Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-08

Of an tho members elected 'o each
House have 80 directed shall take e.
feet when approved.
The question being on th' 1opiim
of the amendment.
Tho amendment was adop<d
ON turthcr motion hv the same grr.
! tlCman, the hin aa nmoni,d vta r.
| TERED 10 the committee ON wl0.ar T.
and 500 copies ordered printed.
! The SPEAKER. Tho chair wish
! briefly and informally TO present Co. .
House for rs consideration ~, m
| tor OF amendment. referred 90 u.t
week. Tie chair has no wish to srcHt
to dictate or to impose rules uron MI
| House. Tho Chair understands l0
7 to bc the servant of tho House and
! that II is its duty 10 sec thlf nI, rules
! formulated hy the majority iDr ihDH
| own guidance are followed out Atrl
consultation with many ot the leader
| oi the House. and with those who.
have had experience IN the Other.
branch. this suggestion is holnc pr
scented TO the House this morning r.
tho Speaker: That amendments a. r.-l
solves and 10 bills hc taken up durrc.
! their final reading. There ls up urn
eral provision Of parliamentary awl
that covers at what time amCndmcntsl
shall he introduced except in general
assemblies. the usual practice icing
that hill is read entirely once. andI
! then read again and taken mp s,ctlon|
by section and sentence Nv sentence
ana amended. In the National House
OF Representatives. Jcnctrou's Man
ual Civ the following rulo. that In the
House, amendment 1rc uff,rcd ~ tuv
part of tho hin after n b. road IN, tr1-
ond time. II goes on further fD srv
that Senate hIll may not b. amended
IN the House after n has passed
through the third reading n ts tho
tcling OF the chair that cyrry Nm lrl
every resolve win have an equal 1nd 4,
fair chance and that rNetv nouiu.f
viii have an opportunity ~ au,ua at
he sees lit Al he waits until tho nm o.
in it's third reading before unciIrs
amendments. OF Courfc tho Gr.i .'ep
IS the report OF the committee Anal The
report IS tor tho House oithrr Io nc.
Cc1t or reject. The chair would rcuoc
nizc motion to suhstiiutt tu, mli 700
the report in case the r,p..f w'J
ought not TO pass" The char
would naturally prefer not Nu r,gnti
that al an amendment or wnuou go
endoavor TO postpone rrp,ldid tu' re-
port was favorable. Natural, Ntt
could not tie regarded aa au almond.
ment and would NOT o., 90 construed.
There arc several m,un,r- hrto who
In point Of eEpriiour. .nd knowledge
know very much move "rou' -
method Of proccdu', INlu Ip,r i'r
Chair: and, IL tho Cnur hn- rol wtda
Itself plain. II would ror ,rd f %.
privilege and pleasure % ANY m,w.
her would ndd anlthing Gao what ~.
chair has attempted to present 90 -"
House. The only object &c. aa lh'
Chair stated In tho urs' rlrtc ~ CIV.
every bill and every resolve ru upuur
iInity 10 he amended and CIV, ',,'t
member Of the mHiprts and WuCu'F
and when tho ChnIr uses inc word
majority and the word minority. u'
course II Is understood tll' thr for
mer means ono more thrr rau pr itp
members present ut IN. nmr 'h'
Chairs understanding "' pnfiianor.
tary law being that its whole laurie 'N
majority an opportunity 20 express i'r
will in action, at III, same time safe
guarding tho rights ~ the minority
The Chair. as il stated In III" mrs
place. has no disposition 20 make any
suggestion TO the House other than w
majority of the House wishes, '"'
suggestion simply being that amend
ments TO bills bo kept bach until bus
are i'm their third reading. Or resolve
in their second reading OF cuutt"
under our custom the nrst reading "'
a bill is very short. the second reading
is at the present time and ~ uil'
only" and then the bill is assigned io'
the next day or some succeeding dAN
Thus every member. on referring To hi7
calendar knows exactly the day when
a bin TX To come M for It's third read
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