Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-20

be given ills first reading was in order
and il desired in the negative rejects
the bill and il could not be brought up
again during that session Of parlia-
Elent.
The rules Of the United States House
Of Representatives in Washington re-
Cuire all bills and joint resolves on their
passage to De read twi,e. first by Ii
tie and the second time in full. and IN
der the practice OF that body. no OBJ
lection can be made to the first or Sec
cnd reading AMI no voting :akes place
thereon until upon the question 'ot is
being read 4 third time and passage To-
be engrossed.' Tha Eul.s Ct Parliament
set forth by Gushing being incnnsis--
ent with the Snna5.- :ul's and pfac-
tice DO not govern this body. (Senate
Rule 3-) and the rule or the United
States House Of Representatives relat
ing 10 tie readirc Of bills is analogous
tn our S41a-- rult which requires bill
Tor par4-' = - ~ead iye..,re . senator
i oblisn1 - -..'o rpo7 e and which
require. 10y 5il NH resolve - t"|
read tr"i-c '-:cl- JE,: pas - be en-
crossed.
Under thu rules Of rr- Senate bills
are entitled t. their frs reading as 2
matter Of course. Without suspension
Il: TIL ru!es action % the Senate with
reference - such reading is not in or
drr except II determine the tiTne q
such reading. The vote Of the Senate
IN Friday LAST with reference 70 m"
first reading OF the bill nDr undc- con-
s;derati9n was in order. and could pe
" effect. only to iha extsn- Or deter
mining that the hill should not have lis
first reading At that time. .To give i
c,her ard further effect would require
- give il the eject also % / suspension
III the ruiz; which reQG!:es r two
thiri's vot-. which was wanting
THAT IT,. yote Of Fridav vas no. in
tended b. tic senator demanding i or
bv The Senate % vote 70 reject the
bill = arpar, IT from tn fact thaT the
senator Immediately thereafter made
= motion I" that effect in the form OF
motion to Indefinitely postpone the
lii. which motion WAS rejected By the
Senate and the bill! subsequently by
vote Of the Senate laid upon the ia
tl. ana specially assigned for today.
This action u the Senate would be
futile and vain if the former vote was
hold - be a vote Of rejection Of the I'll.
Il therefore rule that the bill has not
hen rejected by the Senate and llav-
ing been especially assigned for, today
i row before the Senate and entitled.
,-1.ss the Senate shall assign some
other time therefor. to its first reading
under the rules"
NJ. FTSELTON Of kennebec: Mr..
President. TAXI an appeal from the
ruling az the Chair.
The PRESIDENT: TIE senator from
kerreter takes Il appea! 10 the mi
jr- OF the Chair and The question l.:
SHALL the decision o. the Chair stand as
judgment Of the Senate?
Afr. HESELTON: The question BE-
fore tie Senate is simply preliminary
Question w. whether the Presidents
INTERPRETATION If the rule is the corrac:
one. l believe in addressing the Senate.
HAT every one II its members rHcog-
r.ze that any assembly 81 this kind
| SHOULD b governed by rules, and thar
tre, should adhere 10 those rules. II
thay. understand them. That these rules
! si-0u!l not BE- lightly brushed aside. or
arbitrarily overruled for The purpose q
| gaining Z point in parliamentary t@c-
les as TO enact some law. l think tnat
! i IS we'll understood ny the members Al
t!ls SEMI li'Al 49,.
comes pei"Ee an a. MY ~ III -.
T.uSt SIT '.!r:e n 'i,''".. III
Vote. l nave tt'pFe ''!e 'i't ",i'
| praH'!cF "L ,,
| CASning' "-t--h tn peeI IT. I'M -
the President. in lis ruling just read -
Us nav" peioIT NE ''~'
| nt Enl nave the FuI-a "-'-I!i
adopted by inc senate II! my
ci the senate Ire -ts- RUE III ~
book, RUE ", reads q l'-""s' III
rules Of parliamentary pracl-ce com
priSed in Reefs Rules ana ush!h-
Lax and Practice OF l-fGls-dliFt -A,-
Isembics' snail govern the senate N ~.
cases in which they are apphc2oie ana
in which Trey are !"t inconsistent ".'.l
tic stanGlng rules 81 tht senate "r q
Inc JOINT luIeS u '''e ~"
Now in order 70 IND what tuShlnG
says upon this subject matter before
US. il YOU Wi. refer TO HIS book, on
page >&t. Enu VIII IND this statement.