Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-24

The liveicSt kind Of Il debate tool.
place Thursday forenoon in the House
over the bill to regulate the practice
of Osteopathy and create a board of
examination and registration for the
Osteopaths Of Maine Two reports
had been made upon the measure by
the committee on legal affairs. the ma
jority report. ought to pass, and the
minority report, ought not to pass.
The latter having been adopted Tues
day by the Senate. After a debate
lasting two hours in which Represen
tatiVes Peters of Ellsworth, Wheeler
of Paris. Williamson of Augusta,
Plumrner of Lisbon, PattaHsall of Wa
tervillc, Hersey of Houlton, Colby of
Bingham. Ames Of Norridgewock,
Murphy of Portland, Littlefeld of
Bluehill and Scates of Westbrook par
ticpatcd, the House voted 81 to sc to
adopt in concurrence the minority re-
port. ought not to pass, and the bill
was then indefinitely postponed by a
viva yocc vote. This means that the
Osteopaths will not have a board of
registration in this State for the next
two years at least.
The House worked off a lot of rou-
tine previous to the Osteopathy de-
bate. The two reports upon the pro-
posed moving of the Northern ArooS-
took registry of deeds from Ma daWaS-
ka, the majority favoring location at
Van Buren, and the minority. location
at Fort Kent, were assigned to next
Wednesday for debate. The debate on
the setting off of Isle au Haut and
Stonington from Hancock county and
their annexation to Knox county was
reassigned to next Tuesday with the
understanding that they should not be
again reassigned.
Following the osteopathy debate
Representative Wilson of Auburn and
Representative Pattangall of Water
vile crossed wires upon the resub
mission resolve. Mr.. Wilson moved
taking it up at once although there
was hardly corporals guard in the
House, a general exodus taking place
after the vote upon the osteopathy
bill. Mr.. Pattangall at once moved
to table the resolve and assign il for
next Tuesday, At this word from the
leader the Auburn man promptly with
drew his motion and that of Mr.. Pat
tangall prevailed. Representative Aus
tin reported that the bill to regulate
the opening of Pond road in Rcadfield
to automobiles was incorrectly report
ed from the committee on ways and
bridges and moved its recommtment
to the committee which was done.
The expected debate over the Doni-
gan bridge bill Thursday morning in
the Senate failed to develop and the
bill goes back to the committee with
the favorable majority and adverse mi
nority report with the understanding
that the committee will give a unani-
nous favorable report and then the
bin with this favorable report will be
referred t. the next Legislature. Thus
the 18th Legislature washes it's hands
of the general bridge bill.
1t was Senator Donigan of Somerset
himself who made the motion for re
commitment to the committee, which
was carried without opposition. Said
the senator in conversation to IL Jour
nal reporter at the close of the seS
sion: An understanding has been
reached between the members of the
colnmittee by which the measure will
either be referred to the next Legisla
ture or put before the people as ref
crcndum measure.
Senator Osborn of Somerset prompt
| " tabled Representatives SlcepcrS or
der fer q committee of three attorneys
t. Investigate the municipal court Sys-
| tenn of the State. Senators Dodge OF
kenncbec and Osborn of Somerset pre-
senteG several petitions from various
sections of kennebec and Somerset
| counties against the present law re-
| latiag to the distribution of the school
mill fund, which We're referred to the
| committee on education.
| The only new measure introduced
was bill presented by Senator Chan
dler of Washington to amend the pres
| ent insurance law SO as to allow COM
panies from outside the State to do
business in the State. The matter of
| the Lewiston municipal ice plant was
assigned in the Senate for debate next
| Tuesday.
| Just before adjournment Senator
/ Roynton of Lincoln, chairman of the
committee on appropriations and fl
nancial affairs announced that his
committee had not received any re-
ports from other committees of mat
ters involving expenditure of money
4 which had been previously ordered re-