Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-27
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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the probate Office which is merltor1ouS,
zone from the superior court judge call
ing for All increase of salary to bring
1t W to what is adequate in compari-
son with the dignity of the office, and
~ third from the clerk of courts, which,
to ely mind, IS the most acute in point
of necessity OF all. All that has been
said Shere is absolutely true, and we
are in need of immediate relief there
In the Office of the clerk of courts
there axe two young ladies employed
at Il saEary which is less than pre-
walls in the larger law Offices for Ste
nographers. and they are doing work
which calls for far greater capacity,
far greater ability, and longer hours.
They are required to work longer
hours than stenographers in any of
the law Offices they are obliged to
forego their pay during two weeks
vacation which they take. And all
those considerations / think should
move you, at least. to allowing the
Cumberland county matters to be re-
ferred to the Cumberland County Del
egation, who can be safely trusted to
determine how much money Cum
berland county should pay for the
services which are rendered in the
hhleicSl Oh ~uilIelldnu COUNTY tldNt'
only that to say, and as | said at the
outset, on general principles | have
no objection to that method of deter
mining salaries.
Mr. MAYBURY of Saco: Mr..
Speaker. | wish to file my protest
against the commission in general. and
this one in particular These com
missions are a good deal like a five
haf III
uom of any practical value and We
must realize that their efforts would.
like women's tears, avail nothing. and
no one knows better than the mem
bcrs of this House, and the gentle
man from Newport tMr. MitchelD in
particular, that whatever action they
take after their junketing trip. that
this next Legislature is in no way
bound by their action At the next
session of the Legislature a good many
of us may be here, and some OF us
will not, but we will be in no way
botnd by the action of that commit
tee, it will he up to the next Legs-
Ia ure to do whatever it may see H.
Mr.. PEACOCK of ReadGeld: Mr.
Speaker, | had not intended to take
any part in this discussion, but | am
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5lsl not Tor the future, for
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%e1cese.anQ so hope that this order
Ill not receive q passage.
t11e SPEAKERa The question IS
A1p4n the motion of the gentleman
Vf9mhWest brook tAlr. Scates) that the
ik.4rt Off the committee recommend
i1g passage of the order which has
been read be not accepted. Is the
House ready for the question. Those
A3us favof sof.the motion to not accept
&flae <reporfs of the committee recon-
s u5entlins the massage of the order will
3 s&v YES. those opposed will saw no
al viva v0ce vote being taken.
The motion was agreed TO. and the
report III the committee was not ac-
cented
Mr.. Peacock of Readheld then moved
that the report of the committee, to-
gether with the order recommended by
the COMMITTEES he indefinitely tostponed
in non-concurrence with the Senate
The motion was agreed to.
cat this point air. Mitchell of Kittery
assumed the Chair amid applauseA
ON motion bv Mr. Durein of Milo, the
report of the committee of claims on re-
solve in favor of the town of Milo. which
was tabled Feb. 2ist. was taken from the
table and on further motion by Mr. Dur
gin the matter was recommitted to the
committee on claims
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