Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-25

THURSDAY SESSION
maine LEGISLATURE
The act relating to the appoint
ment of the city clerk of the City of
lewiston which was indefinitely
postponed in the House, came back
from the Senate, where the former
action of passage to be engrossed
was insisted upon and a committee Of
conference called for The following
were appointed on the part of the
House by Speaker Barnes: Larrabee
of Lewiston. Buzzell of Belfast and
Viles of Augusta.
The House, after hot debate ac-
cepted the report of the committee of
conference, increasing the salaries of
the justices of the supreme court to
$4,000 instead of $500 as called for
in the original bill. upon which the
House and Senate split, and under
suspension of the rules passed the
bill to be -engrossed. Perkins of
Orono and Weatherbee of Carroll led
the attack on the report and endeav-
ored to secure an indefinite postpone
ment of the bill. This was opposed
by Buzzell of Belfast, Rounds of
Portland and Barwise of Bangor and
upon the motion to table pending sec
ond reading of the bill by Weather
bee, a division of the House lost the
motion by a vote of 81 to IS. Nell
heron of Lewiston endeavored to ia
Bile the bill pending it's passage to
be engrossed. but this motion was
also lost.
The House. accepted the majority
report ought not to pass" from the
committee on State lands and forest
preservation on the act to establish
the Mt. katahdin State Park, on mo-
ton Of Viles of Augusta. In the dis
cussion of the subject both Winter of
Auburn and McIlheron of Lewiston
were told by Speaker Barnes that
they were out of order.
When the matter came in from the
Senate, which had adopted the ma
tority report Ought not to pass"
Viles moved that the House concur
with the upper branch.
I'm common with the people of
Maine. I have been interested in the
establishment of park on Mt.
Katahdin, but if I rightly hear the
voice of the people now is not the
time for the project" said the Au-
gusta representative.
when a park is established, we
want a real park" continued Viles.
I'VE do not want a park established
by a few people. This matter has
been before us ever since the conven-
ing of the Legislature. l regret that
in the consideration of this matter q
great and prosperous company has
been attacked. l understand that a
motion to have the matter tabled will
be presented, and / hope that that
motion will not prevail. The time to
settle this question is now, today"
(Applause.)
Winter of Auburn moved that the
two reports be tabled, but that mo-
ton was lost on a viva voce vote.
Winter called for a division but his
motion to table was again lost over
whelmingly. The majority report
Ought not to pass" was accepted.
Winter: The question is whether
Viles: l suggest that the gentle
man from Auburn is out of order.
Maher of Augusta: 1 move that the
matter be re-considered and hope
that all will vote against reconsider
alton.
The motion to reconsider was
lost on a voice vote and also on a
division, which was asked for by
Winter.
Winter: May I have the floor?
The Speaker: The motion to re-
consider is lost
McIlheron of Lewiston: I want to
see fair play. Mr.. Winter represents
Auburn, my neighboring city.
Hinckley of South Portland: The
gentleman from Lewiston is out of
order.
McIlheron: I move to reconsider
The Speaker: The gentleman is out
of order.
McIlheron: move that Mr.. Winter
be permitted
The Speaker: The Speaker objects
to the insinuation that the gentleman
from Auburn (Winter) has not been
given his rights. The clerk will pro-
coed with the business of the House
Winter: I move that this bill be re-
committed to the committee on State
lands and forest preservation
The Speaker: The chair will state
that there is no business before the
s0th Legislature in relation to Katah-
din park.
Farnsworth of Caribou sought the
adoption of an amendment to the
profiteering act, providing that the
attorney general may" investigate
violations of this law if requested to
do so by so citizens of the State, the
present law stating that he shall"
make such investigation. The amend
ment was objected to by Hinckley of
South Portland and Rounds of Port
land on the ground tnay the word