Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-10

motion of the senator from Franklin,
Mr.. Wing that the bill be tabled Il
rising vote WAS taken and the motion
prevailed.
on motion by Mir. Couant of Waldo,
unanimous consent WAS given and
that senator presented out of order
the report OF the committee of confer
enee on the djsaEreeing action of the
two branches on bill. An Act to pro-
vide for the appointment OF road
commissioners by sCteCtm9n, Senate
| ecument go, reporting that the
committee recommend the Senate re-
eedc and eoneLr with the House in the
! adoption of House Amendment n,
and the passage Of the bill, as amends
ment \.
The report was signed by All men,
bers of the committee.
| The report was accepted.
On motion by the senator from Wall
do the vote whereby this hll was
passed to be engrossed. was reeensid-
cred. and on further motion by the
same senator House Amendment A
vas adopted in concurrence. The bill,
as amended. by House Amendment A,
was passed To be engrossed in concur
renee.
Mr.. COLBY Of Somerset; Mr.. Pres
fident. | desire to correct a mistake in
regard to the bill for carrying lights.
Senate Document GO, I find that we
passed to be ensrossed the wrong
hill / move that we reconsider the
vote whereby we passed to be en-
crossed Senate bill, go.
The motion was agreed TO.
ON further motion by the same SEN
ator. Senate bill GO, was then indefi
nitelv postponed.
Mr.. COLBY. | now move that the
original draft, House Document 22a,
have its readings and as amended by
House Amendment y. be passed to
be engrossed.
Mr.. BUTTON of kennebec; | had
read the other bill and thought that
was bad enough. | would like an APP
portunity to read the other bill.
The PRESIDENT, The Chair will
state as the Chair understands it, the
bill which was passed 10 be engrossed
by mistake was the original bill. and
the bill now before lis is the new
draft. as amended,
Mr. COLBY: MIR. President. l will
say, Mr. President, that this be done
50 that we may concur with the
House They rejected the Senate bill
and have agreed on the other.
The bin and the amendment We're
then read.
Mr.. MAXWELL of Sagadahoe: Mr..
President. do l understand that
board of selectmen would have au-
thority to exempt anyone that asked
for an exemption under this bill?
Mr.. COLBY: Mr. President, that is
the way | understand that amend
ment.
Mr.. MAXWELL: | think that is
law that will compel selectmen to be
m office all the time There is not
soul in Maine but will ask to be eN-
empt and the selectmen will have to
stay there TO exempt them or hire
clerk to do the same thing. | move
that the bill be indefinitely postponed,
Mr.. ALLEN of Kennebec: Mr..
President, before | vote on this. l
would like to ask the senator from
Somerset one question. l would like
to know ii the lights will apply to
moonlight?
Mr.. Colby: Mr. President. | am
not especially interested in this bill.
! am doing this on account of mem
Der of the House who wanted this
done l am willing to abide by the
wishes of the Senate
Mr. BURLEIGH OF Aroostoolz Mr.
! President, I would move to amend the
/ bill so that by vote of the town all
vehicles Of the town could be exempt
Mr.. MAXWELL: Mr. President,
would say that that will make the bill
worse. 1t would be absolutely voted
down.
The pending question being On the
! motion of the senator from Sagadahoc.
! Senator Maxwell. that the bill be in
definitely postponed. the senator from
Somerset moved that the bill be ia
! bled until tomorrow morning.
A rising vote was taken and 10 vot-
! ing in the affirmative and II in the
negative the motion did not prevail
The pending question then being on
/ the motion of the senator frcm Saga
dahoc, that the bill be indefinitely
postponed, n rising vote was had and
II voting in the affirmative and II in
the negative, tie motion did not pre-
vail.
adahoc, the bill was then tabled and
then assigned for tomorrow.
On motion by the senator from Sag
adahoc.
Adjourned until tomorrow morning
at 9 o'clock