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


for its passage.
| A division Of the House being had,
One hundred and eleven having vot-
ed in the affirmative and none having
voted in the negative. the bill was pass
| ed to be enacted.
Mr., HUTCHINS Of Mexico: Mr..
| Speaker, merely to clear up legisla-
tive tangle that appears in the Legis-
lative Record, wish to call up House
Document 646, IAN Act to prohibit the
selling or giving away Of air rifles to
children under IA years OF age"
| The SPEAKER: Is the document on
the table?
Mr.. HUTCHINS: No. Mr.. Speaker,
there was a committee Of conference
appointed. and move that the rules be
suspended and that the House recon-
slider it's action whereby on March 80
we voted to insist on our action on
House Bill GAG and call for committee
Of conference on this bill.
| The SPEAKER: What day was final
action had on that?
| Mr. HUTCHINS: March 80.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman from
Mexico Mr.. Hutchins. moves that the
Document No. 646 be recalled from the
files and that the House reconsider the
vote whereby on March 30 we voted to
insist on our acton on this bill and call
| for a committee Of conference ls 1t
the pleasure OF the House that the mo-
ton prevail?
The motion prevailed.
Mr. HTTCHINS: Mr.. Speaker. I move
that the House reconsider the vote OF
March 90 on the same bill whereby ten
House voted to recede from it's posi-
ton taken March "a on said bill, at
which time the House voted to pass the
bill to be engrossed as amended by
House Amendment "a"
| The SPEAKER: The Chair VIII
| have to ask the gentleman to send
! those motions up in writing. or course,
the House understands that the time
| for reconsideration on this question
| has passed and that the gentleman
| from Mexico. Mr.. Hutchins. asks for
a reconsideration and nobody objects.
! so we assume that the suspension IS
granted
| Mr.. NEWCOMB of Scarboro: Mr..
| Speaker, would like to know what the
| final disposition of that bill was Fri
day afternoon?
The SPEAKER: The House insist
ed on its action and asked for COM
| mittee of conference, which was ap-
pointed. Now the gentleman from Mex
! leo (Mr. Hutchins) is asking for re-
consideration.
Mr.. HUTCHINS: Mr.. Speaker, If the
Chair will put that motion, l nave
third motion which will clear the mat
ter up and put it on its way.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman
from Mexico, Mr.. Hutchins. moves that
the House reconsider it's vote whereby
| il voted to recede from its position
| taken March "a on said bill, at which
| time the House voted to pass the Dill
to be engrossed as amended by House
| Amendment "a"
The motion prevailed.
Mr.. HUTCHINS. Mr.. Speaker. now
I move that the House insist and ask
for committee of conference.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman
from Mexico, Mr.. Hutchins, further
moves that the House insist and that
a committee of conference be appoint
ed on House Bill No GAS.
The motion prevailed.
| The SPEAKER: The Chair will ap-
point as a committee of conference on
the part of the House, Messrs. Hut
chins of Mexico, Cushman OF Auburn
and Flint Of Monson.
On motion by Mr.. harrington of Au-
gusta,
A recess was taken until o'clock in
| the afternoon.
After Recess
The SPEAKER: The Chair laws be-
fore the House that part of the calendar
marked unfinished business" Is it the
pleasure Of the House that we follow
the order of the calendar and clean up
the unfinished business which properly
comes now under the rules or shall the
rules be suspended and that section on
the calendar taken up marked tabled
and assigned"
| On motion by Mr.. harrington Of Au-
gusta the rules were suspended and the
House voted to pass over the section
marked unfinished business" and con-
slider the matters tabled and assigned
for today.
The SPEAKER: The Chair lays be-
1 AoiO tHc IIouSc ocIldIe document NO. 10,
An Act to enlarge the powers of the
Western Maine Power Company. In the
House 1t was passed to be engrossed as
amended by House Amendment A. The
bill was sent to the Senate, and the Sem
ate concurred in the adoption of House
Amendment A and then adopted Senate
Amendment A. The Chair will read the
| title of the amendment to make 1t plain.
Section 3 Of said act Is hereby amended
by striking out all of said section after
| the word Maine in the nineteenth line OF
the bill as printed so that said section
as amended shall read as follows and
as amended 1t is the original bill before
HOUSE Amendment A was added to It.
Mr. BANTER of Portland: Mr.. Speak
err I move we adhere to our former ac-
ton.
(For debate see Legislative Record.)
Mr. MURRAY Of Bangor: Mr.. Speak
er, 1t seems to me strange that after
having been together three months. I.
Of all this large body, should be the
first to say or do something which
should cause embarra sspent to the
Speaker. for l fear Mr.. Speaker, that
what I am about to say will embarrass