Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-12

son, Thurlough, Tibbetts, Trafton, Trick
ey, Trimble, True. Varney, Weld. White
OF Columbia. Whitney, Wing of King
.NAY:-Additon. Doble, Farnham. Har-
rington. Hines. McLain, Moulton, Pattan-
gall, Pike, Putnam. Quinn, Richardson.
Sleeper. Wing of Auburn-l4
ABSENT:-Allen of Jonesboro. Beyer.
Bourassa. Bowley, Cook. Cousins, Drake
Emery, Fortier. Frost, Havey, Mortified.
N, Of Bl IL Patterson. Paul Per-
White of Wayne. Whitehouse-21
Two-thirds of all the members elect
ed to the House having voted in the
affirmative the resolve was finally
passed
Orders Of the Day.
Unfinished business: Reports A and
B of the committee on judiciary 10
which was referred the bill relating to
the regulation and conduct of elec-
tons, reporting Ought not to pass"
and Ought to pass"
The SPEAKER: In the Senate Re-
port A, Ought not to pass" was ac-
cepted. In the House the gentleman
from Houlton moved that the House
non-concur with the Senate in accept
ing Report A. The pending question
is the motion that when the vote is
taken it be taken by the yeas and nays.
Mr.. HERSEY of Houlton: Mr..
Speaker, before the vote is taken
would like to read telegram | re-
ceived this morning from one of the
most prominent attorneys in Bangor:
1.-The people of Esatern Maine desire
earnestly to have the Massachusetts
ballot adopted in this State. Any
statement to the contrary is erroneous.
Not only a majority of voters of both
parties favor this change but a ma
jority not only in Eastern Maine but
throughout the whole State desire this
much needed reform. l have spent
considerable time in inquiry to learn
the sentiment of the voters on this
question. l hope you will do every
thing possible to secure its adoption in
the House.
Mr.. MONTGOMERY of Camden: l
call for the gentleman's name
Mr.. HERSEY: Hugo Clark.
Mr. WING of Kingfield: Mr.. Speak
er, rise to a parliamentary question.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman Will
state his question
Mr.. WING of kingfield: Would a
motion to concur with the Senate be in
The SPEAKER: A motion to con-
cur under the rules of the House would
have precedence over a motion to nom
concur.
Mr.. WING of Kingfeld: ] move that
we concur with the Senate.
Mr.. PETERS of Ellsworth: Mr..
Speaker as l understand it, a vote
yes" on the present question is vote
to retain the present system of voting,
and a vote no" is a vote to adopt the
Massachusetts or another system OF
voting. II I am not right the Chair
will correct me.
The SPEAKER: The Chair thinks
that the gentleman from Ellsworth has
stated the question correctly to the
House.
Mr. PETERS: On that motion
move that the yeas and nays be Or
dered.
The motion was agreed to.
The SPEAKER: All those in favor
of concurring with the Senate IN ac-
cepting Report A Of the judiciary com
mittee, when their names are called
will answer yes; all those opposed VIII
answer no. The clerk will call the
roll.
YEA:-Additon. Allen of Jonesboro
Bartlett of Stoneham. Bearce of Eddlns-
ton Bems os Bigne Rraa s,SSee Bra ssdHe
Rnr1eiah Bupse of Pittsfield. Russell
Boswell: Campbell of Cherryfield. Camp
bell of Kingman; Charles Chase OF f r"rh
CLARK. Colby. Conners Io1 n,,ncan Ed Ed
wards. Frost. Gilbert Hall. Hamlln, ian
naford, Hanson. Hartman. Harms, H1uS-
kins of Temple Hussey Hyde: Jones 10y 10y
i An u
lett. Montgomery, Moore. Morse. nelson
Nickerson. Orff, Packard Pattai6 ,a,t
Petek, Pinkham, Porter. pressie Ssyv e'
SiIsbv. Sleeper Smith of Berwick. smith
of Biddeford, Snow of BrunswlGk, 1no 10y
Of Scarboro Spear of South Portlanu
Stackpole. Stanley, Slower. Thompson
Thnrlough. Tibbetts. Trafton, Trickey'
,rrimble' True, Varney, White of Colum,
h;a Wing of Auburn, Wing of kinSheio
NAy:-Allen of Richmond, Andrews
pe.1s Chase of Sebec, Cole, Coolidge
Davies. Doble. Dufour, Dunn. "a hi t1in,
Ferguson Grant, Harmon, He e ns;,a ms
gins, Hill, Hines; hodE Savano ol Mace
Marshall McLain. Moulton, Patten. pel-
letter. Pike. Quinn. Redlon. Richaroso"'
smith of Andover, Whitney.34. poe,
p; AsSwN Bourass s Bowley. Cook, Cous-
ins Drake. Emery. Fortier. HarrlnS'o,ie:
Havey. Lombard. Merrifield MerriiI , VI
Rluehill. Patterson Paul, Perry u KT1
h;ns. Spear of Warren. Stetsom, We'o'
White Of Wayne. Whitehouse.2f ,s
Observation-Disclosures. yes; Srlckiai'"'
So the motion to concur with the
Senate in the adoption OF Report y
"oupht not to pass was agreed TO.
Tba SPEAKER: The effect OF th's
vote is to dispose of the motion Oh IN"
Gentleman from Houlton to noh-coh-
cur.
unfinished business: MaJor'ty "'''
minority reports of the comml''ee ''
judiciary to which was relerreu ''''
hin entitled can Act to amend sec,
ton % of Chapter of the REVISED
statutes relating to the regula'ioh ',,'
conduct of elections. reporting oosh'
,ot to mass" and fought to pass.
This matter comes from the SENATE
with the majority report, "ought not
to pass" accepted. ,,,.
Mr. PETERS from Ellsworth; -, ~! :.
Sneaker: AS [ understand inns oiii !.
nrov;des for making certain chahse.
=, tho doors at the voting booths AT
,.;o,s.. and IL was only claiHleu ny