Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-09

| well developed case OF smallpox AM
court hGsiss. se7ffns
papers at the court house and was a
/ the sherffsnsalu ~ dsGnassuEi klhAik'
sheriff and sold papers to the sheriff
and as q result of that the health or
ficer did quarantine the sheriff. o'
course in that situation the conven
ton and the presiding officers ough'
not TO proceed except with the ut
most fairness, as this Is proceeuih-
looking To the unfolding OF law anu
would be hardship If one arm OF th2
state. in this matter of quarantine
where undoubtedly this man was act
i~.+.su-.ihe-sp best, af faith should .s %
Althlessly disfSgafdeu: NJ
than that il would seem 10 us that
this man should have right TO De
dresent. He got into the whole dln-
1llty acting in the best of faith. ihe
heriff of Knox county came up "
Augusta and was in Augusta when the
deputy sheriff had gone down TO ROCK
HID 10 serve papers upon him.
Inoxy that that is the fact because the
denuty went down on the tram WIN
he and the sheriff went back ano ia"
abese papers served on MN at ina
SINE and became exposed and l"'
3avs later was locked in the house.
: ATTORNEY GENERAL: Perhaps IL
would he fair to state that the physician
who was called is not certain tha' We
ianitor is afflicted with smallpox lie
is in the house and taking precautions
but il is not developed case SO tna'
the physicians have decided opiiiioii
that il is smallpox. The othef ease
which my brother speaks of ala not
mention inadvertently and the phs-
stefan on the Board of Health was cog
INFANT of this condition when he, stated
that the quarantine might be safely r.
moved.
Mr.. MAHER: But that is well-de-
seloped case of sniallpest 4 'Fff3t,
( ATTORNEY GENERAL WILSON l
think so.
| The PRESIDENT Do copnsel know
What time Witnesses might hsse' Reek'
land?
Mr.. MAHER: Five o'clock.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair will
hate that the convention already I'M
herstand, probably. that under the re-
Solves under which we are proceeding
and the orders passed by both branches
Of the Legislature in concurrence, neith-
fr the presiding Officers themselves NOR
The convention as Such have any an-
Ihority to change the order in which
these cases are to be beard. the arrange
ment being. as hid presiding J officers
nave understood. that they should come
)n the days scheduled, as in the cases
in court, that is each succeed
ing case would come srizimnhediately baf-
Ter the earlier case had been disposed
Of. The order of procedure may only r
be changed, in the opinion of the pre- /,
siding officers by taking recess, with !
The understanding that during the re- |
eess the Senate and House of REPRE- !
sentatives, sitting as the Legislature, |
shall consider whether any change shall ii
BE made in the ordhS fdf Jrbsed9rk4 iGha
Ter the rules the only motion that can
,e entertained here is motion to take
recess. If the seehyfpq9n desire Ia
accomplish it by a motion. provided n F,
majority of the conception .yote 50, to
10. mi ! ist - II
The PRESIDENT: Do counsel know
What time witnesses must leave Rock
and? -. 80,
The PRESIDENT: The Chair will
;tate and the convention already under
stands that under the resolve we are
under. and the orders passed
~ both branches of the Legislature in
that neither the presiding !
,ficers themselves nor the convention
n which these FIN, be hepSt ithe
arrangement being that they shan cbne
On the day scheduled unless the pre-
,eding case holds rover, ipSyhich case.
As is the case in ieE39 sslf Ssuceeetipg
Ease would come after the preceding
lse was disposed of.
If members of the convention wish to
change the order of procedure, it may
only be done i'll the opinion of the pre-
siding officers by taking a recess with
the understanding that the Senate and
the House of Representatives sitting as
a Legislature shah ffqsfsr whether
any change in thel ertlert 81. proeedure
shall be made.
Under the rulesS the only motion that
can be considered ri the; motiop' II 9take
a recess. II the convention wishes to
take recess for that purpose, it may
be accomplished BY motion .proyfdfd
of the dnAEknAion Votes 50, to
ia.
Mr.. SMITH of Patten: Mr., President.
this arrangementYPqd sthss order was
made in the knowledSe 6f eyefybody, and
II seems to me that to take a recess and
to undertake to undo the ,order would
result in eonfusions ana great S9shys 4
do not believe that the members Of this
are prepared for any unneees-
sary delay, and ii seems to me that after
the statement of the chairman of the
State Board of Health, and that opinion
being concurred in by the chairman of
the Board of Health of the local town,
with the opinion of the physician, that
any change of the program is entirely
and unreasonable. l hope
this convention will not take a recess
for any such purpose.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair WIN state
that debate cannot be entertained upon
this motion or upon any other motion
except by unanimous consent.a III any
member wishes to make a notion To- take
a recess he may do so, and the HnvSn-
ton will vote upon it.