Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-19

WithdraWs his motion to indefinitely
POSTPONE, and moves that the House
reconsider its action whereby TINS
bill was passed to be enacted. and
does SO for the purpose OF sub
sequently moving the indefinite post
ponement of the bill. The Chair VIII
state that the bill as originally en-
acted in this House appears to IN :
crease salary from eighteen hundred
dollars to twenty five hundred dol
lars, and that Senate amendment "A,
amend the bill by reducing the
amount from twenty-five hundred
dollars to twenty-five hundred dol
lars.
Mr.. OAkES: Mr.. Speaker.
understand that we must reconsider
to join with the Senate or
The SPEAKER: The House has
passed this bill to be enacted.
Mr.. CAKES: But not as amend
ed.
The SPEAKER: Not as amended
After enactment IN the House the
bill went to the Senate and was
there passed to be engrossed as
amended by Senate Amendment A.
Mr.. OAKES: Then what is the
motion now?
sires to concur with the Senate, it
should reconsider its action whereby
this bill was passed to be enacted
and then reconsider it's action where
by 1t was passed TO be engrossed
and concur with the Senate in the
adoption of Senate amendment A
and then proceed to passage to en-
grossment. The motion now before
the House is to reconsider the action
whereby this bill was passed to be
enacted. The gentleman from
Eridgtou, Mr.. Stone, then intends to
put his motion to Indefinitely post
pOne.
Mr.. CAKES: That motion before
the House now should be voted on
anyway.
The SPEAKER: 1t will have tc
be voted on anyway. Is it the
tion whereby this bill was passed tC
be enacted be reconsidered?
The motion prevailed.
The SPEAKER: The motion OF
the gentleman from Bridgton, Mr.
Stone, now is that the bill be in
definitely postponed. Is the House
ready for the question"
Mr.. HALE. Of Portland: Mr.
Speaker, | sincerely hope that tho
motion of the gentleman from
3ridgton (Mr. Stone) will not pre-
vail. The Cumberland county dele,
cation. as the last speaker has TOLD
YOU spend many hours in consider
ing this question and l think we sat
on the lid pretty fairly tightly. :,
member of the Governors Council
was present at n good many of oul
deliberations and was present at OF,
fDl1 ION hi Ill
agreed in the delegation that the
salary should be cut down to TWEEN
ty-tWo hundred dollars from its pro-
posed increase TO twenty five hun!
dred dollars. and the amendment iI
the Senate WAS offered and adopted
in pursuance Of the recommends :
tions of the committee: and if tht
gentleman's motion is lost ! shall
ask the House TO adopt Senate
amendment a in concurrence.
Mr.. STONE OF Bridgton: Mr.
Speaker. | was present at this meet
ing of the Cumberland county dele
~alion, and the reason given to us al
that time for this raise in salary
vas that It took all of his time. II
was said that prior to that the Re
Corder of this court sat on the bench
every other day, but that for some
reason it WAS found that this was
not legal; that the present judge
was doing all the work in this court
and that His salary should be raised
That seemed to be agreeable to the
delegation, hut since then | under
stand there has been q bill put into
the House making it lawful for tho
Recorder In this court TO take turns
with the Judge, that he can do tina,
every other day. II seems to me tina,
this takes away the argument il,
tavor OF the increase of this salary
The SPEAKER: Is the House
ready for the question:
The question being called for and
being en- the motion of the gentle
man from Bridgton, Mr.. Stone, tina,
this bill be indefinitely postponed, a
viva Noce vote was taken, and the
motion failed of passage.
on motion by Mr.. Hale of Port
land, the House voted to reconsider
Its action whereby this bin was pas
sed to be engrossed; and on further
motion by the same gentleman Sen
ate Amendment y was adopted in
concurrence. on further motion by
the same gentleman, the bill az
amended by Senate Amendment 4
was passed to be cngvoSsed,
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