Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-15

papers addressed to the House and
all bills and resolves to be introduced
in tire House shall be endorsed with
the same, together with the name of
the person presenting them, With the
subject matter of the same. togeth-
er NTH the name of the committee to
which the person presenting them de-
sire3 the same to be referred, and
shs II be placed by the members pre-
senting them in box placed for that
purpose in front of the clerks desk.
AL such petitions, memorials, papers,
bills ana resolves which are deposited
in said box before O'Clock in the ait
ernoon of each day snail be removed
thefefrom by the clerk, and shall ne
introduced and received in the House
on the following day, at which time
thew shall be presented to the House
by the Speaker or such other persons
rs the speaker may request and re-
ferrea to the proper committees, unless
the House shall otherwise order
Nv point is that this is not in order
for consideration now, and nothing
having come into the House under the
provisions of this rule which speeches
au petitions. memorials and other
ms pers addressed to the House, ana
That il should not be introduced ana
ae.ed upon without suspension OF
the rules.
Mr. SCATFlS of Westbrook: Mr..
Sneaker. / wish to say that | think
the rule carries its own answer with
ont heine otherwise ordered" and this
| House has otherwise ordered CAP
| plause) ;.
Mr.. NEWRERT: Mr.. Speaker. in
reply to the gentleman from fat'ei'
! GMr. SMITH I would state that 1t -
nv opinion that this rule which ne
| has read in no wise applies TO ule
| order under discussion. This order Is
House order. introduced properly
under Orders" as is our custom mere,
and as has long been our custom an"
! that it needs no reference to COM
mittee II is not joint paper in any
sense. 1t relates to the internal ar
| fairs of this House, and it is matter
which it is entirely proper to discuss
! here and to he voted upon here, to my
mind, and is in order
The SPEAKER: The Chair consid-
/ ers that this rule No. 46 only applies
to messages, petitions and other pa
| pers requiring reference to a COM
mttee, and does not apply to mat
! ter such as this which was introduced
on motion from the floor The Chan
| uVer-rues the point of order made by
| the gentleman from Patten, Mr.. Smith
| The question recurs on the passage
! of the amendment Introduced by the
| gentleman from Phillips, Mr.. Austin.
Mr. COOK of Nassalboro: Mr.
Speaker and gentlemen of the House,
referring to the passage of this
amendment, if the gentleman is not a
| postmaster when his office is tempo
rarily closed | suppose the postmaster
of Augusta is not postmaster nights
| Uaughter.)
The SPEAKER: Is the House
ready for the question, which Is on
the passage of the amendment offered
by the gentleman from Phillips, Mr.
Austin. which amendment adds to the
list of names mentioned in the order
offered by the gentleman from Angus
! ia, Mr.. Newbert, the name of James
Mathieson eff RangeleY.
Mr.. NEWBERT: Mr. Speaker. in or
DER to save a roll-eall | think Mr.
Mathieson will understand my mo-
tive and every friend of this meas
ure will also understand my motive
when l say that it is now my duty
he holding a commission from the gov
eminent, to state that he is in fac,
postmaster at Indian Rock. and | fav-
or the adoption of the Amendment
Mr.. SMITH Of Patten: Mr.. Speaker
upon the vote being taken upon thai
question | demand the yeas and
nays.
The SPEAKER: On the question
of the adoption of the amendment, the
gentleman from Patten, Mr.. Smith
demands the yeas and nays; all those
in favor of the demand for the yeas
and nays will rise.
sufficient number having arisen
the yeas and nays We're ordered
The SPEAKER: All those in favor
of the adoption of the amendment Of
fered by the gentleman from Phillips
Mr.. Austin, when their names are
called will say yes; those opposed
Will say no, The clerk will call the
roll.
YEA:.-Allen, Austin. Bass. Benn. Ben
ron; Bither. Boland. Bowler, Bragdon o
churchill, Clark of Portland Clark o
New Portland. Cochran. Connors, Cool,
Cfowell, Cyr Davis. Descoteaux, Dono
van, Dresser, Dunbar, Dunton Durgin
Eastman, Eldridge. Elliott. Emerson
Farnham. Farrar. Folsom, Franck, Gal
| lagner, Gardner. Goodwin, Corridor
Greenleaf of Auburn, Greenleaf of Otis
held, iiaines, Harper. Haskell Higgins
iiodsdon, Hogan, Hutchins, Irving, Jen
kifS, Jennings. Johnson, Jones. Kehot
kelleher Of Portland. Kelieher of Water
vile, kimball, Lawry, Leary. LeBel' lie
veille, Libby, Marston, Mason. Maxwell
Mcbride, McFadden, Merrill, Metcali
Mlldon. Mitchell of Kittery. Mitchell q
Morse, Newbert. Mute, O'Conneil' Pac,
ard, Peacock. Peaks. Pendleton. Peterson
l1tcher. plummer, Putnam. Quinn, Ram
SAY, Reynolds, Kicker. Roberts. Robinson
tofe, Rousseau, Sanborn. Sandersor
Sargent Scates, sherman. SHELTON, ski