Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-07


regulate the payments of appropria-
tons for the care, treatment, support
and education of persons in charita-
ble or benevolent institutions not
wholly owned or controlled by the
State. This was read and accepted
in the House March 49,
Comes from the Senate. recalled
from the files, bill substituted for the
report, and passed to be engrossed.
The SPEAKER: The attention of
the House is called to House Docu-
ment No, IS. Four weeks ago in this
House the committee report, ought
not to pass, was accepted. The same
action was taken in the Senate, and
the bill went to the files. On the
fourth day of April it was taken from
the files, the Senate rules were sus-
pended, the acceptance of the COM
mittee report, Ought not to pass" was
reconsidered, and the bill was sub
stituted for the report. The Chair
awaits the pleasure of the House.
Mr.. HINCKLEY of So. Portland:
Mr.. Speaker, I now move that this
be Indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. WING of Auburn: Mr.. Speak
er, sincerely hope that the motion of
the gentleman from So. Portland (Mr.
Hinckley) will not prevail. This
measure as reconsidered by the
Senate and the bill substituted for the
report will make available moneys
which the State grants them. At the
present time the administration of
their affairs is considerably hamp-
cred by the intricacies of that pecu-
liar institution called the State Board
of Charities and Corrections
MIR. MAHER of Augusta. Mr..
Speaker, l rise to a point of order.
would ask if discussion of this mat
ter is in order until the bill or the
measure is before US?
The SPEAKER: 1t is House Doc
ument No. IS, and the papers are
upon the table, the action of the Sem
ate having substituted the bill for the
report. In the House the report of
the committee, ought not to pass,
vas accepted The Chair rules that
the bill is before the House. viii the
gentleman from Augusta tMr. Maher)
make his point more clear?
Mr.. MAHER: Mr.. Speaker, do
not see just how it can be before US
without a motion to reconsider our
action of four weeks ago, which
would require a suspension of the
rules. Stating my point more def
nitely, do not see how the Senate by
suspending their rules can operate to
suspend our rules at the same time
The SPEAKER: Will the gentle
man from Auburn, Mr.. Wing, now
make any motion in accordance with
Augusta (Mr. Maher) in order to
save time?
Mr., WING: | was speaking, Mr..
Speaker, to the motion which 1
thought the House entertained from
the gentleman from South Portland
(Mr Hinckley). but to facilitate mat
tiers, l will move that we reconsider.
The SPEAKER: The point raised
by the gentleman from Augusta, Mr..
Maher, is we'll taken
Mr. WING: / move that our rules
be suspended and that we reconsider
The SPEAKER: The House will
now vote upon the question whether
or not it will reconsider it's former
action whereby the report of the
committee, ought not to pass, was
accepted
Mr.. HINCKLEY: Mr.. Speaker
The SPEAKER: The Chair is
hardly through 1t now recognizes
the gentleman from Auburn, Mr..
Wing.
Mr.. WING: I have made a motion
to reconsider if that is the proper
parliamentary motion.
The SPEAKER: And of course
that motion is debatable, if the gen
tleman wishes to discuss it,
Mr.. WING: / will now yield to the
from So. Portland (Mr.
Hinckley) who seems to be anxious
to address the House.
Mr., HINCKLEY: Mr.. Speaker
simply want to do this to save time,
because if the House refuses to re-
consider. that ends the matter and
the purpose of the orig
inal motion that I made. want to
call your attention to Section of
House Bill 65. Bear in mind that this
Legislature, in it's wisdom, decides
that a certain charitable institution,
d
certain amount of money. Now after
deciding that it shall receive a cep-
tain amount of money, it is proposed
to have this a law.
mo institution which accepts per-
sons for medical or surgical treat
ment, in any of it's departments, for
a stated consideration, and whose
financial affairs are not wholly I'M
der the control of the State, shall re-
ceive from the State treasury any
appropriation made by the Legisla-
ture, or any part thereof, until the
State auditor shall be satisfied that
the per capita, per diem charge of
such institution for service in such
departments is not less than the av-
erage cost of such service for the
preceding year." Now I am not
going to read any more of it. 1t is
simply for you gentlemen to say that
when you feel that some hospital in
the State is entitled to receive a GER
tain amount of money, whether it is
your understanding or intention, or
you wish to enact a law that
provides that that money cannot be
paid unless the State auditor says
that the cost in that hospital this
year is not exceeding the amount that
it cost the year before. We do not
know what the financial conditions