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LOCAL OPTION DEFEATED.
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continued from rage /.
He said the members did not realize
the value of committee hearings and
he predicted that when the average
citizen finds out that the special ses-
sion has banged through such a meas
ure, they would hear roar of laugh
ter from Kittery to Fort Kent.
The three measures passed without
any objection being made.
LACOL OPTIONS OBSEQUIES.
The president reported that the To-
cal option bill came up from the
house without the necessary two
third vote. Senator Staples moved to
insist on its passage.
After remarks by Senator Sanborn
of Piscataquis County and Senator
Mayo of Hancock County. Senator
Staples withdrew his motion to in
sist and moved to non-concur with
the House in its action on the resolve.
A yea and nay vote was taken.
Yeas: Allen. Clifford Dodge. Doni-
gan, Harrington, Foss of Androscog-
gin; Hanson, Hill, Kellogg, Leach
Mayo, Mullen, Noyes, Osborne, Rey-
nolds, Staples, Winslow.
Nays: Chandler Clark, Gowell
Irving. Miliken, Sanborn, Stearns,
Therriault.
Absent Fulton, Smith.
Paired: Blanchard and Moulton
Adjourned to Tuesday. April ., at
Il A NJ.
TIE DOlNGS THURSDAY.
The democratic program for operat-
/ ing the special session of the 18th
/ legislature was made public soon If
ter the House had convened for the
morning session of Thursday This
| program is that all measures viii be
considered by the House in the cJm-
mittee of the whole. 1t means that
no matters before the legislature will
! be referred to any committee and
/ that the people of the State will be
given no opportunity to appear at leg
islative committees and express his
or her views on the proposed legis
lative action.
1t means that nobody in Maine will
be given an opportunity to come be-
fore the legislative committee and
voice an opinion on the proposed To-
cal option legislation.
1t means that an amendment to the
constitution of Maine, authorizing the
legislature to issue bonds from time
to time, in amounts not exceeding two
million dollars for the construction of
good roads, may be sent to the voters
without the legislature having heard
single word from the people as to
what their sentiments are on the
proposition.
GOOD ROADS BILL, FIRST
The program of the democracy was
given publicity very shortly after the
House came in session Thursday
morning, when Scates of Westbrook
presented the proposed amendment to
the constitution permitting good
roads bond issue He moved that the
resolve be tabled for printing and
| then said that he desired at this time
= to give notice that when the resolve
was again before the House another
resolve would be offered permitting
j the House to consider the matter in
a committee Of the whole. The
amendment proposed to section II Of
Article Q OF the constitution is as
! follows:
"lsycept that the legislature may
authorize the issue of bonds not eX-
ceeding two million dollars in amount
at any one time; payable within IL
years at a rate of interest not exceed
ing -four per cent. a year, payable
Semi-annually, which bonds or their
proceeds, shall be devoted solely to
the building and maintaining state
highways"
The resolve further provides that
the form of the question of this pro-
posed amendment which shall be sub
mitted to the voters, shall be as fol
lows:
Shall the constitution be amended
as proposed by a resolution of the
legislature, providing for the issuing
of State bonds for the purpose of
building and maintaining State high
Ways?'
ELECTION BILL.
The proposed changes in the elect
ion laws of Maine came before the
house in the form of a bill introduced
by Mr. Strickland OF Bangor, who
moved that it be tabled for printing
and gave the same notice in regard
to consideration in committee of the
whole as that given by Mr. Scates
relative to the bond issue.
This election law is a lengthy docu-
ment practically reproduction of
the existing laws with a few changes.
The important changes are that all
ballots shall be cast in an official