Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-15
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Continued from Page Six.)

duced by the gentleman from Augusta,
Mr.. Newbert
| Nj. AUSTIN: Mr.. Speaker, if | UNI
! derstand the contention of the gentle
man from Augusta correctly, the idea
I is to include all postmaster in this or
| der; and if that is the idea / presume
! there VIII be no objection to my pre-
! senting an amendment to the order
| that it shall include James Mathieson
! who, according to the Maine Register
| is now serving as postmaster at In
dian Rock. Maine. And / move the
adoption of the amendment. and ask
| for the yeas and nays on the question
| of the adoption OF the amendment.
| The SPEAKER: Will the gentleman
submit his amendment in writing.
| Mr. NEWBERT: Mr.. Speaker, would
| it not be well to inquire from Mr..
| Mathieson, as we have of the others.
as to whether he is a postmaster. Let
| him explain the situation before the
| amendment is put. j think. perhaps,
| the gentleman from Phillips. CMr.
| Austin) will ask him through the
| Chair
The SPEAKER The gentleman from
Augusta. Mr.. Newbert, suggests that
tie gentleman from Phillips. Mr.. Aus
| tin, make an inquiry through the
Chair of the gentleman from Range
! ley, concerning the fact, as to his be-
| ing at the present time a postmaster
Mr.. AUSTIN: | will make such in
quiry, mir. Speaker. and | will ask the
gentleman from Rangeley. Mr. Math-
ieson, # he is at the present time
serving as postmaster at Indian Rock.
4 Il he. In, fro,
Phillips Mr.. Austin, makes inquiry
through the Chair of the gentleman
frcm Rangeley Mr. Mathieson, as to
whether or not at the present time he
is holding the office of postma ster at
Indian Rock
Nj. MATHIESON of Rangeley: Mr..
Speaker, | will inform the gentleman
from Phillips, Mr. Austin, that my
term of service as postmaster runs
from the first day of May until the first
OF October of each year, and that post
office at which | am postmaster is
special office for the benefit of sport
ing club, and they are the only pat
rons of the office, and at this time of
year il is closed and | am under no
compensation from the department
tApplause)
Mr.. AUSTIN: Mr.. Speaker, ] would
pursue the matter still further by ask
ing through the Chair if the gentle
man. from Rangeley hold commits
sion from the post office department
as postmaster at Indian Rock.
Mr.. MATHIESON: Mr.. Speaker, ]
will inform The gentleman that / nave
commission from the department, but
as to whether il reads from the first
of May until the first of October,
don't know. II il reads otherwise,
presume can do the same as the
gentleman from kitteIy has done. CAP
plause)
Mr. WHEELER of South Paris: Mr..
Speaker. ! am sure that we all want
this thing 10 be fairly understood ne
fore II approaches a final vote; and
wish to inquire through the Chair, II
| II is proper. ii there is any other mem
Der of this House who occupies a SIM
| liar position TO those whose names
have been mentioned. Are there other
postmasters occupying seats IN TINS
House, or are there assistant postmas-
tiers occupying such a position, ana IL
there are apprehend there will be no
| necessity for the yeas and nays TO De
lcaiied upon this question because eN-
| erybody. if ! understand the position
| correctly, wants this matter settled
here and now and wants all the
amendments presented that will put
| the whole question before this House
| at one time.
| Tine SPEAKER: The gentleman from
l-Paris, Mr. Wheeler, asks through the
| Chair whether or not there are In the
/ House sitting as members any other
| gentlemen who hold commissions elth-
i er as postmaster or assistant post
| master The House hears the inquiry.
| Mr.. MATHIESON: Mr.. Speaker,
| would like to assure the members oil
/ this House that | am not qulppinS
/ over holding this seat; and II you Hnd'
or If any one finds that have no right
| to hold this seat, l should gladly va
| cate il in order to do what is right
| and proper. (Appiause)
| The SPEAKER: The gentleman from
Phillips moves 10 amend the order IN
| troduced by the gentleman from Au-
gusta by adding thereto the name OIL
| lanes Mathieson to the list of names
of those mentioned in the order: ana
the question before the House is up
on the adoption of the amendment.
AR. NEWBERT: MIR. Speaker, l am
very sure that if the House couiu
thoroughly understand the situation
there will be no question about the
passage of the amendment. The only
doubt in the minds of some of us is
as to whether this post office is simply
a summer post office, and whether ms
commission covers this question. Now,
for instance, ! for one am not clear
and / do not know, and | confess I"
the members of this House that
have considered it, and because could
not determine l left it out of the or
der, believing that some gentleman IN
the House would incorporate it If IL
was decided that he was postmas-
ter. If MIR Mathieson is Il postmaster
now, in fact. at Indian Rock, / for
one should vote for the amendment
offered by the gentleman from Phil
lips. If we can have any enlighten-
ment upon the matter we should have
it.
The SPEAKER: The question be-
fore the House is on the passage OF the
amendment.
Mr.. JONES of China: Mr.. Speaker.