Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-21
said resolutions. petitions and remon-
strances were ordered placed on file.

ham, unanimous consent was given
and House report Of committee on
State lands and forest preservation,
reporting Ought not to pass" on
House Document No. 295, An Act in
relation to the sale OF timber on re-
served lands in all townships or tracts.
wa staken from the table.
Mr.. BUTTON of Bingham: l would
say that my wish in regard to this is
70 refer it to the committee in order
that they may consider an amendment.
It would hasten matters if it could be
done today, as the committee could
consider it tomorrow.
On further motion by Mr.. Dutton,
the report and accompanying bill were
recommitted to the committee on State
lands and forest preservation.
| On motion by Mr.. Holt of Skowhe
gan, unanimous consent was given,
and that gentleman presented out Of
order the following order and moved
its passage:
Ordered, that 500 additional copies
of House Document No. $40 be print
ed for the use of the members of the
Legislature.
| the order received a passage.
Mr.. BUSSABARGER of Lubec: Mr..
! Speaker, | am about to move recon-
! sideration of our vote of Friday on
! House Document No. 513. / would like
for the clerk to send for that bill.
The SPEAKER pro tenn: The gen
t,eman from Lubec. Mr.. Bussabarger.
| Mr.. BUSSABARGER: l move that
we reconsider our vote of Friday
whereby we accepted the report of the
committee on public utilities on this
bill, ought not to pass
The SPEAKER PRO TEN: The gen.
tleman from Lubec, Mr. Bussabarger,
moves that the House reconsider its
vote whereby it accepted the report of
the committee on public utilities on
bill, An Act to permit municipal cor
porations TO own and operate street
raltways. gas. electric light, water and
other public utilities and other cor
p~rations. The report of the commit
tee which was accepted by the House
was ought not to pass" The motion
OF the gentleman from Lubec, Mr..
E,issabarger, is that the House recon-
slider it's vote whereby it accepted the
. report ought IiOt ~ P'A'''' ASN1 49,
gentleman wish to make any remarks
OF. his motion?
Mr.. BUSSABARGER: No. | was
last waiting to make another motion.
Mir. WILSON of Portland: Mr..
Sneaker, | would like to inquire what
the object Of reconsidering is at TINS
time This matter has been considered
and reported and has gone on its way.
II looks to me as though we would
never get through. would like to hear
the gentleman state his reason.
The SPEAKER pro TEN: The gentle
man from Portland, Mr.. Wilson,
through the Crair, asks from the gen
tleman from Lubec, Mr. BussabarSer,
a statement of his reasons for recon-
sidering the report.
Mr.. USSABARGER: Mr.. Speaker,
| desire to move to recommlt the Dill
to the committee on public utilities IN
order to present some further evidence
that has come to me by request from
my own class of towns
Mr.. ALLAN of Portland: Mr.. Speak
or, the work of th~t committee will be
practically completed tomorrow and
would like to inquire how much time
the gentleman wants.
The SPEAKER pro tenn: The gen.
tleman from Lubec hears the inquiry
of the gentleman from Portland, Mr..
Allan. The Chair will say that it seems
to him that this matter of recommit-
ting pills indefinitely certainly ought
to he done only in cases where it would
seem to be necessary. If the commit
] tee is ready to report at this time fl
! :laElr that is a matter which should be
taken into consideration by the House.
| The motion before the House IS that
tho reconsider the vote whereby it ac-
cepted this report fought not to pass"
A viva voce vote being taken,
The motion to reconsider was lost.
On motion by Mr.. anderson of Port
| land. report of committee on bills in
the third reading on resolve proposing
an amendment to the Constitution of
| Maine empowering the Legislature to
authorize towns to divide into voting
districts for purposes Of holding cleo
/ items was taken from the table and, on
! further motion by the same gentleman,
/ tho report was accepted.
I On further r:otion by the same gen.
/ tleman, the resolve was given its sec
ord re aiding anG passed to be eneross-
! ed.
! Mr. BREWSTER of Portland Mr.
! Speaker. House Document No. 424
resolve proposing an amendment to the
/ Constitution allowing absent voting.
think had its second reading this
morning and I should like to move to
reconsider that action in order to place
an amendment on it which was sug-
eested by the committee on bills in the
third reading.
The SPEAKER pro tenn: I will sug-
| eeSt tr the Gentleman from Portland
| that the resolve is already on the ia
HE pending its second reading on mo-
ton by Mr. Ruzzell Of Belfast
| The SPEAKER pro TEN: The Chair
will state at this time that there is one
matter Of business which strictly shoull
have been taken up before Orders of the
Day" namely, House report of commit
tee on salaries and fees reporting Ought
not to pass on bill entitled An Act to
amend Paragraph Is, Section As, Chapter
III of the Revised Statutes, relative to
clerk hire in the Office of register Of