Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-25

the vote is taken it be by yeas and
nays
Mr.. COLBY of Somerset: would
| like to ask a question from the Chair.
feel we are safe in saying there is
no single man in this body that wants
to kill this bill. 1 know that am safe
| in saying that. Assuming that the two
| amendments were carried in this body,
| and assuming that 1t was sent to the
House and they were rejected, and a
committee Of conference was appoint
ed, would it kill the bill, or simply
| the amendments. If the committee of
conference didn't agree?
The PRESIDENT: II they didn't
agree the bill would fall between the
| two houses.
Mr.. COLBY: The bill, or the amend
| ments?
The PRESIDENT: Both. The
| amendments, being adopted, are a part
/ of the bill.
The question being on the adoption
of Senate Amendment A to House
| 495, the yeas and nays were ordered,
| and the secretary called the roll.
| Those voting yea were Messrs. AL
! len, Ames, Bartlett, Boynton, Butler.
Chatto, Clark, Colby, Conant, Durgin,
Emery, Peacock. Thurston, Walker
| 15 -..
| Those voting nay were Messrs. Bur-
! leigh, Dutton, Flaherty, Fulton, Gar
| celon, Herrick, Jillson, Leary, Moul-
ton, Murphy, Price, Scammon, Swift,
| Weld-14.
| misunderstanding.
| Fifteen senators having voted in favor
and II having voted against, Senate
Amendment A was adopted.
! The question required on the adoption
of Senate Amendment B to House 1875.
The yeas and nays were ordered, and the
secretary called the roll.
Those voting yes We're Messrs. Allen,
Ames, Bartlett, Boynton. Burleigh, Clark.
Colby, Cole, Conant, Durgin, Emery, Pea
cock, Scammon-13.
| Those voting nay were Messrs. Butler.
Dunton, Flaherty, Fulton, Garcelon, Her
| rick, Jillson, Leary, Moulton, Murphy,
| Price, Swift, Thurston, Walker, Weld-15.
| The presidents: The senator from
| Hancock, Senator Chatto, did not vote
when his name was called. The secretary
will call the name Of Senator Chatto.
| Mr.. CHATTO: / would like to have
dent. 1 heard that amendment read, but
/ ! will admit 1 don't understand enough
! about it to vote, and therefore I refuse
! to vote.
! The PRESIDENT: The senator must
vote one way or the other, being present
| in the Senate:
! Mr. CIIATTO: I would like to have
the amendment read.
| amendment read by the secretary
The PRESIDENT: The secretary will
call the name OF the senator from Han
cock. Senator Chattc.
! The name of the senator from Han
! cock. Senator Chatto, being called, he
voted yes.
! Mr.. WALKER of Somerset: Mr. Pres
ident, 1 desire to change my vote from
no to yes.
! Fifteen senators having voted in favor
of the adoption of the amendment and Il
opposed. the amendment was adopted
I MIR. Ames OF Washington offered SEN
ate Amendment &C. and moved its adop-
ton.
Senate Amendment c to House 495:
Add the following section: Section II,
this act shall take effect Jan. 1, 1876"
| Mr.. AMES: Mr. President, / am ask
ing this amendment simply that the fac
tories, or the business men, who have
, contracts to fulfil may have a chance to
! fulfil their contracts before they reduce
their time to d hours, and / think it is
fair to offer this amendment.
/ The question being on the adoption of
! Senate Amendment &C." a rising vote
was taken, and six senators voting in
| favor and il opposed, the amendment
was rejected.
/ The bill was then passed to be engross-
cd as amended and sent down for con-
currence.
Orders Of the Day
! Mr.. ALLEN Of kennebec: Mr.. Pres
! ident, | wish at this time to offer a
| resolution and move its passage
The resolution was read by the sec
rotary, as follows:
Whereas, through his illness, the
| Senate of the nth Legislature has
! been deprived during q considerable
part of the session of the genial, kind
| ~ presence Of the senator from An
droscoggin, Senator David r. Hast
| ingS Of Auburn, and
|
! have sadly missed in their delibera-
| tions his broad business knowledge,
keen, unbiased Judgment, and his
ready support of every measure de-
signed to advance the prosperity OF
the State at large: therefore be it
| Resolved, That the Senate of the 18th
! Legislature, here assembled, extend
to the senator from Androscoggin,
Senator Hastings, it's sympathy in his
illness, its pleasure to learn that he
is recovering. and its hope that he may
! fully and speedily be restored to
health, and be it further
Resolved, That this resolve shall be
suitably engrossed, and a copy there
Of, signed by each member Of the
Senate, shall be sent to Senator Hast
| ings."
The question being on the adoption
Of the resolution, a rising vote was