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

lie upon the table
A viva voce being taken, the Chair
declared the motion lost,
The SPEAKER: What time will
the House assign for the second read
ing of this bill? The present time
and by title only.
Mr.. WEATHERBEE of Carroll: 7
, doubt the ruling of the Chair.
The SPEAKER: All those in favor
of tabling this bill pending it's Sec
ond reading will rise and stand until
counted, and the monitors will return
the count.
A division being had,
Fifty-five voting in favor of tabling
the bill and 81 against, the motion to
table was lost
| Thereupon the bill received it's
second reading, and on motion by
Mr.. Wadsworth of Winthrop, the
rules were suspended, and the bill
given it's third reading
! The SPEAKER: This bill having
had its three several readings is it
now the pleasure of the House that
to be engrossed.
/ Mr. McILHERON of lewiston: Mr..
Speaker, l move you that the bill lie
upon the table, pending it's passage
to be engrOsSed.
b a viva voce vote being taken, the
motion was lost. and the bill as
amended was passed to be engrossed
in concurrence.
From the Senate: Majority report
of the committee on State Lands and
Forest Preservation reporting, ought
not to pass, on bill An Act to estab-
fish the Mount Katahdin State Park.
The report was signed by the follow
ing members: Messrs. Emerson of
Aroostook. Holt of Hancock of the
Senate; Messrs. Niles of Augusta,
Wight Of Newry, Patterson of Indus
try. Hammond of Van Buren, and
Small of Brewer of the House.
! Minority report of the same COM
mittce on the same bill reporting
same in new draft, under same title,
and that it ought to pass. Re-
port signed by the following mem
berS: MessrS. Baxter of Sagadahooc
of the Senate; Messrs. Granville Of
Parsonsfeld and Winter of Auburn of
! the House.
! Comes from the Senate, majority
report read and accepted.
: Mr.. NILES of Augusta: l wish. Mr..
Speaker, to move the acceptance of
the majority report in concurrence
with the Senate, and in doing so l
wish to make q brief statement of
facts. In common with the people
of the State of Maine and with the
members of this Legislature. / have
been interested in the establishment
Of park on Mount Katahdin; but
if l rightly hear the voice of the
peop" and if / rightly interpret the
minds of the Legislature, the time
for this project is not at hand When
a park is established on Mount ka-
tahdin. gentlemen, we want a real
park We want it contributed to by
every citizen of the State of Maine
and we want every citizen of Maine
free to go there. We do not want a
park-and the friends of this meas
ure do not desire a park-established
by few people When We have a
park we desire real park in keeping
with the great State of Maine and
with this mountain where it is to be
established.
This measure has been before this
Legislature, gentlemen, practically
ever since we convened. Our COM
mittee has kept it in committee
hoping that something might be de-
Veloped toward the establishment of
this park. I regret that in the con-
sideration of this measure great
and prosperous company of this State
has been attacked. I regret that the
Governor in his address to a Joint
convention, after apparently giving
up this project, then proceeded to
outline plan for its establishment
L understand that motion will be
made to place this matter upon the
table, and l trust, gentlemen, that
that motion will not preyGil. The
minority reports provides that this
bill shall be recommtted to the COM
mlttee. This necessitates advertise
ment and a hearing, and l submit,
gentlemen, that it is time to settle
this matter now, today, and do away
with it. Let us clear up the calendar
and clear up the business of this
Legislature. (Applause).
! Mr.. WINTER of Auburn: Mr..
Speaker, out of courtesy to the gen.
tlemen who signed the minority re-
port, and their friends, we move that
this matter lie upon the table to be
considered next Tuesday
! The SPEAKER: The motion of the
gentleman from Auburn, Mr.. Winter,
having precedence, the question be-
fore the House is tabling the bill
pending the acceptance of either re-
port. The gentleman also suggests
that it be assigned specially for con-
sideration for next Tuesday. The
question is Invisible. The Chair will
put the question as to the laying upon
the table. All those who in favor
of tabling the bill, pending the ac-
ceptance of either report will say aye,
contrary minded, no.
! A viva voce vote being taken, the
Chair declared the motion to table as
lost.
| Mr.. WINTER: May we have a di-
vision?
/ The SPEAKER: The gentleman
from Auburn, Mr.. Winter, doubts
! the ruling of the Chair and calls for
division as to whether the Chair
/ interpreted your expressed opinion
in accordance with the fact. All
those who are in favor of laying this
measure upon the table, pending ac-
ceptance of either report, will rise
and stand until counted, and the