Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-24


necessary therefor. 1 am willing myself
70 work evening or afternoons or any
other time. but / am not willing to stay
here after this month closes; in fact, l
cannot. In this l think l voice the SEN
timent of great many others in that
respect. We have been dallying here now
for almost II weeks and 1t seems to me
1t is getting along to a time when we
ought to speed up a little If 1t is q pos
sible thing and put In a little time, even
If we do not get home very early Satur-
Monday. /. for one am in favor of ad-
journing until tomorrow morning.
Mr.. PACKARD of Rockland: I move
the previous question.
Mr.. JORDAN of Baileyville: Mr.
Speaker, l have been remaining here all
the session while the other gentlemen
have been going home to their town meet
ings. Now my town meeting in the town
OF Baileyville is to be holden on next
Monday, and in order for me to get there
it is necessary for me to leave at o'clock
tomorrow morning. That being the case
l hope that the members of this House
will be sufficiently considerate of one of
its members who lives at very distant
point of the State to allow him the same
privilege that has been accorded to the
other members of the House that he may
have an opportunity to at least remain in
his town meeting until lao on next Mon
day afternoon.
The SPEAKER pro TEN: The motion
before the House is the passage of the
previous question. Is it the pleasure of
the House that the main question now
be put and the adoption of the amend
ment to adjourn until tomorrow morning
until o'clock?
Mr.. DESCOTEAU% of Biddeford l call
for a division of the House.
Mr.. BREWSTER of Portland: Mr..
Speaker has the amendment yet been
adopted? Would not the question be frs,
upon the amendment?
The SPEAKER pro TEN: The Chair
thinks you are right. The previous ques-
ton has not yet been decided. Those in
VIII please rise.
A division being had,
Sixty-nine voted in favor and one OPP
posed.
Mr.. BREWSTER of Portland:
would inquire. Mr.. Speaker. what ques-
ton we then settled.
The SPEAKER pro tenn: None of them
have beeIt settled yet. Sixty-nine having
arisen in favoS of putting the question
and only one opposed, the original ques
ton will now be put. The question is
of la
to strfk Stout the words Monday, March
&c, at 10 o'clock" and insert the words
Saturday. March a, at o'clock in the
forenoon"
viva voce vote being doubted.
A division of the House being had,
:Nxty-six voted in the affirmative and
R in the negative and the amendment
was adopted.
The House then voted to adopt the or
Ner as amended.
Speaker Bonney resumes the chair.)
The SPEAKER: The Chair will state
In regard to this matter of adjournment
that. this being a joint order, of course
II the majority of the House wishes to
have a session tomorrow morning it can
do so irrespective Of the action of the
Senate The House has voted on joint
order to have a session tomorrow morn
ing. In the event this comes back from
the Senate not concurred in and the
House desires to have session, 1t can
do so by recessing if it chooses.
The Chair would STATE farther in re-
gard to this matter of adjournment that
in case the House should decide to have
morning it would
be understood that nothing about which
there is any contest would be taken up
either at the session tomorrow or at
the session Monday: that is to say,
nothing would be put beyond the reach
oc any member who might be especially
interested in a measure nothing would
be passed to be enacted beyond the
amending stage. 1t is simply to fur
Their the work of the Legislature so that
we may get home little earlier and
give the printer something to do. Of
course it is further understood that
some individual members might be UNI
able to be present and would be ex-
cused. We are governed by the MAYOR
ity.
The following bills and resolves were
presented and on recommendation of
the committee u icicIcHSo - pii'S WSiS
referred to the following committee:
Appropriations and Financial Affairs
BY Mr. Emerson of Lewiston: Re-
solve in favor Charles S. Brown for
expenses of special committee on coat
of arms. ~
BY Mr. Daigle of New Canada: Re-
solve in favor Of Louise e. Cony for
services as stenographer for commit
tee on State lands and forest preser-
walton.
BY Mr. Bragdon of Westbrook: Re-
solve in favor of the stenographer to
the committee on temperance.
Legal Affairs ~.
BY Mr.. harrington of sAugusta An
Act in relation to the salary of the
superintendent of public printing.
Taxation
BY Mr.. Allan of Portland: An Act
to amend Section ~ of Chapter 9 of the
Revised tSatutes of s1916, relating to
the tax on railroads, how ascertained.
Orders
Mr.. GURNEY of Portland: Mr..
Speaker: There are several matters of
immediate Importance to us at this
time of intense feeling when no one
knows what a day may bring forth. /