Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-21


Mr.. HERSEY of Aroostcok: Mr.
President. | ask that the rules be sus-
pended and that l be allowed to pre-
sent at this time, out of order, the
report. of a committee. .s..s,. ). .,s5=ss..
There was no objection, and the SEM
ator presented the following report;
The committee of conference on the
disagreeing action of the House ana
Senate on Senate Document Il, an Act
to amend Chapter of the Revised
Statutes, relating 20 the regulation and
conduct of elections, known as the
Massa ehusetts ballot law, report that
they are unable to agree, and make
no recommendation
Mr.. HERSEY: Mr. President | wish
to say a word to the Senate some
thing of which you are all aware, that
the Massachusetts ballot law was
passed in the Senate and went to the
House, and was adopted by the House.
On the next day on a reconsideration
of that vote. the House reversed its
action, so that the votes stand about
alike.
The majority on the first day being
for the passage of the bill, and the
ma iority the next day was against It,
and that gave no indication of the
mind of the House upon the matter.
| have learned however. that man!
members of the House voted under
misapprehension. and that they wish
to change their vote and sustain the
bill They ought to have an opportu-
n;ty to do that. On this diSagreelns
action there ought to be some methoo
whereby the House can reconsider its
action and show by third ballot what
they really believe. And so, Mr.. Pres.
ident, | move that the Senate still in
sist and ask for another committee OF
conference. 5H
Mr.. MOREY of Androscoggin; Mr.
| President, and gentlemen of the Sen
ate: / do not know why another con.
ference should be called for This Sen
etc early in the session refused to
grant committee of conference t
the House on a proposal on their part
Later on, the Senate granted com
mittee of conference on the request OF
the House: and the House has granted
| committees Of conference at the re-
quest of the Senate
I understand there was a measure
| that came into the Legislature and thu
House refused to accept it, The Sen
att. voted in favor of the passage o
| the bill. | refer to the moose law. Their
| this bill went back into the House ant
| there the House was informed tina
| they could not adhere to their forme
action but must grant a committee o
conference. / think the record so shows
| Now this matter came up where
committee of conference had been ask
ed For. and they report disagreen!
action | do not see why it should b.
proper to grant a further committee
There would be no end to these mat
tiers If we do this.
The Senate has had upon it's commit
tee three of its ablest men and strong
| est supporters of that ballot law an
4 the House has had three very stron
men on that bill. 1t seems to me tina
we should accept the report Of the com
mittee that they disagree.
The PRESIDENT: The pendin
question is upon the motion of tn
senator from Aroostook that the Sen
ate insist and ask for another com
mittee OF conference.
Mr. HERSEY. Mr.. President. ] un
derstand that this IS the only parlia
mentary method by which We can ge
the matter to the House and get thei
action upon it. do not think we ough
TO attempt through any technicality q
this time to foreclose the House.
Mr. MOREY: Mr.. President, | d