Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-23
THURSDAY MORNING. MARCH %. 1898.

porate the Atlantic Shore Line Electric Rail
road Co., WAS taken from the table, AMI
Senate amendment A, presented by the
same senator. Was adopted, and the bill
read the second time and passed 10 be
engrossei.
On motion of Mr.. Peaks of Piscasxquis Z,
House document No. POS. an act TO iRcor-
porate the kennebee Water Co., was taken
from the table and pissed TO be engrossed.
Tn motion of MIR. Nickerson of Lincoln {;
1 House document No. 2e9, an act 10 incorl,o-
rate the " Waldoboro Water Electric Light and
| Power Co, was taken from the table, aud
the Senate reconsided the vote whereby this
bill was passed TO be engrossed. adopted
I House amendment A, and passed the bill 10
be engrossed as amended,
On motion of Mr. Thatcher of Penobscot
| House document Ne. 26l, resolve relating
to bridge over the Penobscot river at Winn,
was taken from the table, and the Senate
| reeonsl Tered tic vote whereby Senate
amendment A was adopted, and rejected the
amendment The bill was read second time
as amended by House amendments.
/ On motion that the bill pass TO be en-
crossed Mr.. Holman of Franklin called for
| the yeas and nays, and the motion was carried
by 10 to9.
| lhe vote was as ioiio"s'
Yeas hlan, Ames CLARK, CONN. Coos Drttins
t,a'ss saisefS sh.y, S,n6crd Thatrhcr Wigg.n
| Wluslow 10.
| Nays-iieTrek, HerseN, Herson', Hiii' Hoimaa'
"e,.et nr,,''ri ~ ana2"t 1.2 ;v',or,
/ Not Noting-spear.
| on motion of Mr.. Hersey of Oxford
/ House documents No. l2O and 1877 and Sen
ATE ,Iocument M. l-S. were taken from tn,
table ami Senate amendments A. B and G.
were aaonted and the Senate uou-concurred
with tho Uous, in the ,dontiou of Iouse
| ,non1mert n The hill was then road
second time and passed TO be enrrossed,
| I'm motion of Mr. Swanton nf S.padnho,.
a message was sent 10 the Governor rcuuest
| iny the return of the following two bills
An net to regulate weirs in Cathance. East
ern and Ahhayadasseit rivers and an act to
| amend chan 40 see. 90 Revised Statutes
TN motion cf Mr.. Wigyin of Aroostook
Senate documept No. l3S. an act for the
protection of sheen. was taken from the
| table and the Senate reconsi,lered the vote
whereby amendment was adopte,i, and
non -concurred with the House in the ailop-
tion of amendment C..
ON morton of Mr.. Peaks of piscataauis
the bill was laid on the table.
On motion of MIR. Thatcher of Penobscot
Senate documents Nos. lo2 and l75. an act
relating TO boards of registration and the
registration of voters, were taken from the
table.
MIR. Seiders of Cumberland offered Sen
ate amendments A and b, which were
odopted and the bill passed to b., enyrossed
AS amended.
ON motion of Mr. IIersev of Oxford
Senate document No. So, and act relating
to insurance, was taken from the table. and
the Senate reconsidered the vote whereby
this bill was passed to be engrosscd. and
Mr.. IIersev presented Senate amendment
"A.
On motion of Mr.. Peaks of piscatauuis
the bill was laid on the table pending the
adoption of the amendment
ON motion of Mr.. Ilersev of oxford the
Senate reconsidcred the vote whereby it in
definitely postponed an act to incorporate
the Maine Real Estate Investment Co of
/ Portland and the bill was laid on the table.
On motion OF Mr.. Seiders of Cumberland
House document No. 22l, an act relating to
| close time on COW moose, was taken from
the table, and after a few remarks against
the bill from Mr.. Mayo of Penobscot the
bill was passed to be enacted on the motion
of Mr. Holman of Franklin.
| On motion OF Mr.. Wood of Cumberland
| House document No. 1G, an act to protect
| black bass in Highland lake and its outlet
| in Bridgton, Cumberland county, was taken
| from the table, and put on its passage to be
! enacted.
| Special assignment, House document No.
/ 500 an act relating to the salary of the
State librarian, etc, was taken from the
table.
! Mr.. IIersey of oxford; There seems to
| be or to have been before us two measures
| relating to the State llbrarian, one of which
| is House document No rs, and the other
| House document No. 500, which we have
now under consideration. In the resolve
we fnd certain appropriations for sal
/ aries. etc and in sec. II of this
| House document No. $50 we find pro-
/ vision that the State librarian shall employ
one regular assstan. librarian, who shall
| receive salary of $500 per annum. The
State librarian is 10 receive $1,000 in full
! Now. it seems to me- Mr. President, that
| this is quite a change in the question of sal
aries anil clerk hire. am always in favor
of pay ing parties we'll for their work, but |
can remember that only few years ago our
/ State librarian had only 5000, and a small
| amount for clerk hire | understand that
the Librarian now has $1,000 under the pres
cut law | don't know that 1t is necessary
| for so manv clerks to be here during the
session of the Legislature but don't think
that they are necessary when the Legisla-
ture is not in session
| Now. in section , the tenure of Office
seems to be enlarged from three years to
| six wears. certainly am opposed to this
extension of the term of office to six years
| Now. for the purpose of testing this matter
! offer Senate amendment A, amcnding
these two sections.
/ Mr.. Seiiers of Cnnbcrland This bill
.eas prcp,red hy tie committee on library
and it va. not hastily prepared. 1t was
! founI that there shouli be some radical
changes made in the management of the
ibrare. 1t is beyoni question fact that
there should be more money appropriated
for the library to keep it up in proper
shape. The question is how much shall be-
Appropriated in addition to what was for
merry appropriated 1t has been claimed
that this bin il SO much in addition to the
resolve which was passed here. This is not
so. There is no double appropriation here.
Mr.. Seiders went on to state some of the
hooks and periodicals with which the lib
rarv should be proyi1eJ. and further stated
that there was no reason why the assistant
librarian should not receive the same salary
$500 - other clerks of the same grade
IN the Stat employ. He said that the com
niltee thought there should be an increase
in the sal-r} of the librarian and they had
put it at sl5ap because they thought that
sum was hight, but that this Senate was
amply able to put the matter right
Mr.. flerrick of oxford spoke of the
necessity for employing man of ability as
State librarian, and said he thought he