Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-01

: on the acceptance of the ajority
from Naples. Mr.. Pickett. Is the
House ready for the question,
Mr.: REED OF Harmony: Mr..
speaker, would like sto have the
vote taken by the yeas and nays.
MRS. PlNKHAM of Fort Kent: Mr.
speaker. l just want to have il I'M
oerstood by everybody that il is alb
solutely untrue that the home would
be Invaded by the acceptance of this
| act. That section which was OBJ
| Jected to by one of the opponents of
the OIL was put in in order to make
That perfectly clear. The field is
enormous and the harvest is very
much worth while. Can we afford
to throw away this extra ten thous-
and dollars which is so much need ad ?
Can we afford to tax ourselves eight
or nine thousand dollars Lore when
we do not need ito
The SPEAKER: The Representa-
tive frm Harmony, Mr.. Reed. moves.
That the vote be taken by yeas and
nays. This requires the consent of
one-fifth of the House. As many as
are in favor of the vote being taken
by the yeas and nays will rise and
stand in their places.
~ suInclent NUMBER having arisen
the yeas and nays were ordered.
The SPEAKER: The Chair will
state for the benefit of the members
that the pending question is on the
acceptance Of the majority report.
A yes vote when your name is
called is vote to accept the ma
jOrity report. A mo" vote is a vote
to reject the majority report. Is the
House ready for the question. The
Clerk will call the roll.
YEA-.Archibald. Atwood. Aver.
Baker. Bartlett of Hanover. Bartlett
of Waterville. Barwise. Beckett. Bick-
ford. Blaisdell, Boman. Boultcr. Brad
bury. Brett, Brown. Gates, Cherry.
Conant. Cummings. Curtis, Douglas.
Dudley. Dunbar Edwards, Pickett,
Foss. Giie. Gillespie. Gilmour, Goldth-
waite. Granville. Hamilton. Hayford.
Hobbs, Houghton. Hutchinson. Jew
EFT. Jordan of Westbrook, kccf.
knight, Lamson. Leathcrs, Leland.
Littlefield. Lord of South Portland.
Macomber. Maher. Martin, Mcdonald.
Morse of Bath. Nadeau, Newcomb.
OConncll Overlook. owens. Palmer,
Perkins. Pierce. Pinkham. Plummer,
Ramsdell, Ranney. Ray. Rogers. Ro-
wen, Saunders. Stevens, Storm, Story,
Towae. White, Willis-Afiirmative-
73.
NAY-AdaMs OF Libcrty. Adams of
Litchfield. Belliveau. Benoit. Bisbee.
Brett. brewster Chalmers. Clarke,
Crafts. Dain, Downing, Drake. Dunn,
Farley. Finnell, Gagnc. Gagnon, Gar
diner. Gauvin. Gordon. Greenleaf
Hale. Hallett, Hammond. Hayes of
chelsea, Heal. Hodglins. Holmes.
Johnson, Jones. Jordan of Cape Eliza
beth. kcene. Kitchen, Lord of Wells.
Ludgate, Mcllheron. Melchcr. Moody.
Morrison. Nevins. Nichols. Nickcrson.
Pcndleton. Phillips. Piper. Reed
Rounds. Sanders Siddall. Small, Spar
row. Staples. Stitham, Stratton. Stur-
Gis. Tarr league. Thomas of Water
VILE. Thomas of Leeds. Tildcn, Weeks,
Williams. Wing. ADMINISTRATIVE
Ct.
AESENT-Burns. Crowley. billing.
Carnage. Hayes of Gorham, Jacobs,
Morse of Greene. Cakes. Perry. Say
ward. Smith, Whitney. Winslow-
Absent-13.
The SPEAKER: Seventy three
having voted in the Affirmative and
Oh in the negative. the motion to
adopt the ma jority report is accept
cd. and the matter will lie on the
table. pending printing under the
joint rules.
MIR. MAHER: Mr.. Speaker, I move
that the minority report be indie H.
nitely postponed.
The motion was seconded by Mr.
Barwise of Bangor
Mr.. WEEKS of Fairfield: Mr..
Speaker. l move that it be tabled
\ viva vote being doubted.
\ division of the House was had,
Seventy three having voted in the
negative and &C in the affirmative.
the motion Of Mr.. Weeks of Fairfield
to table the minority report was
lost
The SPEAKER: The question is
now on the motion of the gentle
man from Augusta. Mr.. Mahcr. that
the minority report be indefinitely
postponed.
A viva voce vote bcinS taknn. the
motion to indefinitely postpone the
minority report prevailed
On motion b. Mr.. Maher of -Au-
gusta. the action of the House was
reconsidered whereby it was voted
to Indefinitely postpone ;hc minoii:l
report.
The question being on tn, motion
to reconsider the votr whereby We
voted to indefinitely postpone TIE
minority report.
A viva voce vote being taken.
The motion to reconsider was lost.
Tho SPEAKER: The Chair pre- scnt $
at this time, House Document No. 131.
an act relating to the state Depart
mcnt of Health. tabled by the gentle
man from Portland. Mr.. Rounds. Feb
luary u. pending it's third reading
and the Chain recognizes the gentleman
from Portland. Mr.. Rounds.
Mr.. ROUNDS: l will say. Mr..
Speaker ana gentlemen of the House.
that this is an act to add more eX-
pense to the citizens of the State. We
have now a Board of Registration Of
Medicine and of Health, and l want to
say that until the Cole report comes
in, think this ought to be left on the
table Therefore, / move that il be re-
tabled.
The motion prevailed.
The SPEAKER: The Chair presents
resolve appropriating money for re-
building steamship sheds Of State
Pier. tabled by the gentleman from
Lewiston. Mr.. McIlhoron. February -.
nopdipy final massage. and the Chair