Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-20
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Continued from Page Four.)

Mr.. PARKHURST: Will the Cnaii.
inform mo what the pending motion is?
The PRESIDENT: If the Chairs
T"mory is good tho senator from An
GroscorGin. Mr.. PhiloOn, made Il motion
that x" insist ana that Il committee or
conference be appointed: and the son
atOr from Pcnrbstot Mr.. Parkhmst
moved to lay his motion on tho table.
Mr.. PAItkIiUHST: That motion Of
mine to lay on the table. was with
drawn. In the final adjustment Of it
the two motions were Withdrawn 50
that it lies on the table pending mo-
ton to insist ana asking for 4 commit
tee IF conference. If that is the case,
I move that VIC rcccdC ana concur.
have n feeling that there has possibly
been a change in the Senate ON this RE-
sole; and if that is the case the scnti-
ment Of the Senate is now friendly to
such Il motion.
The question being put the yeas ana
nays was called for ana ordered.
Mr.. STAPLES Of Krox: Mr.. Prcs-
dent. if I am in order. whom this mat
ter was before the Senate. / voted
aE0iNst the University Of MainC with
out. paI,.afs 50 full c0nsilo ration 2S 7
"L@ht II, have giTon. Tn examining This
Id"f:or AMI comforting with my con-
stitu-nts believe that I Nhculd a. in
justice "a myself ana 10 my c"nstitu-
crte. if took away from tho boys Of
tn. Stat" Of Maine the RIGHT 20 take
the IL a:," from the University If
Maine. | believe it Wnuld i" bio" 1T
the educational interests of the state.
Therefore | shall change my vote ana
v"t" with the institution. CApplauscl
Mr.. PARKHURST: Will the Chair be
good enough to state the effect Of tn"
vote. Possibly il may not be understood.
The PRESIDENT: The House passed
the bill to be cngrOs&cd with House
Amendments \. and II, which carried
an appropriation of 500 600 4 year, and
tIr T. a. degree. both. Now the QucS-
ton is: Will the Senate r"CeGe. and
corour With the House? This is the mo-
ton upon which the Senate IS TO vote.
Those III favor will say yes and those
oppressed no.
rho vote being had resulted rs fol-
lows. Those voting yea were MoNSr;
Aver Eailcy. BarroWs. Brown. DeaSy.
Fose. Houston. Irving. Mills. ParkhurSt.
Putnam simpson Staples. StearnS.
Tartr.. Thcriault, Wyman G1D. Those
voting nay. NesSrs. Clarke, Curtis.
Eaton, GarccIon. Hasting. ifcScitoA.
Libby. Merrill PaSc, Philoon. Proctor,
Rice. ScWall G3). 50 the motion pre-
vailed.
Mr. PARKHURST: Has the bill
had its several readings and its pas
sage to be cngrossod?
The PRESIDENT: It has already
been passed to be cngrosscd.
Mr.. MILLS: Mir. President, l move
that the vote to reCcdc and concur, IN
regard to the University of Maine, !
which vote has Just been had. be re- !
considered; and | trust that my mo- |
ton Will not prevail.
The question being put the motion |
was lost.
Senate Document No 2GS. Majority |
report of committee on Insane Hos |
pitfalls on order about iusuring insane .
hospitals from loss by fire, that legis- /
lation is inexpedient; minority report /
from same committee. on order, the !
accompanying resolve was taken from |
the table by Mr.. Parl<hurst OF Penob-
scot.
Nj PARkHURST: Mr. President,
for the information Of the Senate. |
will explain that the order was intro
duced March 9th, directing the COM
mittec on insane hospitals to inquire
into the expediency of insurinS the
hospitals. This matter came before
the committee and while the members
Of the committee believed that such /
an. insurance should be effected. there
was a feeling in the committee that il
might with propriety rest upon dis
cuSsiOn of the House and Senate, so
that if insurance We're denied and. as
has been thought possible, the build
ings We're destroyed in the interim
between Legislatures the Legislature
itself should assume the responsibility |
of adequate insurance which would :