Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-29

pany.
An Act to amend Section 5 of Chap
ter 70 of the Revised Statutes, relat-
ing to the signing of writs and other
papers by deputy clerks Of court.
An Act to repeal Section 3 of Chap
ter 143 of the Revised Statutes, as
amended by Section 1 of Chapter 120
of the Public Laws of 1907, relating to
the State School for Boys.
An Act to amend Chapter 1913 of the
Private and Special Laws of 1907, re-
lating to records of real estate in the
county of Waldo.
An Act to amend the Private and
Special Laws of 1901, Chapter 401,
Section 2, relating to the taking of
smelts in Pleasant river, in Washing
ton County.
An Act to amend Section 10 of
Chapter 249 of the Private and Special
Laws of 1905, entitled AN Act to au-
thorize the Maine and New Brunswick
Electrical Power Company, limited. of
New Brunswick, to exercise certain
powers in this State"
Finally Passed.
Resolve in favor of the county COM
missioners of Franklin county, for
permanent Improvement on road in
Jerusalem and Croker townships.
Resolve in favor of navigation on
Levy, Long and Big lakes.
Resolve urging action of the United
States in removing the hulk of the
battleship Maine from Havana harbor,
and the decent burial of the GO bodies
Of American seamen therein contained
Resolve relating to the purchase of a
photograph of Gerenal Joshua l..
Chamberlain, and and oil portrait of
Governor Alonzo Garcelon, to be hung
in the State House.
Orders of the Day.
On motion by Mr.. Milliken of Aroos-
took, it was-Ordered, the House con-
curing, that when the Senate and
House adjourn, they adjourn to meet
on Monday, March 20, at 4.3O P. M.
Subsequently this order was re-
turned from the House, that branch
concurring in its passage.
On motion by Mr.. Milliken of Aroos-
took, House Document No. 636, Re
solve in favor of Parker Pineo," was
taken from the table; and, on his
further motion, the resolve took its
second reading and was passed to be
engrossed.
On motion by Mr. Milliken of Aroos-
took House Document No. 663, Re
solve in favor of F. H. Hoar, special
messenger to the Speaker of the
House." was taken from the table.
Mr.. MILLIkEN of Aroostook: Mr..
President: This resolve in favor of F.
H. Hoar is to pay him for services as
special messenger to the speaker of
the House. This Office was created
for him by the House at the first of the
session, after he had been defeated for
the office of messenger None of the
officials or members of the House, ex-
cept the messenger of the House and
the Speaker of the House, receive
more than three hundred dollars. My
idea, in tabling this resolve, was that,
under the circumstances. he should be
contented with three hundred dollars,
the amount which the other officials
and members receive. I hardly think
that the sober judgment of the House,
later in the session, would have APP
proved the creating of the special new
office simply to take care of member
of the House who had been defeated in
fair contest for one Of its offices. l
am advised, however, by the Com
mittee. and by members of the House,
that the agreement was practically
made that he should receive this
amount. it being the same amount he
would have had as messenger of the
House, had he been elected to that
office. I see nothing, therefore. that
we can do about it and 1 move that
the resolve have. it's second reading,
and passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. EATON of Washington: Mr.
President: I would say for the in
formation of the Senate, that this
matter was referred to the Committee
on Appropriations and Financial
Affairs, and the Committee felt at the
time, that it was too much to be given
for the services rendered, but as
the office was created because he was
defeated from election to an office
which he had held two years before,
there seemed to be nothing to do in
the matter, as they had practically
agreed upon his salary. We called in
the Speaker of the House and asked
him about it and it was finally agreed
that we should have to pass that
amount, and you will find by reference
to the statement of facts that the
office is to be abolished at the adj
journment of the Legislature.
The motion being put, the resolve
took it's second reading and was
passed to be engrossed.
On motion by Mr. Macomber of
Kennebec. House Document No. 20,
IAN Act to amend Section III of
Chapter 80 Of the Revised Statutes,
relating to the sale of milk was
falxpn from the table
The PRESIDENT: The Chair will
state that a motion was made for the
indefinite postponcment of this bill by
the Senator from Waldo, Mr.. Colcord;
and that Mr.. Howes. the Senator from
Somerset. thereupon asked for the
Yeas and Nays. Pending the order
ing of the Yeas and Nays the Sena-
tor from kennebec, Mr.. Macomber,
moved that the bill be tabled, and the
bill, in accordance with that motion,
was laid on the table. The pending
question now before the Senate is that
the bill be indefinitely postponed.
Mr. COLCORD of Waldo: Mr..
President: l withdraw the motion to
indefinitely postpone.
Thereupon, upon motion by Mr.
Howes of Somerset, the Senate voted to
reconsider the vote whereby the bill