Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-07

E, That commission, if the act is passed
| by the Senate, is to investigate the
whole hydro-electric situation in
Maine. 1t will have no other duties
| to perform except this investigation.
| Now this resolve appointing this leg
| islative committee seems to me to be
| wholly inadequate. If you will look Al
| the resolve, YOU will see that five men,
| bers are to constitute this committee.
| They are to hold four meetings in the
following cities: Portland, Lewiston.
Augusta and Bangor. The sum Of $4,000
| is appropriated for the use of that COM
| mittee. Now l cannot understand how
anybody could come TO the conclusion
| that this whole situation could be in
vestigated, and the proper report made
| thereon, after having had four meetings.
| This perhaps is one of the largest ques
| lions in the State of Maine and deserves
most careful consideration.
! In the first place, the House has al
ready passed the bill I refer to which
covers the main ground, and could not
consistently delegate these powers to
| another committee. In the second place.
, think If we had taken no action pre-
| vious to this time, that this committee
| would not be able to do the work. If
We are to have any investigation, it
should be a thorough one and not be
| treated in trivial manner.
| In view of these facts. Mr.. Speaker,
move that this resolve be indefinitely
| postponed.
A viva yoce vote being taken
The motion prevailed.
Mr.. HARRINGTON of Augusta: Mr..
! Speaker. we have just passed two
amendments, Senate Amendment A and
| Senate Amendment b. to Senate Docu-
ment No. eos, providing for the secur-
| ing of information relating to the year
ly cut Of timber from wild land town
| ships, and SO forth, also that such re-
| turns shall not be accessible to the pub
lie nor shall they be deemed public
records. I do not know just the pur-
pose Of these amendments, but if this
| legislature is passing laws, for the pur-
pose OF getting information. and then
| stating that the public has no right
| to have access to it. l should want
| some explanation. l move that these
| amendments be tabled until the after
noon session.
| The SPEAKER This bill has been
passed to be engfossed in concurrence
On motion by Mr.. harrington, the
| House voted to reconsider its action
whereby the bill was passed to be en-
| crossed. On further motion by the
| same gentleman. the House voted to
reconsider its action whereby it adopt
| ed Senate Amendment B. On further
| motion by the same gentleman the
! House voted to non-concur in the adop-
| ton of Senate Amendment r. On fur
| motion by the same gentleman. the
! House voted that Senate Bill 20S be
| passed to be engrossel as amended by
Senate Amendment A in concurrence
Mr.. FLINT of Monsoon: Mr.. Speaker,
] would suggest that we. indefinitely
postpone that bill If there is no value
in It.
The SPEAKER: The Chair is of the
, opinion that there is value in the bill
itself. The trouble is with the two
to it.
On motion by Mr.. Flint of Monsoon,
! the House voted to reconsider its action
whereby Senate Document EOS was pass
| ed to be engrossed in concurrence as
dhiciiucu ny Seldte Amendment "A.
On further motion by the same gen.
tleman, the House voted to non-concur
IN the adoption of Senate Amendment
A On further motion by the same
gentleman. the House voted that SEN
ate Amendment A be indefinitely post
poned. On further motion by the same
gentleman. the House voted that SEN
ate Document 2oS be passed to be en-
crossed.
MIR. WILSON of Portland: / rise to
inquire II the Chair will explain just
what has happened to this bill EOS.
The SPEAKER: The Chair is very
willing. Senate Document EOS came
from the Senate passed to be engrossed
with two amendments. Senate Amend
ment A and Senate Amendment b. The
house. after reconSiderng it's votes
whereby Senate Bill EOS had been pass.
ed to be enacted. reconsidered the vote
whereby the bill had been passed to he
engrossed which brought st to the
amendab1e stage. Then the Chair read
Two amendments. Senate Amendment A
! ana Senate Amendment r. and thov
were adopted in concurrence After
wards certain members were of the on
lnion that the amendments should NOT
De adopted and both votes were recon
sidered whereby the amendments were
adopted The amendments were in
definitely postponed and the bill pass
ed to be engrossed
Mr.. HARRINGTON: Mr.. Speaker. 7
move that we insist on our former &C.
ton.
The SPEAKER: The Chair deems
mat 1t is not necessary now
Mr.. FARRINGTON: think If is
necessary, Mr. Speaker, that we should
nave that entered on the records and
mat the papers go back to the Senate
| make that motion
The SPEAKER: Our former action
action was the last action. The bill
was passed to be enacted.
Mr.. HARRINGTON: Mr.. Speaker We
have not reconsidered that vote in any
of these motions
The SPEAKER: The first recon-
sideration on the part of the House
was the vote whereby the bill was
passed to be enacted. That was our
trst action in this matter, and our
next action we reconsidcred the vote
| whereby we paSSed tho hill ~ no ar