Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-25

| man lIOIn I1OuIlpIl CoiiSlutI NittiiGl
| that would have any effect in postpon-
| ing the time of adjournment? This
| hill has not gone to the Senate. Could
| the gentleman so formulate his motion
| that il could be considered. this eve
ming.
Mr.. HERSEY: I viii withdraw my
motion and make il this evening, if we
are going to hold an evening session.
Mr.. SCATES of Westbrook: l would
| like to ask if there are any sections OF
| the bill that any other gentleman here
objects to?
The CHAIRMAN: The committee
hears the question of the gentleman
from Westbrook. The Chair assumes
that the gentlemen who have objec-
tions will be prepared at the earliest
possible moment to remedy the OBJ
iectionahle features by the introduce
tons of amendments.
Mr.. HERSEY: l move that the fur
ther consideration of this bill be post
poned to the next session of the COM
mittee.
Mr. NEWBERT: Mr.. Chairman,
don't know what the plans are for ad-
iournment. 1T seems to me 1T would De
a mistake to defeat the plans for an
early adjournment. We are here this art
ernoon and we have nothing further to
do and we cant even take up rum vet
We ought to be able to go through TINS
bill and amend 1t as may be necessary.
I personally do not believe those sec
tions should be put on the table. DOUBT
whether we have a right to table mat
tiers in committee OF the whole. raise
that point of order.
The CHAIRMAN: The gentleman
from Augusta raises the point of order
that we do not have the right to table
matters. The Chair rules that the COM
mittee has the right to table a pending
matter.
Mr.. NEWBERT: l do not care for the
parliamentary aspect of it, but | think
this committee of the whole is new to all
of us; | do not care for the technical
part of it at all, but believe it is
stated in Reeds Rules the various things
we cannot do here and among them is 70
lay the subject on the table. / take
that to mean any part of it.
The CHAIRMAN: The Chair cannot
understand how parliamentary body
would proceed logically without the pow
er to lay upon the table any matter I'M
der discussion.
Mr.. NEWBERT: For the information
of the committee l win read that part OF
ii for whatever il may be worth;
among the things that cannot be done
no limit can be placed on debate unless
by the House ITSELF debate cannot be adj
iourned; a motion to postpone either in
definitely or to a day certain Is not IN
order; nor can the previous question be
called or the subject laid on the table
or the yeas and nays be called; the only
way in which debate can be limited is by
way of order of the assembly," l don't
care to question the right of the commit
tee to do this, only l did not like to have
the matter delayed.
The CHAIRMAN: The Chair would
suggest that it Is now only three o'clock
in the afternoon and there is lot OF
time between now and six O'Clock, and
a way out of this difficulty might be
reached il a recess We're taken and the
gentlemen interested in the various Sec
tions having objections be allowed n
that time to prepare amendments; and ii
at the end Of the recess they were not
ready / presume the committee would
take n further recess.
Mr.. uERSEY: Mr.. Chairman. / want
to assure the gentleman from Augusta
that ii is not my intention as one mem
Der of this body to delay an early ad-
journment If / had my way we would
not be here at all, and l am ready to 20
home in five minutes if We can do So
| will say to him that | withdraw my
motion, il possible, to let it so over to
the evening session, ii we can have re-
10. obi 10 cit
and draw our amendments to this bill
which has been brought in here this
morning for the first time; we may be
able to arrive at a mutual understanding
that will enable us to get rid of this mat
ter this afternoon. l think the gentle
man from Augusta may see tnat there
is or should be very serious objections
to this bill standing as ii is. | Will with
draw my motion to lay upon the table.
on motion of MIR. Austin of Phillips a
recess was taken until 3.i5 O'Clock p. NJ
After Recess.
The CHAIRMAN: The pending ques-
ton is the adoption of section four
What is the pleasure OF the committee?
Mr.. Hersey offered the following
amendment: amend House Bill No. =
section four, by striking out lines ~ and
43; also amend said bill by striking out
all of section six; also amend said bill
by striking out in section seven all of
lines six and seven and all of line eight
to the word and; also amend said bill
by striking out all of section eight OF
said bill and inserting in place thereon
the following: Section eight. Any can
didate or other person authorized by him
in writing may inspect the ballots in the
possession of the town or city clerks
under reasonable regulation or restric-
ton after due notice to the adverse par
ty or parties; after each inspection the
packages shall be again sealed and the
fact and date of Inspection noted on the
package; also amend by striking out all
of section ten of said bill; also amend
by striking out all of section eleven after
the word constitution in the ninth line
thereof"
The question being on the adoption of
the amendment,
Mr.. HERSEY of Houlton: Mr.
Chairman, | wish again to call the at
tention OF the committee to my amend
ment. | have tried in the very short
time | have had to put it in some kind