Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-25

| by striking out the word .aereement'' in
| line seventeen, and inserting the word
payment.
The amendment was adopted and the
Dill was then passed to be engrossed as
amended
The committee on ways and means. on
| order of the Legislature relating to the
assessment of the State tax for the years
| lyO, and 1916 reported bill. An Act for the
| assessment OF n State tax for the year
| 1903 amounting to the sum OF $9lS114.19.
The report was accepted. and on mo-
| ton OF Mr. Shaw of Clinton. the rules
| were suspended, the bill received its thrc..
| several readings and WIS passed to be
engrossed.
The same committee to which was re-
ferred the matter OF the assessment of
| the State tax for the year 1906. reported
| bill. An Act for the assessment of il State
| tax for the year 1906 amounting to the
| sum of $9lS,1l419
| The report was accepted and on motion
| Of Mr.. Shaw OF Clinton, the rules were
| suspended, the bill received its three sew
eral readings and was passed to be en-
| crossed.
| The same committee to which was re-
| ferred the matter of the assessment of
| the State tax for the year 1906, reported
| bill, An Act for the assessment of Il State
| tax for the year 1906 amounting to the
sum of s9lSl14.19.
The report was accepted. and on motion
| OF Mr.. Shaw the bill received its three
readings and was passed to be engrossed.
| On motion of Mr. Upper of Bangor.
bill, in relation to the Bangor municipal
|
Mr.. Upper offered an amendment to the
| title by changing the word two to
| three in the first line.
| The amendment was adopted. the bill
| WAS then read a third time and was
| passed to be engrossed.
| On motion OF Mr.. Littlefield of Rock
land, bill, An Act to amend Section 4$ OF
| Chapter 6 Of the Revised Statutes. relat-
Ing to the rejection OF other than official
| ballots at elections. was taken from the
table.
Mr. I.ittlefied offered an amendment
by adding to Section , the following: but
shall not affect the counting of ballots
cast ut elections which have already tax
en- place hut as to all such elections the
| in full force"
The amendment was adopted and the
bill was read the second time. and on mo-
ton by Mr.. Littlefield the rules were sus-
pended, the bill received its third reading
and was passed to be engrossed.
On motion Of Mr.. Littlefield. bill. relat.
ing to the compensation of members OF
the government, was taken from the Ia
BILE.
Mr.. I.ittlefield moved that the bill be
indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Mr.. lngersoll of Eiddeford
the motion was tabled.
ON motion of Mr. Littlcfield. bill. reiat
irg to compensation of SheriffS, WAS taker
from the table.
Mir. LittIefeld offered an amendment by
adding Section a. which was adopted. an,
| the. bill was read twice. On motion OF
| Mr.. Sewall of Bath. the rules We're sus
pe,,d.d. the bill received its third read
ing and was passed to be engrosSed
on motion of Mr.. Johnson of Water
VILE the vote was reconSidered whereby
the House passed to be engrossed bill
An Act to amend Section - Of Chapter
| 6 of the Revised Statutes. relating to the
rejection of other than official ballots.
Mir. JOHNSON: Mr.. Speaker. this re
lates to the section of our statute III re
gard to the reception OF biilots whiGt
nave upon them a distinguishing mari
The statute now says that no ballots
which have a distinguishing mark shal
he received The amendment proposed !:
TO add after the wold received thu
| words or counted" Under the ruling
OF the court and of legislative commit
| tees, if there is cross in the squar'
above the party name ana other cross:
are placed upon the ticket opposite tn
, names of other persons, these ballots ar
, counts Or if the voter has erased 4 name
. of one Of the candidates beneath the par
ty square and in another column place.
/, | a cross for n candidate for the same Pc
Sition. that ballot has always been count
, ed for the party above whose name tn
: | cross has been placed except that 1t IA
, not been counted for the one whose nam
! has been erased. Now. no two men VII
T, | HgretA in the manner OF making Il eros
: and | don't know what would be consld
cred a distinguishing mark by wardei
| IL seems to me that We had better kre
/, | our law as it is. We have come TO under
! stand pretty well all over the State tina
| the principal thing is to get your eros
\ in thu, sttIarc above the party name -
course If it Is claimed lnilt me Nottl ~
. tempted to make Il distinguishing H'tif
: it might I've thrown out. but IL seems I
ne a very difficult thing TO do. ! tllin
. tn" court thus far have counted all ines
! ballots where the cross mas Deen piic'
. in the party square. and think II We IN
derstand fairly we'll how to use TINS bailo
n without losing very large percentaS" q
{, our vote it is well enough to let II aiol
and not make it any more di!hcut: r."
! that reason | move that the bill be in
:. definitely postponed.
= Tho motion was agreed to.
+ Mir. LITTLEFIELD of Rockland: NJ
s Speaker. L wish to move a suspension
# the rules in order that | may presei
=; two bills out of order. and | will say
!, relation to these bills that one is to AZ
o tnurizc the trustees and parties i'll chars
% of the insane hospital to detain 4 perso
n who is committed to the Insane hospiti
r at the building at Widows Island
N have already voted an approprlation i'
,s | the purpose of repairing That Dulldil;
" and have passed a resolve for it to |
u occuricd during the summer season by p;
If tents from the hospital. ;. now now; t one =,
If | officials in charge OF the insane 10 dcta
I them at this place rs well as at the no
v pital. Under the law as undeisthnh
~ now and as | have been informed, the a.
a, teution of the insane persons is only ~
" thorizcd at one of the insane hospitals.
n that if they were to take them to WIDOW
to Island they would not De ieSaily uetait''
to in that place. A., .
,e The other Act simply accepts the a
II Senal buildins, and grounds across u
"a river. and We have already passed
T. solve to fit up one of those buildings
| understand the committee has recof
n | merdcd and the resolve has been pass
7 | to fit I'D one of those buildings IN ora
nc | to relieve the present overcrowdeo conc
4 | ton of the hospital. In the flrst pac
fr | it is necessary for us to accept tne
~ | which has been made to the state by o
-, United States government, and In the ne
"a place it is necessary to make tho
ho | grounds and buildings part OF the
aS | sane hospital of the State in order IN
in the proper officials may take the patlei'
- | there and detain them legally. Ihat
"a. all there is to these two bills. and tnar
of fore move suspension OF the rules Tn
vi these billie may receive their three req
-, ines at the present time without Del
~ referred to Il committee.
n Mr.. Littlefield introduced bill. An A
ion giving the trustees of the insane hosplt
tee authority to c,ntrol and occupy Widow
Mr. Island. (Read three times and passed
not be engrossed under suspension of I
ace ruleS)
Also bill An Act authorizing the a
of ceptance of the conveyance OF the he
nebec arsenal property by the State
Maine tRea, three times and passed
sed be. engrossed under suspension of
ct rules.) ,.,,,.,
on motion of Mr.. Milliken Of Isla
| IN a