Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-01

Amendment B to Senate Document 1is
and moved its adoption.
Senate Amendment B. Amend by
striking out the word fourteen hun
dred' in the ninth line and by insert
ing in its place thereof the words six
teen hundred so that said line as
amended shall read Hancock. sixteen
hundred dollars: also by striking out
in the tenth line the words twenty-five
hundred dollars and by inserting in
place thereof the words 'twenty-eight
hundred dollars SO that said line as
amended shall read 'kennebec. twenty
eight hundred dollars: also by strlk-
ing out in the twentieth line the word
'twenty-fou hundred dollars, and by
inserting in the. place thereof the
words TWENTY-FIVE hundred dollars so
that said section as amended shall read
York, twenty-five hundred dollars.
The question being on adoption OF
Senate Amendment s offered by Sena-
tor Swift, a rising vote was had, and
sixteen voting in favor and seven
against the adoption of the amendment
Senate Amendment 8 was adopted.
The bill as amended was then passed
to be engrossed.
Senate 14S: An Act 10 eQuahZe the
salaries of registers of deeds.
Mr.. Anes of Washington offered Sem
ate Amendment a TO Senate 149 and
moved its adoption.
Senate Amendment a TO Senate l49:
! Amend by adding TO the first Section
the following fees charged by them for
abstracts shall be retained by them and
not paid TO the county.
Mr.. BUTLER Of Knox: Mr.. President
this seems TO be state wide matter
and not especially any county matter.
/ The only objection l would have TO
that amendment is this: | would like TO
have II made clear that all official
copies, the fees for same should be
turned over to the several county treas
urerS, as all other officials, / think.
clerks Of courts, registers Of probate
keep 10 themselves fees for unofficial
copies. while they turn over to the
treasurer the fees for all official copies
certified to by them. | should be very
glad to support the amendment were X
made clear.
Mr.. BOYNTO&: Mr.. President, this
matter was all taken care OF by the
committee on salaries and fees, practi-
cally the same as has been offered by
the Senator from Washington, Senator
Ames, which is found in Senate Docu-
ment 153. That is the important docu-
ment of them all and should be adopt
ed before these other amendments are
adopted Now perhaps il would be well
enough TO lay this bill and the amend
rnent upon the table until Senators can
make themselves familiar with both.
and see if this Senate bill 1913 does not
cover the matter. as the Senator from
Washington does in his amendment.
Mr. BUTLER: Mr.. President. with
all due Difference TO the Senator from
Washington. ! would at this time move
that the whole matter lie upon the
table until We can consider il further,
perhaps until Tuesday Of next week, if
that is satisfactory
The motion was agreed to and the
bill and amendment was tabled.
Senate $50: An Act to equalize the
salaries Of the registers of probate
Mr.. EOYNTON: Mr.. President, /
have to move that this bill be tabled.
for It would be no use to pass it if the
amendment prevailed: il should not
pass until we know what we are talk
ing about ! move il be tabled pending
passage TO be engrossed and assigned
FOR consideration next Tuesday.
The motion Gas agreed 70 and the
bill was tabled and specially assigned
for next Tuesday.
Senate t5l: An Act 70 eGualize the
salaries OF the judges of probate.
,ir Chatto Of Hancock offered SEN
ate Amendment A 10 Senate Isl, and
moved its adoption.
Senate Amendment y TO Senate ISL
Amend by striking out the words one
thousand dollars in the ninth line az
Section one and by inserting in place
thereof the words eleven hundred dol
lars. SO that said line as amended shall
read: Hancock. eleven hundred dol
lars"
Mr. Flahertv Of Cumberland offered
Senate Amendment Is to Senate ISL
and moved its adoption.
Senate Amendment L 10 Senate Isl:
Amend by striking out the words
twenty-five hundred dollars. in the
seventh line of Section one and insert
ing in place thereof the words three
thousand dollars so that said line as
amended shall read; Cumberland,
three thousand dollars"
Mr.. Burleigh of Aroostook offered
Senate Amendment c to Senate Isl and
moved its adoption.
Senate Amendment c to Senate ISL:
Amend by striking out the words one
thousand dollars in the sixth line
and by inserting in place thereof the
words twelve hundred So that said
line as amended shall read 'AroOstook
twelve hundred dollars.
The question being upon the adoption
of Senate Amendment A, that amend
ment was adopted. sixteen voting in
favor and five against the adoption of
the amendment.
The question being upon the adoption
of Senate Amendment 3, offered by
Senator F1aherty:
Mr.. FLAHERTY: Mr.. President, I
wish to state that the valuation that
comes under the jurisdiction Of this
officer is s108, 391 .529 out Of a total val
uation of the state of S49S. 4S7 900, or a
little less than one fourth the valuation
OF the state. He is in session contin-
ually during the whole year and think
has only three or four weeks vacation,
and it is a very important Office.
A rising vote was had and II voting
in favor of the amendment and five
opposed, Amendment B was adopted.
Mr. pJyDT L-If,L. Nv procila~t