Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-02-20

STRANGE of t. ]. Colbeth and 70 9TH
ers of Bucks Harbor against same
Oh. +. No. S49).
BY Mr.. Pike of Lubec: Remon-
STRANGE of A. L. Maloon and 80 others
Of Cutler against same (H. +. NO.
S50).
Taxation
BY Mr.. Mills of st. Albans: Al Act
to amend Chapter 10 of the Revised
Statutes, relating to exemption of es-
Oh. P. No. s5D.
600 copies ordered printed)
Taxation, and Ways and Bridges
Bv Mr.. Boman of Vinalhaven: Re-
monstrance Of Z. S. Loud and so 9TH
ers of Vinalhaven against any in
crease in the gasoline tax without eX-
emptions to fishermen tH. =. No. SOD.
BY the same gentleman: Remon-
STRANGE of l.. o. Young and Is others
of Gushing against same (H. z. No.
S53).
BY Mr.. Mathews Of Cherryfield:
Remonstrance of r. w. Gates and 29
others of Addison against same Oh
p. No. S5G.
Reports of Committees
Mr.. Sturgis from the committee on
Agriculture reported ought not to pass
on resolve for aid in the payment or
premiums awarded by the Houlton
Agricultural Society H. p No 800.
Report read and accepted and sent
up for concurrence.
Mr.. Decker from the committee on
Military Affairs on bill. An Act to
amend Chapter 174 Of the Public Laws
of Maine for 1929, known as the Mil
No III
No. 12) reported same in new draft
(H. p. No. $3.50 under same title and
that it ought to pass.
Report read and accepted and the
new draft ordered printed under the
joint rules.
Mr.. Sturgis from the committee on
Agriculture reported ought to pass on
resolve making appropriation for the
Maine Agricultural Experiment Sta
tion for the purchase of additional
land at Highmoor Farm (H. p. No.
1881.
Same gentleman from same COM
mittee reported same on resolve maxi
ing appropriation for the control and
suppression of the European corn
borer (H. T. No. 55).
Same gentleman from same commit
tee reported same on resolve making
an appropriation for the Maine Seed
Improvement Association CH. L. No.
463).
SANG gentleman from same COM
mittec reported same on resolve trans
ferring the income from the Carleton
Orchard Fund to the College of Agri-
culture of the University of Maine
| III =. No. 500.
Reports read and accepted and the
resolves ordered npipfni under the
joint rules.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
/ The SPEAKER: Under orders of
the day, the House will proceed to
the unfinished business.
Mr.. HALE of Portland: Mr.. Speak,
er may | inquire whether the busi-
, ness now in order is my motion for
| the previous question on the motion
of the gentleman from Lewiston (Mr.
! Holiness?
The SPEAKER: The matter before
the House Is the matter of the motion
of the gentleman from Portland, Mr..
/ Hale.
! Mr.. HALE: Mr.. Speaker, I wish
+, to say that it is quite apparent to
me that there are a large number of
| people who are deeply interested in
| this question, and who doubtless
| wish to address the House upon it.
| The SPEAKER: The motion is not
! debatable.
! Mr.. HALE: | am merely Offering,
! Mr.. Speaker, a few explanatory
words to the request which | am
| about to make. preliminary to with
drawing my motion. My reason for
| doing This is that / do not wish to
! shut OIL debate ON question of SO
much Importance, on which there is
so much legitimate interest, and with
the permission OF the House | beg
I leave to withdraw my motion for the
| previous question.
! The SPEAKER: The gentleman
/ frcm Portland. Mr.. Hale. withdraws
| his motion for the previous question.
I Mr.. WING of Auburn: Mr.. Speaker.
! 1t occurs to me that the situation
which the gentleman desires to
obtain Will not result as a
| matter Of this motion. The
question which we wish to de-
bate. and on which discussion is offer
Ell, is upon the merits of the resolve
! of the gentleman from Portland, Mr..
Spears and hope that the motion of
the gentleman from Lewiston, Mr..
Holmes, that we reconsider will pre-
vail. We can then discuss the entire
merits of the case.
Mr.. HOLMES of Lewiston: Mr.
Speaker, | ask for enlightenment up
on the parliamentary situation. Am
| right in my inference that if the
motion of the gentleman from Port
land, or the request of the gentle
man from Portland, Mr.. Hale, is sup
ported by the House, and he is al
lowed to withdraw his motion, then
leaving the motion to reconsider
which 1 made as the question before
the House, that the subject is de-
batable under my motion to recon-
slider. and that the object which the
gentleman from Auburn (Air. Wing)
wishes to accomplish would be ac-
complished in that way?
The SPEAKER: The Chair will
state that the gentleman from Port
land, Mr.. Hale has withdrawn his
motion for the previous question.
The matter before the House, then,
Is the motion of the gentleman from
Lewiston, Mr.. Holmes. to reconsider
the vote of yesterday whereby this
resolve was indefinitely postponed.
This motion is debatable at the pres
ent time to the merits of the propo-
sition and in any other way. The
Chair might explain that a motion
to reconsider a vote can be put but
once upon any proposition. If the
motion 10 reconsider the action
whereby the House indefinitely post
poned this resolve is carried the
House then turns to the considera-
tion of the passage of the resolve. If
the motion to reconsider is lost, the
resolve Is killed. The matter be-
fore the House at present is the mo-
ton to reconsider the vote whereby
this resolve was indefinitely post
poned and the subject is open for de-
bate.
Mr.. HOLMES of Lewiston: Mr..
Speaker, availing myself of the rul-
ing of the Chair. as | understand Ii