Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-16

Mr.. DAVIES: Mir. Speaker. may
ask the gentleman from Augusta
why those resolves cannot be dis
posed Of at the present time?
Mr. WILLIAMSON: ] will say tha,
we have upon the calendar some 4f
or more resolves all of which may
occasion some debate. In addition
to that we have the matter of the bal.
lot, and il seems to me we would
not occasion much delay il we passed
over resolves which did not relate
either to alien paupers or to ways
and bridges.
Mr.. DAVIES The gentleman has
of the Democratic caucus. may | ask
through the Chair if those resolves
are caucus matters?
Mr.. WILLIAMSON: For the infor-
nation of the gentleman | will say
thu these resolves were not caucuscd
uron but undoubtedly they will be
(Applausc and lauGhtcr)
Mr.. CLEAI;WA WATER of Hallowell:
Mr. Speaker, | have no desire t. hold
up the business of this House. II
there is any man in the House wht
rs anxious to finish the work. Of this
Legislature end Yet give time to ii,
it properly. | ann one; bat here art
three resolves in favor of the Maine
Industrial school for girls un this cal
cndar-
Mr.. Wt.LIAMSoE. MI. Speaker
rise to d point of order. | under
stand that Il motion To lay on tie tH-
llc is not dchatthie.
l.
Tic question being on the motion
t. lay the resolves on the table. Mr.
Davis moved that the yeas arld NAYS
be ordered
Tho motion was agreed iu
The SPEAKER: The pending qucs-
tion is on the motion of Mr. William :
son of Augusta. that House Resolves
No. is1. aSG aS7 and iM be laid upon
the table. if tii'r" is no objection
on the part OF the House t" consider
ing those resolves together.
Mr.. COLBY of Bingham: Mr.. Speak
cr. do not want To object and tu
delay the business OF the House but
it seems to mo under an agreement
between myself and some others who
are interested in House Resolve No.
Isl. that the matters reported by the
,cemnlittec on claims are to be treated
alike. and from the fact that there
may be some money in the hands al
the treasurer belonging 10 the Maine
Forestry District the matter may be
somewhat complicated in considering
these four resolves together. have NJ
doubt but the gentleman from Augusta
is all right, but it seems TO ME tn,
course which the matter is taking
might tend to mix things up. where il
has been agreed that tie four re-
solves might lay on the table unit
next week. | do not want to serious
lN object. but it seems To me that
the matters should not be considered
in that way.
The SPEAKER: Does the gentle,
man from Yarmouth withdraw his
motion 50 far as it applies to House
Resolve. No. 4Sl
Mr.. DAVIES: Mr.. Speaker, | shoult
be very glad TO DO So ii the gentleman
from Bingham Will state TO the Hous,
just What his wishes are III the mat
ter.
Mr.. COLBY. ! VIII say. Mr.. Speak
er that there are d bunch oi fir,
claims and some of them are Oh tn
calendar and some of them are in til,
| hands OF the committee to be report
| ed upon tomorrow. Those claims
| come from different parts OF the Stat
but the most of them come from m,
| section and amount to about $1,000; ant
| it is understood, l think, by the lead
ers on both sides and myself. ant
also others interested in the matters
that that money will probably be Ia
| ken from the surplus III the hands
of the treasurer of State belonging
| te the Maine Forestry District ant
which was left over from last sea
son UneXpcnd"d: otherwise. il it /!
not taken in that way, then it is gen
orally understood that the resolve!
will go along with the rest. 1t is my
wish. and | think it is also the under
standing of tIIr gentleman from Au
gusta. only | think he did not thinl
of it at the time. that all these re-
selves bc tabled and be treated to,
gethcr when they come in. when tn,
others come in from the committee ot
cl.tuls.
Mr. DAVIES | will ask tn" gentle
man from Augusta to assign some date
when they may be considered!
Nj. WlLLIAMSON Would next
FriGav accommodate the gentleman
from Bingham and the gentleman from
YARMOUTH
Mr.. DAVIES 1t would be entirely
satisfactory Ia me.
Mr.. WILLIAMSON: Then would
move that House Resolve No. AZ, in
favor of John Holden Company, he
specially assigned for Friday, with the
understanding that if there is no OBJ
jcction all other fire claims be assign
ed specially tor that time.
Mr.. KELLEY of Boothbay. Mr..
Speaker. | would say that the comit-
tee on claims does not meet again un-
til tomorrow afternoon and it will be
Friday morning before these resolves
come from the committee, and they
would not be printed and be properly
before the House in time for that
measure to be considered on Friday
| would suggest that some time the
first of next week might be satisfac-
tory.
Mr.. WILLIAMSON. Next Tuesday
Mr.. KELLEY: That would be all
right.