Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-14

in the treasury for the renovation and
| construction of buildings at the Maine
State hospital at Augusta.
Resolve on the payroll of the House
On motion by Mr.. Mitchell of Kittery
| the rules were suspended and the resolve
received it's two readings and was pass
ed to be engrossed without reference to
a committee. 'tt
Resolve in favor of members and olli4
GERS of the Senate of the 18th Legislature
On motion by Mr.. Mitchell of Kittery
the rules were suspended and the resolve
received its two readings and was passed
to be engrossed without reference to a
| committee, in concurrence =
On motion by Mr.. Smith of Auburn
joint resolution relating to Boston &
Maine Railroad was taken from the ta-
Bile and on further motion by Mr.. Smith
the joint resolution was indefinitely post
poned
On motion by Mr.. Mitchell of Kittery.
the rules were suspended and that gen.
tleman was permitted to introduce out
of order resolve in favor of James l..
Bresnahan. for services as messenger to
the Speaker of the House.
On further motion by Mr.. Mitchell the
rules were suspended and the resolve re-
| eeived its two readings and was passed
to be engrossed without reference to q
committee.
Report of the committee of conference
on the disagreeing action of the two
branches of the Legislature, in relation to
bill, An Act to require vehicles to carry
nights at night ON public highways and
bridges, reporting the same in new draft
and that it ought to pass" presented by
Mr. Swift of Augusta. =
On motion by Mr. Scates of Westbrook
| the report was accepted
Mr. Peacock of Readfleld moved that
| the bill be laid upon the table, pending
| the acceptance, Of the report.
The motion was lost.
Mr.. Scates of Westbrook moved that
the rules be suspended and that the bill
receive its three several readings at this
time and be passed to be engrossed.
a viva voce vote being doubted
Mr.. Cook of Vassalboro called for 81
division.
division being had,
The motion was lost by a vote of 81
to 35
Mr. Mitchell of Kittery moved that
the bill be referred to the next Leg
islature
a viva voce vote being taken.
The motion was agreed to, and the
bill was referred to the next Legis-
lature.
An Act to appropriate moneys for
the expenditures of government and
to provide for certain deficiencies ac-
crued and unpaid, January 1st, 1913.
on motion by Mr.. Mitchell of Kit
terry, the rules We're suspended and
the bill received it's three several
readings and was passed to be en-
crossed without reference to COM
mlttee.
report OF the committee of confer
ence on the disagreeing action of the
two branches of the Legislature on re-
solve i'll aid of the sufferers from the
recent floods in Ohio, recommending
the indefinite postponement of the re.
solve.
On motion by Mr.. Mitchell of Kit
Terry the report was accepted.
On motion by MIR. Durgin of Milo,
the House voted to take recess UNI
I'll seven O'Clock in the evening.
After Recess. s3.
From the Senate: Resolve in fay-
or of the House postmaster.
In the House this resolve was pass
ed to be engrossed and came from the
Senate in that branch indefinitely
postponed in non concurrence.
Mr. Mitchell of Kittery moved that
the House adhere to its former action
in the passage of the resolve to be en-
crossed.
Mr. MITCHELL: Mr.. Speaker. |
will say in regard to this resolve that
it came to the committee on dppro-
priations and financial affairs with
out being referred, and in some way
it was reported ought not to pass,
but the postmaster of the House not
being a post officer" and the MEM
berS of the House not being post
officers" and not knowing the regula
tions have put in their mail without
placing thereon the necessary stamps.
This man has paid this amount OF
money out of his own pocket, and he
ought to have his pay: and If the
Senate is too small to give 1t to him,
then | think we had better adhere and
take up collection. (Applause.)
The question being on the motion
that the House adhere to its action
in the passage of the resolve to be en-