Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-29
mittee on the part of the Senate Messrs.
Cole, Swift and Durgin.

From the House: Senate 37s. An Act
to correct certain clerical errors in and
to amend Chapter 81 of the Revised
Statutes as amended by Chapter 2o6 of
the Public Laws of 1913. relating to
inland fisheries and game.
This bill was passed to be engrossed
in the Senate.
In the House on it's passage to be en-
crossed 1t was amended by the adop-
ton of House Amendment A.
The question being on the adoption
of House Amendment a in concurrence.
Mr.. ALLEN of Kennebec: Mr.. Presi-
dent, It might seem out of place when
We hear of an emergency clause placed
on there as suggested, but / am sure
on some lines that it could be regarded
as proper, because one of the conditions
is to preserve the peace, and 1 am
aware Of the position 1 am in and that
that means something.
The amendment does not fully cover
all that it really means to the state, by
having this passed at this session and
become a law at once
AS some of you remember at our
session two years age we had a codi-
fcation OF the game laws, and quite a
prolonged argument of the moose ques-
lion, which prohibited putting before
the legislature the new code. 1t came
in so late that none Of us had a chance
to examine It closely. And if we had
had the opportunity at the time We
would have discovered several mistakes.
clerical and otherwise, as we have
| found occasionally come into bills. IN
observed and not the fault OF anyone
In particular, but miSprints. etc. On
account of several of those mistakes il
placed our committee in very eynbar-
| RAISING position. and it was laid to our
| door directly, while as / said, il was
unintentional on the committees part.
So if this bill could be PASSED. and
believe there have been cases where
II was not as important to the State
as this Is, where we have allowed all
emergency clause to go on, il would
reneVe this contingency that exists
at the present time. And 1t will ALLOW,
the people to have the benefit of the
corrections made, early in the season.
when otherwise they would not get
| any benefit until next year.
/ hope the Senate will feel. as the
/ -A-eSN ANAN' " Si'V tHiS passage, anC.
| il will do some good to the State of
Maine and that is what We are mere
/ for
! Mr.. BOYNTON of Lincoln: Mr.
President. that being an emergency
! matter l suppose it cannot be passed
this morning.
| The PRESIDENT: It does not re-
quire two-thirds vote on the adop-
| ton of the amendment
| The question being on the adoption
| of House Amendment A a rising vote
was taken, and 9 voting for the adop-
ton of the amendment and none op
posed, the amendment was adopted 81
concurrence. The bill as amended was
| then passed to be engrossed
From they House: An Act to provide
for semi-monthly payments on State
contracts.
| This bill was received in the House
under suspension of the rules and
passed to be engrossed as amended
! by House Amendment A.
In the Senate the bill was received
under suspension of the rules and was
given its several readings.
House Amendment A was then
adopted in concurrence and the bill as
amended was passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. MURPHY of Cumberland M
! President, | move that this be tabled
and assigned for consideration next
. Tuesday. l want it made plain to me
why they want to have semi monthly
payments on contracts. AS a matter
| OF fact, as a business man, l wonder
| if I would like to pay twice a month
on contracts. / do not believe they
would be satisfied with this proposition
in the long run.
The PRESIDENTS The Chair might
suggest if the Senator is doubtful
about his position in the matter. the
bill might be passed to be engrossed,