Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-20
IN THE HOUSE
Orders Of the Day
Tbs Speaker in the Char

g, On motion By Mr.. Lanpher OF Sc
bee the resolve directing the manner
: of engrossing the acts and resolves
and Tor the preserva,i OF the same
was taken from the table
NJ. LANPHER: / move that the
rules &c suspended and this resolve
be given its two several readings a,
/ this time. and that when we vote on
i. We vote by yeas and nays.
MY. MAHER OF Augusta: would
+ like 10 inquire If this is tie same
matter that We voted On yesterday:
The SPEAKER: The Chair will
state that il is the same matter. and
will r.le that il is perfectly proper
! 10 renew the motion after the inter-
yention OF other business.
Mr.. MAHER: BY reconsideration
The SPEAKER: Not by reconsid :
Of the motion. The Chair will make
that ruling
NJ. MAHEE: Wha; was the sta
,us 81 the matter:
The SPEAKER: The Chair will
state that the bill was accepted IN
Ger suspension Of the rules and the
motion was then made that it be
given lis TWO several readings and
passed 70 be engroSSed. at the time
the resolve was introduced.
That motion failed. and ne resolve
was laid or the tabl= on the motion
Of the gentleman from Sebec. Mr.
Ianpher. and has Just been taAer
from, the table.
Mr. MAHER: Was that the prop
osition w voted upon yesterday III
Ger suspension of the rules
Til SPEAKER: The Chair viii
state that i separated the motions:
-ha- The motions were put yesterday
and the bill was accepted under sus'
pension a he rules by the House
and -hen a separate motion was made
for the Suspension Of further rules
IN order that the two readings might
" given and the resolve might be
pass q 10 be engrossAd. Upon that .
vote was taken ana the motion
failed
Mi. MAHER; Ard the Chair now
rules
Tho SPEAKERS The Chair rules
hat YOU cannot reconsider motor
.a6er suspension o: the rules and
that tsrewal Of the motion is in
ords.
~ MAHER: TIE Chair Gov
Jules that YOU car proceed 70 > new
vote on The same subject matter
without a consideration
tn SPEAKER: TIE Chai! rule:
nat r motion % reconsider is not i"
orda.. AND tilat a motion TO renew
a. has ieen made. Is in order. The
gentleman ar appea, from the ,ul-
ine ri Inc Chair i he desires.
Nj. BARNES Of Hou!.or NJ. Spe ak
g. < occurs 20 ne We might as --e..
met this issue On its merits. and now
as aen $ an other ting II s said
that once tpon : ZINE a.! !ndI'!dIa !!
hearing tina, lie -ow would live 10 &c
=" years Old. fought 4 crow 10 find out.
New in the order G: nature. one or tie
either ot those two ,e:alu!es would nave
10 die and Whichever one d.ei would
ROT eS;ao..s me question as 10 w.eth-
er crow would live % FEARS or less.
! am interested as i citizen o: Maine
II tbs proposition so.e!- on TIC qLes-
ton OF Iernlaaeacy-n-- Of records
gentlemen; but the pe-maneacy anu
continuance OF the ats % the Lesisla-
.u.- 81 Maine. Now tie acts of any
gwen Legislature may oe. many 0.
tien. irrelevant and O. slight Eal-e.
SoIle acts o: a sovereign state are OF
such Value that they should De .eiane
in permanent form So that posteritE
NAV ,ead ti.en,-read them as they
were enacted. Acts and doings OF a
sovereign state Uy some have been con-
sidered mere scraps OF paper. and when
these scraps OF paper were kiacied
confagratioa arose that ilgated the
word. We are a young people. We
have existed here lbl years. That was
3 loug ;nle 10 the creature who bought
The ROW. Dat 10 sovereign state 7
IS day in its infancy. and there are
bits OF paper in Europe OF priceless
value lesitl. deciphe-a Die. wherein
the thought OF men were committed TO
white parchment by ink. The use Of the
typewriter TO write or print is new; so
Kew Al the history o: the n2uen as 10
have no zee o. trial - all. l IN rot
sa,!S..e IS TO Hne.he lypew-ltins is
printing o. ~-aetaeT it Is writing. You
can test that as far as the federal gov
eminent is concerned sometime when
YOU offer a role OF typewriter stuff to
TIE postmaster. and tinI out then. II
svu do rot know now. whether YOU
4ave TO pay .i.st class Postage OF sec
ouu Class postage II YOU are practicing
, t..e profession am iracticinG and
have 10 so before the supreme court
: ~ - > wIet
! the supreme court rules il Is writing
Or printing. "nen YOU look up the rule
: that -e4ui4eS Your 10 furnish a brief
ether ii print, in iegIo.e writing or III
typewrting. The supreme court OF the
: state has not Yet said whether tEle-
whiting Is printing or not Man. ei,s
OF Uisinfo, nation ere given TO you
+ YESTERDAY 10 the effect ;.at the findings
OF our supreme court are committed 10
/ typewr.tins and hence are persuade,
ami that ali heads or departments re-
ports are in typewIiting and hence are
! in this same lass. ! am not interest
ed TO follow Massachusetts,. Ny an
cestors followed Massa causetts 10. d
( few years and then they quit ] do
! not know why we should ne-esSa ri.y
I take il up after I'D years, bu, l am
tlre OF Maine ir9 years hence l.bl years
hence. Gown al the ages TO the MIL
.enIUN. sh-!. he Lecipceraoie and leg
! ib.e
Now l have attempted 70 ind out
! what this substance is by Which We
! commit 10 writing By means Of the