by
| the Senate. as recommended by the
| committee on salaries. 1t went to the
| House. and the House amended by
| striking out the provision in regard to
| Knox county for $500 additional for
| clerk hire The bill was returned to the
Senate and the Senate insisted upon