Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-18

| to me to be entirely satisfactory ana
within the theory entertained by me
when | introduced the original order,
and therefore move the adoption Of
the last amendment.
The question being ON the adoption
! ii House Amendment c.
The amendment was adopted
The question being on the adoption
| Of Iious" Amendment Il.
The amendment was adopted.
The question being on the adoption
| OF House Amendment A,
The amendment was adopted.
The order as amended was then
given Il passage.
Mr.. Hcrsey of Houlton, introduced
House Amendment d." amending the
order Introduced by Representative
Peters Friday. Feb. 10. 1911, as amend
ed by amendments of Representatives
Pattangall and Peters. by adding
thereto the following:
1 Expenses and fees Of said commit
tee including the expenses and fees
| of legal counsel shall not exceed the
sum Of $1,000"
| The SPEAKER The Chair rules
that this amendment is an amendment
\
an amendment to tho original order,
and that this amendment is an amend
mt ut to i'm amendment to an amend
m"nt. and is not admissible at this
| time undcr parliant Htary rules.
| Mr.. HERSEY: Mr.. Speaker, move
that the amendment be an amend
| Inent te tn" order as passed now.
The SPEAKER: Tile gentleman
| from Hpulton now moves that TIE
am ndinr:lt he an amendment IL TIE
| ord"r as il is now passed.
| Mir. JERSEY: MI Speaker | wish
| It a i'll explanation of that amend
hent that this House has now passed
| an order authorizing Il certain con-
| niter Of this House To sit during Va.
cation il necessary after this LcSisla-
| turc, tor tho next two years to invest
| gate, il they find it necessary, :he Dc
I'artments Of the STATE Of Maine.
am perfectly willing that unlimiteo
time and opportunity should l." Civ
| an to that committee for Il full inv, &
tisation I cannot say how far tie in
vastiLatiun viii 20. The order pro
| Vidcs, Mr.. Speaker. for not only cX-
| pert assistance but legal counsel fol
| that committee. ! am aware. as we al
are. that the employment of lega
counsel means considerable money.
especially where legal counsel are en-
pioYcd in Il matter of this Importance
! we'll remember d few Years ago hoy
legal counsel in the water distria
hearing at Portland charged $50.0o'
| apiece for their services and Were
| paid. Hish as member Of thi,
| sion be limited III their expenses fol
fees and legal counsel. and Therefore
| | offer this amendment.
Mr.. IATTANGALL Of Waterville
| Mr.. Speaker have no doubt but thai
tie original order introduced by tin
| gentleman from Ellsworth was offere,
to this House in absolute good faith.
was not present on tn day when il
was introduced. but. knowing the gen
tleman ans after reading the order
it seemed to fae that lie was ATTEMPT
ing to have done something whici
ought to he done. | noticed the hex
morning that the press to a grca
extent in Maine presented that orde
in a different spirit from that in whicl
the gentleman from Ellsworth present
ed it. and announced in headlines tina
We're magnifed 10 some extent tina
the Democratic bluff had been called
| am not as familiar with the term
OF certain games of skill and chance 81
some gentlemen are in the House bu
| ] suppose there are members here VIII,
realize that when on calls what tn,
party thinks is a bluff and it turn
out that their opponent was not "bluf
fling" at all and he had real goot
hand. that they lose the pot. laugh
teri
Now VI mt tIat order hot in an.
| srrit of bluff. nor was il presented il
| any such spirit. we met it i'm goot
part and soUght in good faith 10
amend it SO as to make it a more u.c
full order. The gentleman from ELS
worth assisted in that respect. and
believe as th" order now stands !
will result in accomplishing som,
good for tn. state Of Maine. OF course
ii is apparent To everybody. becaus,
NEST of ns ar" fairly practicalt men
that IL the order was loaded down
with absurd amendments ii would
fail IF raseae" in ~" Senate. II
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