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

he may or may not take advantage
| of. and that ii does not debar him
! from exercising his constitutional
! rights to take part in the proceed
:ngs of the House if he cares to do SO;
| that is, he may or may not accept the
privilege offered to him: if he ac-
| cepts it and goes home he has GER
tain rights in regard to pay, which he
otherwise would not have, but he is
| not obliged to take that, or he is not
| obliged to continue to accept it, put
may return it. That is the judgmen;
of the Chair in respect to that mat
| ter; and therefore the Chair would
rule on the point raised that members
who have been excused have right
| to return and participate in the pro-
ceedings, and the Chair would over
rule the point of order.
| Mr. NEWBERT of Augusta: There
! is another small matter which / wish
to call to the attention of the Chair,
and that is as to the arrangement of
| pairing between the gentleman from
Whiting, Mr. Gardner, and the gen.
tleman from Topsfleld. Mr.. Taylor,
of the House and went home. Now
do not know all the facts: l simply
! know that l understood from the ger
tleman from Whiting. Mr.. Gardner,
| himself before he left the House, be-
cause l had asked him some ques-
lions and rather objected to his leav-
ing SO early in the session, and he
| told me that he had paired with Mr..
Taylor of Topstield on every ques-
| ton that came before the Legislature
until its close The gentleman from
Whiting Mr.. Gardner. does not ap-
pear to be present. and the gentleman
from Topsfield. Mr.. Taylor, is here,
so that it is n question in my mind
as to whether the gentleman from
| Topsfield, Mr.. Taylor, under the cir
cumstances should vote. / don't know
how either member would vote under
| this condition or any other whether
he should vote at all is the question
| raise.
The SPEAKER: The Chair has some
| knowledge about that particular matter
| gained from the fact that both of the
| gentlemen spoke to the Chair at the
same time In relation to the matter of
| their going away. AS the Chair remem-
bers it, and the gentleman from Tops
i field (Mr. Taylor will correct the Chair
| if it is stated wrong-as the Chair re-
members it, the immediate occasion of
their going was the matter of the com
| pensation bill, although it was under
stood that other things We're doubtless
involved, but there was a condition that
in case either of the men notified the
l ut they cOuld rpturn. and the Chair
| is informed by the gentleman from
| Topsfield. Mr. Taylor. that he has no
| titled the gentleman from Whiting Mr..
| Gardner and as a matter of fact the
Speaker took the responsibility of tele-
! graphing to the gentleman fmm Whit
ing. Mr.. Gardner. that he should return.
, and a response came back from the OPP
orator yesterday. that he had returned,
and the Chair supposed he was in his
place this morning, or would be in his
place In regard to the pairs the Chair
does not know any rule of the House.
and would like to inquire If the gentle
man from Augusta. Mr. Newbert, has
familiarzed himself with it sufficiently
to know of any rule in regard to pairs
| in this House.
Mr. NEWBERT; l will say. Mr..
L. L
never have taken pains to look ii up,
| The SPEAKER In the United States
House of Representatives. there is a
special rule in regard to pairs, there
appears to be none in the rules of the
, House, and the Chair would not feel
! any authority to prevent any person
| constitutionally member of this House
| from voting, who himself decided that
| he had Il right to vote. In the question
which arose in the early part of the
session Mr.. Stanley was some what in
| doubt about voting, and the President
T, of the Senate ruled that it was up to
| the gentleman himself to decide. and
! that there was nothing in the rules of
| the Legislature to prevent him from
| voting if he so DESIRED and the Speaker
( would take the same position. that there
| is nothing in the rules and the Consti-
| tuition to prevent man from voting
under those circumstances. Under some
! conditions there is rule which pre-
Events him from voting: if he has an
interest in Il particular matter he may
be prevented from voting, otherwise
| the Chair knows of no way to prevent
| the member from voting
| Mr. NEWBERT; l appreciate the po-
sition of the Chair I presume the
| House viii be entirely satisfied with
| the statement of the gentleman from
| Topsfeld fMr. Taylor himself
| The SPEAKER: Will the gentleman
| from Topsfield. Mr.. Taylor. make
, statement for the benefit of the House
Mr. TAYLOR of Topsfied: Mr.
Speaker and gentlemen of the House.
as soon as attended to the business