Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-13
1ror debate see Legislative Record)

Mr.. MCCARTHY: Mr.. Speaker. Just a
word in order to correct the impress
sion Of the gentleman from Dexter, Mr..
Fay. His amendment provides that
section 48 Of Chapter 40 Of the Re-
vised Statutes is hereby repealed"
Section 48 OF the Revised Statutes is
a general section providing for the
employment Of women and minors In
manufacturing establishments sixty
hours g. week, males and females, etc.
His bill, or his amendment. provides
for the repeal of that Section 48. Sec
ton so of that same, Chapter 40 pro-
vides the penalty for violations OF
Section 4s. Now II Section 4S is re-
pealed, Section 80 is providing pen
atty for something that is not in ex-
istence. So that this amendment here
is entirely without remedies, and any
violator of the law, any employer who
sees fit to violate any Of the provi-
sions Of this law. is entirely free from
any prosecution under the terms OF
this amendment.
The SPEAKER: The question be-
fore the House is on the adoption of
House amendment A, blouse Docu-
ment 632.) to House Document 1923.
The yeas and nays have been called
for. All those who desire the yeas
and nays will rise and stand.
A sufficient number arising, the yeas
and nays were ordered.
The SPEAKER: All those in favor
of adopting House Amendment A,
when their names are called will an
amendment will answer no. The
Clerk will call the roll.
YEA-Albert. Benn. .Bonney Brann.
Ford. Hanson o. Saco. Hanson OF San
ford. Higgins. Hill. Ranney. Sanbo-n.
snow. Thonlbs Tobey, Washburn. Wise
n
sea Bernisr B Smss of New Gloseesser
Blake of Oakland. Bourque. Bradbury.
Bragdon, Drawn. Brown Of Auburn.
Brown of New Sharon, Bussey Campbell.
Carson. Chadbourne. Chamberln. Glenn
ent. Clifford, Coffin. Colcord. COMEDIAN.
Corliss, Currier. Davis. Descoteau1. Dill
gain, Datton; Edwards. Ellis, ErskIne,
Eossett. Gallagher. Gerrish. Glmour,
;oldthwait. Cooling. Goodwin. Could.
rant Creation Greeley. Greenlaw.
aell, Hobbs, Hodgkins, Holt OF Skowhe-
gan, Jameson, Jordan. Lawrence, Leader,
Lewis, Libby. Lombard: Lord Marsh.
McCarty. McCorrison; MeCurdy. McK'n-
Morrison. Morse. Mulligan. Mullin. Nell
On. Newell Nicholas. Noyes. O'Connell.
Peabbies. Perham. Perkins, Peterson.
Hoalton. P!ummer. Poilard. Ri Kicker, Rus s.
sell OF Alfred. Russell OF Lewiston, ST
Clair, Of Calais. 81. Clair Of Rock!and
small Smith Tabbu,t, Tate. Thibodeau
futile. Narney. Ward, Wasgatt Watts
Webb. WEIGH. Wescott, Wilkins. Wilson
"oodnan, Wynan-ll1,
Hot .; GouldsSero, Lit ss,i Max% oS
Mc!ntire. McNally, Roberts, Robinson
Ryder. Waterhouse, Wheeler-l3.
The SPEAKER: Twenty-one having
voted yes, III having voted no, the
amendment is lost.
On motion by Mr.. Fay Of Dexter,
House Document 495. bill, AN Act
relative to employment of women and
minors had its third reading and
was passed to be engrossed
The SPEAKER: The Chair lays be-
fore the House Senate Document $50,
An Act to equalize the salaries of
the judges OF probate" tabled by Mr.
McCarty OF Lewiston pending the
adoption OF House Amendment A. to
amend by striking out the word
twelve" in the fifth line thereof. and
inserting in lieu thereof the word "nf-
teen"
On motion by MIR. Comedian of Port
land the bill and amendment were re-
tabled, and specially assigned for con-
sideration on Wednesday. March II.
On motion by Mr.. Greenleaf Of Port
land, the vote was re-considered
whereby this bill was again tabled
and specially assigned for consider
alton on Wednesday, March II.
The SPEAKER: The Chair will
state for the information Of the
House that the amendments to this
Senate Document $50 have been ley
tered wrong. House Amendment A
was read and adopted, March 5, pre-
scented by the gentleman from Bel
fast. Mr.. Millett, relating to Waldo
county. The amendment offered by the
gentleman from Lewiston, Mr.. Nc
Carly. should be lettered House
Amendment e.
Mr. Greenleaf of Portland then offer
ed House Amendment to amend by
striking out in the seventh line there
of the words Seventeen hundred dol
lars.' and inserting in lieu thereof the
words two thousand dollars"
On further motion by Mr.. Greenleaf
the bill. pending the adoption Of the
amendments, was again tabled, and
specially assigned for consideration on
Wednesday, March H.
On motion by Mr. Bonney of Bow
doinham, unanimous consent was CIV
en-. and that gentleman presented out
Of order the following order:
Ordered, That the House congrat-
ufates its clerk on his complete re-
covery from his recent illness and it.
self. that this most competent official
is again in the House assuming the
duties Of his position
The House wishes to express its ap-
probation of the work Of the assist
ant clerk during the absence Of his
chief. The clean-cut and efficient man
ner in which he has performed the
exacting duties of his Office in for
warding the business Of the House
would reflect credit on any legislative
body. The House congratulates itself
on its assistant clerk
The order received q passage.
The SPEAKER: The Chair lays be-
fore the House, Senate boo. No. III.