Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-27

alive and fourteen in the negative, the |
Presidents name was called. He vot- /
ed yea, and the motion of the senator |
from oxford, indefinitely postponing T
the bill, was adopted.
An Act to incorporate the Jackman
Water, Light and Power Company.
An Act to abolish the Belfast Munich
pal court and to establish police court
for the city of Belfast.
An Act to amend Section 1 of Chapter
I of the Revised Statutes relating to the
| appointment of land agent.
| Resolve in favor of the Maine Insane
| Hospital
Resolve relating to the payment of
| fees to town clerks for reporting in re-
| lation to inheritance taxes.
An Act TO Incorporate the Ogunquit
Village Corporation.
| An Act to amend the charter of the
city of Auburn and to provide for a
| commission form of government.
An Act to grant additional powers to
the Rockand, South Thomaston and St
George Railway.
| An Act to amend the act which consti-
tutes the police court of the city of
| Rockland.
An Act creating a State board of
charities and corrections. con motion
| by Mr. Flaherty of Cumberland, tabled
and assigned for next Friday morning)
Passed to BE Enacted.
| An Act to amend Section of an act
to provide for nomination of candidates
| of political parties by primary election.
An Act TO amend Section 30 of Chapter
| 81 of the Revised Statutes, as amended
| by Chapter 127 of the Public Laws of
| 1905. as amended by Chapter 81 of the
Public Laws of 1907. relating to railroad
| branch tracks.
| An Act to amend Section 20 of Chap
| ter of the Revised Statutes as amend
ed by Chapter 1856 of the Public Laws of
| 1909 relating to the collection of in
| heritance taxes.
| An Act to amend Chapter 119 of the
! Public Laws of 1911. regulating the sale
of agricultural seeds commercial feed
| ing stuffs, commercial fertilizers, drugs,
foods, fungicdes and Insecticides, by
amending Section 9 thereof and by add
ing two new sections thereto.
Mr.. FLAHERFY of Cumberland; Mr..
| President / wish to Offers Senate
Amendment \ to this bill, an Act to
amend Chapter 119 of the Public Laws
of 1911. regulating the sale of agricul-
| tural seeds, etc, so that this bill will
conform to the National law, and in re-
lation to the taking effect
The PRESIDENTS: Tire Chair will
state for the information of the senator
| from Cumberland that there are two
provisions in the bill relative to the time
of its taking effect, one besides the pro-
vision he is seeking TO amend. and the
| Chair suggests that the bill lie on the
| table.
Mr. CONANT of Waldo: Mr. Presi-
dent. 1 think the amendment offered re-
| fers to another bill
| Mr. FLAHERTY: Mr. President, Il
will read what the parties have written
to me in regard to this matter:
| Portland Wholesale Groeers' and Flour
| Dealers Association,
| Portland, Maine.
March p, 1918.
| Hon. Edward +. Flaherty.
| Augusta, Maine.
Dear Sir: on noting that House Bill
| 5i6, which is the new draft of bill 80 has
| passed the House, the Portland Whole
| sale Grocers' and Flour Dealers Asso-
citation convened this morning and unan-
| imously voted to appeal to our senator's
to urge for an amendment to House bill
$40 by changing Section %, Line 81, that
it may read as follows purchased prior
to September. 3rd, 1914
This amendment is desired to conform
| with the national law recently passed.
and signed by the President March 3rd
1913, and allowing eighteen months for
disposal of goods on hand rather than
| pr1h led N n
bill as now drawn. If allowed to become
a law in its present form, it will work a
| serious and unjust hardship upon every
wholesale grocer in Maine.
Trusting you will lend your best eff
| Tort TO correct this wrong,
| Yours very truly,
! (Signed) MAURICE c. RICH,
| Secretary"
On motion by Mr.. Flaherty. the bill
was tabled and assigned for considcra-
| ton this afternoon.
| An Act relating to the assistant asses
| sors of the city of Portland. con motion
by Mr. Cole of York, this bill was tabled
pending its passage to be enacted and
assigned for consideration tomorrow
morning)
Orders of the Day.
The PRESIDENTS: The CHAIR lays be- |
fore the Senate for consideration the |
first assignment for today, an Act rela- |
tive to compensation to employees for |
personal injuries received in the course |
of their employment and to the preven- |
ton of such injuries, together with pro-
posed amendments.
Mr.. STEARNS of Oxford; Mr. Presi- /
dent, before proceeding with the consid- |
Grafton of this matter, assigned for this
morning, | move that the Senate take !
a recess for five minutes.
The motion was agreed TO and a recess
was taken.
After Recess.
Called to order by the President.
Mr.. STEARNS of Oxforu: Mr.. Presi-
dent, l move that the Senate now re-
solve itself into a committee of the whole
for the consideration of Senate Docu-
ment No. $50.
The motion was agreed to.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair desig-