Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-20

L. our prcrc i.ion. We are not Afect-
ing the secretary CT State 20 make
copies o1eur acts and keep them in his
i office We are asking him to
, make the original paper. and then
we ask the printer 20 circulate
! through the newspapers and
! through the volumes which We call
the Public Laws OF the State OF
Maine. copies of the original. Now
, 10 years hence or so years hence or
! 500 years hence. someone Will be
! moved to find out what is the law on
a certain point He picks up the
volume in his office and he sees that
il was printed thus and SO. and he
does not for the minute assume that
that is the law. He goes down 10
the secretary OF States office and
there he finds the words or the orig
inai, different from the recording OF
your deed. With which you are ia
/ illiliar II the most progressive
counties. The deeds are recorded by
typewriter on the book and YOU take
home the original X is only the copy
that is there in typewritins. suppose
many years hence 4 man searching
! for truth goes 10 the secretary OF
F.; State and takes out an ancient pa
per which has beer encrosset; by the
typewriter. Now. gentlemen. some
( day the Oily substance. which called
Z grease. which affixes the ashes of
graphite onto the body OF the pap
! along certain lines. some day that
vegetable or animal matter will dis
appear: il will utterly disappear. Are
n. 10
; that the grease held 10 the paper Will
stay on the paper after the grease
+ has diSa appeared or may = no. shake
off" After 80 Years trial. We may
. tie satisfied that a record ~ type
vritsr is practically permanent. We
do not know that writing by pen and
ink is absolutely permanent and per-
mi: me to SugssS. there X nothing
that man does that IS absolutely per
u,aCsnt. In my great interest that
the acts and resolves o. the State
OF Maine shall exist in the form that
Is most widely recognized 10 he near
iy perma nent. | hope that the Leg
islature will not be staulpeGed by the
story that 4 couple OF thousand dol
lars. out OF the sixteen million that
we arc going to spend this year. can
be saved and the acts and resolves
jeopardized. Until We are older in
typewritinc as & method OF perma-
nent recording. nope the Legisla-
:ure of Maine Will require the en-
crossing Of its bills - bc done eitiie.
by printing or by writing. and wren
rhe time comes 20 vote or this re-
solve. as q lawyer. | hope as q ci,i-
zen-you MAY call ne conservative
if you wish: well and good. wan.
10 conserve il their original form the
acts and resolves q tn State Of
Maire hope the legislature will
vote against this resolve
TIE SPEAKER: The question be-
fore the House IS the motion o. the
/ gentleman from Se6ec. Nh. Lanpl.er.
TIA. the rules he suspended and that
tie resolve be given lis two read
.ngs a the present time
Nj BERRY Of Waterril!e: Mr.
Speaker. may l inquire If WAT re-
solve Carries an emergency measure
TIE SPEAKER: TIE Cha. viii:
state tGat il does.
Mr.. BERRY: Nj. Speaker and
gentlemen CT tie House / 10 not
wish 70 criticize. hut / am as,ound-
ed almost q the ruling. l thought
we voted on tie same subject MAJ,
tel Yesterday AND that il vas set
tied. I supposed il had 20 come, back
by reconsideration Cf tie vote OF
Yesterday. fai, personally 10 see
Why We ere not voting on exactly
The same question that we did yes
terday, and l have understood t.at
il required ( notice Of three days 10
hring up the same subject matter 70
ue voted OF. If the Chair can explain
10 me WI: We rare not voting o..
exactly tie same question that We
voted on yesterday | Will stand cor
rec,ed
The SPEAKER TIE chair Will
state 10 the gentleman from Water
vile. Mr.. Berry. that the matter
vas received by the House and the
vote was taken. which was refused.
and the matter vas then laid or the
table. and comes of the table this
morning on tie renewal Of the mo-
ton to suspend the rules. The
Chair has taken the trouble 10 look
up ver!- carefully. and it is satisfied
beyond question that it is perfectly
proper 10 renew tie motion az tie
time. More than that II is a settled
rule Of parliamentary law that a mo-
: ton 10 reconsider, suspension Of tie
rules is never in order Tie Chair
las given an opportunity TO appeal
from its ruling. II the gentlemen
( from Waterville CIR. Berry, desires
TO appeal from tia, ruling. he my
Go SO now. and the Jiouse will vote
on it.
Mr.. BUZZEIL Of Belfast Nj
Speaker l fee. that all has been aid
perhaps that ought 70 be said up
on this question. but 90 want 10
add jus, one word TO what the gem
! tlenan from. Hculton i,as sad
/ There is such q thing az being pen
, ny wise and pound foolish The
! gentleman from Eou!ton Mr.
! Barnes said nothing about the en-
Urgency measure connected with this
I bill. Gentlemen. there is no c,ner-
; gency in connection With this bill
I within the meaning OF the statute
which provides for emergencies
! There may lie merit. but 70 my mind
! there s no emergency: therefore I
, GO NO. want to take par. and share
! in voting fer Z bill urdre such con-
i ditions. n view Of the facts and the
; light that has been shed upon this
measure. Our present system Of
; engrossing bills has been enduring
and !. for one hope that no motion