Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-19

to every college appropriation that
goes through, and | presume TO every
hospital appropriation In other words,
if we tack an emergency clause onto
an appropriation bill carrying the
ordinary expenses of any department
or any institution we simply nullify the
constitution. Now in this particular mat
| ter it might not amount to very much,
but pass this as an emergency bill and
you create a precedent for future Legisla-
lures which it seems to me is danger
Gus. I appreciate the situation that the
| fish and game department would like to
get this money at once. l have no doubt
| that a proper appropriation will pass the
Legislature, and it is unfortunate perhaps
| that the constitutional provisions did not
| give a little more leeway on emergen-
cies; but the resolve passed by the last
| Legislature is a part of the constitution.
We must obey it if we live up to our oaths
| as legislators, and it would be most I'M
becoming in the very first session after
the passage of the initiative and referen-
dunn to violate not only the letter but the
spirit of the law by passing a large APP
preparation bill and naming it an emer-
gency measure when it does not come
within the meaning of the word emergen-
ley as defined in the resolve itself
The question being on the motion to re
consider the vote whereby the House
adopted Senate Amendment A in concur
renee,
The motion was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Pattangall Senate
Amendment A was rejected.
| On motion of Mr.. Rounds of Portland
Senate Doc. No. 1872, An Act to eXemp
certain public bonds from taxation, was
taken from the table.
| Mr.. MARSHALL of Portland: Mr.
Speaker, this bill was reported by the
senator from Kennebec (AIr. Macomber
in the Senate and an amendment to tina
was offered by the senator from Cumber
land (Mr. Wheeler). That amendment, a!
understand it, is before the House at the
present time. 1t provides, in Section
of the printed bill, that the date on which
the bonds referred to shall be operative
| shall be July l, 1909. l have in my han(
an amendment which 1 shall offer later
providing that that shall be March ]
1909, and for reasons which | will now eX
plain.
| The Portland Water District has out
| standing now a large amount of note:
amounting to nearly 100000 as l under
| stand it. Those notes must be taken care
Of in April. If the proposed amendmen
| offered and adopted in the Senate goe:
into effect these notes, or the bonds which
must be issued and which it is proposed
| to issue in lieu of these notes, will no
come within the provisions of that act
understand there are other public obi
| cations which may be affected in like
manner. If these bonds can come within
the provisions of the amendment which
I shall offer, it will save to the munici
palities, as we expect, many Thousand
dollars. Therefore l move that the HOUSE
reject Senate Amendment A.
1 will state further that 1 have con
ferred with the senator from Cumberland
| (Mr. Wheeler) and he sees the object o
my amendment and concurs therein
Mr.. BEYER of Portland: Mr.. Speaker
move that the bill lie on the table ant
that all the amendments be printed.
The SPEAKER: The Chair would III
form the gentleman from Portland (Mr
BeyeD and the House that the gentleman
from Portland (Mr. MarshalD desires tC
withdraw the motion to reject the amend
ment and he is now preparing an amend
nent to Senate Amendment A which i
seemed to the Chair would simplify tn,
proceeding. He is to amend Senate
Amendment A by striking out the wore
July" and inserting the word March,
so it will cover the proposition that he
has submitted. Then the Chair will rec
ognize the gentleman from Portland (1r
| Beyer) to make a motion to table if he
| Desires
Mr.. MARSAFILL: Mr.. Speaker. I desire
| to withdraw my motion for the present
| until | can prepare my amendment.
| There was no objection and the amend
ment was withdrawn.
| On motion of Mr.. Boyer the matter was
laid upon the table.