Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-20
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
SEVENTEEN SESSION.
SENATE.

Augusta, February ~. EOl.
Senate met according to adjourn
ment and was called to order by the
President.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Lcsher of
Augusta.
Jouthal read and approved.
Papers from the House disposed of in
concurrence.
Bill, an act providing in part for ex-
pendtures of the government for the
year 1901. This bill came from the
House reported by Mr.. Bcale of the
committee on financial affairs, ought to
pass.
on motion by Mr.. Staples of Knox.
the bill was laid on the table pending
the acceptance of the report in con-
culrence.
Bill, an act to repeal the organization
OF Perkins Plantation in Franklin
county. This bill came from the House
reported by Mr.. Thompson for the
committee on towns, ought to pass.
on motion by Mr.. Noble Of Franklin
the acceptance of the report in concur
renee.
READ AND ASSIGNED
An act to incorporate the trustees Of
Springfield Normal school.
Resolve in favor cf the Eastern
Maine General Hospital.
| Resolve in favor of the town of
WATERFORD.
Resolve in favor of the State Pom
illogical Society.
| An act to set off Calf island and
West Black island from the plantation
of Long island lin the county of Han
cock. and annex the same to the town
of Swans island
| Resolve in favor of o. +. Claaon of
Gardiner Maine.
| communication was received from
| the State printer in response to the
order Of February r. submitting
statement of the printing done for and
| paid for by the State in the year 1899
| the cause of the existing deficiency and
| an estimate of the printing for the
year 1901
On motion by Mr.. Virgin of Cumber-
| land. the foregoing communication was
| laid on the table to be printed.
| An act to provide for returns of
| telegraph and telephone companies to
the State.
! Mr.. WEEKS of Somerset: Mr.. Presi-
dent. The Senate this morning con-
CURED in the action of the House by
which this matter was referred to the
committee on legal affairs. | now
move that the action whereby the
Senate concurred with the House in its
| reference to the committee on legal
| affairs. be reconsidered.
| Mr. NOBLE of Franklin: Mr.. Presi-
! dent, before the vote is had | would
| like the senator's reasons for recon
| sidcration. SO that ! can vote intelli-
gently.
! Mr.. WEEKS: Mr. President | did
not know that such a bill as this had
been introduced until the chair pre-
scented it this morning for con-
current action upon the pend
| ing reference. 1t occurred to me at
once that this was a subject matter
| which should be referred to the COM
mittee on railroads, telegraphs and ex-
| presses. | may be wrong. | do net
| make this motion for reconsideration
| in order to make a motion that it be
! so referred; but | would like to have
| the matter lay over until tomorrow
morning. after a vote to reconsider. in
order that | may look into the matter.
and if that is satisfactory to the sem
: ator from Franklin. that is the method
L would like to have this morning with
| reference to this particular bill.
The PRESIDENTS: The senator :
motion. as the chair understands it is
as follows: He moves to reconsider the
vote whereby this bill was referred to
I the committee on legal affairs. in con-
| currence. and that tomorrow morning
+, be assigned for time on which to take
| the matter UP.
| Mr.. WEEKS: I desire that the
motion to reconsider be passed upon at
the present time, and that tomorrow
morning the question of reference be
considered.
The question being put upon the
motion to reconsider the vote whereby
the act was referred to the committee
on legal affairs in concurrence, the
motion prevailed.
| on further motion by Mr.. Weeks Of
: Somerset, the matter of reference of
! the bill was assigned for tomorrow
morning.
The following bills. petitions, etc,
were presented and referred.
MATTERS of private nature were re-
ceived under suspension of the ordcr).
| JUDICIARY
| BY Mr.. Vickery of Kennebec-An act
! relating to the Maine State Sanatorum
, Association.
| BY Mr. White of AndroscogSin-An
act to regulate proceedings on certior-
ari.
| BY Mr. Noble of Franllin-Remon-
STRANGE. Of f. A. Henderson and liz
others of the town of Rockport. re-
monstrating against the passage Of a
bill granting to the town of Camden
the right to maintain waterworks or to