Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-23
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
SEVENTEEN SESSION.
SENATE.
Augusta, March -. 1901

augusta, March -, 1901
senate met according to adjourn
ment, and was called to order bv the
President
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Miller OF
Hallowell
Journal read and approved.
fapers from the House disposed Of
in concurrence.
An act to repeal Chapter 100 of tho
Public Laws of 1895 relating to the in
corporation and control of telegram
and telephone companies This bin
was amended in the Senate and passed
to be engrossed Now comes from the
House indefinitely postponed. On
| motion by Mr.. Plummer of Penobscot
the Senate concurrcd with the House
III the indefinite postponcment of the
bill.
Blll. an act to tax interest bearing
deposits in trust and banking com
panies This came from the House.
reported by the committee on taxa
tion ought to pass. Report accepted
IN concurrence. The bill had its three
several readings in the House and
passed to be cngrossed.
Nj Adams of Penobscot moved that
me Dill be indefinitely postponed. The
yeas and nays were called for and or
defed. The vote resulted as follows:
Those voting yea were. Adams and
Murchie (2). Those voting nav were
| Messrs Bryant. Buck, Burleigh. Burns.
| Dudley. Fernald. Libby. MacFarlanc
McFaddcn. Morrison. Noble. Peircc.
Plummer. Prince. Rankin. STABLES of
Cumberland. Staples Of Knox. Stearns.
Titcomb. Nickery. Virgin. Weeks.
White and Wilson t2p absent. Mess, :.
Alden. Jones and Whitehouse
And the motion to indefinitely post
pone Was declared lost
Mr.. Adams Of Penobscot then moved
| that the bill be amended by striking
! out in the sixteenth line of Section
! One. the words one half and insert
! ing in place thereof the words three
cichths' 4 division was called for
ard ordered resulting in a vote of in
favor of the adoption of the amend
ment to 10 opposed. and the motion to
amend WAS declared lost.
Mr. Fernald of Androscoggin
moved that the bill take its two several
readings under suspension Of the rules
and without printing. and pass to he
| cngroSSed. Mr.. Adams Of Penobscot
objected to suspension Of the rules ami
desired the matter to take the regular
course
Mr.. Fernald Of Androscoggn in
sisted upon his motion. and division
being had resulted in a vote of q in
the affirmative TO in the negative
and the motion Of Mr.. Fernald was de-
clared To have prevailed. The bill
then took its several readings under
suspcSion Of the rules and was passed
to be engrossed.
An act To amend Chapter 263 of the
Private and Special Laws of 1887. en-
titled. an act relating to the herring
fishery in the ST. Croix river. This
bill came from the House with two
committee reports. the ajority report
being ought TO pass. The minority re-
port was ought not to pass. on mo-
ton by Mr.. Peirce Of Waldo the Sem
concurred with the House in the adop-
ton of the ajority report The bill
took its first reading. and. on motion
by the same Senator took its second
reading under suspension Of the rules
and was passed to he engrossed
Resolve on payroll of the House
This came from the House, passed I'M
der suSpeSion of the rules. On motion
by Mr.. Fernaid of Androscoggin the
resolve took its two several readings
under suspension of the rules and was
passed to he engrossed.
Resolve in favor of w. L. Cotton Of
Thomaston. for transportation of
members of State prison committee
and guests while on official visit to the
State prison. Read and passed in the
House under suspension of the rules.
on motion by Mr.. Buck of Hancock.
the resolve took its two several read
ing under suspension of the rules and
was passed to be engrossed.
At this point Mr.. Virgin of Cumber-
land took the chair at the request Of
the President.
An act to amend Section of Chap
ter . of the Revised Statutes relating
to fees of town and city clerks for
recording mortgages. House Amend
ments A and b adopted in concur
renee
Bill an act relating to political
causes in towns. which passed the Sen
ate to be engrossed. went to the House
with Senate amendments A and Z.
comes back from the House indefinitely
On motion by Mr.. Weeks
of Somerset, the Senate concurred
with the House in indefinitely postpOn-
ing the bill.
Resolve in favor Of the town of
with statement of facts re-
garding same. was referred in the
Senate to the committee on legal af-
fairs 1t comes back from the House
referred to the next Legislature. On
motion by Mr.. Plummer of Penob-
scot, the Senate receded from its
former action: and on his further mo-
ton tho Senate concurred with the
House in referring the matter to the /
next Legislature.
\ communication was received from |
the secretary of State. transmitting
reports Of the state librarian for the
years 1899 and 1900. On motion by
Mr.. Plummer of PenObscot, the ,,om-
and report were placed on
ile
Mr.. Burns of Cumberland. present
IN payroll of the Senate. which, IN |
Ter suspension of the rules. took its
-wo several readings and passed to be
Mr.. Weeks of Somerset for the COM
nittee on conference on bill, an act to
tho coIDtV commissioners