Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-03-13

ton was assembled having been ac-
complished, the joint convention was
dissolved and the Senate retired to
the Senate chamber, amid the applause
of the House.
In the House
The Speaker in the chair.
The SPEAKER: The House Is pro-
ceeding under orders Of the day.
On motion by Mr.. Nichols of Port
land, it was voted to take from the
table on act relating to fees for reg
istration of automobile vehicles. S. +.
SO, S. D. SO, tabled by that gentleman
yesterday. pending passage to be
enacted; and on further motion by the
same gentleman, the House voted 70
re,A,nsider it's action whereby this Dill
was passed to be engrossed; and the
same gentleman offered House Amend
ment C, as follows, and moved It's
adoption.
Amend said bill by striking out the
word "regularly.'
The amendment was adopted.
On motion by Mr.. Littlefeld OF Ken>
nebunk, the bill was tabled pending
passage to be engrossed.
Mr.. HAMILTON of Caribou: Mr..
Speaker, I move that we take from the
table Senate Document No. Al, bill, an
act relating to the giving OF checks
where the maker has insufficient funds'
tabled by me this morning.
The SPEAKER: This was especiai-
ly assigned for Wednesday next. .
On r,iotion by Mr.. Hamilton OF
Caribou the House voted to recon
slider fts action whereby this matter
was especially assigned for Weones-
day next: and on further motion py
the same gentleman. 1t was Votea 70
take the bill from the table ana tne
gentleman from Caribou, Mr.. Hami-
man from Lewiston, Mr.. Holmes.
MIR. Holmes: Mr.. Speaker, | merely
want to offer House Amendment A
to Senate Document Al, and then
will move that it be re-tabled and
assigned as the gentleman from
Caribou wishes-Wednesday morn
The SPEAKER: The gentleman
from Lewiston, Mr.. Holmes. oners
House Amendment A to Senate Doc
ument No. Al. Does the gentleman
move its adoption? Z,
Mr., Holmes: No, Mr.. Speaker. !!
wish that it be printed and the Dill
lie on the table and especially as
signed for Wednesday next; and l
wish to state that my reason for this
is that since the matter came up
have looked UP the Statutes and the
laws of 1917 and 1928, and l have
found that the author Of this meas
ure in drafting the amendment 10
the section had incorporated part
of the old statute and put IN new
rart, and I was in error and did not
knew until I looked up the Statute
that the part that objected to at the
time was already in the old law. l
wish to acknowledge my error and to
offer that amendment. and l move
that the amendment be printed, ana
the whole matter tabled and espe-
cially assigned for Wednesday next.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman
from Lewiston, Mr.. Holmes. offers
House Amendment A to Senate Doc.
umcnt No. Al, and moves that b00
copies of the same be printed.
The motion prevailed.
On further motion by Mr.. Holmes
Of Lewiston the bill and amendment
were tabled and especially assigned
for Wednesday next.
On motion by Mr. Holmes OF Lew
iston, it was votci to take from the
table bill from the Senate relat-
ing to Text Books to be approved
by the State Commissioner Of Tdu-
cation, the pending question being
reference to a committee In concur
renee; and on further motion by the
same gentleman. the House voted to
concur with the Serate in the refer
tnce Of this Dill to the committee on
Education.
Mr.. CUMMINGS Of Portland: Mr..
Speaker, I rise to a parliamentary
inquiry. In regard to the order for
the investigation Of the Textile In
duntry of tho State, he House
adopted an amendment. DID the
Senate reject tha. amendment:
The SPEAKER: The Chair under
stands that the amendment was
adopted by the Senate, and the or.
der as amended was then referred
to the two joint committees.
Mr.. CUMMINGS: Could thai be
Senate. as the amendment which we
adopted specifically stated. and lie.
came a part Of the bill. as to where
IL 81
The SPEAKER: The Chair Is ir
error. Neither the order nor the
amendment bears anv record that
the amendment was adopted by the
Senate. The Senate apparently re-
fs rred' the whole matter to the two
committees.
Mr. CUMMINGS: I would inquire
Of the Chair If the Senate can so
refer without amending the order
or the amen iment?
The SPEAKER: -he Chair is not
familiar with what the Senate may
do or may not DO, but is of the opin-
ion that the Senate can SO refer
If it desires. The objection is that
the subject matter of the order re-
Quires certain action.
Mr.. CUMMINGS: I think SO. The
order itself states where it should go
and it seems to me it requires an
amendment, just as it requires an
amendment for us to change the ref
erence of a bill. I speak of this. Mr..
Speaker, because I want to be sure