Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-10

until counted, and the monitors will
return the count.
| A. division being had,
| One hundred and twenty-five in ia
yor and none against, and the re-
solve was finally passed.
| Orders Of the Day
On motion by Mr.. Wadsworth of
Winthrop, the rules were suspended
and that gentleman was granted per-
mission to introduce at this time, re-
solve for the screening of certain wa
tiers in Kennebec County.
/! On further motion by the same gen.
tleman, the rules were suspended and
the resolve received its first and sec
ond readings and was passed to be
engrossed.
Mr.. vARNEY of windham: Mr..
Speaker and gentlemen. 1 wish to in
ltroduce a resolve, and ask unanimous
consent that 1 may be permitted at
this time to introduce a resolve in re-
gard to the appropriation of money
for the purchase of copies of the his
tory of the town Of Windham.
Mr.. BUZZELL of Belfast: Mr..
Speaker and gentlemen. do not wish
to ask the House at this time to in
woke arbitrarily one of it's own rules,
but some days ago we agreed not to
introduce any private or special legis-
lation after February 18th. We have
had about three weeks to seriously
consider private and special legisla-
ton. Yesterday We passed a mea-
sure that seemed to be recommended.
OF course, did not look into the mer-
its of the case yesterday, but have
no doubt that in all these proposed
measures there may be such merit. l
will say that l have a bill of my own
that ought to be introduced, but /
shall not introduce it at this session.
because I was a member of this
House at the time it adopted that
rule, and do not wish to violate it.
simply wish to call the attention of
the House to these matters Of private
and special legislation.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman
from Windham. Mr.. Varney, asks
permission at this time, out of order,
to introduce a resolve appropriating
money for the purchase of copies of
the history of the town of Windham.
A viva voce vote being taken,
\ Permission was not granted.
Mr.. BELMORE of Princeton: Mr..
Speaker, I have a resolve which l
wish to introduce under a suspension
of the rules, being a resolve in favor
of Grand Lake Stream Plantation;
and l will say that this resolve does
not call for the appropriation of any
money, only what is kept in trust for
the town of Grand Lake Stream, or
for the Plantation.
The SPEAKER: The gentlemen
from Princeton, Mr.. Belmore, asks
that the rules be suspended and that
he be permitted at this time to intro
duce out of order a resolve in favor
of Grand Lake Stream Plantation.
Mr.. BUZZELL of Belfast: Mr.
Speaker, it seems to me as if 7 car
see in the form and features of this
measure another Private and Special
Act, and l hope the House will sc
treat it.
| Mr.. HINCKLEY of South Port
land: Mr.. Speaker. 1 happen tc
know something about this partic.
ular matter, and it is simply a case
where it is necessary to have this Act
in order for the Plantation of Grand
Lake Stream to obtain certain trus,
funds which the State already has:
this resolve does not ask for any ap-
preparation. but simply gives the
right for the State to pay over this
trust fund to Grand Lake Stream, nc
appropriation being asked of this
legislature, and it seems to me, in.
asmuch as we have allowed the in
PRODUCTION Of bill here this morning
appropriating the sum of $500 for the
purpose of screening some river, it is
just as important to allow Grand
Lake Stream Plantation, a poor com
munity in this State, to get this trust
fund from the State which properly
belongs to it.
The SPEAKER: All those in favo,
of suspension of the rules permit
ting the introduction of this resolve
at this time will say aye; those CD.
posed will say no.
A viva voce vote being taken.
:; Permission was granted for the in.
PRODUCTION at this time of the resolve
On further motion by Mr.. Belmore
the rules were suspended and the re.
solve received it's first and SECOND
readings and was passed to be en-.
crossed.
Mr.. COLE of Eliot: Mr.. Speake,
and gentlemen, I think every one Of
the members of this House must real.
ize that we are here for the purpose
OF giving fair play to ALL / had the
honor of serving as a member of the
} House OF, Representatives with the
gentleman from Windham, Mr.. Var.
!, ney, in 1913. I do not like to see one
member given the privilege of intro
) ducing bill or resolve. and having il
} passed unanimously, and then for an.
other member to introduce a measure
and have it turned down, and then 6
third member introduce another re.
solve and have it receive favorable
action.
Now, gentlemen, have nothing te
say as to the merits of this particular
resolve which was sought to be in.
troduced by the gentleman from
Wfndham, but I do believe that this
House ought to give him at least fai,
consideration under all the circum
stances. and treat all men alike. Now
we may pass arbitrary rules, and we
may make laws unto ourselves, but