Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-20

| ter 275 OF the private anu Special
Laws of 1868. relating to\certain pow
ers of the city of Portland.
J An Act addition to Chapter 1Sf of
| the Private and Special Laws of 1911
| entitled AN Act to establish in Cum
berland county county farm"
| An Act additional to Chapter 10 of
| the Revised Statutes. relating to the
! transfer of actions and other matters
to the law court in case of the death
of the presiding justice.
| An Act to increase the efficiency of
the public schools of Maine by retir-
' ing teachers of long service with pen
sions
| Orders of the Day.
| The Chair laid before the Senate for
| consideration the first matter special
| ly assigned for today, an Act rela ting
| to the entry of 'nollc prosequi" in
| criminal cases, Senate Document No.
51n, the pending question being the
| second reading of the bill
| Mr.. MOREI of Androscoggin ri
Yield to the Senator from oxford
on motion by Mr. SteaIns of oxford,
| the bill was reeommitted to the COM
| mttee on judiciary.
| The Chair laid before the Senate for
| consideration the second matter spe-
| Gladly assigned for today, an Act au-
| tharizine the Atlantic Shore Railway
| to increase its capital stock, Senate
1 Document No. 224, the pending ques-
| tien being the adoption of House
| Amendment A.
Mr.. EMERY of York: l yield TO the
| Senator from Oxford
1
the bill was tabled and reassgned for
| Tuesday of next week.
/ The Chair laid before the Senate for
consideration the third matter special
ly assigned for today. House Docu-
| ment No 500, an Act permitting the
| Use OF automobiles in the town of
| Eden
Mr. PATTEN Of Hancock: Mr.
President, a further examination of
the ILL shows no amendment was
necessary I therefore move that the
ILL was put on its passage.
The PRESIDENTS: This bill carry
| ing an emergency clause requires
| two-thirds vote of all the members of
| the Senate.
A rising vote was had and % Sena-
tors voting in favor of the passage OF
| the bill was passed to be enacted.
On motion by Mr.. Bailey of Penob-
scot, the vote where by Senate Docu-
ment No. al, an Act to regulate the
business of dealing in securities, was
assigned for a second reading tomor
row morning, was reconsidered, and
on further motion by the same senator
was tabled and assigned for considera-
ton Tuesday morning of next week.
Mr. BAILEY: l would say in con-
neetion with that motion that this is
n bill to regulate the business of deal
ing in securities. in stocks and bonds,
otherwise called the blue sky law
and at the hearing before the commit
tee there seemed to be a good deal of
interest and many people appeared,
and | do this for the purpose of al
lowing all those who wish to examine
the bill and to offer any amendments
to do SO before it is specially assigned.
| On motion bviMr. Packard of Knox,
Senate Document No. l47, Report OF
the Committee on Judiciary ought
not to pass" on bill AN Act granting
to Hollis NJ. Shaw pole rights in the
streets and highways of the town of
Knox, State of Maine" was taken
from the table.
Mr.. Packard: | move that IL be re-
committed to the committee on legal
affairs.
The PRESIDENT: The report of the
committee on judiciary is Ought not
to pass" The Senator from Knox
moves that the Judiciary committee be
discharged from further consideration
of this bill.
Mr.. STEARNS of oxford The judi
ciary committee are perfectly willing
to be discharged.
Mr.. HERSEY of Aroostook: | would
inquire if they have not been dis
charged already
The PRESIDENTS: l will state that
the question being on the acceptance
of the adverse report of the commit
tee on judiciary ought not to pass.
this bill may be brought before the
Senate in one of two ways, either by
substituting the bill for the adverse
report, or by discharging the commit
tee from further consideration OF the
bill If the report of the committee
should be accepted. further action on
the bill could not be had and in or
der for The Senator from Knox to ac-
complish the purpose which | under
stand he desires to accomplish. 1t VIII
be necessary first to dicharge the COM
mittee on judiciary from further con
sideratlon of the bill
The motion was agreed to.
On further motion by the same sem
ator. the bill was referred to the COM
mittee on legal affairs.
Mr.. PACKARD: | would say, Nj.
President, in explanation, that tie
legal affairs has bill that really be-
longs on the end of this one, and they
have not reported that yet, and the
idea was to let them have both ana
then report ought to pass or Ought
| not to pass as they see fit.
On motion by Mr.. Wing of Frank
lin, Senate Document No. 29O, order
of the appointment of Special Joint
| Committee to inquire into the amount
of compensation and services rendered
by all State and county officials whose
salaries are determinable by the Leg