Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-01

iieve We would get II submitted now.
II should b submitted tmm0diAeoly,
co- waiting a week and then possibly
submitting it. because thea there
would Be the chance Of losing the
value Of il altogether
This water power question is a
question Of great importance. Il 10
= matter which 10 infinitely intricate.
I do not understand IL. and am anx-
ious TO get al the information I can
on it; an. as one OF the lawyers of
the House. with whatever learning I
have got. would be delighted TO have
the Supreme Court Of the State OF
Maine tell me what they think about
thass questions. (Applause)
Mr.. GLAMOUR Of westbrook Mr..
Speaker. I am not a lawyer. Now We
have had the opinion of two or three
lawyers here this morning who con-
tradict one another, and do not think
We farmers and mechanics can rely
upon those lawyers 10 settle this
question at all. Laughter Now I
do not see as It Is going 10 do any
harm To pass the questions to the
Supreme Court and let them do the
quarrelins. Now would move the
question. We have all made up our
minds. We know what We are going 10
do. and the most OF YOU excepting
myself, | believe have got common
sense and know something about the
important question We are discussing.
| wish that the main question was
going to be put now and decided but
do not see that il is going TO do any
harm Il these questions arc put 10
The Court. Let them do the quarrel
ing. We have not got to wait for
them for decision or anything else.
We can GO ahead and do business
We are just wasting time here toGa "
as | consider It.
The SPEAKER u the Iouss
ready for the question
Mr.. BAXTER Mr.. Speaker. -vi-
IDENTIFY the rest is 20 BE- made upon
this amendment. and when the aues-
ton If the amendment IS placed be
fore the House. I move that the vote
De taken by the yeas and nays.
\ sufficient number having arisen
the yeas ami nays we're ordered.
The SPEAKER The question b.
fire rhe House IS the molten If til
gentleman from Winterport. III
vCowaA. thar House amendment \
10 House Bill is as read. re ago.iA-u
Al! those who are n favor Of thr
adoption ( the amendment VIII Sar
rt> when their names ares called
and those opposed no. Tie clerk
VIII call RTE roll
yEA-Williams OF Helis-l
AY-Adans. Alden Alan IF Port
and. Alien CT Sanford. -Audloert. Aus
tin Of Milford. Austin Of south Der
Bowie. Bracxstt. Brasaon. Brewster.
Brown. Burns 81 Eagle Lake Burns
Of Madison: Buzzeil. Carey. Carlton.
case. Chamberlain Of Lebanon. Chan-
berlain Of Winslow. chaplain. Chellis.
Cole. Conan Ccr!;ss. cowan, IRA nt-ee.
Crane. Cunningham. Daigie. Dam. Da-
Wis Of F'reeport. Davis Of Old Town.
Doilofr. Doyle. Dunn. Cunning. Jut
Gilmsur. Gray. Granville. Greeley.
Hammond. Hanson, Hatch, Hlnck.ey.
Iiolisy. aoush,on. Hlssey, ,Iillson.
Jones. Jordan Of APE Elizabeth. Ior-
dan of New Gloucester Ganpner I-al-
sier. Leathers. Leonard. Love. MaGorI-
DER. Manner. Mar Mason. Mathews NC
Leary. Miller, M.llett, Mitchell. Norm.
Ml!iigan; Mnrcn, Mlrchie' Neison.
oven. Pattee. Peabody. Perkins OF
Bcothbay r7arbor. Perkins or Orono.
Phillips. Pike. Plunmer. Porter. ruJ-
nam. Reed. Ridlon. Ring. Roberts.
Hounds. Rowe. howell. :anborn, say
age. Sawyer. SinonS. Small. Sr.ta.
Stacey, Stanley, Stevens. Storm. sub
van. swift. Thomas OF darpswei.. t.
C-n. varney Of Joneeborc. Earney OF
WinIdham. Warren. Washburn, Wea IN
eroee, Williams OF Auburn. Wilson or
Pressure Isle. Wilson Of Portland, Wy
manila.
ABsE.>T-Andsrson. Arthur Brad
ford. Brann. Casey, Gates. Goulomoe.
Mace. Murray. Kicker. Sweat. Thomas
o. South Por-Iaad-i5.
One hundred and thirty four having
voted in the negative and one IN the az
frmatsve, the motion Of the gentleman
from Vinterport. Nj Cowan. was re-
ected
The SPEAKER That brings ire
House 20 the question of the passase
of the order on which motion mas a..
ready been made: and as ! unders,ood
the gentleman from Portland NJ Bax-
Ter. he moved the yeas and nays.
Mr. BAXTER: Mr. Speaker. I with
draw my request for the yeas and nays.
A viva voce vote being taken, The or
ger received passage.