Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-19

nous consent because a motion to table
is not debatable.
The question being on the motion
to lay, the bill on the table the motion
was lost.
The SPEAKER: The parliamentary
situation here is very unusual At the
time the House voted to recommit this
bill to the committee on agriculture the
gentleman from Portland had Offered
| an amendment which was pending al
the time the House voted to reco1nmit
the bill to the committee, and the Chair
would hold that the amendment, ir
view of the vote of the House, IS still
pending, the House having receded anG
concurred with the Senate.
Mr. MOULTON of Cumberland: Mr.
Speaker: l move that the amendment
be rejected.
The motion was agreed to.
The bill then received it's third read.
ing and was passed to be engrossed.
Report of the committee on ways
and bridges reporting Ought not to
pass" on resolve in favor of the coun-
ty commissioners of Franklin county
for permanent improvements on roads
in Jerusalem and Crocker townships
came from the Senate, that branch
having recommitted the resolve to the
committee and ways and bridges
On motion of Mr. Wing of Kingfield
the vote was reconsidered whereby the
report of the committee was accepted
and on7further motion by Mr.. Wing the
House concurred with the Senate in
recommitting the resolve to the COM
rnittee on ways and bridges.
An Act for the protection of deer
In Cumberland county, came from the
Senate amended by Senate Amendment
A.
On motion of Mr.. Whitney of Cor
ham the votes were reconsidered where
by this bill was passed to be enacted
and passed to be engrossed. Senate
Amendment A was adopted i'll concur
renee and the bill was then passed to
be engrossed as amended in concur
renee
Mr.. Burleigh of Augusta presented
the following bill, An Act to amend
Section 70 of Chapter % of the Revised
oeeeoCSo ASieiIAI6 " tllC
of road commissioners. (Referred to
the committee on judiciary. .-
Mr.. Hines of Lewiston presented the
following bill, An Act to amend Sec
ton 81 of Chapter 40 of the Revised
Statutes in regard to the payment Of
wages. Preferred to the committee on
iabor).
Mr. Bcals of Auburn presented I'M
der suspension of the rules the fol-
lowing bill, An Act entitled "Weaver's
particulars bill" (Refcrred to the
committee on labor.
Mr.. Andrews of Augusta presented
under a suspension of the rules the
following bill. An Act to correct an
error in the engrossiny of a bill en-
titled IAN Act to provide for the COM
pensation of justices of the supreme
judicial court or superior court who
shall resign after 10 years service al
the age Of 20 years. approved March
II, 1919.
On motion of Mr.. Andrews the rules
were suspended, the bill received its
three sel eral readings and was passed
to be eiierossed without reference to a
| committee.
reports OF Committees.
Mr.. Spear from the committee on
railroads and expresses on petition of
William Sampson and others for the
incorporation of the Androscoggin Val
ley Railroad Co, reported that the
same be placed on file as the subject
matter has already been acted upon.
Mr.. Jones from same committee re-
ported fought to pass in new draft
on Bill, can Act to abolish certain
grade crossings in the city of Angus
ia" under title of IAN Act to abolish
Rines hill grade crossing in Augusta
Mr.. Blanchard from the committee
to pass on bill, IAN Act to provide
meat products
Same gentleman from same commit
tee on bill, Gan Act to amend Chapter
of the Revised Statutes relating to
the better protection OF sheep" re-
ported "legislation thereon inexpedi-
cnt as the subject matter is covered
by another act.''
Mr.. Rigney from the committee on
interior waters on petition of George
W. Stcarns and 50 others ot Millinocket
for resolve in aid of navigation of
the Lower lakes, reported that the
same be placed on file as the subject
matter has already been reported on.
Mr.. Robbins from the committee on
ways and bridges on resolve to pro-
vide for repairs of road leading from
North Branch Of Dead river to the
King and Bartlett postoffice, reported
that the same be referred to the next
Legislature.
Same gentleman from same commit
tee reported fought not to pass on
resolve to aid in repairing bridges on
the West Branch of the Penobscot
river.
Same gentleman from same commit
tee reported same on Bill can Act for
the better protection of the public on
highways"
Mr.. Holt from same committee re-
ported same on bill, can Act regulat-
ing the construction Of fences along
public ways"
Mr. Rounds from same committee re-
ported same on Bill. "An Act to pro-
vide for the reconstruction Of repair
of state bridges in case of complete or
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