Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-24
Afternoon Session

Afternoon Session
Senate called to order by the Presi-
dent.
The President laid before the Senate
majority report. ought not to pass. mi
nority report, ought to pass. from the
Portland Delegation, An Act to amend
Section of Chapter 81 Of the Pri-
vate and Special Laws Of 1875, en-.
titled, AN Act relating to the schools
in the city of Portland.
The pending question being the &C
ceptance of either report
On motion by Mr.. Murphy Of Cum
berland the reports were tabled pend
for next Thursday.
Mr.. BUTLER of Knox: Mr.. Presi,
dent, l desire at this time to move
that we reconsider the vote whereby
Senate Bill 112, An Act to permit the
citizens of Maine to express their
desires regarding constitutional pro-
visions. was given its first reading.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. BUTLER: I now move that the
bill be indefinitely postponed, as there
is an error in the report. It is just
the reverse of what it should be.
The motion was agreed to and the
bill was Indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. EMERY Of York: Mr.. Presi-
dent, I move that We reconsider the
vote taken this morning whereby we
voted to pass to be engrossed An Act
to appropriate money for the expen-
ditures OF Government for the year
1915.
The motion ws$ agreed to.
The same Senator then offered Sen
moved its adoption.
Senate Amendment \ to An Act
appropriating money for the eXpendi-
lures of Government for the year 1915.
Amend by striking out Paragraphs Is
and IA under the head of Commission
er of Agriculture; and also by strik
ing out the sum total and insert the
following: s2,6S7,76S.22.'
Mr.. EMERY: l would say Mr..
President, that we find at this late
hour an error was made and those two
paragraphs appear twice in the bill.
Tho amendment was adopted, and
the bill as amended by Senate Amend =
nent A was passed to be enSrosscd
and sent down for concurrence.
Mr. BUTLER of Knox: Mr.. Presi-
dent, Last Friday I tabled House Doc
surance commissioner to abrogate the
MICS under certain conditions. I move
the same be taken from the table.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. BUTLER: I now yield to the
Senator from Kennebec, Senator Bart >
lett.
Mr.. BARTLETT of Kennebec: Mr..
President, I move this act be tndefi-
nitely postponed.
The motion was agreed to and the
bill was indefinitely postponed.
The President laid before the Sem
ate Resolve making appropriations for
the construction of buildings at the
University of Maine.
The pending question on its passage
to be engrossed.
On motion by Mr.. Walker Of Som
erset, the bill was passed to be en-.
crossed.
The President laid before the Senate,
House 5l3, An Act to require certain
vehicles to carry lights at night on
public highways and bridges.
The pending question being the
adoption of House Amendment A in
concurrence.
Mr.. COLBY Of Somerset: Mr.
President, this bill was tabled by me
on Saturday. as Senator Walker was
absent. I now yield to that Sena-
tor.
On motion by Mr.. Walker Of Som
erset. the bill was tabled and assigned
for tomorrow morning.
The President laid before the Sem
ate, majority report, ought not to
pass, and minority report, ought to
pass, from committee on state pris-
ons on Resolve in favor Of altering
and enlarging the state prison at
Thomaston blouse 649.)
The pending question being the ac-
ceptance of either report.
Mr.. BOYNTON of Lincoln: Mr..
President, these reports were tabled
by me on Saturday, and I now yield
to any member Of the prison commit
tee.
Mr.. CHATTO of Hancock: Mr..
President I move these reports be
retabled and assigned for Thursday
morning, at the request Of Senator
Butler.
Mr.. BOYNTON: Mr.. President, if
there is any good reason why these
things, one after another, that come UP
here should go over, Of course it is rea-
sonable and right that they should, but
t does not seem to me that there pos
sibly can be- We are all familiar with
hese things; we all know or should
know how We want to vote. and it
night be we'll for. US to consider that
sometime in the dim future we antici-
,ate getting through, and getting home.
nut if we meet here day after day. and
without any apparent reason reassign