Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-26
CONTESTS DELAYED,

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seemed to be getting in its work on the
members and they manifested q dis :
position to let matters go the easies,
way.
Prospects of two important contests
Were rife about the State House, Mon.
day night, but both were postponed.
The bill providing Tor the Massacnu-
setts ballot at State elections came "a
in the House, but a point Of order
raiseG By Rep Ncwbert ef Augusta.
caused a delay while precedents arg
being sought In the Senate the work
man compensation act was tabled
and assigned for " Wednesday, il accor-
dance with an agreement at the Mon
day night caucus.
The resident hunters license meas
ure, heraldrd us a good fight, c0ulp
furnish nothing better than the pref
sentati6n OF TWO amendments by Rep
Mcoers of Ashland. 1t is understood
that The opponents 81 the measure
have every reason for confidence THAI
this bill will be Indefinitely postponed
In the House.
The House session, Tuesday, extend
ed we'll into The noon hour with sew
efai debates, although the Massdchu-
sets ballot law was disposed of fol-
the day in quick time.
The bin relating to the protection o.
bull moose, redrafted and amended 10
condition far removed from its orig
NAL intent, came back from the SENATE
with get another amendment This
amendment. providing that no moose
shall be shot unless more than two
Years of age, was adopted on motion
Of Rep. Austin of Phillips. Tie bill
was then passed 10 be engrossed Tn,
original bill provided for a close tim6
OF four years. A divided report came
from the committee on inland fisher
les and game. The majority repor.
was ought to pass The minority
report was ought to pass in new
draft, providing FOR an open time OF
but four weeks instead of six weeks
as under the present law. The House
adopted the minority report after =
hight led BY Rep. M0oers of Ashland
and Rep. TAYLOR Of Topsfield. Tn.
senate accepted the majority repcrt
lie House not only insisted upon jts
previous action but tackled on an
amendment allowing the shooting ot
either bun or COW moose over one wear
OF age Tie Senate decided to reced.
ana concur, but offered the amendment
when the House has now accented
When the Massachusetts ballot bill
was taken from the table. Rep. SAN
torn OF South Portland arose to spcal;
IL defense of his motion that the
if9dse ieecde and concur With the Sem
ate IN passing the measure He wa,
al ol.ee Interrupted, however by Rep
NeWbert of Augusta, who raised twc
points OF order Mr.. Newbert dld no.
peAeNe the motion had been tabled
win the OIL, and, therefore. contcnded
mat IL could have no standing. Sneak
CT feters Informed him that The rec
ora showed that the motion had been
tabled. Rep. Newbert surrendered thai
point, but declared the motion To re-
cue could not lac in order according
70 parliamentary law, as it would
mean going back of previous actions
without feconsidering the vote on
oaeh tie believed the only notion
which could he in order would be ono
10 reconsider the vote whereby the bill
had been indefinitely postponed
Speakers Peters did not like to es-
tabllsh a precedent BY i ruling at Sc
snort Notice. and, ON motion of Mr..
Austin, the matter was tabled and ms
signed for Thursday.
After a vigorous debate. Rep. O'Con-
nell of Milford. supported bv Repre-.
sentat1Yes Jones. Wheeler md Thombs
succeeded in having the original re-
soiNe, IN favor OF reconstruction of the
ola Town Milford bridge. substituted
iot the report of the committee, ought
10 pass IN new draft. The original
resolve provides that The State shall
Dear all the expense The new draft
would have Old Town and Milford
snare the payment of $500, according
to their valuation
Rep Rolfe was defeated in an at
tempt to amend the resolve providing
Tor the purchase of Maine State Yeal
Eook so that 800 copies of the Yeal
BOOK and 300 copies of the Official and
Classified Business Directory should
be purchased, instead Of Coo copies o.
the Year Book The resolve was Their
passed to be engrosse3.
The bill relating To the packing,
Shipment and sale Of apples was
passed to be engrossed with an amend
ment from Rep. Chick of Monmouth
providing that the classification should
place the limit for each class at one
quarter of an inch less. or 2i2 inches
Tor fancies." Rep. Richardson of can
ton, who introduced the bill. approved
the amendment.
The bill relating TO the elassIica-
ton of property tor purposes of taxa
ion was passed to be engrossed, with
slight amendment on motion of
Rep. Irving of Caribou,
The minority report OF ought not
to pass" on the bill relating to the
powers Of board OF prison and Jail
inspectors was accepted, on motion Of
Rep. Smith of Auburn, by a vote OF
65 to So
On motion of Rep. Cook OF NasSal-
horo the report of the committee
Ought to pass" on the resolve "stao-
fishing a State nursery to encourage
the reforesting of waste lands IN
aI.;..a and the bill given