Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-06

Province Of New Brunsviop
east has another system A
Montreal and the Province otnaaa IN
they have daylight saving. - suebtc
cannot feel that whatever ths . Ms
Portland chooses to do at n. Sy q
cipal election can have very ,.a ani'
effect on the rest of the Stat ss
it does not have very serior. aust
feet on the rest Of the State I -.
ask the members Of this Hons. . .eah
low the citizens Of Portland !, a.
press their will on this question !.
the polls. a
Gentlemen have asked ma !, - 60
waite conversation whether tha i'
suit of daylight saving time con,a
be accomplished by people gettin.no Ivy
earlier In the morning. UndouhtsSuhp.
those results could be so r acseas
plished; but the point is that n n.sa''
ates for the greater conveniencs -,
uniformity of life in city for NJ ~
form standard of time to bs r
served by the city as a whole oth w.
wise certain individuals viii onss...
their business and their private i ;sS'
fairs on the one schedule and M.
individuals will operate on the nth NJ
so that the result will be a cont.
sion, 1t seems to me. greater than ~.
confusion which this bill s4ots,.se
eliminate. On this question II wo,ss
seem to me that our motto might 4
Live and let live" The citizens !.
Portland are certainly not seet,.s
to impose their particular idea, !,
their own convenience upon the ,.S
of the State. and 1 hope that x,
rest of the State will be simil,rv /
indulgent to them. t..
Mr.. HARTMAN Of Readfleld. n,
Speaker. in regard to this dav,,ss, !
saving bill. as it is called, II seen,
to me that it is hardly necessarvso
say anything at this time only H., ,
perhaps the full significance Of N.
feeling in Portland has not been fsls
expressed. A gentleman from Part.
land came here to the House SOM
two weeks ago and said that he lad
got a Senator from Cumberars
county to introduce him to me. say.
ing that he wanted to see the autho,
of the daylight bill. He said want
to assure you, Mr.. Hartman. thai
Portland is by no means tvn.
thirds in favor of this measure, h.
was brought out at the hearing. 4
believe, as stated by The gentlemen
from Portland who appeared at that
hearing tfHt on the referendum vote
two thirds of the people voted for 1t !
to the vote, no doubt that
is true, because something like sir
thousand voted for and four thousand
against it, when as a matter Of fact
there were twenty-one thousand mo. 1
pie who voted in the September cleo.
ton; and if you can judge Of genef.s
al conditions from that, only dfrl
percent of the people voted anyway
So it would seem, that a very small
ma jority of the people Of Portland
even, want standard time. The zen,
tleman who took the pains to cons
and meet me said that the business
men of Portland are opposed to X |
He said that during the war, when il
was a nationwide issue in the inter.
ests of winning the war, that every.
body was willing to do anything to
help win the war and 1t was put
across" as n wide issue, with
everybody having a chance to work
in their war gardens. Today It Is,
simply the clerks and an element Of
people who want more time to play
golf and ride in their AUTOMOBILES
who wish the extra hour of daylight
time. 1t seems to me that very III.
tie need be said on this matter %.
cause the sentiment of the people al |
oyer the State isswell known In re.
gard to this time, and l hope thatths
motion of the gentleman from Port.
land (Mr. Hale) will not prevail
The SPEAKER pro TEN: The gen.
tleman from Portland. Mr.. Hall
moves that the House Report ought
10 pass in new draft on House Docu
nent No. be rejected. AS many q
are in favor of the motion will say
aye; those opposed will say no.
A viva voce vote being taken VI
to reject the House RepsF
Jailed of passage. s1l
Mr.. HARTMANN: Mr.. Speakefsl
now move, if in order, the acceptance
Of the House Report.
Mr.. PIERCE of Sanford: Mr.
Speaker, 1 would like to have that,
retabled and especially assigned .fail,
Tuesday next.
A viva voce vote being doubted,
a division of the House was had
Thirty-two voting in the afiirnl;
tive and 81 in the negative, the mo-
ton of the gentleman from Sanfau
MIR. Pierce. to reliable, was iosu
The SPEAKER pro TEN: The ques'
ton now is on the motion OF tRl
gentleman from Readfield, Mr.. HaTl
riman, to accept the report OF Ml
of the bill in new dralt
A viva voce vote being taken, the /
report was accepted. II
The SPEAKER pro tenn: The Oil
having been printed, the gentleman /
from Readfield, Mr.. Hartman, now
moves that the rules be suspence
and that this bill have Its first wv
readings at this time.
Mr.. CAKES of Portland: NJ
Speaker, this is a new bill before Us
this morning, and it does seem
though the people from Portals
should have an opportunity TO sS
anime it, and l move that the m'.
ter lie on the table in its presen
status and be specially assigned I9' /,
Tuesday next.
Mr.. HARTMANN: Mr.. Speaker
that motion debatable?
The SPEAKER pro TEN: II Is o.
lebatable. The question is on WI
motion of the gentleman from f@s
and. Mr.. Cakes, that this matter
Oh the table and be especially vi
signed for Tuesday next. AS me- .
rs are in favor will say aye; NV"
opposed will say no. a..
A viva voce vote being taken wv
motion to retable was lost; anu !.
motion by the gentleman Hu
Mr.. Hartman, ana ~
Lher viva voce vote being taxen, w.
rules We're suspended. the bill nau
two several readings and tomo.."
vas assigned for its third readiHs ;
The SPEAKER pro TEN: Inc w
laws before the House majority ~.