Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-26

III H. ana uon care.
Mir. RICHARDSON of Canton; l
wish to say in relation to this amend
ment as drawn by the member from
Monmouth that it is perfectly satsfae-
tory 10 me; in fact, / am in favor of
IT. because it more nearly follows the
Original draft of the bill which / in
! troduCed. | think the committee
have not seen them all-but I think
they have all approved this amend
ment offered by the gentleman from
Monmouth.
The question being on the adoption
of House Amendment A.
A viva voce vote being taken,
the amendment was adopted.
The bill then received its third read
ing and was passed to be engrossed, as
amended.
| The SPEAKER: The next matter for
| consideration Is the report Of the conf
| mittec of conference on Senate Docu-
ment No. II, known as the MassaChu-
sets ballot bill, reporting that said
committee is unable to agree, and the
motion of the gentleman from South
| Portland. Mr.. Sanborn, upon the same.
iir. SANBORN of South Portland.
| Mr. Speaker | 40 not propose to speak
| TO any length upon this matter at the
| present time-
Mr.. NEWBERT of Augusta: Mr..
Speaker. l rise to point of order.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman viii
state his point of order
Mr.. NEWBERT: Mr. Speaker. as I
understood the action of the House
1 Al a 4 h..
but as I understood the motion of the
| gentleman from Kittery Mr.. Mitchell.
it was that the bill be tabled. Now. if
that is the case, it did not table the
motion of the gentleman from Souh
| Portland, Mr. Sanborn. In that ease, il
| seems to me. that the motion to table
| having precedence over the motion 10
recede and concur, was carried, and in
that particular case the motion to re-
cede and concur has no standing be-
fore the House
| The SPEAKER: The Chair viii state
that the endorsement upon the report,
| with is the matter before the House
and also the memory of the Chair. az
far as it has any bearing, although the
| Chair is not perfectly clear about the
matter-the endorsement shows as fol-
lows: MIR. Sanborn moved that the
House recede and concur with the Sem
ate: report and motion We're tabled on
motion by Mr.. Mitchell of kittery, and
assigned fer March 25th." The record
appears to make the report of the com
lmittee and the motion both on the ia.
bic and both assigned for today.
Mr. NEWBERT: In that case, Mr..
-
| Speaker / will withdraw my point OF
order: and l have another point of or
der which I will make with the indul-
eence of the gentleman from south
Portland, Mr.. Sanborn. 1t is That the
motion of the gentleman from South
Portland Mr. Sanborn, to recede ana
concur is not in order. The history OF
this bill. without going into the details,
lis about this-the Senate accepted the
report, and I presume passed the pia
TO be engrossed: it came into the
House here and, if my memory serves
me right, the House agreed with the
Senate in accepting the report OF til'
committee On the following day or on
some subsequent day the motion was
made to Indefinitely postpone the piii
on one of its readings, which motion
| vas carried. This action went back 10
the Senate and that body having liie
facts. the Senate action was that inc
Senate insist and ask for committee
of conference. The papers then came
hack 10 this House, and the House 'ieil
| agreed with the Senate IN the prop
osition for committee of confer
| ono, insisting on its acton anu
| agreeing to the conference. ana the
committee was appointed: this CONFER
ence reported in both branches
| disagreement. Now, l submit, MI
Snoaker. that at this stage OF the
parliamentary procedure on TINS DIN
a motion now in this House to recede
fearo orr action, as | take it, INDEFINITE
u, noetnoning the bill, and to concur
,4.h The senate in a previous action
taken about two weeks ago is not III
der I do not know anything about
no rliamentary law, but the little reao.
80, have done has convinced me or
Il mic that If is made to suit the human
mind and it is made 1or tie pun pV1o
of exnediting business in an assembly
like this, and it is made lor tii1
oaaura af Legislative business. l SUD-
nit that there have peeh supsequ
actions since the first action Oh INC
| Senate With WHICH we dic ii'" $500
to concur, over which we cannot go
unless by reconsideration under a sus-
penson Of the rules. For instance we
have our indefinite postponerneht III
this House. l submit that to get past
that this House will have to RECONSIDER
under a suspension of the rules. we
have our action here insisting upon
our indefinite postponement and the
appointment of conference commit
tee. Therefore ] submit. Mr. Speaker
and gentlemen, that in order TO get
bv that action in this House under
suspension of the rules we VIII theh
have to reconsider; and further, the
only possible action before TINS HOUSE
this morning asking for concurrence
here is the recent action of the senate
Il asking for the second committee OF
II conference. and not the action in re-
ceding from our indefinite postpone
ment and agreeing with the action TWO
weeks remote in the Senate for the
| oassa ge of the bill | submit, MI.