Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-17

you do that, will heartily say amen
to the prayer that our Democratic
friend has offered for the guidance
of this House today.
Mr.. MAHER: Mr.. Speaker, move
the previous question, and that there
be viva voce vote.
The SPEAKER:ff Is the House
ready for the question? The question
is on the adoption of House amend
ment A to the absentee voters bill.
Thosein favor of the adoption Of the
amendment will say aye; contrary
minded, no.
A viva voce Vote being taken, the
amendment failed of passage.
Mr. MAHER: move that the bill
have it's third reading.
Mr.. FORBES of Paris: Mr. Speak
err. I hesitate little to butt in on
this question. This bill as 1t stands
has been referred to as experimental
legislation. I have to confess that
have myself no information as TO
the manner in which the experiment
is working out in other states. I RAY
be eeactionary. but / feel some will
ingness to wait until we can get some
idea as to how it is working out IN
other states. I should like to be in
formed, myself. Now with all due
respect to that genial class of gen.
tlemen for whose special benefit this
bill is here. have hesitancv In op-
ening not only the second door hut
the first. There is another serious
objection to this bill. This can only
become effective upon the adoption
of a Constitutional amendment. Now
do not believe in loading our alrea-
dy overgrown statutes with lot of
machinery in anticipation of posi-
BILE future constitutional amendment
When the amendment is, submitted
tothe people and adopted, 1t will be
plenty of time for this legislation.
with possibly a very slight delay, and
the absentee voter may have to wait
over one election to vote. For these
brief reasons, prefer to vote against
this and / shall ask for division
on the vote.
stands that the gentleman from Pa
ris (Mr. Forbes) asks for the ayes
and nays.
Mr.. FORBES: beg pardon, mere
ly wish division, so that we may
vote on this as matter of record
The SPEAKER: The Chair would
suggest that the motion Of the gen
tleman from Paris (Mr. Forbes) is
the doubling of the vote.
Mr.. FORBES: Yes, Mr.. Speaker. !
doubt the vote.
The SPEAKER: The question be-
fore the House at the time the gen.
tleman from South Paris (Mr. Forbes)
arose was on the passage of the bin
to be engrossed. Those who are in
favor of the passage of the bill, with
out amendment, to be engrossed, will
rise and stand and the monitorsh will
count.
A division of the House being had
One hundred and five voting in ia
vor of the passage Of the bill to be
engrossed and seven against 1t, the
bill was passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. ROUNDS of Portland: Mr..
Speaker, I would like to take from
the table House Bill No. So. tabled by
me relating to the State Department
of Health, more especially'to salaries
and fees, and further move that 1t be
indefinitely postponed. This bill pro-
vides some $4,000 extra for Public
Health. 1t was heard yesterday.
Most all of it is for salaries Of differ
ent officers. I will read some Of the
salaries recommended: L. D. Bristol.
at present salary of $4,000 increased
to $4,000; II. e. Thompson, $2,700. in
stead of SO, 500; A. G. Young $4,000, in
creased to $4,000; Philip c. McGoul-
drick, $500, increased to $4,000; Mrs.
lone F. Winans, $1,000, increased to
$500; Georgia E. jackson, 1896 to e.
GAO; Catherine @. Holway, $685. to ST.
092; Mabel r. Gushing. 1915 to $3.50:
Douglas Cushing, S416 to $500; Beat.
rice z. Young $1,O40 to $1,000; Lucina
A. Bonneau, $3.50 to 1896; Emily Z.
Doherty, 1915 to 5000; Esther NJ.
Schwartz, $3.50 to 1896; Gladys A. Ste
vens 1924 to 1896; Hortense L. Staples
1924 to $500: Minnie D. Morton, $sc4
to 1896; Myrtle Rumery 1924 to 1924;
George Fl. Coombs $2700 to $4,000; My
ra v. Parker $500 to $500; r. b. Pat
ten $500 to $500; Lottie c. DLngiev
$676 to 1896; Alice H. Patterson $67G
to 1895; II. d. Worth. Bangor. $500
to $4,000; J. F. Stevens, Millinockett.
5000 to $4,000; J. w. Loughiln, DAM
ariscotta, $25oo to $4,000; c. r. Kendall,
Biddeford $500 to $4,000; G. H. Hatch
ms, Pressure Isle $500 to $4,000; E. P.
Goodrich, Lewiston. $500 to $4,000; A.
s. Pope, Waterville. $500 to $4,000. a.
L. Smith, .Machias, $4,000 to $500: arid
then it goes on, and they are not 60
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