Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-03

| ed in the affirmative and 20 in the mega
! tive,
The motion is lost
The SPEAKER: The first matter as
signed for consideration on the calendar
today is bill, An Act to amend Section
of Chapter of the Revised Statutes. re-
lating to the appointment of land agent
The pending question is concurrent actor
with the Senate.
Mr.. Dunbar of Jonesport moved that
the House adhere to its former actor
whereby the bill was indefinitely post.
roned.
Mr.. .Nustn OF 'hillips moved that the
! ouse leceuc anu concur with the Sen.
ale in L; action and called for division
@ the Hou.c.
fhe SPEAKER; There is a motion
rrw pending before the House upon this
matter, which was tabled yesterday. The
| gentleman from Jonesport, Mr.. Dunbar
moved that the House adhere to its for
mer action; Mr.. Austin of Phillips moved
that the request for a committee of con
| ference be granted: and then on motion
| by Mr.. Dunbar of Jonesport the bill was
tabled pending concurrent action. The
pending question is on the motion of the
gentleman from Phillips, Mr.. Austin
made Yesterday. to grant the request OF
the Senate for the appointment of a
committee of conference
Mr.. Austin of Phillips called for a
division
Mr. NEWBERT of Augusta; MI.
Speaker, knowing the result of all
former conferences, with the excep-
ton of one which he had yesterday, it
seems to me that it will be futile to
send this matter at this stage of the
session to a committee of conference.
This House by decisive vote the
other day voted to indefinitely post
pone. and | hope the motion to cor
cur with the Senate in the matter of
the appointment of committee of
conference will be defeated.
Mr. MARSTON of Skowhegan: Mr..
Speaker, the last committee of con-
ference we had did mighty good work,
and it seems that we are not at the
end of the session yet, and as we have
got to have sessions every morning for
some time, and We will have a lot of
time with nothing to do; and it seems
to me it is reasonable suggestion
that we appoint a committee of con-
ference, and think the same commit
tee which We had, yesterday, will be
an excellent committee, and If 1t is III
order l would suggest to the Speaker
that he name that committee.
Mr. DUNTON of Belfast Mr.. Speak
err. the only information that gives us
any new light on this question, so far
as I know, is that the land agent is eX-
officio a member of the fish and game
commission, in conjunction with the
deputy fish and game commissioner
Against the protests of the chairman of
the fish and game commission another
warden of that department has been re-
moved since we took this last vote, a
warden who was appointed by the Gov
ernor. Nine had previously been re-
moved. Now my objection, as stated
the other day, to this bill,-or one of my
objections was that if We gave ten
ure of office to the land agent and for
est commissioner we ought to know
about the man who is to oc-
cupy that office and to whom that ten
ure is granted, and if We are to con-
slider the whole question that should be
cOnSiueTeu 'lOSelHef t&llH the IeSt. IL
separate this latest occupant does not
help us out any in our favorable judg-
ment as to the granting of tenure at
this time. l submit that we have voted
upon this question and have decided that
it was not wise at this time to grant
the tenure of office that this forest COM
missioner has personally asked for al
the beginning of his term of service, and
| claim that we should wait until we see
some very good reason for making a
tenure of office for him.
The SPEAKER: The question is on
Phillips, Mr.. Austin, that the request
of the Senate for the appointment Of
a committee of conference be granted.
That gentleman also asks for divi-
sion of the House upon this question.
A division being had,
The motion was lost by vote Of
20 to 49,
Mr. Dunbar of Jonesport moved
that the House adhere to it's former
action in the indefinite postponement
of this bill
a viva voce vote being taken,
The motion was agreed TO.
Mr.. Newbert of Augusta then moved
that the vote be reconsidered where
by the House voted to adhere.
A viva vece vote being taken,
The motion was lost.
The SPEAKER The next matter
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