Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-10
After Recess.

I AIkGI 'SSS~S'
SENATE called To order by the Hfcsi
dent at 1885 7. NJ.
ON motion by Mr. Richardson o
panobscot. unanimous consent WA
given and that senator presented on
of order resolve providing for tn
payment of certain deficiencies accra
ing prior to January /, 1913, and OF
further motion by the same senator
1.-THE bill was referred 10 the commit
tee on appropriations and financial al
fairs.
On motion by MIR. Stearns of oxford
THAT senator presented the report %
the committee of conference on tn,
ldisagreeing action of the two branche,
on the workmen's compensation bill
reporting that the committee was MOI
liable to agree.
The report was accepted and on mo-
ton by the same senator. the commit
tee was discharged from further con
isideration of the bill.
On motion by the same senator. tbs
vote whereby the same bill was passed
to be enacted. was reconsidered.
On further motion by the same sem
lator, the vote whereby this bill was
passed to be engrossed was reconsid-
cred.
| Mr.. STEARNS: Mr. President, de-
side to say briefly that the difficulty
between The two branches of the Leg
stature seems to be upon the question
of the proposed amendments which
were NOT favorably acted upon in the
exemption to luubermen.
III ont At
this time, an exemption to the bill
which eXempts lumbermen from the
operation of the bill being Senate
Amendment O to Senate Document
$40 And I move its adoption.
The motion was agreed to and the
amendment was adopted,
Mr.. STEARNS: Mr.. President. | de
side to offer Senate Amendment t
which amends the bill by eNempting
the small employer, the phrase that
has been used. up to ten. That Is
the original form of the bill. All the
employers of ten or less were exempt
ed from the bill, and in the House
this was amended So as to read five
or less This amendment puts it
back IN its original form in that re-
SDCCt, / OIiSI 6tndts
and move its adoption. This amend
ment relates to the engrossed bill.
The motion was agreed to and
p was adopted.
Mr.. STEARNS: Mr.. President |
now move that the bill as amended,
be passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. WALKER of Somerset Mr.
President. there has been no explana-
ton given as to why these amend
ments have been offered in relation to
the lumbermen. l would like an ex-
PLANTATION.
Mr.. STEARNS: ] will say. Mr. Pres
idert. for the information of the sena-
tor from Somerset. that the objection
IN the House seemed 10 be generally
as far as could be ascertained. the
main objection seemed to he TO the
lumbeImen, ami While this Senate dld
not at the time 50 consider 1t Wise
to exempt. tho ,lunDeLmen, VET. the puf-
pose of Offering an amendment IS that
with the lumbermcn exempted. it Is
better than no bill at all and If 1t
can be made acceptable to the House
nv the exemption Of the lumbermen,
it was thought best to concede that to
them. That is the only explanation l
can give briefly.
Mr.. MANSFIELD of Washington:
Mr.. President, l move that the bill, as
amended. be indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. STEARNS: Mr.. President, at
this hour | do not care to make any
argument on the question. l would
not care to discuss it at length. and
,i,,lr ltn
would desire to-
Mr. FLAHERTY of Cumberland
Mr. President / move that the bill be
tabled until tomorrow morning.
Mr.. STEARNS: Mr.. President
hope the bill will not be indefinitely
postponed because that if the Senate
passes the bill as it is, I think the
House may consider It worthy in its
present form and may concur with
the Senate.
The pending question being on the
motion of the senator from Washing
ton that the bill be indefinitely post
poned, the senator from Cumberland
moved that the bin lie on the table.
The motion was lost by a viva voce
vote.
1 Ht iutSAlpH tiICI btAllS pii TIC M
ton of the senator from Washington
that the bill be indefinitely postponed
on request by the same senator. d
sufficient number having arisen, the
yeas and nays We're ordered
The secretary called the roll Those
voting Yea We're: Messrs. Allan. Boyn-
| ton, Hastings. Mansfield. Packard
Those voting nay were: Messrs. Allen
Bailey, Burleigh Chase, Colby, Cole
Conant, Dutton, Flaherty. Hersey
Maxwell. Milliken, Morey, Patten,
Richardson. Smith. Stearns, Walker
Wing-19 Absentees: Messrs, Clark
Emery, Jillson, Moulton, Reynolds
Five having voted in the aftirma'
tive and 10 in the negative the motor
did not prevail.
Mr. WING of Franklin: Mr.. Presi
dent / move that the bill lie on thu
table and | will take it up at any
| time.
| Mr.. STEARNS: Mr.. President, ] un
derstand this motion is not debatable
| If the senator cannot assign a day, i
seems rather a hardship on the par