Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-28

viding for the erection of Portland
bridge. was in the House indefinitely
POSTPONED. | understand that it went
to the Senate and was there amended,
and comes back here for some action
of the House. May | ask the Chair if
am correct this far?
The SPEAKER: That is the correct
standing of the bill,
Mr.. DAVIES: And may | inquire
from the Chair if the pending question
at the time the bill comes back here
amended would not be on the matter
of the amendment ut this time?
The SPEAKER: The amendment
should have been acted upon in. the
House.
Mr.. DAVIES: understand III" mo-
ton of the gentleman from Westbrook
to be that the House insist on its ae-
ton and call for u committee OF con-
ference. | was OF the impression that
the pending question at that time
should be upon the amendment adopted
by the senate. Am right about that?
The SPEAKER: The point of order
was not raised. The amendment should
have been first disposed Of.
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derstand the parliamentary situation it
would be this, that when the other
body takes different action than the
House. the House can still insist upon
its original action and ask for a COM
mittee of conference.
The SPEAKER: The action of the
House was to postpone the bill. 1t
then went into the Senate and comes
back here different bill than what
was acted upon b. this House. 1t
comes back amended. Then the ques-
ton comes as to whether or not we
should concur in that amendment. and
then, if We should decide to concur with
the Senate, the next motion would be
to pass the bill as amended. If we did
not concur with the Senate in the
amendment then we insist upon the
bill. insist upon the action of the House
in indefinitely postponing the BILL and
asking for a committee of conference.
In order that the matter may he be-
fore the House SO that there will be
no misunderstanding in regard to it
and in order that the rights of all par
ties may be preserved. perhaps the
gentleman from Westbrool, Mr.. Scates,
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NJ. SCATES: Mr.. Speaker. SIM
ply wish to say that the motion to con-
cur takes precedence of a motion 10
insist and if anybody makes the mo-
ton to concur it would take prece
denCe over the motion to insist. No one
has made that motion. and l still
maintain that my position was correct.
The SPEAKER: No motion vas
made in regard to the amendment. The
question was on the motion of the
gentleman to insist upon the action of
the House. The amendment as it came
in here should lave been acted upon
and disposed of one way or the other
by this House but the point was not
ia iSc.l
Mr.. DAVIES: sir. Speaker, l would
like to be heard for just IA moment up
on that matter. ] thought the proceed
ure in the House in the past had been
that Wien a bill was reported from the
Senate that the Chair announced tn
the House that the bill came back from
the Senate amended by Senate Amend
ment a. if | may designate SUCH
amendment by that letter, and the
matter then came before the House. |
think TIE Chair will remember that the
House has not been in possession af
the fact that the bill was amended.
until this time. Just as soon as the III
tie of the bill was called. if my mem
ory serves me correctly, and you Will
believe me. Mr.. Speaker, | desire to
be perfectly in the matter-just as soon
as the title of the bill was called. the
gentleman from Westbrook. Mr. Scates,
moved that the House insist. There has
been no announcement up to the pres
rnt time. as far as | remember, to the
Housa that the bill was amended III
the Senate. Under those circumstances
| do not see how motion from til"
House to concur could be possibly
made.
The SPEAKER; The Chair warts the
matter placed so that the rights of
all may be fairly considered. | shall
rule that the motion OF the gentleman
from South Portland. Mr.. Dresser. isl
in cruer for action by til" Huuse, to
econsiaer the vote wher by Vuted
to Insist and appoint committee of
conference. That will leave the q'es-
ton fairly before the Iicuse where
everybody can vote. and tie matter IS |
still open. The question now before
the House is on the motion of the gen |
Lleman from South Portland, Mr., Dress |
ser, who moves to reconsider the mo-
ion that we took a few moments ago
IN insisting upon the action of tn
Iiouse and calling for a committee Of
conference. AS many as are i'll favor
Df the motion of the gentleman from
South Portland will say aye. opposed
no.
The motion was agreed to.
The pending question then being on
He adoption of the amendment offered
by the Senate.
Mr.. SCATES: MI Speaker, before that
motion is put to the House l think
can say that there are two amend
lnents to the bill. One of them calls
for referendum. That is perfectly
right. We have no objections to that
but there is joker in tina.
bill. 1t says in the bill that the coun-
ty of Cumberland shall be. called upon