Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-27

/; The question being on the motion OF the
gentleman from Augusta, Mr.. PERKINS,
that House Amendment A be adopted
!, A viva voce vote being taken,
The motion was lost, and the amend
Hnent was rejected.
Mr.. Chaplin Of South Portland offered
House Amendment B to Senate Doc. NO.
SSs, to amend by adding to Section the
following:
..or in the harvesting Of ice," and moved
it's adoption.
House Amendment h.
A viva voce vote being taken,
The motion was lost, and the amend
ment was rejected.
On motion by Mr.. Higgins of Brewer
the bill then received its third reading
and was passed to be engrossed.
The SPEAKER: The Chair lays before
the House bill No. Ss7, An Act relative
to scaling round timber and marking the
contents on same, tabled by the gentle
man from Bingham, Mr.. Dutton, the
pending question being the third reading
Of the bill.
On motion by Mr.. Dutton the bill re-
ceived its third reading and was passed
to be engrossed.
The SPEAKER: The Chair lays before
the House Senate Doc. No SAG. bill, An
Act to provide aid for mothers with de-
pendent children. tabled by the gentle
man from Houlton, Mr.. Pierce, the pend
| ing question being the third reading OF
the bill.
! (For debate see Legislative Recordo
! division being had, 81 voted in the
affirmative and % in the negative, and
the bill was indefinitely postponed.
| The SPEAKER: The Chair lays before
the House at this time House Documen,
/ 400, An Act to fix the salaries of certain
public officers. which was acted upon here
yesterday apparently in a hurry. There
was a Senate amendment on this bill
which was disregarded.
On motion by Mr.. Higgins of Brewe,
the House reconsidered its vote whereby
House Document 4o3. An Act to fix the
salaries of certain public officers. was
passed to be engrossed.
on further motion by Mr.. Higgins, Sen
ate Amendment A was adopted in con.
currence.
! On further motion by Mr.. higgins the
bill was passed TO be engrossed as amend
ed.
Mr.. GREENLEAF of Portland; Mr.
Speaker. before we adjourn l would like
to take up Senate Document 392, An Act
on real estate in savings banks, tabled
by myself Yesterday. The pending ques-
ton is the third reading, and I move
that it have its third reading.
! Mr.. PLUMMER of Lisbon: Mr.. Speak.
er, desire to offer ar amendment to that
bill. If there is to be a session this aft
e1noon l would be prepared at that time
| On motion by Mr.. Plummer the bill
was re-tabled until the' afternoon SEES
| SION
! On motion by Mr.. Higgins of Brewer.
, The House voted to take a recess unit
| {? +. NJ
| After Recess
| Mr.. PIERCE Of Houlton: Mr.
| Speaker, | move that we take up al
this time Senate Doc. 311, bill, An Act
to extend and enlarge the powers 81
| the Limerick Water and Electric
| Company. BY an error the original re-
port of the committee on judiciar!
was never accepted. and the bill was
| recommitted to the committee by the
House without concurrence on the
! part of the Senate. An Amendment
was agreed upon, and I would now
! whereby this bill was recommitted tc
! the committee.
I The motion was agreed to.
! On further motion by Mr. Pierce thC
/ report of the committee was accept
! cd
The bill then received its first an6
second readings.
| MIR. Pierce then offered House
! Amendment A to amend by adding
thereto the following: land providing
| further that said consolidation of the
! Hiram Water, Light and Power Com
| pany shall not be authorized unit
said Hiram Water. Light and Power
| Company shall have established actu-
, al service in the town of Baldwin ant
! in the villages Of Hiram and East
| Hiram in said town Of Baldwin.
! The amendment was adopted.
! On further motion by Mr.. Pierce, the
| rules were suspended and the bill re-
! ceived it's third reading and was pass.
ed to be engrossed as amended
At this point the Senate came ir
/ and joint convention was formed.
| In Convention
(The President of the Senate in the
! Chair)
The CHAIRMAN: The secretary O;
I the convention will read the joint or
der under which this joint convention
has been convened.
tThe secretary then read the or.
| der under which the convention was
formed.)
Mr.. HIGGINS of Brewer: Mr.. Chair.
man. l move that His EXcellency, the
Governor. and the Executive Council
be invited to be present at this ioin,
convention.
The motion was agreed to.
The chairman thereupon appointed
the gentleman from Brewer, Mr.. Hig.
gins. as committee to wait upon His
Excellency. the Governor, and the
! Executive Council, and invite them tc
be present at the joint convention.
Subsequently Mr.. Higgins reported
that he had performed the duty with