Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-31

Will De peIIof TO nave 4 SeSHlOu 01Ou0dy
at ten o'clock than to try to hold one
Saturday. It will not make very much
difference to the House whether I am
here or not on Saturday and it would be
impossible for me to be here: but there
may be a whole lot Of other representa-
| tives who cannot be here. and it might
make some difference to the business of
the House. It seems to me it would be
better to lose Saturday than Monday.
Mr.. PHILLIPS Of Southwest Harbor:
Mr.. Speaker. would like to say that the
people Of washington and Hancock
counties cannot possibly get here on
Monday before half past four if they
go home.
Mr.. WILSON Of Portland: Mr.. Speak
err. I move that the House insist and
ask for committee of conference.
The SPEAKER: The Chair would
inform the gentleman from Portland
(Mr. WILSON, that there is nothing to
insist on. This is Senate order for
concurrence or non-concurrence.
Mr.. MURRAY of Bangor: Mr.. Speak
er. move that the House concur with
the Senate in the passage of the order.
Mr.. HUTCHINS Of Mexico: Mr..
Speaker, it seems to me that the sug
gestion Of Mr.. Harrington of Augusta is
one that should be well considered by
this House. The suggestion has already
been made that we should limit debate
on important matters which are to come
before this House to five minutes. The
suggestion, I say, has been made and
committee is to be appointed to formu
late rules to that effect. Now we are
here for business. We are here for the
business of the State, and I believe that
we should stay and do it, if necessary.
tomorrow; also it is necessary to do it
in a proper manner that we should be
here Monday also. 1 hope the motion
will not prevail.
The SPEAKER: The question is on
the motion of the gentleman from
Bingham, Mr.. Dutton, as to concurrence
with the order Of the Senate.
Mr.. WILSON of Portland: Mr.
Speaker, I move that this be tabled I'M
til we can see what has happened to
our order that was passed a few min
utes ago.
The SPEAKER: The House has not
passed any order about adjournment
Mr.. MESERVE of Naples: Mr.
Speaker, We have been here now for
ehree months. 1t is all very we'll and
good for those who can go home two or
three days aweek to go. Those of us
who cannot go home have to stay here
and lose that time. I think we had bet
ter stay here and attend to business.
(Applause)
The SPEAKER: Are you ready for
the question? The question is on the
motion of the gentleman from Bing-
ham, Mr.. Dutton that the House con-
cur with the Senate and that when the
houses adjourn, they adjourn to meet
Monday afternoon, April second, at
o'clock.
A viva voce vote being doubted,
A division of the House was had
Fifty-nine having voted in the af-
firmative, and A in the negative, the
motion of the gentleman from Bling
ham, Mr.. Dutton, prevailed to concur
with the Senate in adjourning to Mon
day,sApril End, at 3 o'clock in the af-
ternoon.
On motion by Mr.. Harrington of Au-
gusta, the rules were suspended and
unanimous consent was given to re-
ceive an order from the Senate out of
order, as follows:
Ordered, the House concurring. that
a printed copy of Senate Document
No. 1913 be substituted for the original
bill which has been lost and that the
recording officers of the two branches
of this Legislature be instructed to re-
ceive such substitute for the original
bill for the purpose of completing their
records.
The order received passage in con-
currence.
Mr.. GARCELON of Auburn: Mr..
Speaker, / move that the House out of
order under suspension of the rules re-
consider its vote whereby Senate Doc.
No. 391. An Act to grant a new char
ter for the city of Auburn, was passed
to be engrossed. l wish to offer an
amendment.
The SPEAKER: The Chair would
suggest that it will be necessary to get
the papers here and that it would ia
cilitate the business of the House to
allow the messenger to get the docu ,
ments and take the matter up later.
Can the gentleman from Auburn, Mr..
Garcelon, inform the Chair of the sta
tus of the bill and where it is?
Mr.. GARCELON: The bill was
passed to be engrossed by both houses.
On motion by Mr.. Garcelon of Au-
burn the rules were suspended and the
vote was reconsidered whereby the
House voted to pass Senate Doc. 391
to be cngrossed.
Mr.. GARCELON: Mr.. Speaker, |
offer House Amendment A and move
it's adoption.
House Amendment A to Senate Doc
ument 391, entitled AN Act to grant a
new charter to the city of Auburn"
Article s, Section !, is hereby amend
ed by adding at the end of said sec
ton the words nothing in this article
shall be taken to apply to permits
granted under. Section q of Chapter
60 of the Revised Statutes"
The amendment was adopted. and
Senate Doc 391 was passed to be en-
crossed as amended by House Amend
ment A.
Mr.. Stubbs. from the committee on
ways and bridges, on bill An Act to
authorize the county of Piscataquis to
reimburse the town Of Brownville to
the extent of 80 per cent. OF it's dis