Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-06

move you that we go into executive
session.,
Mr.. TATE of Topsham: Mr.. Speaker.
have an order which 1 would like to
present out of order. I would say that
1t is an emergency measure.
Mr.. HOLT of Skowhegan: Mr.. Speak
ar I move that we reconsider our vote
whereby we accepted the minority re-
port on the milk bill.
The SPEAKER: The Chair would
SIX the gentleman which side he voted
on.
Mr.. HOLT: 1 did not vote.
Mr.. WILSON of Portland: Mr.. Speak.
er. I move that We reconsider the vote
whereby we voted ought not to pass
1 voted yes.
The SPEAKER: Mr.. Wilson of Port
land moves the reconsideration OF the
vote whereby the minority report fought
not to pass" was accepted. Those in
favor Of the reconsideration will say
aye. those opposed no.
A viva voce vote being taken,
The motion was lost.
land. the rules were suspended to pre-
sent conference report.
The committee of conference on the
disagreeing action of the two branch
es of the Legislature on Senate Doc
No. 103, An Act to amend Chapter 2s5
of the Public Laws of 1915, relative
to compensation to employees for per-
sonal injuries received in the course
of their employment, and for the pre-.
vention of such injuries by allowing
the injured party to select his own
physician and the hospital to which
he shall be carried. have had the same
under consideration and ask leave to
report that the House recede and con.
cur with the Senate in the indefinite
postponement of this act, signed by
all the members of the committee.
Mr.. DESCOTEAUX of Biddeford,
Mr.. Speaker, l want to say in regard
to that conference committee that
was appointed on it, but did not at.
tend for the reason that l always sup
posed that a committee of conference
was supposed to consist of commit
tee representing the vote of the House
II / am right, l believe l was the only
man on the committee who voted in
favor of the vote of the House, and
found it was q case of one against
five, and / believe you will see that
my name is not on that report. I want
to go on record as not being on the
report.
The SPEAKER: The Chair was In
error in stating that it was a unani.
nous report. It was signed by five
members.
Mr.. SAWYER Of Madison: Mr.
Speaker. move that the report of the
committee of conference be accepted
that committee be discharged and new
one appointed.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. BREWSTER of Portland: Mr.
Speaker. do we want to accept that re.
port? If we do. why should we have
another committee of conference?
should be opposed to accepting tn re.
port.
Mr.. WILSON of Portland: Mr.
Speaker / think the committee on the
part of the House was disposed to ad
here to the House action in this matter
of conference. The Senate members
were absolutely determined to adhere to
their action and the consequence would
simply be to prolong the agony and
this bill would die somewhere between
the two houses. That being the case,
the two members of your House com.
mittee who attended this conference de-
cded 1t would be just as well to concur
with the Senate members and let the
matter be killed by this report as to
bother with it any longer; SO for this
reason they have signed this report and
have presented it.
In regard to the matter OF the vot.
on this bill, when it was before the
House, If I recall 1t correctly. every
member voted yes. In other words there
were two motions. The first motion
was to accept the majority report and
that motion was lost, and on the sec
ond motion to accept the minority re-
port. there was no division and no OBJ
lection, so that every member Of the
House voted yes on that motion.
Mr. HOLBROOk Of Brooks: Mr..
Speaker, sincerely hope that the House
will not kill the bill. I hope the mo-
ton of the gentleman will prevail that
Is desired by the labor interests and i
can harm nobody. 1t is my opinion
that it ought to pass.
Mr.. HARRINGTON Of Augusta: Mr.
Speaker, / must confess that l cannot
see what the objection Is to the pass
age of this bill. 1t provides simply
that the injured man may have the right
to choose his own physician and thu
hospital to which he may be sent.
cannot see what the objection can be
I hope that a new conference commit
tee will be appointed.
The SPEAKER: The Chair will state
Madison. Mr.. Sawyer, was that the re-
port be accepted 1t is the opinion OF
the Chair that his action would be a
motion not to accept the report and
ask for another committee Of confer
ence and that the committee be dis
charged and a new one appointed.
Mr.. SAWYER: Then 1 will change
| to not accept the report.
The SPEAKER: Is it the pleasure
of the House that the gentleman be
| allowed~to withdraw his motion.
The motion was withdrawn
Mr.. SAWYER: ] move that the com.
| mittee be discharged and another com
| mittee of conference be appointed. The
law says that the employer shall fur.
niSh or provide a physician or sur.