Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-13

Franklin county for the repair and per
manent Improvement of highways
Resolve in. favor of aid in repairing
road from The Forks to Lake Moxie sta
ton.
Resolve in favor of Letter h Plantation,
and Sandy River Plantation in franklin
county. for the repair and permanent im-
provement of highways.
Resolve in favor of Jerusalem ane
Crocker Townships in Franklin county FOL
the repair and permanent improvement
of highways.
On motion by Mr.. Wing of Franklin
the three resolves in relation to the
repair of roads in Franklin county;
Resolve in favor of Washington Plan
tation, etc; Resolve in favor of Letter
e Plantation, etc.; Resolve In favor OF
Jerusalem ind Crock Townships. ETC..
were tabled pending passage to be en-
crossed.
On motion by Mr.. Burleigh of Aroos-
took, the vote whereby Resolve in ia
vor of aid in repairing road from The
Forks to Lake Moxie station, was
passed to be engrossed was reconsid-
cred, and on further motion by the
same senator, was reeemmitted to the
committee on ways and bridges.
House Document IS, Resolve in favor
of the town of Whitneyville, was tax
en- from the table, and pending it's pas
sage to be engrossed. was recommit-
ted to the committee on ways and
bridges.
On motion by Mr.. Stearns of OK
ford, House Document 104, An Act to
save town officers the expense of jul
rats upon certain returns, was taken
from the table.
On further motion by the same SEN
ator, the bill was given it's first read
ing.
On motion by the same senator, An
Act to punish the giving of checks or
drafts on any hank or other depository
wherein the person so giving the check
or draft shall not have sufficient funds
or credit for payment of same, was
taken from the table.
MIR. STEARNS: Mr.. President, my
recollection is that this bill was re-
ferped TO the committee on banks and
banking. The judiciary committee has
already considered and reported upon
bill which appears to have covered
the same subject matter. In order that
this bill may be considered by that
committee, | move that the Senate
non-concur with the action of the
House in referring this bill to the COM
mittee on banks and banking, and that
it be referred to the committee on jul
dietary.
The motion was agrees to.
On motion by the same senator. An
Act 20 provide for commission to be
known as the Peoples Water Rights
and Power Commission of the State
of Maine, was taken from the table,
and on further motion by the same
senator, was referred to the committee
on interior waters in concurrence.
On motion by Mr. Packard of Knox,
Senate Document 2Ss, An Act to for
bid the clipping of horses during the
winter season, was taken from the ia
BILE. and on further motion by the same
senator, was referred to the committee
on agriculture.
Mr.. COLE of York: Mr.. President, I
would like to inquire if the title has
been completed in the Act tabled by
me for correction: An Act to amend
Section q of Chapter Al of the Revised
Statutes as amended by Chapter s. of
the Laws of 1909
The PRESIDENT: The Chair under
stands the title has not yet been cor
rected.
On motion by Mr.. Hastings of An
droscoggin, House Document 16f, An
Act to amend AN Act to incorporate
the city of Auburn" approved Febru-
airy IL, 1868 was taken from the table
and on further motion by the same
senator was referred to the committee
on judiciary in concurrence.
On motion by Mr.. Wing of Frank
lin, House Document $50, An Act to
amend Section 54 of Chapter of the
Revised Statutes relative to mortgages
in savings banks, was taken from the
table.
On further motion by the same SEN
ator. the Senate voted to non-concur
with the action of the House IN refer
ring this bill to the committee on
banks and banking, and it was then re-
ferred to the committee on taxation.
Mr.. WING of Franklin: Mr.. Pres
ident | ask unanimous consent " III
troduce a report out of order. 1t IS
in reference to the joint ORDER that
was referred to the committee on sal
aries and fees.
There was no objection and the
senator presented the following report,
Which was read by the Chair:
The committee on salaries and fees
which was instructed by an order OF
the Legislature to inquire into the ex-
pediency of appointing a special com
mittee to sit during the recess and
after adjournment of the present ses-
sion, and to inquire into the amount
of compensation received by all State
and county officers, whose salaries are
determinable by the Legislature, and
to report to the next Legislature such
amounts as will make the salaries of
such officers equitable throughout the
State have had the same under con-
sideration. and ask leave to report
the accompanying order relating to
the salaries of officers.
(Signed) Wing for the Com.
The report was accepted.
Ordered, that special joint COM
mittee of three on the part of the