Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-27

On motion of Senator Milliken of
Aroostook the Senate Friday morning
voted to recall from the Executive the
resolve in favor of the University of
Maine and tabled it. This action was
taken as the result of an agreement
| between Governor F-rnald and the
committee on education to PROPOSE
ton OF an appropriation of 100000
| fiat for each of the next four years,
$4,000 to be used for maintenance and
| $4,000 each year for the dormitory
President Fellows of the University
of Maine states that the president and
trustees have signfied their assent to
any proposition, which the committee
on education and the Governor might
agree upon, SO that there will be no
opposition to the resolve in a new
draft. 1t has been the position of the
president and the trustees while the
matter was under discussion, that they
were bound to accept the action of the
| committee on education.
| The original resolve, in addition to
the usual sum for maintenance called
| for $4,000 for a dormitory to be di-
vided between the years 1909 and 1910.
| so that the new draft of the resolve
upon which the committee has finally
| come to an agreement with the Gov
ernor will save $4,000 in the appropri-
| atoms of the next two years.
In discussing the agreement reached
| between the Governor and the commit
| tee on education Governor Fernald
| said: 1.-The question has been very
| amicably settled and all parties now
| seem to be well satisfied. In his attempt
| to cut down this appropriation the
Governor has only acted in line with
what he has endeavored to meet out
! to all state institutions. | have felt
| that there must be reduction in these
| appropriations all around" Govern
or Fcrn&ld states that there will be
q cut down altogether of about $500,
| 900 in the appropriations asked for at
| this session.
In regard to the question raised that
| the time limit had already expired in
which he could approve or veto the
| measure Governor Fernald said: ''Ac-
| cordng to the law had five full days
| in which to hold the measure. not in
ending Sundays or parts of days,
which disposes entirely of that ohjec
ton"
The Senate concurred with the House
IN the adoption of the House amend
mcnt to the bill relating to exceptions
in criminal cases. The Senate voted
to recede and concur with the House
in tn, indefinite postponement of the
bill TO open lakes and ponds in Ken
nebec county one day in each week to
lee fishing. The Senate receeded and
concurred with the House in the ac-
ceptance of the minority report Of the
committee. ought not to pass, upon the
bill to abolish the Portland Common
Council. The two reports regarding
the municipal ice plant for the city
OF Lewiston were tabled and assigned
for Monday. The Committee on for
est preservation and water supply to
which was recommitted the bill to
create 4 water storage commission. re-
ported ought to pass in second new
draft The second new draft elimin-
ates the prospective looking to the
State ownership and deals entirely
with the creation and duties of the
storage commission.
/ The bill to create close time for
scallop fishing in West Penobscot Bay
from April / to October / was passed
4 as an emergency measure. The bill TO
authorize the appointment Of a Port
land city hall building commission was
passed to be enacted. The Hersey bill
| for the removal Of County Attorneys
was assigned for Tuesday. The motion
| Of Senator Staples of Knox to lndefin-
itely postpone the memorial to Congress
introduced by Senator Eaton Thursday
opposing the proposed reduction of the
duties upon pulp. paper and lumber
| was lost by vote of Is to 8. Sena-
tors Eaton and Reynolds spoke in ia
vor Of the memorial and Senators
| Staples and Warren against it.
| An act to amend the charter of the
Augusta Water District 50 as to give it
| the power to- furnish water to the city
| Of HalloweH or the Maine Industrial
| school for Girls at Hallowel, with the
| consent of the city of HallOwell, was
| introduced by Senator Macomber OF
| kcHnebec. and under the suspension
Of rules. passed to be engrossed. The
Bill regarding coroners' inquests and
| the appointment of medical examiners
was passed to be engrossed. The bill
relating to uniform milk measure was
| after discussion tabled until Saturday
for the presentation of an amendment.
Tuesday will be temperance day in
the House as the consideration of the
bills to repeal the Sturgis law and to
abolish the State liquor agency sys-
tenn were assigned for that date. Upon
motion OF Representative Smith of
Berwick the act to revise and consoli-
date the military laws Of the state
was passed to be engrossed in the
House Friday under suspension of
rules. Representative Rounds Of Port
| FOL fl,o 20 1,a ia
alton Of telephone and telegraph COM
panies on it's passage to be enacted.
The Marshall bill, authorizing the