Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-14

o1l 1nOllO0 MT. harrington OI Au-
gHsta, majority and minority reports of
the committee on taxation, majority
reporting fought not to pass" and mi
nority reporting Ought to pass" on
Senate Document No. 102, entitled IAN
Act to amend Section rs and Section
81 of Chapter 9 of the Revised Stat
utes, relating to State taxation of rail-
roads and telephone and telegraph
companies" tabled by that gentleman
March 9, was taken from the table. the
pending question being the acceptance
of the majority report in concurrence
Mr.. HARRINGTON of Augusta: Mr..
Speaker, l now move that we accept
! the majority report in concurrence
with the Senate.
For debate see Legislative Record
A sufficient number having arisen, the
previous question was ordered.
The question being on the motion of
Mr. Barnesiof Houton that the yeas and
enays be called,
A sufficient number having arisen, the
yeas and nays We're ordered.
The SPEAKER: The Chair will stat.
the question all may understand it.
The question, gentlemen, is on the motion
Of the gentleman from Augusta, Mr. Far
rington, that the House accept in con-
currence the majority report Of the COM
mittee on taxation, and the Chair will
read the majority report: The majority
OF the committee on taxation, to which
was referred the bill entitled An Act t.
amend Section 26 and Section q of Chap
ter s of the Revised Statutes. relating to
Ctafa TOW IF dc tp1o
and telegraph companies have had the
same under consideration and ask leave
to report that the same ought not 10
pass AS the clerk calls the names OF
the members tk6se who are in favor of
the motion Of. the gentleman from Au-
gusta. Mr.. harrington, that the House
concur with 'the Senate in adopting the
majority report. which is Ought not to
pass" wal answer yes when their names
are called; those who are opposed will
answer no. The clerk will call the roll.
YEA.-Allan of Portland, Allen of San
ford. Ames, Anderson, Babb, Baxter, Ber-
~, Besse, Bolduc, Boman of VinalSaven,
i Bragdon, Brewster, Gates. Cole of Etna.
Conary Corliss. Dutton, Eaton. Emerson,
Farrinston. Fleming, Fletcher. Frost,
Holbrook, Holt Of Skowhegan. Hunt. Jen-
nings. Jordan Of Baileyville, King, Knee
land. Knight. Langley, Largay. Le
vesque,. Merrill, Morrison. Murphy. Muir
ray, Newcomb, Packard of Newburs,
! Pattee, Reed. Rounds, Sawyer of Eden,
Tate, Turner, Wison-5l.
NAY-Albert, Alden, Andrews of Nor
way, Andrew Of Warren, Barnes Billings,
Bonney. Bowman OF Detroit, Brown, Bur-
bank Bussabarger Chaplin of Bridgton,
Chaplain of South Portland. Charles,
Clark of Harrison, Clarke of Randolph,
Clason, Clement Clifford, Coffin. Cred-
ford, Cummings, Cushman. Daigle of
New Canada Pr, Daigle of Wallagress,
Day, Dearth, Dow, Ellis of York Flint,
Gannett. Garcelon. Greenlaw. Hall. Har
mon, Harris Hart Hill. Holley: Holt OF
Gouldsboro. Hooper. Howard Hutchins'
renee. Leavitt. I.enfest. Libby, Longley.
! McNally. Meserve, NORM, oConnell, Pen
dexter, Phillips, Pitcher. burlington, Ran
ney, Richards, Rowe. Russell. RYDER;
Blrehll, Snow of Mars Hill. Speirs,
Stearns, Stanley. Stubbs. futile. Wagg,
Washburn Watts. WEIGH, Williams-T,
ABSENT-Averill. Boynton. Bracket.
Euzzell. Cole OF Efot' oess S; Dts
Hammond. Larrobee. Lewis Lyford. Mes,
ser. Mutty. Mellon. Nicholas. Packard of
Rockland, Powers, Redman, Watson,
Webb-23.
Fifty-one having voted in the affirma-
tive and a in the negative, the motion
was lost.
On motion by AIR. harrington of Au-
pnsta. the reports were tabled. pending
| acceptance.
The SPEAKER: The Chair calls the
attention of the members 10 the well
known principle of parliamentary prac-
tice. which makes it not permissible to
he 0fh ar
of a legislature, or TO reIer TO de-
ha,n there. Such action is liable to lead
! 10 a misunderstanding anu ht"ili be-
tween the two houses.
Further. the action OF the other body
should not be referred 10 innuence the
body the member is address,11 g