Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-18


position to understand the virtues of
the bill. and for that reason shall
vote in favor of reconsideration, with
the understanding that at the proper
time, when the opportunity arises.
shall vote to have 1t recommitted.
/ am doing this. with the view Of
Fastening the matter because Il
think it should be recommitted in
that way. We all appreciate that
we are guided quite largely by those
who have had special training in
these matters. Most of us are busy
with our own particular committees,
and we have little time to study oil
of these bills. Therefore, I hope that
the motion to reconsider will prevail
at this time, and then that the motion
OF the gentleman from Skowhegan
(Mr. Smith) to have it recommitted
will prevail
Mr.. COLE of Eliot: Mr.. Speaker,
my motion was simply a. matter OF
parliamentary tactics in order to ar
rive at the same result; and if in or
der l withdraw that motion, hoping
that the House will reconsider and
recommit.
Mr.. BUZZELL of Belfast: Mr..
Speaker, l do not care to say but
just a word on this subject. J. would
like to call the attention of the
House to the number of the bill, it
is House Bill No. So. In the event
that it is recommitted to this joint
committee they will have the pleasure
in hn - toll
sidering this proposition. 1 under
stand that this is the one bill, perhaps.
that the women of our state have
taken a special interest in. Now 1
am not making any particular plea
for the women at this time on this
BILL OF course when they became
voters in this State, they commenced
to take their chances in the consid
GRAFTON of matters that they We're
interested in; but l believe that we
are acting hastily regarding this
matter. 1 understand that they had
a very large hearing, and I feel that
We are summarily taking care of the
proposition here today. Therefore,
1 hope that the motion of the gen.
tleman from Skowhegan (Mr. SMITH
will prevail.
Mr.. PHILLIPS of Bar Harbor: Mr..
Speaker, hope that the motion will
prevail. | would like TO state merely
this: 1t was through an inadvertence
that the Public Health Committee did
not recommend something of that
kind when the bill was brought for
ward, and l know that the commifA
tee, to which ! belong, will be veial
much pleased to have this matter re-
ferred to the joint committee.
Mr.. ROUNDS of Portland: Mr..
Speaker. suppose it is in order now
to discuss the bill some, is it not?.
The SPEAKER: The Chair would
rule that the subject under discus
sion is solely the question of recon-
sideration.
Mr.. ROUNDS: Mr.. Speaker, when
we get home we will all hear from
the ladies at home. Those of you
who have telephones in the house
will find them ringing most all day
Sunday so you cannot go to church,
and they will tell you what they
want and what they don't want.
Now this morning there has been
read in this house a remonstrance
from the Chamber of Commerce of
the City of Portland against the
raising of the budget. On Page 20
of the budget, you will find state
Department of Public Health, $s1. 900"
Now they are asking for $101, 900
and that is all for salaries-not OK
ira people. but extra salaries for the
same people, the most of them. Now
this is a camouf1age, and | want to
say here that in 1919 we passed u
law, and some of the members who
We're in the House at that time know
what happened at the caucus one
night on this same thing. Now it is
changed around and camoufiaged a
little more for the purpose of get
ting the more extra salaries. 1t is
purely and simply salary bill with
nothing whatever for the Public
Health except ID matter of merely
two thousand dollars. Now there has
been propaganda sent throughout
this State-you have got it and
have got it this little printed
pamphlet, printed by the State of
Maine as / understand it, and sent
to every one of you, at your expense,
telling you what you shall do in the
Legislature of 1921. 1t is Tina. that
we take a stand somewhere, and
know where we are at. Now if you
bring in a health bill, 1 will go as
far as any man in this House, but
not for raising salaries at this time.
L want it distinctly understood that
this is not a health bill; it is sal
airy bill; and ] want to say that il
anybody will take the trouble to
read House Bill So they will find it
is all there is to it. Now, with the
permission of the gentlemen, l would
like to read what we passed in 1919.
The SPEAKER: So long as it
bears on the question of reconsidera-
ton of the motion of the gentleman
from Eliot (Mr Cole) it is admissi-
BILE.
Mr.. ROUNDS: Perhaps it would
not be admissible unless you gave me
a little latitude. (Laushter.)
The SPEAKER: The gentleman
may read, and the Chair will rule
when the time comes.
Mr.. ROUNDS: Section 10 of Chap
ter 172 of the laws of 1919 reads:
municipalities required to employ
local health officer; state commits
sioner to appoint in case of failure;
state aid under certain circum-
stances. Every city, town and organ
lied plantation shall employ an Off