Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-19


Is the House ready for the question?
Mr.. DOWNS of Rome: Mr.. Speak
er, the situation is hardly understood
on the floor on this side. Will you
please state the preliminary situa-
ton again?
The SPEAKER: The House has
passed an order that when we this
day adjourn, we adjourn to three
o'clock Monday afternoon at the ear
nest solicitation of the Speaker OF
the House and the President of the
Senate for purely personal reasons
The House. has observed the action
o: the Speaker through seven weeks,
and if it has been observant, it has
noted in spite of the mute condition
Of the gentlemen who are inter-
ested in measures, If a matter has
come up either on Friday or on
Monday, it has been tabled by the
Chair until the party interested in
the bill appeared. The House might
possibly argue that 1t could continue
to believe that such a course would
be pursued until notice is given to
the contrary.
The Chair is out Of order and will
cease at any time on mere sugges-
ton. but continues to proceed further
to say that those who appeared at
the Legislature on the first Wednes-
day in January, to the neglect of
their business, and remained continu-
ously for thirteen or fourteen weeks,
should be granted now the privilege
of doing business during the next
week, thus gaining a. week at the
end; and further to suggest that if
the Father of this country could talk
to us today, he would say that we
would be doing our duty by being
here and attending to the business
of the State rather than in our pri-
vate offices for private gain. Gap
plause.) Is the House ready for the
question?
Mr.. McILHERON of Lewiston: Mr..
Speaker, what is the question?
The SPEAKER: The question is
on the reconsideration of the mo-
ton that has already been passed by
the House that when we this day
adjourn, we adjourn to three o'clock
Monday afternoon. All in favor of
reconsidering this motion will rise
and stand until counted, and the
monitors will return the count.
A division of the House being had
and
One voting in favor Of the motion
to reconsider, the motion failed of
passage. and the order was sent to
the Senate for concurrence.
The following bills, resolves and
petitions were presented and, upon
recommendation of the committee
on reference of bills, were referred
to the following committees:
Agriculture
By Mr.. Smith of Skowhegan: Pc
tition of Perlie w. Adams and 90
others in favor Of law on standardi-
zaton of milk.
BY Mr.. Houghton of Fort Fair
field: Bill "An Act to amend the
law relating to Investigations in
animal husbandry."
Appropriations and Financial Affairs
BY Mr.. Chalmers of Bangor: Re-
solve providing for sanatorium treat
ment by the Bangor Anti-Tuber-
culosis Association in Bangor for
same and are unable to pay for it.
BY the same gentleman: Resolve
providing for assistance to the deaf
by the Maine Mission for the Deaf.
BY Mr.. Blanchard of Old Town:
Resolve in favor of Horace Nelson,
representative of the Penobscot
Tribe of Indians.
(Tabled by Mr.. Phillips of Or
rington pending reference to COM
mittee.)
BY Mr.. Cram of Portland: Re-
solve in favor of the Maine Institu-
ton fpr the Blind, Portland
By Mr.. Farnsworth of Caribou:
Resolve making an appropriation to
aid in the construction of hospital
in the town of Caribou.
By Mr.. Dodge Of Portland: Re-
solve in favor of st. Elizabeth's r.
c. Asylum and Holy Innocents
Home, Portland, Maine
By Mr.. Roberts of Lyman: Re-
solve providing for hospital treat
ment by the Trull Hospital Aid AS
ISOLATION at the Trull Hospital in
Biddeford.
BY Mr.. Murray of Portland: Re-
solve in. favor of Maine Institution
for the Blind at Portland.
BY Mr.. Pagan of Portland: Re-
solve in favor of Childrens Heart
Work Society of Portland.
= By Mr.. Roberts of Lyman: Re-
solve providing for hospital treat
ment at the Weber Hospital in
Biddeford for persons who are in
need of the same and are unable to
pay for it.
BY Mr.. Blanchard of Old Town:
Resolve in favor of the Old Town
Hospital, Old Town for the care.
support, and medical or surgical
treatment of INDECENT persons. (Bill
No. ~
BY the same gentleman: Resolve
in favor of the Old Town Hospital,
Old Town, for the care, support and
medical or surgical treatment of
INDECENT persons. (Bill No. %
BY Mr.. Granville of Parsonsfield:
Resolve for maintenance of Par
sonsfield Seminary, Parsonsfield,
Maine.
Con motion by Mr.. Holley of No.
Arson the vote was reconsidered
whereby this resolve was referred
to the committee on appropriations
and financial affairs; and on fur
Their motion by the same gentleman
it was referred to the committee on
education,)
BY Mr.. Rounds of Portland: Re-