Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-28
Orders of the Day.

Special Assignment: Majority and
minority reports of Committee on Tenn
perance. reporting on Bill to regulate
sale of liquors by State liquor commits
sioncr and town agents. Ought to pass
in new draft" and Ought not to pass"
On motion of Mr.. Merrman of East
Livermore, the House voted that each
speaker be limited to give minutes on
this bin and the next one on the calen-
dar (Applause)
The question being on the motion to
substitute the minority report for the
majority report.
The motion was lost.
On motion of Mr. Waldron Of Dexter,
the majority report was then accepted.
Mr.. Flahcrty of Portland. moved
that the bill be indefinitely postponed.
The motion was lost.
On motion of Mr.. Smith of Patten, the
rules were suspended. the bill received
it's three readings and was passed to be
engrossed.
Special Assignment: Majority and
minority reports of Committee on Tenn
perance. reporting on Bill for repeal of
State liquor agency law Ought to pass
and Ought not to pass
The question being on the motion to
substitute the minority report for the
majority report.
The motion was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Stearns of Norway
the rules were suspended and that gen
tlcman introduced IL bill. to correct Il
clerical error in a bill passed by the
House entitled AN Act relating to the
municipal court of the town of Norway"
On motion of Mr.. Stearns the rules
were suspended, the bill received it's
three readings and was passed to be
engroSsed.
M. Millikcn, from the committee of
conference on the disagrecing action of
the two branches on Bill, to provide for
a transferable two-cent mileage on the
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad. reported
that the committee were unable to agree.
The report was accepted.
On motion of Mr.. Milliken, the House
voted to adhere to its former action.
On motion Of Mr.. Morncau OF Lewis
ton, Bill to fix the salary of the clerk
of the municipal court of the city of
Lewiston, was taken from the table.
The pending question being the adop-
ton of House amendment "a" to strike
out "s1SOO" and insert $1,000"
Mr.. Morncau moved the adoption of
the amendment.
The question being on the adoption
of the amendment, division was had
and the amendment was adopted by
vote of 63 to 81.
On motion of Mr.. Morneau the bill
was then passed to be engrossed as
amended
On motion of Mr.. Waldron Of Dex-
ter, Bill, to regulate fares on railroads,
was taken from the table.
On motion of Mr.. Waldron, the House
voted to adhere to its former action.
On motion of Mr.. Weeks of Fairfield,
Resolve providing for a State auditor
was taken from the table. and on further
motion by the same gentleman it was
indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Mr. Kendall of Bowdoin-
ham. report Of the committee on shore
fisheries. reporting Ought not to pass"
on bill relating to the taking of clans.
was taken from the table. and on fur
Their motion by the same gentleman the
bill was indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Mr.. Newbert of Angus
ia, order for investigation of liquor
agencies, was taken from the table, and
on further motion by the same gentle
man the order was indefinitely post
poned.
On motion of Mr.. Tolman of Port
land. communication from commissioner
of highways, relating to bridges. was
taken from the table. and on further