Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-30
THE 18th maine LEGISLATURE.
Stenogrsphic Reports Of Yesterdays Sessions Of
a The Senate and House of Representatives.
SENATE.

Wednesday, January %, 1913
Senate called to order by the Presi-
dent
Prayer. by Rev. John Evans of
Gardiner
Journal of previous session read and
approved.
Papers from the House disposed of
in concurrence.
An Act comforting jurisdiction upon
the superior judicial court to hear and
determine property matters between
wife and husband or husband and
An Act to amend Section s. of Chap
ter 40 of the Revised Statutes, relating
to endorsements of a mortgages lien
for insurance.
An Act to amend Section 8 and II
of~hapter % of the Special Laws OF
1889, as amended by Chapter 4SS of the
Special Laws of 1901, relating to the
a municipal court in the town of New
liort.s
81 These bills came from the House by
that Branch referred toethe committee
3N on judiciary, and on motion by Mr..
Jersey of Aroostook, were tabled for
= printing pending reference in con-
earrence.
Resolve in favor of the Aroostool
- Central Institute accompanied by
statement of facts, came from the
House by that Branch referred TO the
. committee on education.
Ion motion by Mr.. Murphy of Cum
Sberland tabled for printing pending
g l2terence in concurrence.
q The following Senate order came
'sa's from the House, indefinitely postponed
BY that Branch in non-concurrence:
-szszzz Ordered, the House eoneurring, that
ali bills and resolves coming into this
;. Legislature shall lie tabled for print
+ ing pending reference 10 any commit
tee. 49,
- Mr.. HERSEY of Aroostook Mr..
y President, think | am the author of
that order. When l presented it, [
thought il would appeal to the justice
of the Senate and of the House. Up
Is on its face perhaps. it might seem as
though there was an unnecessary ex-
q pense, and not sufficient compensation.
but we both understand fully the pro-
gress of legislation through both
Houses understand how necessary it
is that sech an order should be passed.
In all other Legislative bodies, prac-
dcaliy, that / have read about. the
Legislature of Massachusetts. and OF
Congress, no bill can go to a commit
tee until printed. And for this rea-
son, when bill or a resolve is printed
here when offered for reference to n
committee, each member in the House
and Senate has q file and no, egisla-
6 tion goes TO a committee until ii is
FAC before ssthe members of both Houses.
). They can see what it is that is going
Alto the eaInIsastleex The titles of bills
and resolves are very often misiead-
ing, and q great deal of legislation is
asked FOR that would not GET through
81 a Committee. or would be heard and
s sent to q COMMITTEES, and there would
probably be opposition . TO them if
known fully about beforehand We
: who serve on certain committees are
beseiged every day by our constituents
for Copies of matters not printed. say
~. ing, What is that about can't un-
derstand it. Send me copy" If not
printed, We have a copy made and sent
y TO our constituents.
Furthermore, Mr. President. when
YOU get into the committee and have
no bills printed, there is but one COPY
Tor the chairman. The bill has to be
read and the members of the commit
tee have nothing before them. Where
as. II they were printed. each member
could have one before him through the
hearing and follow it, If on report of
the committee there has been no
change in The resolve, or in the bill
OF course, There would be no further
printing enly when there is a change
by q new draft So that the added
81 expense would amount to nothing ex
cept on matters that either are killed
IN the committee. or are reported in a
new draft
NOW ii seems to me. of course THAI
on the whole. the benefits afforded
legislators who wish to follow leyis
81 iatlQn is more than the added expense
am not ready to make any issue
with the House of Representatives in
regard to the printing of bills | sim
ply make this statement at this time
MI President, and move the Senate
fecede and concur with the House in
the Indefinite postponement of the or
der.
The molten was agreed to.
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