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


rule placing a time limit for the in
PRODUCTION OF matters of private and
special Legislation. AS remember
it, the ultimate limit was February
Ia, and. Mr.. President. we have gone
along quite three weeks with the
work or the Senate and until this
morning we have not had request
to infringe upon that rule. do not
want to criticise the Senator from
Piscataquis. / offer no criticism OF
the gentleman in the House who pre-
scented the matter yesterday. Tn
Idoubtedly these matters seem 70
them, and very likely are Of consid-
cradle importance. But believe thar
| in justice to ourselves and perhaps
to many men who have had matters
Of private and special Legislation anu
have foregone the opportunity OF pre-
senting them, believe that we should
be very careful as to those matters
which we now receive And in max
/ ing a motion, Mr.. President, that this
matter lie on the table, do it for the
purpose that I. and other Senators IN
terested. may consider those matters
and see finally whether we believe
that it is wise to infringe upon the
rule which we have adopted, and re-
ceive them and let them take their
usual course.
| am not going to offer further OBJ
lection except that shall make a
motion that the matter lie upon the
table for the purpose that have in
Dictated. But I do believe, Mr. Pres
ident, that it is proper to offer OBJ
lection to these matters of private
and special legislation hereafter re-
ceived. / know the gentlemen In this
Senate want to be fair, and you have
said by a joint order that you will not
receive matters of private and spe-
cial legislation after certain date.
And to repeat I know personally or
men who have foregone the right of
asking some member Of this body to
present matters of private and spe-
cial legislation. If this action means
anything hope that the Senate will
| live up to it in the spirit in which
they adopted this rule.
| Mr.. President, move that the mat
ter received now lie upon the table.
Mr.. SPRAGUE: Mr.. President.
simply want to ask question for in
formation. AS understand the mat
ter, the Senator from Penobscot re-
fers to similar matter tabled yester-
day? or was it tabled this morning
The PRESIDENT: The Chair inter-
prets the remarks of the Senator
from Penobscot as applying to the act
you have just introduced.
| Mr.. 'THOMBS: Mr.. President, I re-
ferred to the act that came to us this
morning, introduced in the House
yesterday. which was tabled by the
Senator from Somerset this morning.
Now I think it is only fair-I do not
know his attitude in regard to that
act-I thing it is only fair that the
matter now presented also lie upon
the table.
Mr.. SPRAGUE: have no objection
Mr.. COBB: Mr.. President. do 1 I'M
| derstand that tabiing this matter kills
lit?
The PRESIDENT: The Chair does
not so understand it.
! MFR. THOMBS: Mr.. President. NAV
make myself clear? Gentlemen of
the Senate. l believe we have reached
the point where we should determine
what our action is going to be. Are
we going to allow all matters in a
spirit OF fairness to be presented :?
That is one course that is open to us.
Mr.. COBB: May I ask a question:
The PRESIDENT: Will the Sena-
tor from Penobscot consent to the in
terruption?
MT. THOMBs: will be interrupt
ed.
! Mr.. COBB: Mr.. President, under
stand that a motion like this is not
debatable, and if one person can get
up and talk for while, has the op-
posing side any opportunity to speak?
do not know whether it is Just
right and parliamentary or not.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair will
say that the Senator from Penobscot
made his motion at the end of his re-
marks. The Chair was about to place
before the Senate the question of law
ing the document upon the table. A
motion to lay on the table is not de-
batable.
The motion Of the Senator from Pc
nopscot is that the act presented bv
senator Sprague lay upon the table.
A viva voce vote being taken. the
motion was adopted and the bill was
tabled.
Mr.. ALLEN of York: Mr.. President
l move to take from the table the bin
tabled by me this morning, An Act for
the Improvement of sanitary condi-
lions in school building toilets.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. ALLEN: Mr.. President 7 now
move that we adopt House Amend.
ment A.
The PRESIDENT: House Amend
ment A, the Chair will explain. makes
the FUNDS disable for this purpose me-
cessarily to come from the amount
appropriated for school purposes and
does not make an extra appropriation
necessary
| A viva voce vote being taken. House
amendment A was adopted.
Mr.. ALLEN: Mr.. President no..
no" inquire If the bill is in its Sec
ond reading?
The PRESIDENT: The bill is now
feady Tor its first reading.
Mr.. ALLEN: Mr.. President n,oo
mat 1t have its first reading at this
time. VII"
The motion was agreed to and the
Dill was given its first reading.
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