Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-25

When the bill increasing the duties
| of the State Assessors came back from
the House Wednesday morning with
| the increase in salary of $500 cut out.
| on motion Of Senator Macomber of
kcnnebec the Senate voted to insist
and appoint committee Of conference.
When the report of the committee on
judiciary in favor of the resolve to
reimburse DeForest Reyes of New
York for tax titles purchased by him
from the State came into the Senate
it was Immediately tabled by Senator
Wyman Of Washington.
Upon motion Of Senator Donigan of
Somerset the Senate voted to concur
with the House in the indefinite post
ponement of the bill bonding portable
saw mills for the protection of adj
joining land owners from fire loss.
Upon motion of Senator Macomber of
Kcnneboc the resolve abating the taxes
of the town of Old Orchard for 10
years was finally passed. On motion
of Senator Staples the consideration of
the two reports of the temperance
committee upon the unconditional re-
peal OF the Sturgis law assigned for
Wedne sday We're put over until today.
In the House the Hastings bill pro-
viding for straight Jail sentences in
liquor cases was tabled upon motion
of Representative Spear of South Port
land and the Howes bill providing for
straight Jail sentences in case of con-
viction for illegal possession Of intoXi-
eating liquors was tabled upon motion
of Representative Burleigh OF Augusta.
The action in both cases was taken at
the request of Representative Allen OF
Jonesboro in order that both bills
might be considered at the same time.
The Davies direct primary bill was
reported from the Judiciary committee
adversely by Senators Hastings and
Baxter and Representatives Peters,
Andrews, Burleigh, Wing, Hersey and
Montgomery, favorably by Represent
ative Davies, and in a new draft by
Senator Looney. The reports were as
signed to Friday The Davies legislative
lobby bill was reported adversely by
majority of the committee on legal
affairs and favorably by a minority.
Both reports We're tabled without as
signment. The legal affairs commit
tee reported favorably on the kav-
| anough bill providing that the prefer
ence be given Maine contractors and
labor on all construction work paid for
in Whole or in part by the State. The
act abolishng the Rines Hill grade
crossing in Augusta was given final
passage in the House.
The principal debate of the forenoon
session of the House was upon the
motion of Representative Burleigh Of
Augusta to reconsider the vote OF
Tuesday whereby the House attached
a referendum to the Marchall bill au-
thorzing the city of Portland to &C
quirc for municipal purposes more
than $200n0G of city property. Repre-
sentative Rounds spoke against the
reconsideration. and his motion to Ia
bic the motion made by Representa-
tive Burlcigh was lost by vote OF ~
to IS. The other members Of the Port
land delegation and Representative
Davies of Yarmouth spoke in favor of
reconsidering the vote OF Tuesday at
taching the referendum to the Mar
shall bill. The vote to reconsider was
carried 73 to 80. House amendment A.
| introduced on the previous day by
Representative Rounds was rejected,
| motions to table for printing, and table
pending third reading were lost, and
| the bill finally was put upon its third
| reading and passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Representative Bige-
low Of Portland the House took a re
| cess until F. NJ.