Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-02
PREPARES
FOR ADJOURNMENT, SAT
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sea fowl recommended that the Sen
ate recede and pass the bill, the re-
port was accepted and the bill PASSED
to be engrossed.
Nurses Home
The committee of conference on the
100000 appropriation for nurses
home ct the Augusta hospital. report
ed that the members were unable 10
agree This resolve was originally pass
ed by the Senate and killed by the
House.
The committee Of conference on the
act establishing the Southern Forestry
District, which was passed by the
Senate and killed by the House, rec
commended that the Senate recede and
concur with the House and this report
was adopted.
The order for investigation OF the
Maine Central Railroad, with accom-
panying amendment and resolve, were
tabled until this morning by Senator
Butler Of Knox.
Senator Murphy offered an amend
mcnt to the act to create fiVe-year
terms for the superintendent and
matron Of the Portland City Home
President Hersey ruled, however, that
the acceptance of the report OF the
conference committee that it was un-
able to agree had killed the bill
The committee Of conference on the
act giving the municipal officers of
Portland increased powers in grant
ing licenses reported new draft of
the bill. recommending its passage. The
new draft was passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Senator Murphy the
Senate reconsidered the acceptance Of
the conference committee report on
the act for a fiVe-year term for the
superintendent and matron or the
! Portland City Home and asked for a
second committee of conference. On
this second COMMITTEES we're appoint
ed Senators Clark, Walker and Ames.
After considerable discussion as to
the possibility of getting through the
work of the Legislature this week, and
the desirability of Fastening the work
as fast as possible, the Senate re-
i cessed until o'clock this evening, in
the hope that by working at all hours
! of the day and fastening matters as
much as possible they could get away
Saturday.
Among many measures passed
were: The appropriation for the Jack
man Pockwocci road: the Act to di-
vide the town of kennebunkport and
, establish the town of West kenne-
bunAport and establish the town of
West Kennebunlpprt; the Act to Gre
ate State contingent fund; the Act
to fix the salary Of the Governor at
$4,000 instead Of $1,000: the Act provid
ing for the Governor and Council to
submit to each Legislature an esti-
mate Of the amount of money neces-
sary to defray the public expense
Evening Session
A committee of conference on the
disagreeing action Of the House and
Senate on the act relating to the in.
spection Of the manufacture, transpor-
tation and sale of dairy products was
appointed, consisting of Senators Co.
| nant, Bartlett and Moulton, the thre.
senators on the agricultural commit.
tee.
Inc resolve giving Michael Burns the
right to sue the State to recover TO,
damages incurred in fighting the
original package case was finall,
killed when the Senate adopted the
report of the committee of conference
that it was unable to agree.
The Senate accepted the conference
committee report accepting the House
amendment striking out the $50 .0a,
for q dairy building in the Uniyersit,
OF Maine appropriation resolve anC
passed the resolve as amended.
! The bills amending the dog Hcense
law and relating to liens on land fo,
recovery for we'll digging also wer1
killed when, after failure to agree he.
tween the two houses, the Senate ad.
| hered.
The Flaherty nine hour bill for stree,
car employees died when the commit
tee OF conference reported that the,
were unable to agree, and the Sena :.
adopted the report.
| Inc second conference COMMITTEES =,
the disagreeing action of the Hons,
and Senate on the bill giving a Ave-
year term to the superintendent an,
matron OF the Portland City Home re-.
/ ported that they were unable to apre.
senator Emery of York moved tba
the report be accepted, which No,
| done and the bill was dead.