Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-19
An Act to extend the charter of the

An Act to extend the charter Of the
Waldo Street Railway Co.
An Act to amend Section q of Chap
ter 81 of the Revised Statutes, relating
to increase Of stock of raIIroad corpo-
rations.
An Act relating to the choice Of
assessors in towns. CTabled. pending
third reading on motion of Mr.. Mont
gomery of Camden).
Resolve providing for the purchase
and distribution of Savage's Supple
mental Digest of the Maine Reports.
| Resolve in favor of the town of Pat
ten in Penobscot county.
Passed To Be Enacted.
An Act to extend the time of con-
struction of the Boothbay Railroad.
An Act to amend the charter of the
| Maine Sportsmen's Fish and Game
Association.
| An Act to extend the charter of the
Fairfield & Skowhegan Railroad Co.
An Act to extend the provisions of
Chapter 241 of the Private and Special
Laws of 1903 entitled, IAN ACT TO sup
ply the town of Lisbon with pure
Water."
Finally Passed.
Resolve in favor of Mrs. Rebecca w
Carroll. widow-formerly widow OF
Enoch Lurvey, Jr., LIST sergeant, Co
IT, 4th Regiment of Infantry, Maine
Volunteers, with subsequent service il
the U. S. navy, who was lost at sea
Dec. "a. 1867.
Orders Of the Day.
On motion Of Mr. Smith of Berwick
Senate Doc. No. 109, resolve in aid o.
the Piscataquis County Historical So
ciety was taken from the table.
Senate Amendment A was adopted
IN concurrence, the resolve was rea6
a second time and was passed to BE-
e1grossed as amended in concurrence.
Mr.. BURLEIGH of Augusta: Mr.
Speaker, upon my motion this morning
Senate Doc. No. 1853, resolve for the
purpose of operating the fish hatcher
les and feeding stations for fish ant
for the protection of fish, was tabled
There was an amendment adopted il
the Senate which made this an emer
gency measure. | seriously ques
ton whether this is properly al
emergency measure within the mean
ing of the Constitution. but if it is a,
emergency measure there should 30
added l think clause making it talk
effect upon approval. AT the reques
of the gentleman from WaterviIle (Mr
PattangalD I have called 1t up at this
time as l understand that he wishe:
to present the question as to whethe
this is really an emergency measure
I move to take the resolve from thu
table.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. PATTANGALL of Waterville
Mr. Speaker, l desire to move that tn,
House reconsider it's vote whereby j
concurred with the Senate in ADOPTING
Senate Amendment A by which Senate
Doc. No. 167 was made All emergenc,
measure and without OBTAINING tn.
House but a moment 1 will state m!
reasons for that motion.
The adoption of the Initiative am
Referendum last year Incorporated ;
provision in our State Constitution
which forbade any law or bill taking
effect until 80 days after the adjourn
ment of the session excepting unde
certain peculiar circumstances. I hoI
copy Of the resolve in my hand ant
it reads as follows: mo act or ioin
resolution of the Legislature, excep
such orders or resolutions as pertain
solely to the Facilitating of the per
torrance Of the business of the Legis
iature or either branch or CT any com
mittee or officer thereon, or OF appro
priating money therefor, or for tn,
payment of salaries fixed by law, shall
take effect until 80 days after the re
cess OF the Legislature passing it, I'M
less In cases of emergency" And the1
the resolve defines what is an emergen-
oy and says. AN emergency bill shall
include only such measures as are i'm.
medlately necessary for the preserva
ton of the public peace, health or
safety
Now without antagonizing this re
solve Ill any way or attempting t,
obstruct it's passage properly I sub
! NIT that if the Legislature can con
strue the regular appropriation for tn.
fish and game department. Tor the
maintenance of hatcher1es as being al
emergency affecting the public peace.
| health or safety. then every appropri-
alton bill that goes through here car
re called an emergency bill. In thu
statement OF facts accompanying thu
resolve it is said that the men VIII
| work in the hatcherieS are poor men
| who must be paid every month. That
remark can be applied to every single