Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-29

ing determine and fix the terms and
conditions and make all rues and reg
ulations under which said motor We
hicles may be SO operated. Is it the
pleasure Of the House to adopt the
amendment?
Thereupon the House voted to adopt
House Amendment A to Senate Docu-
ment No. 25S.
On motion by Mr.. Hinckley Of South
Portland, the bill was tabled pend
ing it's third reading.
Mr.. CHAPLIN Of Bridgton: M.
Speaker. l desire. to make a motion
in regard to Senate Amendment A to
Senate Document No. 22S. being
amendment to resolve in favor of
the town of Porter. Yesterday the
House voted to adhere and accept the
report ought not to pass. I move. It
this time, that tho House reconsiG-
er it's action: and yield to the gen.
tleman from Parsonsfield. Mr.. Gran
willie, who has the matter in charge.
Mr. GRANVILLE Of Parsonsfield:
Mr.. Speaker, is the matter debatable
at this time?
Inc Sf6AhGtS. L ITO SAdH WAL
rule that on the motion to reconsider.
it is.
Cor the degate see legislative re-
cord.)
The SPEAKER: The Chair will state
that the report ought sot to pass has
been accepted in this branch. In the
other branch the resolve was subst!-
tuted for the report. We have not come
to the point where we can adopt the
amendment.
Mr.. GRANVILLE: Would the Speak
er be SO kind as 10 read the amend
ment?
The SPEAKER: The Chair will read
the amendment. although it is not be-
fore the House: but if it will clarity
the situation the Chair will read it..
(Senate Amendment B ready
All those who are in favor of the
reconsideration Of the acceptance Of the
report. ought to pass, will say aye;
those opposed, no.
A viva voce vote being taken. the
House voted to reconsider its action
whereby it voted to accept the report
ought not to pass
On motion by Mr.. Granville. viva
voce vote being taken. the House voted
to recede and concur with the Senate :r
substituting the resolve for the report;
on further motion by the same eentle-
man Senate Amendment B was adopt
ed in concurrence; and on turthe: mo-
ton by the same gentleman the rules
were suspended and the resolve re-
ceived as two several readings and
reroe with the Senate as amended by
Senate amendment B.
Unanimous consent being given. Mr..
Gtlmour Of westbrook presented out OF
order the following order:
Ordered, that the clerk Of the House
be instructed to send by letter our
heartfelt sympathy to Representative
Charles W. Mace o. westbrook in MS
sickness, and our best wishes and hope
for a speedy recovery
The order was passed by unani-
nous vote.
Mr. BERRY Of Waterville: SIR.
Speaker, I will not take but mo-
ment of your time THE morning. but
l Just want to say this. 1t is the GUS
tom. / believe, to have a sunrise ses-
sion in the morning. Already some
of the members Of this House are
leaving for their homes by this train.
II makes but little difference whether
we come in tomorrow at eight. ME or
ten o'clock, there will be about so
many present-no more and no less.
I want to reiterate that l hope the
gentlemen's agreepent under which
W. have been operating over week
eds will be adhered to, and that II
thre are any important measures
come up in which absent members
are specially interested. they may be
tabled until our return here the first
of the week. II this agreement IS
strictly kept, no members OF this
House need worry, and particularly
those of US who Lanot reach here be-
fore nine thirty or ten in the MORN
ing.
Mr.. HINCKLEY Of South Port
land: Mr.. Speaker, there is special
matter in which the county OF Cum
be,land is particularly interested, and
the entire Cumberland delegation.
with the exception Of one, have
agreed that it might go over until
Monday That matter is tabled until
tomorrow morning, and the gentle
man from Portland (Mr. Allam re-
fuses to have it go over until Mon
day. That is the situation we are in.
Mr.. BERRY: Mr.. Speaker. judging
from the reports in the papers. there
has not been quorum present Sat-
urday mornings. and. If the point of
quorum should be raised, very little
could be done.
The SPEAKER: The Chair feels
that the point is we'll taken. 1t tas
been understood that these Saturday
sessions were simply for the advance
ment Of routine matters. The Chair
believes that the House can trust It's
floor leader and its good intentions to
see to it that nothing comes up to-
morrow that should not. II any gen.
tleman raises question of no
quorum, we can adjourn from day to
day until we get a quorum.
On motion by Mr.. Barnes OF Houl-
ton.
Adjourned until tomorrow morning
at eight o'clock.