Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-07
Orders Of the Day


vised Statutes, relating to the collec-
ton of taxes and the commitment of
poll taxes in incorporated places" was
taken from the table and. on further
motion by the same gentleman, was
recommitted to the committee on taxa
ton.
Mr.. BARNES of Houlton: Mr..
Speaker, move that we reconsider the
vote whereby we accepted the report
of the committee on the horse shocrs
bill.
Mr.. BUTTON of Bingham: Mr..
Mr.. Speaker. | would like to inquire
from the gentleman from Houlton (Mr
Barnes) through the Chair, whether he
is serious in regard to this motion. and
whether this bill is a joke or whether
|. it is a reality.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman
from Houlton, Mr.. Barnes. moves that
the House reconsider its vote where
by it accepted the report of the com
mittce on legal affairs. Ought not to
pass" on bill, AN Act to regulate the
practice and business of horseshoeing;
providing for the issuance of licenses;
providing for the appointment of eX-
aminers and defining their duties; de
filming certain misdemeanors and pro-
viding penalties therefor"
Mr. BUTTON of Bingham: Mr. Speak
err, l presume that this bill is considered
a real joke in the State, and l presume
, that it is; but if we should recommit this
to the committee and in the rush of bust
ness it should be eventually passed it
would be a stern reality. rhe Dill pro-
vides for several thousands of dollars
outlay by the State. 1t also provides
that if a man engaged in logging OPP
Grafton back in the woods should tear
shoe off a horse and desire to nan the
shoe on himself, he at once becomes a
criminal If he has a man in his employ
and he performs such an act not only the
man in his employ but also the employer
becomes a criminal. 1t would be Illegai
for a man, unless he had passed TINS
board to shoe his own horse. 1t would
! require. in the logging operations OF
I Maine a man to come from far nortn Oh
! Moosehead lake way down here to the
CITY Of Augusta and pass board OF ex-
animation before he would be permitted
70 90 hack into the logging camp ana
shoa the horses do not wish to take
~, .pv more of the valuable time of this
:
we had better not reconsider the VOTE
;f - 10 serious. we certainly should not
reconsider our vote. and I hope that the
motion of the gentleman from f1ou''o.,
! (Mr. Barnes) to reconsider the vote Will
not prevail
Mr. PACKARD of ROckland: MI.
| Sneaker. with all due respect TO the
| Gentleman from Bingham Mr.. BUTTON
Who has lust spoken, l do not THINK
he has gone over the bill very care1ut-
Nv land T think, if he reads the Dill
| ga refull, he will find out that the OH
is not very much Of joke, but. IN
fact that it is quite the thing to pass
communication from the secretary
and treasurer Of the National Neter-
/ inaries' Association advocates ITS pas
| sage. I would like to second the mo-
! ton Of the gentleman from HouNon
| mr.. Rarnes) that the vote be recon-
sidcred.
Mr. JENKINS of Kingfield: Mr..
/ Speaker, if that bill should pass or go
| through, such a town as my town
would not have a blacksmith, and you
will find hundreds Of towns affected
the same way It would be an IMPOSE
ton upon the State Of Maine to pass
such bill.
Mr. NEWCOMB Of Scarboro: Mr..
! Speaker, I was approached yesterday
| by a blacksmith from MY town, and
he wanted to know what had been
done with that blacksmith horseshoe
! ing bill. ami I said. they killed it." He
said. there may be some good things
! in it: the veterinary knows about 1t.
hut it would be an injustice to the
farmers and lumbermen in the state
of Maine if that bill should be passed.
Mr. MURRAY of Bangor: Mr.
| Speaker. as I understand the bill. every
thing that has been said about 1t Is
true. There are some good things in 1t,
and there are some very bad things In
it. AS I understand it, the Senate want
to get it back there, so that they can
remove the part that is Objectionable,
and 1 cannot see any harm in its going
back If it comes back in this state,
or is bad we can kill it, or they can
| AS | understand it they really do want
| the bill to amend it in some way.
Mr. BUTTON of Bingham: Mr..
| Speaker we have been resembling our
votes and referring matters back to
COMMITTEES here and back to the Sem
ate and taking up lots of the time or
this Legislature in that sort of per-
! Torrance. We have been travelling
wholly in a circle, and l believe that
! it is time that we get down to business.
| / do not want to be plagued any more
about this horseshoers bill; L OBJECT
! to its passage. and I am going to call
! for a yea and nay vote. (Applause).
Mr. BARNES of Houlton: Mr.. Speak
er, move we adjourn.
| The SPEAKER: The motion to ad-
! journ will have to be put before the
motion to take the yeas and nays. Is
! it the pleasure Of the House that the
House st.pd adjourned until ten o'clock
| Tomorrow morning?
| viva voce vote being doubted
| A division being had. the motion to
adjourn by a vote of SO to AZ.
| Adjourned until ten O'Clock to-mor-
row morning
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