Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-02-15
Message from the nou..

Message from the House
A message was received from IN.
House, conveyed by it's clerk inform.
irg the Senate that the House had -.
ceived the message proposing the ioin,
convention OF both branches Of ~.
Legislature for the purpose OF receiv.
ing a communication from His Excel.
lency. ihe Governor. and that ,hs
House concurred with the Senate IN
the proposition for n joint convention
The PRESIDENT: The senate hear,
the message.
Mr.. DAVIES: My inquiry was whe.s.
er there was not adopted in the House
recently an order that no amendments
should be received 20 any bin un,n
a1ter the bill had been read tbres
times?
The PRESIDENT: The Chair v,u
state that he understood there was "a
be something like that adop,.d In,
as TO whether II absolutely wns or No,
l am not able to saw
Mr.. DAVIES. Mr. preags.r, a.,
ora SHOWS that there was such an or.
uei duopted' anc II occurs 70 mo ~ va
are going 10 carry out the surres,i,,
oi .he President Of the Senate IN ar.
.oroahce with the cards which nav.
peen laid on the desks of tho ,ner,ho,,
oi the Senate this morning ~ a. o,,,.
appropriate and proper thar wa y,o,..
that TINS amendment be indes,i,.,v
postponed
MT president, may have ono r.,.,
iui ther: The Ction * no, usa. ..
the purpose OF killing the so-o.,,.s
amendment. II Is only made IN st...
t.iat 'ne amendment at IN, r,o..n,
time Is not tireIv. P'Sen'
Mr.. MARSHALL OF crr,
Mr. President, ! also rise N a ,,.',u .'.',.u-
AS ! understand II. this bi,, ,a. -
gal affairs '''''''ee on is-
The PRESIDENT. ya.
"r. MARSHALL: And then r.c,,,o.
by the House, 'co''ieo
The PRESIDENT. W.
WI MA hSHALL: And has ,Ao c..
recall? !" respect 70 the
me PRESIDENT. Yes. ,n.v No..
passed Joint order "aNs
Mt MARSPALL: And as e,-.,.
understand II. the Houae or.ra
emergency clause and has aaon,.s 49,,
emergency clause, 'hN
me PRESIDENT. 70.
Mr.. MARSHALL. Tha, -.
case, II II be IN order. 7 w,,, ,. Wv
President. that the b,u ,'ove' MT
companying House order ho,, nc ac-
affairs. ''''ee on legal
.,a mr' DAVIES. don't und.rr,.,,
h.a,o a,y'ninR the senator from c,yr,.
n,.a. % mas said refers 20 the amsnA.
aa.n ms proposal In that the hi, -.
WIN the order be recom,,i,,aA
'ne ccmmit'ec on legal Affairs r. !,
- ~. 'rue. Mr' President. that the on.s'
uon oefore the Senate is on a..
amendment? u" the
The PRESIDENT: Tha, !, u. o,,.
uon before the Senate NJ the ,ra,
llne. on the adoption Of the s,,a,,a
ment '"e amend
Mr. MARSHALL: II wa. n, L..
rer'ence. l interded TO have ipcl,,sas
'ne amendment with the ordor
"r' DEERING OF Yark under.,s
.ne question before the Senate IN hs ,ha.
'he amendment be indefinitely nos,nor..
Am ! correct,
Inc PRESIDENT: Yes.
i' DhEhlNG: In that even, I x,.h
eay 'hat this bin by the reading a,
'"e utie' although I am no, conv.r.a,,
80" 'he matters In the bill appearu 20
'e 'phi TO which there liz so,na I'M
por'ahce and undoubtedly I'm IN. oo,n.
ihunity which this bin purpor,s IN ..,v.
sofne interests may be aff~c,aa H., o,,,
not giving this thing due co,.,,...,,o,
shouio not like TO have anybody
,e .ne rights which they wish TO have
~ navins this matter at the pre,.nt
.'lhe 'hoennitely postponed, by the mis-.
'"nihs perhaps by some member Of the
eAact mode or procedure. ana 7 am
speaking now against tho rnot,oo "a in.
aehhiteiy postpone the matter. 7 b.Ileye
s'ery man should have his rights .ven ~
'io ooes make slight mistake I'm the
p'o'euure' and l desire TO say that Il
'"ouid not be indefinitely postponed for
some mistake some man happen. 20 make
"a new ruling which we have made In
tne House and Senate in regard 10
mr. GiLLIN Of Penobscot: VIII you
JUG. explain what Is the mistaken
). Mr. DEERING: I understand Il that
lney made q rule In the House that the
'i' should be read three times before an
amendment is attached to H. and twice
"a tne Senate. and some member Of the
rouse has made mistake and put hts
amendment In. at the wrong time: and
MS purports to be O bill authorising the
town Of Caribou TO take over some wa
tCentinusd on Pass 9. cslums u