Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-30

! out a small portion Of that town OF
Mexico that formed that bridge dis
trict to take that proposition over. We
have taken it over. and, if you say so.
gentlemen, we will stand it for II
years. but 1 do not believe you are go
ing to say so. No, I will not say that
will not admit that, for we will be
| back here in two years from now, and
we will come with lobby if we can
| afford to do it, and move the previous
question.
The SPEAKER: The question before
the House is on the adoption of House
Amendment "A" on motion by the gen.
tleman from Rumford. Mr.. Eaton.
Those in favor of the adoption of
Amendment "A" will rise and stand I'M
til counted.
A division Of the House being had.
| % having voted in the affirmative
and SO having voted in the negative.
| The motion was lost.
| On motion by the gentleman from
Mexico. Mr. Hutchins, the rules were
suspended and the bill was given its
third reading and passed to be en-
| crossed.
The SPEAKER: The Chair wishes
to take this opportunity to state that
| it is very pleased that only one or two
members have said anything about
| wishing to be excused next week. The
Chair would call attention to Rule 49,
which provides that no member may
be absent more than two days without
| the consent of the House. OF course,
ordinarily. if a member wishes to be
absent, he comes to the Speaker and
says that he wishes to be absent and
asks if it will be all right. and the
speaker, being in a way the embodi-
ment of the rules and the sentiment of
the Houss5 usually gives his permission
and everybody is satisfied.
| NOW, the Chair does not wish to assume
any responsibility in regard to excusing
members during the balance of this ses-
sion. The Chair feels that many meas
ures of importance are to be settled this
week and next. We expect to get through
the middle or last of next week in all
probability. Several measures are COM
Ing up that must be settled, having the
referendum attached and. having the
emergency clause, and it is absolutely
necessary that 1O1 members be presen.
| here to vote. Matters of taxation and
other matters, as I have said, of great
Importance. are coming up to be settled,
ana we have committee on leave of alb
sence. l will read the names of the gem
tleemen on that committee of the House
! Besse OF Clinton, Daigle of New Can
ada. Lawrence of Fairfield Pendexter of
Cornish, Clason of Lisbon, Holt Of Show
hogan and Meserve of Naples.
| Now, it is the wish of the Chair that
this committee on leave of absence have
a meeting today or tomorrow at it's con-
/ Venlence, and 1T is further the wish of
the Chair if any member wishes to be
excused because he thinks he cannot by
any chance come back next week and
stay till the close of the session, that
the member settle the matter with the
committee on leave Of absence, who shall
report to the House, and if the House
/ sees Mt to accept the report that any
member be excused, then it will be done
IN accordance with our rules. The rules
were established by the House itself. and
IN this matter of attendance it seems to
me that the rules should be followed The,
Chair does not want to assume the re-
!
Another thing, there was a little mis-
understanding last week in regard TO
; Friday afternoons session. The Chair
= understood. and / think the majority of
! the members of the House understood,
that that was to be a session for clean
ing up the calendar and that courtesy
did not need to be extended to any men,-
Der because he failed to be present at
! that session. Now we shall have a ses-
sion tomorrow. undoubtedfy.' and. while
| in the first paet of the session and dur
ing the middle of the session we do have
a gentlemen's agreement that things are
not taken up Friday for final passage and
I that uuestons~ are not taken up about
which there is any difference of opinion
it does seem to the Chair that tomorrow
we should hold a regular session of this
House and that matters should be taken
up in the regular order and settled, bar
ring, of course. exceptional cases of ILL
ness or things of that sort If we are to
| table matters and only half of the MEM
bershin are to be here tomorrow, the
! Chair would like to know about it first
Is it the wish of the House that we have
! regular session tomorrow and take UP
! the calendar as we would in the middle
of the week?
A viva voce vote being taken.
1t was decided to hold a regular ses-
sion.
| The SPEAKER: 1t will be impossible
to state today probably whether we will
have a session Monday or not but to-
morrow will be plenty of time for that
! Mr. BARNES of Houlton: Mr. Speak
; or. is it determined yet whether we
! will have a session on Saturday?
/ The SPEAKER: The Chair is unable
! to state but we will know tomorrow
! by afternoon possibly.
Mr. GOLDTHWAIT of Biddeford: ]
would like to inquire if we will have a
session this afternoon"
! The SPEAKER: That will depend
! on the progress which we make this
! forenoon. Undoubtedly 1t Will be wise
| to have a session. Are there any COM
mittee meetings this afternoon?
Mr.. JORDAN of Baileyville: The
committee on taxation have an executive
! fhic NJ