Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-10

JoTity report III concurrence
From the Senate: Majority and Min
GRITTY Reports Of the Committee on Tax
alton on bill, An Act to amend Section
rs and Section 81 of Chapter Of the
Revised Statutes of 1916. relating to
State taxation Of railroads, telephone
and telegraph companies: majority re-
port ought not to pass" signed by
Messrs. Willis E. Swift, George H. Al
Ian. E. N. Merrill. c. NJ Holt, H. H.
Jordan. Francis c. Turner, Guy P. Gan
nett and r. T. Holt: minority report
ought to pass signed by Messrs. S.
c. Greenlaw and Ralph G. Charles.
In the Senate. the majority report
read and accepted.
On motion by Mr.. Harrington Of Au-
gusta, both reports were tabled pend
ing the acceptance of the majority re-
port in concurrence.
Mr.. CLASON of Lisbon: Mr.. Speak
eT. l ask a suspension of the rules to
take up House Bill No. 500, IAN Act
to provide for the registration of resi-
dent hunters" out of order.
Mr.. BARNES of Houlton: Mr.
Speaker, on Friday morning? l shall
object to that.
~'AA' SA<AoOAN Vi IAlSDOn. r.. SPEAK.
err would say in reply to the gentle
man from Houlton, Mr.. Barnes, that
am taking 1T up out of order at this
tim simply to offer an amendment and
to nave the amendment printed l do
not know why there should be any OBJ
lection.
The SPEAKER: The Chair would
suggest that discussion be deferred I'M
til the Chair lays the matter before the
House. The gentleman from Lisbon,
Mr.. ClaSon, asks for suspension of
the rules to take up out of order the
consideration of House Bill No. 500.
The Chair will give the status of the
bill. 1t is a report from the commit
tee on bills In the third reading. The
committee on bills in the third read
ing. to which was referred IAN Act
TOY provide for the registration of resi-
dent hunters" have had the same I'M
der consideration and ask leave to re-
port that no further verbal amend
ments are necessary, per order Credi-
ford for the committee. The regular
question would be the acceptance of
the report from the committee on bills
in the third reading, and the gentle
man from Lisbon. MIR. Clason, asks for
a suspension of the rules to take the
matter up out of order.
Mr.. BARNES of Houlton: Mr.
Speaker, if it would be in order to
state my position. l would be very
glad to do SO.
The SPEAKER: The question is
debatable, whether we supend the rules
or not.
Mr.. BARNES Of Houlton: Mr.. Speak
Ell, do not wish to incur the life
long Cnmity Of the gentleman from Lis
bon. Mr.. Clason, for opposing this,
put | will make this statement to the
Legislature, anG it is not necessary to
make it to the men who have served
AT a prior term We have now some
thing like 1900 measures, in each Of
which somebody is interested. 1t has
. long been the custom that on Friday
morning nothing shall be transacted
upon which there is known to be Il
difference of opinion. Many men who
are interested in Bill No. 500. adverse
! ~ and favorably. are absent this morn
ing. If this action is taken this morn
irs. any Of us Interested in any meas
ure must b" prepared to be in his
seat every minute. I submit to the
I am ACQUAINTED that 7 am ready to
"ccept that ruling and be here from
Monday morning at o'clock until
Saturday night at midnight but It
would he very irlsome for some men
WHO have lucrative business affairs
which they find it necessary to at
tend to every day excent two days
and half in the week I am not ar
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point. but I 10 think it is fair and
right and well that we adopt this I'M
printed rule that where business is
coming up upon which there is sure
/ to be n difference of opinion. no action
should be taken on Friday if adjourn
ment is to be taken from Friday noon
! to the next Tuesday.
The SPEAKER: The Chair would
suggest to the gentleman from Houl-
ton. Mr.. Barnes that the consideration
Of this report comes along in the reg
, ular order of business later.
Mr. GRANT of Hope: Mr. Speaker.
I agree with the gentleman from Houl-
ton. Mr.. Barnes. and I do not think 1t
is fair to bring that up at the present
time. There are a great many mem
bers who ought to be here today. who
are interested in that but they are not
Mr.. CLASON of Lisbon: Mr.. Speak
err, l would say. in reply to the gentle
men. that as l have an appointment at
II o'clock and as this Is coming UP
| later anyway, / wish to take 1t up out
of order and put in my amendments,
and | know, out of courtesy, they will
be received and tabled for printing.
This action has nothing to do with the
bill itself. l ask, as a matter of court
esy. that the rules be suspended in
stead Of waiting until it comes up at
the time Of bills in the third reading
1t will not affect anyone who inter
ested one way or another. 1t comes
up in the routine Of business later on.
That is all there is to it. If they do
not wish to grant this request. all right;
l shall wait until 1t comes up.
Mr. BERRY of Wateryille: Mr..
Speaker, do l understand that the gem
tleman from Lisbon. Mr.. Clason, that
he wishes to offer an amendment and
that the amendment will be tabled pend
| ing the printing of so many copies?
The SPEAKER: The Chair so un-
derstood it. -..-
AR. LULE of Eliot: Mr.. Speaker, ii
seems to me that the matter must be III
the mind of every man that no member
can be deprived of his right OF putting