Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-20
Given the Capital Removal
Bill In The Senate.
The B. & A. TWo-cent Mileage
Passes the House.
The House Also Passes Kennebec
County Enabling Act.

N" senate Tuesday morning. after
IN extended discussion of parliamep-
tary law, voted by yeas and nays II to
- TO sustain the ruling of Pres. Allen
ana the bill to change the seat of gov
eminent to Portland with referendum
attached was given it's first reading.
Just before the vote WAS taken Senator
hastings Of Oxford and Eaton Of
Washington addressed the Senate and
stated that they had had a change of
ncart since last Friday. After the bin
mad been read. Senator Hesalton moved
that the bill have its second reading
ana be passed to be engrossed This
was also done. and the bill sent down
to the House for concurrence.
The capitol matter was taken up iy
Senator Curtis. who moved to take the
matter from the table and then re-
Qu"sted that the chair rule on the
status Of the bill. His ruling was
| that the bin was rightfuly before the
Senate and should receive its fIst
reading as a matter of course.
Senator Hcse!tcn appealed from the
| decision OF the chair and spoke at Suinc
| length in support of his position. He
argued Chat every question which
| comes before the senate comes proper
| y before it on motion.
! Senator Merrill supported the ruling
| Of the chair. ana said that if the bill
| had become dead on account OF de
| clining to give it its first reading then
why did Senator Hesclton move 10 in
cfnitcly postpone.
| Senat II PaIkhurst made 4 clean cut
| speech against the decision Of the
| chair in which he stated that there
We're two questions to be considered,
/ first whether q motion is required for
! ne regular progress of legislation. sec
! ond whether that motion having been
| denied, it is not rejected, unless it be
IrtcOnsidcrcd within Il specified time. or
unless sent back from the House in
jn0n-concurrrncc.
| Senator Clark" asked him if he ever
knew m instance where Il committee
i1crurt was accepted and 4 reading "f
the bill was asked for. Senator Park
hurst replied rather sharply that h"
did not remember Of any other bill of
such . nature that it was required.
Senator Heseltnn spoke again ex-
lplaining TINT TIL" matter would not D"
dead even if the Senate did decline tn
give the bill it's first reading. for it
would 20 down to the Hous" and y"
acted upon there and might receive
the pndOI :" ncnt Of a majority.
| senator Putnam rose TO state that in
his opinion the ruling of the chair was
wrong #Itd he wished to 90 on r"cori
against ILL.,
Early in the forenoon an order from
the House commanding thr attorn"E-
| M III
case against Judge Chapman was civ
en- massage in the senate, but later
senator ParAhurst asked that it pc re
considered on account Of the fact that
Tho prosecution had already engaged
counsel and the short time in Which
the Encouragement would have tc
nrcrare his case. The order was re-
considered and Indefinitely postponed.
J on motion of Senator Staples "i
TnCx the <ittery Water District mat
ter. which was assigned for Tuesday
wa, continued till Wednesday,
| on motion Of Senator ParkhurSt the
University Of Maine resolve Was tax
en- from the table and the chair stated
1.-THE status of this matter also. inc
senator then moved that the Senate
recedc and concur. This was done
without debate and the yeas and nay:
called for The Senators voted rs fol
lows: Yea: Aver. Bailey. Barrows
Brown. Deasv. Foss. Houston. Irving
Mills. Parkhurst. Putnam, Rice, Simp'
son. Staples. Stearns. Nay: Clark
Curtis. Eaton, GarcelGn. Hastings
4 Heselton. Libby. Merrill. Page. Philoon
a Proctor. Rice, Sewall.
SI This finally giants the I. q NJ. tn
3 privilege If continuing to grant the
B r. degree ami in appropriations give
a the institution $4,000 per year 70
maintenance ana $4,000 in 100, and so,
Gao in 1908 for new buildings.