Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-31

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to pass and the minority report being
ought to pass The question is upon
the motion Of the senator from Ken
nebec, Mr.. Macomber. that the bill is
Indefinitely postponed.
Mr. MfLLiKEN Of Aroostook: Ir.
President: AS / understand it, the bill
has not been printed. Am l correct?
The PRESIDENTS: 1t was printed
when il was originally introduced,
p"adlnS its reference to Il committee.
Mr.. MILLIKEN: Is the bill which is
rcDOrtcd the same bill?
The PRESIDENT: 1t is the same
bill
Mr.. MlLL!KEN: What is the num-
Lcr OF il?
The PRESIDENT: 1t is House Doc
uncnt No. 1913.
; Mr.. MACOMBER of kennebec: Do
understand that my motion is the prop
e' one. both these reports being be-
fore the Senate. is the motion to in
definitely postpone in order?
/ The PRESIDENTS: The Chair un-
docStandS that the motion to indefi-
| nitely postpone is a proper motion. A
motion To nOn-cOncur with the House
in the substitution Of the minority re-
| l.,
ought not TO pass" has the same eff
,cct as the present motion to indefi-
, nitrly POSTPONE.
Mr.. MACOMBER: Mr.. President: /
will insist on my motion to Indefinitely
postpone.
Mr. HAMILTON Of York: Mr..
! President: | am not going to detain
I you but 2 moment on this bill. ! want
tn hafn
mlttee on legal affairs and no one APP
peared against it. We investigated
t carefully the views of the members in
: regard to it and came to the conClu-
sion that there was no call for the
, bin. and that we did not want to say
to the people of the State of Maine
: th2t there was q call for the bill. be-
I cause there has not been at this SEES
I sion. There is no call for such d re-
e strictioE upon these men. l call them.
9 trokers. Now. | can see if this bill
n % sses, it drives the matter into pro-
fessional lobbying. The lawyers in the
. | State Of Maine are good lawyers and
o are progressive and are all valuable
adjuncts to the community. They have
. some legislation. and. if they are to be
: registered as the bill prescribes. il will
not be in the interests ot the State OF
Maine for good legislation. You will
O have Il professional class that viii
come here and they may be injurious
+ to good legislation but. as it is now
, | the committee held, all but one was
q of the opinion. that as it stood now
it was right; that the men who were
here were good men who were in
o terested TO see that we had good lesiS-
lation. l have advised with such ar
| attorney as Mr.. Heath several times
| on matters that have been before d
committee. l have stated to him the
proposition and he has kindly informed
me upon matters relating to the or
ganiZng OF corporations and | have
got a good deal of useful information
IS which l used. and which the commit
e tee has used in bringing bills before
the House and Senate in a proper an(
l. intelligent fprm. When you come tC
j: say that we cannot admit them anC
y that they shall not come here unless
g they come here under legislation,
% think you wrong the State. You wrong
g the kind OF men that are interested
Il as we are in good legislation. and who
! give MS s,".l information as We car
g act upon and that will aid in good log.
u sltt"n. That was the conclusion tina,
the committee came to, all excepting
a Mr.. Pike.
Z The question being upon the motion
Il that the bill be Indefinitely postpone d
= the yeas and nays We're called for anC
u ordered, ami the vote being had re
Is suited as follows: Those voting ye;
T were: MeSSrS. Baxter, Boynton. Col
" cord. Donigan. Eaton. Emery, Goweli
Hamilton, Hastings. Howes. Irving
kellogg. knowltOn. LoSno v, MacCmbcI
ir Milliken. Mmott. Mullen, Osgood, Rt.y.
10 nolds. Shaw, Smith. Staples. Walker
ID Warren, Wheeler, Wyman CO. Non,
y voting nay.
Y So the motion prevailed
y An Act to authorize cities and towns
l. to permit the use of lunch wagons on
s. public ways (This bill came from the
le House accompanied by the majority
q, report of the committee on legal al
20 fairs. fought to pass and also by a
e minority report OF the same commit
y tee on the same bill, that same Ought
l., not to pass" The majority report was
ID accepted by the House The majority
Is report was accepted in concurrence
:, and on motion by Mr.. Gowel of York
J. under suspension Of the rules. the bill
J. took its second reading and was passed
d to be engrossed)
" Resolve in favor of the messenger
q to the committee on taxation ION mo-
\. ton BY Mr.. GOwell of York, under sus-
] pc nsior of the rules. the bill took its
h second reading and was passed to be
l. engrcsSed.
L. Resolve in favor of the clerk of tho
y committee on taxatiOn.> ION motion by
% Mr. GoWell of York. under suspension
l. of the rules. this bill took its second
II reading and was passed to be en-
y crossed.
Resolve to amend Chapter % of the
= resolves of 1907 relating to Central
~ Maine Fair Association.
II Air. IRVING of Aroostook: Mr.
:, President. We have an adjustment to
u m AXE in regard to the Maine State fair
u at Lewiston. and. by request, want
to consider that tomorrow and we
- want to consider this bill in connection
with it for reasons that we can explain
lot and 7 tbarpfora Iro1-o tbot tho