Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-02


that is why this other part was put
on
| The SPEAKER: All those who are
in favor of the adoption of House
amendment A will say aye, contrary
minded, no.
A viva voce vote was doubted by
Mr.. Hinckley of So. Portland.
| The SPEAKER: The attention of
the Houes is called to the fact that
you are about to vote upon the adop-
ton of House amendment A to
House Document No. 2S2. All those
in favor of it's adoption will rise and
will return the count.
So many arose that the Chair an
nounced that the amendment was
adopted.
Mr.. ROUNDS of Portland: move
that the rules be suspended and the
bill be given it's third reading at
this time.
Mr.. WING Of Auburn: For the pur-
pose of amendment, Mr.. Speaker, l
move that the matter lie on the
table, pending it's. third reading.
The motion prevailed.
/ --
| The Chair presents House Docu-
ment No. 1862, Bill, An Act providing
for an increase in the amount of tut
ton to be paid by towns for second
airy school pupils.
On motion by Mr.. Barwise of Ban
gor, the bill was given it's third read
ing and passed to be engrossed.
The Chair presents House Docu-
ment No. 24S. report of the commit
tee on judiciary on bill, An Act to
protect children from fire, tabled on
the SOth of March by the gentleman
from Lewiston, Mr.. McIlheron, pend
ing acceptance of the report.
Mr. McILHERON of lewiston:
Mr.. Speaker, move you that we sub
Stitute the bill for the report
The SPEAKER: The attention of
the House is called to House Docu-
ment No. 343, printed bill. The par
iiamentary situation is that the COM
mittee on judiciary unanimously re-
ports, ought not to pass The gen.
tleman from Lewiston, Mr.. Nell
heron moves to substitute the bill for
the report. and the Chair recognizes
/ that gentleman.
Mr. McILHERON: Mr.. Speaker
and gentlemen of the House: l hate
At this time to be paying my last
respects to the judgment of the
judiciary committee in regard to
matters and things. I do not claim
! to be the author of this bill, but it
! has been suggested to me by a man
who has run in the fire department
of the city of Lewiston for upwards
OF thirty years, and he is a practical
man in his line, although not mem
! Der of the judiciary committee. l
would say that there have been
meritorious bills passed through this
House, and meritorious bills have
been denied that privilege, and it has
/ been emphasized by our Speaker that
1t was the unanimous report of the
judiciary committee. Now, gentle
men. l hope that you will consider
/ Well the merits of the bill, notwith-
standing the unanimous report of
the Judiciary committee, and / leave
the bill to your kind consideration.
The SPEAKER: All those who are
/
( the report, will say aye, contrary
minded, no.
a viva voce vote being doubted by
the gentleman from Lewiston. Mr..
! McIlheron,
A division was had, and only nine
! voting in favor of the motion. the
motion was declared lost.
On motion by Mr.. Russell of Bel
fast, the House then voted to adopt
the committee report, ought not to
! pass.
+ Mr. WING of Auburn: Mr.. Sneak
= er, I move that we take from the
/ table House Document No. $50. Bill
! An ACT relating to the retiring of
State employees, and I move the
I indefinite postponement of the bill.
i. l wish to say this in support of NV
motion: There was introduced into
! this Legislature on the 9th dav of
January an act to provide for re-
| tlrlng and pensioning employees of
! the state of Maine. This measure
! was referred to the committee on
Judiciary. 1t was introduced. by
! the gentleman from Augusta. Mr..
! Maher, and on the third of March
! this House accepted the report.
/ ought not to pass. The same gem
/ tleman on the eleventh of March in
| PRODUCED House bill No $50. which
is an act amending Chapter IS of
| the Public Laws of 1919. relating 20
the retiring and pensioning of en-
| ployees of the State of Maine. and
that was referred to the commit
tee on pensions-the same subject
matter, and referred to the com
mittee on pensions. The committee
on pensions returned this bill in a
new draft into the House, with a
report that it ought to pass. I call
the attention of the House to Rule
IA. When any measure shall he
finally rejected it shall not be re-
vived except by reconsideration, and
no measure containing the same
subject matter shall be introduced
during the session unless three
days notice is given to the House
of which the mover is a member"
Now 1 have no particular interest
in this matter except that the House
should be informed as to the par
ticular situation of this particular
pending bill. The matter which has
been heard by one committee. and
reported, ought not to pass, appears
before another cOmmitfen with =,