Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-28

Thursday evening March %, 1911 Gap
plause)
on motion by Mr.. Packard OF Rock
/ land, it was
+! ordered. that House Document No.
/ $40 be recalled from the committee on
engrossed bills. and that the clerk be
| instructed to procure the said document
/ forthwith.
/ Mr.. HARRINGTON of Augusta: Mr..
! Speaker, 1 rise to a point of inquiry.
We just passed an order relating to
bringing back from the Engrossng De-
partment the so-called smelt bill. | do
not know what the purpose of the order
/ is in having it come back here as IL
will come before the House in the nat
ural order of business in its passage to
be enacted. | cannot see any purpose
unless it be to amend it in some way
and | move that we reconsider the vote
whereby we passed the order recalling
it from the Engrossng Department.
Mr.. PACKARD of Rockland: Mr.
| Speaker / took the liberty of asking
to have this order recalling the bill
from the Engrossing Department for
the simply reason that | thought IL
would come up in regular form this
morning, but through some oversight II
did not come up. l thought il would
be saving of time to the House to have
it brought back this morning. that was
my only reason-to ct it out of the way
quickly.
Mr.. HARRINGTON: Mr. Speaker the
! reason why | made the motion to re-
consider is in order that we NAV save
time. | understand this was passed to
be engrCSsed by the House and went
to the ensrossing department in regu-
lar order and it comes up in regular
order on its passage to he enacted. I
, 90 not consider that We gain any time
by the passage of the order and | move
it's reconsideration.
The SPEA KFR: OF course the Chair
is not aware of the purpose OF the
gentleman from Rockland, Mr.. Pack
ard-whether he wishes to move a re-
consideration. 1t is fair to the House
under our rules. I suppose if the gen.
tleman wishes a reconsideration to so
state. Is the object Of the gentleman
from Rockland CMr. Packard) to move
a reconsideration of House Document
No. go which was passed to be en-
crossed? If So 1t should he included
in the notice. The Chair is Of the opin
move a reconsideration of the action
of the House that notice of that fac,
should be included in the order. II tho
papers hay" to he recalled they are Of
course recalled for some purpose.
Mr. PACKARD: It was nv intention
Ny Sneaker to bring it Up for recon
sideration.
The SPEAKER: The action on +be.e
papers having been on Friday last. and
the House having had a session Saturday.
the Chair rules that a reconsideration,
would not be in order today our rule,
state that a reconsideration must be ha
either the same or the succeeding day.
Mr.. PACKARD: When the bill comes
up to be enacted | have "A motion tina,
! want to make. Mr.. Speaker.
The SPEAKER: That will come in reg
ular order in the passage to he enacted
1t was understood on Friday afternoon
that nothing was to he put out of reacn
of anybody. The question now is on the
order and is 1t the pleasure of the House
that the order receive passage?
On motion by Mr.. Harrington Of Au-
gusta the House reconsdered its action
whereby the order was given a passage
and on further motion by the same gen
tlcnan the order was indefinitely post
poned
Reports Of Committees
MI Bowman from the committee on
agriculture reported Ought to pass"
on resolve making appropriation for
the bureau of inspection for the years
1917 and 1918.
Mr. Grant from tho same committee
reported same on bill An Act to