Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-01

vote of 10 to refused to recede ana
| concur with the House in the passage
of the Staples bill to Internationally
| repeal the Sturgis law. The motion Of
Senator Staples to Indefinitely post
| pone the Pike bill for the abolishing Of
| the State liquor agency system, which
passed the House Tuesday, was carried
by the close vote of Is to 49, Senator
| Staples of Knox, Senator Osgood of
Androscoggin and Senator Hamilton Of
York spoke in favor of the indefinite
postponement of the Pike bill, while
Senators Milliken and Irving of Aroos-
| took and Reynolds of kennebec spoke
in favor Of the passage of the bill
abolishing the agency system.
When the Old Orchard tax rebate
resolve accompanied by the veto Of
Governor Fernald came into the Senate
both were promptly, tabled by Senator
Hamilton Of York. The majority re-
port OF the committee on judiciary
upon the Biddeford police bill, provid-
ing for the election of the police COM
missioners by the people, was accepted
in concurrence with the House Al
unsuccessful attempt was made by
Senator Staples Of Knox to recon-
Senate finally passed the memorial 70
Congress for free coal.
The motion of Senator Looney to
indefinitely postpone the bill regulating
fishing in ROYALS river was lost 16 to $.
Petitions against the bill signed by the
Selectmen and other officials of the
town Of Yarmouth were presented by
Senator Looney.
l>x,S
tor Walker of Hancock relating to the
assessment Of county taxes and under
suspension Of rules We're passed to be
engrossed. One bill was to correct
clerical error in the figuring OF TIE
Hancock county tax and the other was
to provide for the assessment of the
tax in April instead of March.
Upon motion OF Senator Baxter OF
Cumberland the vote to indefinitely
postpone the order providing for
commission to investigate juvenile
court systems and report 4 draft Of a
bill to the next Legislature was recon-
sidered The same Senator the.l
presented an amendment, which pro
vded for a joint special committee or
House and Senate to act without pay
instead of the commission provldei
BY the original order. the amenoeh
order was then passed.
Senator Baxter also introduced an
order increasing the term Of the COM
missioner of public works OF the city
of Portland from three to five years.
This bill was passed to be engrossed
without opposition.
Senator Staples of Knox, who signed
the minority report, ought to pass, up
on the bill providing that the assistant
attorney general be elected by the
Legislature instead Of appointed
moved the acceptance of the majority
report, ought not to pass, and his mo-
ton prevailed.
senator Looney Of Cumberland
moved the substitution Of the FAVOR
able minority for the adverse majority
report upon the bill to create state
| board of arbitration and conclllatlon
| in concurrence with the House. me
| motion prevailed by vote Of IA 10
| and the bill was passed TO pc en-
crossed. On motion OF senator
| Macomber of Kennebec the Dill 70
amend the law creating the once
| state auditor, giving him additional
| mowers. was indefinitely postponed
The Kayanough bill providing that
| Interference be given Maine labor ann
contractors came into inc 'ouse
Wednesday morning with the emeT-
gency limit raised from $4oo 70 slooo.
| This amendment was accepted anu
another offered by Representative
Kavanough exempting State roaa
work. The bin as amended was passfu
| to be engrossed
| The trustee process bill furnished
another surprise Wednesday. me
House on motion of Representative
Hersev of Houlton receeded ana con-
! Cured with the Senate IN passing the
hill to be enacted. This Dill was
nassed to be engrossed two weeks ago
in the House and later similar actlo''
was taken in the Senate. Monday re
preventative Tibbetts of Orrlngtoh
brought the bill back from the engros-
sing room and upon his motion II was
;ndefinitely postponed. The iapof
men from every part of the state ne-
can 10 arrive Tuesday to look INTO inc
waiter While an amendment was
under consideration providing tha'
ona-half a mans wages be exempted
the original bill carrying $40 exemp-
ton was passed.
The Senate action upon the York
division act, passing the original niil
without a referendum came into tne
House Wednesday morning and Repre-,
sentatives Addition Of Leeds moveo
that the House recede and concur. me
House after debate voted 81 10 % 9
dispense with the referendum amend
ment.
Representative Pike OF EastpoI
moved that the DeForrest Reyes re.
solve, reimbursing him for money paie
to the State for tax titles 70 WIG
lands which he was unable to locate