Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-28

by the Senate. and asked for commit
tee of conference.
The House indefinitely postponed the
reports of the committee on interior
tor Goodwin to create q water storage
commission.
The calendars of both Houses were
practically cleared by o'clock, when
recess was had, the Senate to meet at
7.30, and the House at o'clock.
The question of insisting on the ac-
ton of the Senate DIN the indefinite
postponement of the St. Louis Expo
sition resolve was the first matter con-
sidered in the evening by that body.
Senators Dudley, Randall and Pike
were appointed committee of confer
ence. Subsequently, Senator Goodwin
moved to reconsider the vote whereby
the Senate voted to insist. The motion
was defeated. II to 10.
Senator Randall declined to serve
upon the committee of conference.
Senator Goodwin moved that Senator
Manley be placed upon the committee,
but that gentleman declined, for the
reason that he had voted for the bill.
Then Senator Morse of Waldo, moved
that the senator from Somerset, Mr..
Goodwin, be made member Of the
committee. On a viva voce vote, Mr..
Goodwin was declared elected, but the
vote was doubted by Senator Gardner
and a division was called. Twenty
three senators voted for the motion
and only three against. So Senator
Goodwin was selected a member of the
conference committee.
On motion of Senator Stetson of Pc
nobscot, the Senate reconsidered the
vote whereby the resolve granting aid
to the Lincoln and Chester bridge in
his county was passed to be engrossed.
Senator Gardner of the same county
Vainly sought to prevent such action
from being taken, but the Senate
agreed with Senator Stetson and in
definitely postponed the resolve.
The bill to regulate the use of auto
mobiles came UP for consideration. The
bill was discussed by Senators Guern-
sey, Clark and Wing, and the bill was
passed to be engrossed.
The resolve to appropriate $4,000 a
year in aid of the Gorham Normal
school, which was passed by the
House, was next considered. The
committee on appropriations made
two reports, evenly divided, one ought
not to pass and the other granting $4,000
for 1903 and $4,000 for 1904. The latter
report was accepted and amended so
as to provide $4,000 each year by the
House. The Senate rejected the House
amendment and passed the resolve just
as it was reported by the finance COM
mittee.
At this point Senator Goodwin asked
the Senate to give instructions to the
committee of conference on the St.
Louis matter. The Senate voted to in
struct the committee to adhere to it's
former action by a vote of 16 to 10.
Later. the senator moved that he in
structions given in regard to the mat
ter be the final Instructions. This mo-
ton was carried. Senator Goodwin
then moved that the vote be reconsid-
cred, hoping it would be voted down.
This was done, and the Senate closed
the doors to further attempts to pass
the bill. Maine will not be represented
at st. Louis, officially.
Some discussion occurred on the bill
to amend the Public Laws so as to
devote five-eighths of the savings bank
tax to the school fund. The fund now
receives one-half of the bank tax
Senator Stetson was opposed to any
change, as was also Senator Wing,
though the latter did not do so out of
any desire to curtail the total amount
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would not be disturbed by the reduc-
ton in the bank tax. Senator Staples
and Senator Pierce supported the bill,
as did also Senator Wilson of WASH
ington. The motion to indefinitely
postpone the bill was lost.
The bill to increase the salaries of
members of the Legislature, as amend
ed by the House was passed in con-
currence.
The House at last evenings session
spent some time in the consideration Of
the general caucus law, as amended by
the Senate, so that it shall not apply to
towns of less than 1000 inhabitants. The
bill was passed just as it came from
the Senate. Several speeches We're
made for and against the bill and it
was passed by large majority.
The House insisted on it's former ac-
ton in regard to the automobile bill,
the Senate having refused to accept
the amendments.
An impromptu mock session was held
in the House after that body had adj
journed.
There was not SO large crowd in at
tendance as in former years, but there
was big supply of fun and jollity UNI
til quite late hour.
There is a limit to physical endur-
ance. With three sessions a day and
large amount of debate it is utterly
impossible for the House and Senate
stenographers to get all their work up
in season for the next issue of the
Journal Notwithstanding the fact
that they have carried their work long
into the morning hours. All such re-
ports, however, will be written out
and published in the Journal at the
earliest possible moment so that re-
cord, as finally made up, will be full
and complete. RI