Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-03

| .EeSplte III IaNDf OF ClNue ScrIbner,
messenger to the Committee on Inland
Fisheries and Game.
Resolve in favor of John Metcalf.
Resolve in favor of w. Y. PEBBLES
Resolve in caVor Of w. A. Kicker, sec
rotary Of the Committee ON Education.
Orders of the Day
The Chair laid before the Senate for
consideration the first matter assigned
for today, Senate Document No SIS,
an Act to amend Section 2 of Chapter
! $50 of the public Laws of 1909, relating
10 the payment of fees aecruing to
State Institutions and departments.
The pending question was it's passage
TO BE- engrossed.
Mr.. BUTTON of Kennebec Mr..
President, ] want to ask the indule-
ence OF the Senate this morning to the
reassignment of this matter until to-
| morrow afternoon.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair will
suggest for the considera ton of the
Senate the possibility that an. after
noon session tomorrow may not be
| necessary. ,-.
Mr.. BUTTON: | move that it be
| tabled and reassigned for tomorrow
morning.
Mr.. B0YNTON of Lincoln: Mr. Pres
| dent, i cannot see the necessity of put
| ting this stuff over, passing it, resur-
rectng it, digging it up. passing it
again, putting il over. Why isn't eN
| cry senator here ready? Why ought he
| not to be ready TO consider these mat
| ters as they come before us, and let us
| got this business of the Legislat tire oat
| of the way before the impeachment
| trials which are to follow. 1t seems
| that the business of our session should
| not drag along when, to my mind, it
is entirely unnecessary.
| OF course if the senator from Kenne-
| bee has any good reason. very 2ond
reason, hasn't had time to consider this
| matter properly. why it might be We'll
| TO grant his request, bet as a rule II
| seems to me we should consider these
/ things now, and if we are not in a po-
| sition now, ii seems TO me it is oui
| fault. -
Mr.. DuTTON. Mr. President. I. am
| in hearty accord with the sentiments
| expressed by the senator from Lincoln
| and / do not think | have shown any
| disposition, or any great disposition, Eto
| uelHN TIE IIlstIlfiS III lIlt f9EIldlt ttti
| the session. and | assure the senato,
! il is ar entirely personal reason why
| ask for reassisnment Of this fei
| tomorrow morning. ! desire TO pre-
| sent my views TO the Senate on the
matter. ard l do not feel like doing il
this morning.
| The motion was agreed to and the bill
| WAS tabled and reassigned for tomor-
row morning.
| The Chair laid before the Senate fol-
consideration the second matter assign
ed for today, House Document No. 5SI
| an Act to amend the act which consti-
| tutes the police court for the city Of
| Rockland. The pending qnestion WAS
its passage to be enacted.
Mr.. PACKARD of Knox: | have al
amendment which | desire To offer, Sen
ate Amendment to House Document
| Ne. So. amend by striking out all loi
| Section of said bill
| will say that Section relates to
the increase of salary ard in view o.
the fast that no increases of salaries
are being made, | thought it would bs
| well 10 amend this by keeping the hi
las the original salary WAS At $500. Tit
chances are il will save us more
| trouble as ii we do moi it may gel
vetoed.
| on motion by Mr.. Packard the rules
twere suspended and the vote whereby
| this bill was passed to be engroSset
| was reconsidered.
| on further motion by the same sena'
tor. Senate amendment A was adopted
| on further motion by the same Sena
tor the bill as amended WAS passed Il
be ergrossed.
! The Chair laid before the Senate fol
consideration the next matter assignee
for today, Senate Document No. Al
an Act to amend section sixty-seven o
chapter fifty-two of the Revised Stat
utes relating TO accidents on railroads
| Mr. COLE of York: iir. President
that came through without any knoVi
/ edge on my part of what had Deel
done in the House. or any knowledge
Of the bill Thinking that possibly l
might have 10 do with the utilities bill
IN some way. | tabled it to look into il
And think perhaps it went through
| the House the same way without an,
person realizing what the bill was o
Il the intent tl II, anu ttS i
MIR. President. it was indefinitely post
| poned OF. did not receive a passage
The PRESIDENT; The Chair vii
| state THAI this bin was originally re
| ported to the Senate by the commtte'
| on railroads and expresses. The repor
| was accepted The bin had its frs
1 reading. Pending its second reading i
| was laid upon the table ana subse
1 ouently. on motion of the senator from
| Aroastook. Senator Hersey, il was in
| definitely postponed. The papers thei
| went TO the House and in the Hous'
i the report of the committee was ac
| cepted, the hill has had its severa
/ readings and has been passed to be en-
| crossed The pending question now i
the motion that the Senate reeed
| from its former action, Indefinitely
rostponing the bill and that it take its
stages in concurrence with the House
Mr.. COLE. will just explain. IN 3
| few words Mr.. President. What this
1 act is.
| Whenever there is an accident. undel
: the present law. the railroad commls
sioners must make an investigation ahS
| must take the statements of witnesses
| That law has been on the Statute books