Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-23

Stenographic Reports Of Yesterdays Sessions Of
the Senate and House Of Representatives.
SENATE e.
Wednesday. 1rehr

Wednesday, Tebruary %. 1911.
senate called to order By the Pres
ident.
Prayer by Rev Mr.. Boothby of Au-
susta.
Journal OF previous session read and
approved.
Papers from the House disposed OF
in concurrence.
The order relative to the Maine Year
Book, which was read and passed by
the Senate February l6, came from
the House, amended by the adoption
of House Amendment \. The order
as amended was given passage.
The Senate order. passed February
II. in relation to the removal of the
commissioner Of agriculture, came
from the House. by that Branch in
definitely postponed.
Mr.. SANBORN of Piscataquis: Mr.
President: Perhaps feel q little diff
fcrent in regard to this matter than
some members OF the Senate. Two
years ago, when they We're asitating
charging this State House. it was
understood that we needed better
Hall OF Representatives. and a bet
ter Senate Chamber, and better COM
mittee rooms. One argument used at
that time was that the commissioner
Of -Agriculture's room was crowded
because some other department was
doing business there in one OF his
rooms, and by charging the State
House 1t would give the commissioner
more room Nothing was said about
moving him to any part OF the build
ing, OF giving anyone power to move
him
If the State House had been all
changed over. the partitions torn out
and new rooIns made throughout the
building. l do moi think there would
haze been any objection If he had been
put into good, light room. AS l
understand il. the room the commits
sifner now occupies was assigned TO
HIN years ago and he has occupied
IT up to the time. and during the time
OF the building OF the State House,
UP to the present time. 1t does not
look to me to be fair to remove him
from the quarters assigned him years
ago, for the SAKE of giving someone
else his room. That room is con-
venient for him. il is near the ele-
vator. and there is good deal taken
tn and out of that room. 1t is oc-
cupied every day in the year by the
force employed there. and the peo-
pie going and coming every day.
move that we recede and concur
With .ae -1ouse.
Mr.. BOYNTON OF Lincoln: MIR.
President: In the absence of senator
Mullen. who introduced this order, il
seeias to me hardly courteous for us
to take such action as this. move
that the order be tabled.
The motion was agreed to.
House Bills in the First Reading.
An Act TO repeal Chapter 1e6 of the
Public Laws of 1909. relating t" the
powers Of the board OF prison and jail
inspectors.
An Act to amend Chapter Sf3 o. the
Private Laws of the year 1909 entitled
"An Act to abolish Rines hill grade
crossing at Augusta"
An Act to Incorporate the Maine
Power Company.
Al Act to extend the provisions OF
Chapter 315 of the Private and Special
Laws or 1908, being An Act to incor-
porate the Penobscot Bay Water Com
PAM. TO March e. 1919.
An Act to prohibit the U.s. OF auto
mobiles and motor vehicles on one of
the ways in tine town of Waterford for
two years.
An Act to extend the charter Of tho
Fairfield and Skowhcgan Railway
Company.
An Act to improve certain State
lands
An Act to authorize the Virginia
Spring Water Company to take lana
for the purposes Of Its Incorporation
The following bills. petitions, etc.
we're presented and relerreu:
Agriculture.
BY Mr.. Aoulton OF Cumberland, bli',
An Act anaendatory OF and additional
to Chapter 24Z of the Public Laws 0!
1903. entitled "Aa Ae. to establish
standard unit of measure ana q staiiu-
ard size Of can for the sale OF mlik
and cream, and 10 regulate the SAM
tory conditions under which milk ana
cream. shall be Sold
Reports Of Committees.
Mr.. Irving for the Aroostook coun-
" delegation, on An Act to empower
the county commissioners of ATcos-
took county &c build all office for the
pesjster OF Deeds in .ArooStook coun-
~ reported that the same ought not
t. pass.
rho same senator for the same del
epat,on, on Bill. An Act to change
the Northern District OF Aroostoph
Registry Of Deeds from Madawasha
Ia Fort Kent, reported that same
ought not to pass.
The reports We're accepted anu Sent
down for concurrence.
Read and Assigned.
An Act to amend Section ~ OF CHAP
ter 70 of the Revised statutes re-
lating to the appointment ana ices
of masters III chancery.
Passed to be Enacted
An Act 10 amend Section So of Chap
80 ,oc es tho public Laws Oh lS03, re-