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

nority report be accepted.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman is
out of order.
! Mr.. WINTER: 1 ask unanimous
consent
Mr.. MAHER of Augusta: Mr..
| Speaker in order to facilitate the po-
| sition of the gentleman from Auburn
| (Mr. Winter) in arriving at the sit
| uation that he desires, 1 would move
reconsideration of the vote whereby
the House accepted the majority re-
port, and will hope that that motion
will be voted down.
A viva voce vote being taken. the
motion to reconsider was declared lost.
Mr.. WINTER: Mr.. Speaker. may
we have a division?
The SPEAKER: On this question?
| The gentleman from Auburn, Mr..
/ Winter. doubts the decision of the
Chair and requests a division of the
House.
Mr.. WINTER: Mr.. Speaker, may l
have the floor to speak on the CUES
ton now?
The SPEAKER: The gentleman is
out of order All those in favor of
reconsidering the vote whereby the
majority report was accepted will rise
and stand until counted, and the mont
tors will return the count.
A division being had,
One voting in the affirmative and "A
in the negative, the motion to recon
slider was lost.
Mr.. McILHERON of Lewiston: Mr..
Speaker, If there is anything that
love. it is fair play.
The SPEAKER: viii the gentle
man make a motion?
Mr.. McILHERON: I rise to make
a motion. I like to see the members
of this House respected; do not want
to see them ignored, because they are
representing a portion of the people of
this State. Mr. Winter represents the
people of Auburn, my neighboring
city.
Mr.. HINCKLEY of South Portland:
Mr. Speaker, 1 rise to a point of order.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman will
state his point OF order.
Mr.. HINCKLEY: There is no mo-
ton before the House
Mr.. McILHERON: There is mo-
ton.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman will
! state the motion.
Mr.. McILHERON: The motion is to
reconsider.
! The SPEAKER: The motion is out
of order. and the gentleman will be
seated
Mr.. McILHERON: I rise for ex-
PLANTATION. Mr.. Maher made similar
motion to give the gentleman chance,
and you did not give him a chance
The SPEAKER: A motion to re-
consider motion to reconsider has
never been entertained in legislative
body, and will not now. (Applause).
MIR. McILHERON: Mr.. Speaker,
just a word of explanation.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman
from Lewiston (Mr McIlheron) will
make motion if he has any motion to
make.
Mr.. McILHERON: l move that the
gentleman from Auburn, Mr.. Winter,
be granted the privilege of the floor
that he was deprived of.
The SPEAKER: The Chair objects
to the insinuation of the gentleman
from Lewiston (Mr. McIlheron) that
the gentleman from Auburn (Mr. Win
teri has not had his full rights in
this body. and will not entertain the
motion. The Clerk will proceed
/ Mr.. WINTER: Mr.. Speaker, I have
no fault to find with any treatment
that [ have ever received from the
Speaker or any gentleman in this
House. | move that the matter 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 House of Representatives of the
Eightieth Legislature relating to the
katahdin Park. The clerk will pro-
coed with the business of the House.
+ The following bills and remon-
strances were received and upon rec
ommcndation of the committee on
reference of bills were referred to
the following committees:
Education
by Mr.. peaSlee of Thomaston Bill,
! An Act to amend Section 81 of Chap
ter 16 of the Revised Statutes, relat-
ing to State aid to high schools under
emergency conditions.
Inland Fisheries and Game
! by Mr. brewster of Orland: Re-
monstrance against making Sunday an
open time for hunting in the county
of Hancock
! BY Mr.. Wood of BluehilI: Remon-
STRANGE of Rev. G. S. Graham and "a
others of Surry. Maine. against same.
! Temperance
| BY Mr.. Phillips of Bar Harbor: Bill,
An Act regulating the sale of liquor in
Maine. 600 copies ordered printed).
Orders
! On motion by Mr.. Cordwell Of
| Westbrooli, it was
! Ordered, that the committee on edu-
cation be allowed the use of the hall
of the House of Representatives for a
hearing on Wednesday, March 80.
Reports of Committees
! Mr., Hinckley from the Committee
on judiciary on Bill AN Act to incor-
porate the Casco Title Guaranty
Company" reported that legislation
thereon is ineXpedient.
Mr.. Mahef from the same Commit
tee reported Ought not to pass" on
Bill IAN Act to prevent cruelty in the
slaughtering of animals.
Mr. Mason from the Committee on
Legal Affairs reported the same on
Bill AN Act to repeal Sections 81 and