Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-01

| proceedings IN either branch or tliH
Legislature, Monday afternoon. As
matters are now going it appears that
| the regular legislative business out
| side the Investigation of the enforce
ment of the prohibitory law in five
counties, will be completed, Wednes-
day OF Thursday, and the whole time
Of the legislators may be devoted to the
| inquiry launched by Governor Haines.
Everything is up in the air. about
this investigation. e<some members are
! indignant-What? oh, not such bad
l'guess! are threatening all sorts
Of direful things
The Democrats caucused, Monday
evening. in the room of the committee
on legal affairs to plan q sensational
party actions something to make the
State sit up and take notice that the
Democratic party didn't go entirely out
of existence with the passage of the
public utilities bill.
After they were worked up 60 the
proper point by the Hon. William II.
Pattaneall and the Hon. John Clark
Scates and several others an order
was unanimously endorsed for intro
daction in the Legislature, TUESDAY
morning.
This order, if passed, would demand
"a two thirds vote of both houses be
fore final adjournment. That is, say
the Democrats, we can keep EN- here
all summer-or until this thing is IN
the stage that suits us!
Presumably the order will be in
troduced in the House. The Demo
Gratis may plan To hold it in thai
branch, knowing that ii could not pass
the Senate, thereby preventing the
lower branch from concurrlng IN any
order for adjournment passed by the
upper. In which case, ii Will be sale
To predict that Speaker Peters VIII
rule that any order concerning tie
date of adjournment equally affects
both branches and must receive con
currence by the Senate.
Even if such an order might be
passed by both branches it is felt that
it could have little value. dozen diff
ferent parliamentary outlets benz
available
The investigation proceedings are
assigned for Tuesday, awaiting acteh
by the House. 1t is believed that the
House will concur with the Senate IN
the indefinite ppstponement OF the
amendment attaching the names oil
Sberiffs Rallou of Sagadahoc and En-
erson of Penobscot, and that they VIII
adopt the resolve passed by the up
per branch This resolve provides for
the renewal of William II. Hines OF
Lewiston county attorney OF AndroS-
coggin county; Hewitt M. Lowe of
Turner, sheriff of Andrascoggln eoun
ty: John w. Ballou of Bath, sheriff
Of Sagadahoc county; Adelbert j.
Tolrnan of Rockland. sheriff of Knox
county; and Wilbert w. Emerson Of
Hampden, sheriff of Penobscot county
Senate Session, Monday.
Il, the Senate session. Monday aft
ernoon, Senator Dutton discovered that
the wording of the amendment to the
Newhert bill, providing for elections IN
municipalities to be by plurality vote,
was faulty and had it tabled until 1t
can be corrected This amendment was
intended to allow any city, through
majority vote, to adopt the plurality
method of elections. AS worded, how
ever, it would make it imperative in
every city through its adoption in one
city.
When the bill relating to fire chiefs
la cities of over 5000 came into the
Senate, Senator Dutton moved that
the Senate concur with the House i'll
indefinite postponement. He explained
that such a law would cause confusion
through repeal of certain city ordi
nances. The Senate voted in support of
his motion.
The report of the committee on in
lana fisheries and game on the new
code of game laws was received with
tire bill which makes the revision and
code effective, and accepted. The bill
was tabled for printing.
Senator Hersey moved that the Sem
ate recede and concur with the House
in indefinitely postponing the resident
hunters license bill. He withdrew his
motion, however. when Senator Boyn-
ton called the attention of the Senator
tc the fact that the sponsor for the
bill. Senator Wing, was absent, and
Tuesday was assigned for considera-
ton,
Wednesday was assigned for consid
Grafton of the. amendment to the act
relating TO fees accruing to State in
stitutions.
The Senate voted to insist upon its
action in adopting&the minority re-
port fought not tospass" on the bill
relating to Osteopathic physicians.
and committee of conference, Sena-
tors Stearns. Patten and Moulton, APP
pointed.