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

Document No. 10 was adopted:
Amend Section > by inserting in the
second line after the word amy" the
! word annual"
On further motion by the same sem
ator the bill was given its first read
ing, and it's second reading was as
, signed for tomorrow morning.
On motion by MIR Hastings of
AndroscoGsin, Senate Document No.
Asa, An Act in relation to islands be-
longing to the State, was taken from
the table, ana on further motion by
the same senator the bill was COM
mittcd to committee on bills in Sec
ond reading, and tomorrow morning
was assigned fer the second reading
of the bill.
On motion by Mr.. Bailey of Penob-
scot joint order directing that re-
solves calling for all financial aids be
accompanied by statement of facts
certified and sworn to by municipal
officers. was taken from the table.
Mr.. BAILEY; Mr.. President, that
order is of no force and effect at
| this time, because the period. the
date for introducing orders for aid
in the way of appropriating money has
long since passed and gone, and we
certainly do not want to establish q
rule which will bind our successors in
office. And again, | do not think that
as to the merits of the order that ii
had any prohibitive- force or helped
j in any WAY the committee in deter
mining the merits of the claim. and
therefore | move that it be indefinite
ly postponed.
The motion is agreed to-
On motion of Mr. Allen of Kenne-
bee, Senate Document No. 1913, An Act
To incorporate the kcnnebcc Realty
Company. was taken from the table.
On further motion by the same sem
ator. House Amendment A was adopt
ed in concurrence, and the bill was
given its first reading as amended.
The PRESIDENT The Chair will
suggest that all senators who have
matters upon the table, take them efr
now this week at the earliest possible
moment unless there is some reason
for asking that the matter remain Oh
| the table.
On motion by Mr.. Wing of Franklin.
Senate Document No. 2S9. majority re-
port fought to pass and minority re-
port ought not to pass from the COM
| mittee on judiciary on bill entitled An
Act i'll relation to the Ellsworth mu-
nicipal court, was taken from the
table.
Mr.. WING; ! would inquire. Mr..
President, what the action of the House
| was.
The PRESIDENTS: This is a major
ity and minority report from the COM
! mittee on Judiciary on an act in rela-
ton to the Ellsworth municipal court.
the majority report fought to pass"
the minority report Ought not to pass"
In the House the minority report
Ought not to pass was accepted The
pending question is upon the accept
ance of the minority report in concur
renee with the House.
Mr. WING: | move that we concur
with the House in the acceptance of the
minority report ought not TO pass"
The motion was agreed to.
on motion by Mr. Morey of An
droscoggin, resolve in favor of higher
education for municipal officers was
by the same senator the resolve was
read by the secretary
MIR. MOREY: I move that this be
indefinitely postponed, Mr.. President.
That act. introduced in the lower
House, sent up here for concurrence
requires this Legislature to say that
during the present year a chair shall
be established in the University of
nj
To fit them for municipal life. Now
then, under the decisions of the court
and our court. some three or four
years ago, the supreme court of this
State held that the University of Maine
was no more State institution than
was Colby, Bates or Bowdoin College,
distinctly held that in the tax case.
And were it a State institution, we
then would have no right to dictate
what the curriculum of that univer-
sity should be. That is left To the
board of trustees entirely and the pro-
fessors of the college. And it seems
to me that this bill introduced | do
not know by whom. if it should be
passed, it would have absolutely no
binding authority upon the University
of Maine. II is something that we have
no FlSht TO 90, ana something ttldt II
seems to me that the time should not
be taken up in the reference to COM
mittee. ] move the indefinite post
ponement of this resolve.
The motion was agreed to.
on motion by Mr.DUTTON of Ken
nebec, Senate Document No. 457, Re-
solve for further public instruction in
forestry. was taken from the table.
Mr.. DUTTON Mr.. President this
resolve is unusual in its features in
this respect 1t not only means an APP
preparation for the year 1918 and the
year 1914, but it purpofts to bind all
future Legislatures to the effect that
each year thereafter an appropriation
is hereby made for the sum of $4,000.
Now | have no special interest in this
at all j came in here and | saw ii
and heard ii as other senators saw it
and heard it, but it struck me then
and it strikes me now that it is an ex-
penditure of money at this time that
the State can i'll afford, / seriously
question the eXpediency of this order.
| tabled il for tho IF