Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-04
On Engrossed Bills.

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York, McFadden of Lincoln. Plummer
of Penobscot. Buck of Hancock, Noble
of Franklin, Dudley of Aroostook.
MacFarlane of Piscataquis, Staples of
Knox, Alden of Kennebec.
Upon motion by Mr.. Virgin of Cum
berland, it was
Ordered That a joint select commit
tee of three on the part of the Senate.
with such as the House may join. con-
slider the Governors message and re-
port the several subjects to appropriate
committees
And Messrs. Virgin of Cumberland.
Weeks of Somerset and Vickery of
kennebec were appointed such com
mittce on the part of the Senate.
A paper from the House. Bill. An
Act to Authorize the Board of Trade
of Portland, to establish committee
on inspection of produce at the port OF
Portland. had its first reading.
Mr.. Virgin of Cumberland: At this
time | wish to move suspension of
the rules and to move that the bill
have it's second reading at the present
time; and | will explain my reason
for SO doing. 1t seems that the Board
of Trade or the Produce Exchange in
New York City is to have a meeting
next Tuesday. the day on which this
Legislature will assemble; and on that
day they propose to prepare list Of
the ports in the United States at which
there is a duly qualified inspector of
produce and particularly of grain.
That list will be sent broadcast to con-
SigneeS across the water and to West
ern shippers of grain, and Portla nd.
unfortunately, not being in the cate
CORY of cities so equipped. will be cut
from that list For that reason the
consignccS of grain abroad will direct
their shippers to ship to New York,
Baltimore or other ports that are SO
equipped. From the port of Portland
last season there were shipped eleven
million bushels of grain across the wa
ter. This act by the New York Cham
Der of Commerce will affect 80 per
cent of the shipments from Portland. if
not inore. Now this bill has been pre-
pared, and we ask for a suspension of
the rules and passage of it, today. so
that at this meeting in New York next
Tuesday. the representatives of that
meeting from the city of Portland can
inform the Chamber of Commerce that
Portland is properly equipped with in
spectors of produce who are author
lied to issue a certificate in proper
form.
If the matter does not go forward
now it will be too late. Notice will be
sent broadcast and Portland will be
Disseminated against, and for that
reason l move that the rules be sus-
pended and the bill have a second
reading"
Mr.. Fernald of Androscoggin:
| would like to ask if this bill car ries
appropriation with it?
Mr.. Virgin: There is no appropria-
ton. 1t simply authorizes a charter by
the Portland Board of Trade by which
they will appoint a committee of in
spectors of grain and swear them to
perform their duties. There is no APP
preparation whatever.
Mr.. McFadden of Lincoln: The Port
land Board of Trade appoints the in
spectors?
Mr.. Virgin: They get their pay from
the shippers and the government.
On the foregoing motion which was
duly carried, the bill received it's sec
ond reading, under suspension of the
rules, and passed to be engroSSed
Upon motion by Mr. Stearns of OK
ford, it was
Ordered that, the House concurring
the business of the last session of the
Legisla ture referred to this. be taken
from the files and referred to the APP
propriate committees.
Upon motion by Mr.. Macfarlane of
Piscataqus. it was
Ordered. that a message be sent to
the House of Representatives propos-
ing that the two branches Of the Leg
islature convene in the hall of the
House for the purpose of clecting a
secretary of state. a State treasurer,
attorney general, State assessor. State
printer State binder and seven Exccu-
tive Councillors.
And the secretary of the Senate was
charged with the delivery of said mes
sage. Subsequently he returned and re
ported that he had delivered the mes
sage.
The President read to the Senate the
joint select committee on the part of
the House, on the Governors message.
a message was thereafter received
from the House conveyed by Mr.. Cot
ton. it's clerk, as follows:
Il am charged with Il message from
the House to inform this body of the
concurrence of the House in the propo-
SitiOn to hold Il convention forthwith
for the purpose of electing Il secretary
of State. State treasurer, attorney gem
cral. State assessor. State printer.
state binder and seven Executive Coun-
cillors."
The Senate thereupon proceeded to
the Representatives hall. where a con-
vcntion was formed.
On the return of the Senate to their
chamber Mr. White of AndroScoggin,
submitted the following order that, the
House concurring. when the Senate and
House adjourn, they adjourn to meet
on Tuesday January Sth. at 1880 A. NJ.
Mr.. White said: II have to say. in
relation to the foregoing order that it
is drawn in accordance with the one
passed two years ago. There seems to
be quite a difference of mind among
the members of the Senate as to when
is the proper time. l will merely say
that. when / drew the order, l drew it
as it was drawn two years ago. l I'M
derstand that it is the feeling of the
House that we make it o'clock on
Tuesday"
Mr.. Piummer: Il move to amend by
making it O'Clock p. NJ. We shall