Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-21

We can find out by recourse to the
files, whether that is in possession OF
the House or not, il you like.
Mr.. CARTER: / do not wish to de-
lay the Senate, but IL the information
can be conveyed to me later. before
we leave the orders of the day.
The PRESIDENTS: The question
is, is that paper in the possession OF
the Senate?
Mr.. CARTER: May it please the
Chair-simply ms Ii basis for furth-
err motion. if they are in the possess
ion Of the Senate.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair
recognizes the Senator from Kenne-
bee. Senator Wadsworth.
Mr.. WADSWORTH: Mr.. Presi-
dent, | move that the Senate recon-
slider it's vote whereby it referred H..
u. 100 to the committee on appro-
priations and financial affairs.
The motion was agreed to. and on
further motion by the same Senator
the matter was tabled.
Mr.. SMITH of Somerset: Mr.. Pres
ident. | move that we reconsider our
action whereby we voted to refer H.
T.. 300 to legal affairs.
Mr. IINCKLEY of Cumberland:
| What paper is that?
Mr.. SMITH: Relating to child la
Dor employment.
The motion to reconsider was
agreed to, and on further motion by
! the same Senator the matter was
| laid on the table, pending reference
| tQa committee.
Mr.. ANTHOINE of Cumberland:
| Mr.. President. | move to take from
| the table II. D. 63, An Act relating
| to application for soldiers bonus.
| The motion was agreed to. and on
| further motion by the same Senator
the bill was passed to be enacted.
Mr.. HINCKLEY of Cumberland:
Mr.. President, | move that we re-
consider our action whereby Fl. u.
70 was passed to be engrossed yes
| terday.
| The motion was agreed to.
| Mr.. HINCKLEY: Now, MIR. Presi-
dent. l move that we accept House
Amendment A in concurrence with
| the House. l might explain that by
without accepting this amendment.
| Mr.. Powers of Aroostook: Mr..
President. I should like to hear the
reading of the amendment.
| amendment read by Secretary
Mr.. HlNCKLEY: I move the adop-
ton of House Amendment A in con
Currence.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. HINCkLEY: Now, Mr.. Presi'
dent, l move that the bill as amend
ed be passed to be engrossed.
On motion by Mr.. Maher Of Ken
nebec, tabled pending its passage tc
be engrossed.
Mr.. CARTER Of Androscoggin: Mr.
President, the precedent having beer
established that the information ask
ed for by me Is now unnecessary,
move that we reconsider the vote
which we took yesterday whereby we
Limitation of right TO enter on or take
land, to the judiciary committee.
The PRESIDENTS: The Chair
would inform the Senator from An
drOscoggin that the paper was acted
upon yesterday in concurrence will
the House and it has gone to the
committee. and it seems to me thu
proper action would be to recall it.
Mr.. CARTER: Mr.. President, APP.
pretended that the paper was in thu
same situation as the papers involved
in the motion asked for by the Sen.
ator from Cumberland, Senator
Hinckley. which papers were passed
to be engrossed yesterday morning
withdraw my motion and make q
motion in conformahce with the sug-
gestion of the Chair that the Sen.
ate recall from the judiciary commit
tee H. D. $50, to which committee
they referred 1t yesterday in con-
currence with the House.
The PRESIDENTS: The Chair is o.
the impression that the proper pro
ceeding is to pass an order. The
Chair has reinforced his idea b,
speaking with the Secretary.
! Mr.. CARTER: The Senator from
Androscoggin withdraws his motion
Mr.. HINCKLEY of Cumberland
Mr.. President. in order to get at thu
matter Understandings, may l in.
quire through the Chair OF the Sen.
ator from Androscoggin. his purpose
in wishing 1t withdrawn?
The PRESIDENTS: The Senator
from Cumberland asks the question
through the Chair OF the Senator
from Androscoggin. what his purpose
is in desiring to recall this bill. He
may answer if he likes.
| Mr.. CARTER: Mr.. President, I an
very willing to answer. Here is bill
of which the title is misleading. i
got by me in that I did not realize
as to what the subject matter Of the
bill was.
The title is IAN Act relating tc
Limitation OF the right to enter or
and take land" and as I gather the
subject matter of the bill it is under
the Mill Act. so called. Anyone
damming a stream or creating Q
pond. can flow out graveyards. AND
! have heard that there may possibl,
be other legislation affecting possibly
the same subject matter, and my
purpose was to place this bill on the
table pending the introduction Of any
further legislation, that they Nigh,
go along together to the judiciary
committee. If that answers the Sen.
ator.
Mr.. HINCKLEY: Mr.. President.
have an impression, if may speak OF
1t. that the matter has probably beer
advertised by the judiciary commit.
tee already. We are trying to keer
our work right up, and further. Mr.
President, it would be reconsdered
only today and in order to withdraw
1t from the Judiciary committee II
must be acted upon by the committee
which will not meet before the SEES
sion adjourns, so l cannot see how
the motion will have any. effect.
Mr.. MAHER of kennebec: Mr.
President. l do not know that we are
talking on any particular notion
more or less informally-but il
would seem to me that have the
act in my hand which the Senator
from Androscoggin has in mind-he
has either missed the scope of K OF
sees something in it that I do moi
see. I think it has nothing to dc
with the Mill Act. but is a PROPOSE
ton with referenca to the taking Of