Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-04

ON railroads..
Finally Paused
Resolve relating to the celebration
of the sesquicentennial anniversary
of the Declaration of independence.
Resolve providing Tor a State
Pension for Frank H. Taylor Of
Whitefield.
Resolve in favor of Bangor State
Hospital for maintenance and other
purposes. Is. P. 3S7) Is. Doc. No.
1907.
Resolve to appropriate money for
the purpose of operating fish hatch
cries and feeding stations for fish
for the protection Of fish, game and
birds and for printing the report of
the Commissioner of Inland Fisher
les and Game. and for maintenance
of the Maine State Museum and for
other expenses incident to the Ad-
ministration Of the Department Of
Inland Fisheries and Game.
Resolve in favor of Northern
Maine Sanatorium.
Resolve appropriating money for
repairs and improvements to State
Fish Hatchery buildings. grounds
and equipment at Lake Megupticook,
in Camden. County of Knox.
Emergency Measures
An act to ratify the plantation
meeting of The Forks Plantation.
The SPEAKERS: This being an
emergency measure. and requiring
under the Constitution the affirma-
tive of two-thirds the entire men,
bership of this House ON its passage
to be enacted, all those who are in
favor of the passage of the bill to be
enacted will rise and stand in their
places until counted, and the moni-
tors will return the count.
A division being had.
One hundred and eighteen voted,
and all in the affirmative, SO the bill
was passed TO be enacted.
An act to appropriate money for
the expenditures of government for
the remaining months of the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1925.
The SPEAKER: This being an
emergency measure, and requiring
under the constitution the affirmative
vote of two-thirds the entire mem
bership of this House on it's passage
to be enacted, all those who are in
favor of the passage of the bill to be
enacted will rise and stand in their
places until counted, and the moni-
tors will return the count.
A division being had,
One hundred and twenty-one
voted, and all in the affirmative, SO
the bill was passed to be enacted.
Orders of the Day
The SPEAKER: Under orders of
the day the Chair presents first the
unfinished business, and the first
item under unfinished business is the
adoption of House Amendment A on
bill an act to enlarge the definition
of the term Securities" II. p. 1858,
III. D. sos. the amendment having
been offered by the gentleman from
Auburn, MIR. Wing. The Amend
ment was lost on a voice vote; the
adoption of the amendment was re-
fused on a voice vote, and a division
was requested. The exact status of
the matter is that a division has
been requested on the vote. Is the
House ready for the question.
Mr.. WING of Kingfeld: Mr..
Speaker and members of the House:
1t has been my policy up to this time
to follow the course pursued by the
gentleman from East Machias (Mr.
McDonald). when, up to yesterday,
in his case, the silence was not brok-
en-. / have come to the conclusion
that il this SIND Legislature is going
to continue indefinitely. that if we as
legislators are going to continue to
dance and talk until the middle OF
the summer. l, for one, am not 60
ing to limit my activities to the
former
My purpose in arising this morn
ing is to support the motion of the
gentleman from Auburn, Mr.. Wing,
for the adoption of House Amend
ment A on bill an let to enlarge the
n ..t.1 -Jt
and in supporting that motion l wish
to read three lines from House Docu-
ment sos and ask you if this propos-
ed amendment is not simply log
ical Interpretation of that clause
which l shall read, and, if that is a
logical Interpretation, why we should
not adopt this amendment. Then, e
this amendment puts sufficient light
upon the real meaning, upon the
wording of this House Document
sos, | think that you will all be con-
WINGED that this matter should be in
definitely postponed.
Line 3 on the first page of House
Document 500 reads as follows: L
might explain perhaps that the pur-
pose of this act IS to place under the
head of securities contracts for the
sale of ur-bearing or other animals
containing agreements or options
for the purchase of their progeny;
and | do not care to read it because
that is the Gist of this whole bill.
and | ask you, members of the
House, if this House Amendment A
is not logical Interpretation of this
paragra phi? To give one concrete IL
luStration! If | have a COW, if l have
a horse or any other animal that
hoo h.. tel,
sell that animal, make a contract for
it's sale, and reserve the right to pur-
chase the progeny of that animal,
must come to Augusta and intercede
with the commissioner Of our banking
institutions in the State of Maine and
ask him the privilege of making that
contract.
Now, members of the House, il
that is a logical Interpretation, and
l believe it is, L ask You to adopt
House Amendment y to House
Document sos, and then indefinitely
POSTPONE The whole matter.
MIR. HAMILTON of Caribou: MIR.
Speaker, | would like to have the
amendment read. (Laushter)
The SPEAKER: This has been
read twice already, but the Chair
will read it again.
blouse Amendment A reaO.
Mr.. STlTHAM of Pittsfield: Mr..
81 eaker, | rise for information. to
ask whether canary birds are ami
mails or fish.
Mr.. HALE Of Portland: Mr..
Speaker, l would call the attention
of the House to the difference be-
tween House Document 1913 and
House Document sos. In House
Document 1913. lines five and six the
language is contracts for the sale
of fur-bearing animals. If You will
turn to House Document sos. lines
flve and six, you will find the words
contracts Cor the sale of fur-bear-