Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-22

know but that 1t would be fair to lay
il on the table until Tuesday. l move
that it be tabled and assigned for
next Tuesday.
The motion was agreed 10.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair lays
before the Senate An Act to estab-
lish a State reformatory for women.
The Chair would like TO state thai
this act has unanimously passed both
Houses and has been signed by the
Speaker and the President and then
vent TO the Governor for his ap-
Iroval.
The Senate will remember that day
before Yesterday Senator Murphy
made a motion that We send mes
sage to the Governor requesting the
return OF this bill for the purpose OF
amending il. The Senate refused 10
make the request. Afterwards the
House sent an order TO the Governor
requesting the return Of the paper.
and I am not aware of any further
action.
Yesterday the leaders of both
Houses practically agreed that Ger
tam IOTIl.dl ~ eiAN $3.50
ought 10 be made: and they agreed 70
ask unanimous consent this morning
il both Houses that this act might
be returned to the Senate, and the
Senate reconsider its action ann
adopt the amendments, if it pleasea'
and send it to the House for concur
rent action, and have the bill as
amended repassed, SO to speak
Now the matter is before US at the
present time and the papers are IN
the possession of the Senate.
On motion by Mr.. Allen of Kenne-
bee. by unanimous consent the vote
Whereby this bill was passed to be
enacted was reconsidered.
On further motion by the same
Senator, by unanimous consent, the
vote was reconsidered whereby this
bill was passed to be engrossed.
ON further motion by the same
Senator. Senate Amendment A to this
bill. Senate 215, was adopted.
Senate Amendment \ to Senate
Bill 20.
Amend by adding after the word
years and before the word and IN
the sixth line of Section ,, the follow
ing: subject to removal by the Gov =
ernor and Council, for cause. SO that
said section as amended shall read as
follows: Section 2. Immediately af-
ter the passage Of this act. the Gov
ernor shall, with the advice of the
Council. appoint FIVE persons OF
whom at least two shall be women
all of whom shall be inhabitants OF
this State, to be trustees Of such re-
formatory. The terms of otfice OF
such trustees shall be five years, sub
ject to removal by the Governor ana
Council, for cause. and they shall be
so appointed that the term OF one OF
them shall expire on the first Tues
dav of February in each year. Anv
person appointed to fill a vacancy in
HE board of trustees shall hold office
for the remainder Of the term OF the
person whom he or she succeeds.
On further motion by the same
Senator, Senate Amendment B TO
Senate Document 215 was adopted.
Senate Amendment B.
Amend Senate Document 21o, An
Act to establish a State reformatory
for women by striking out the words
a sum of money not exceeding, IN
the first line Of Section 20, so that
said Section as amended shall read
as follows:
Section 20. Twenty thousand dol
lars shall be appropriated under this
act to be used and expended for the
purposes herein named during the
years 1915, and the sum of thirty
thousand dollars during the year
1916"
On further motion by the same
Senator the bill as amended was
passed to be engrossed and sent down
for concurrence.
From the House: An Act relating
tc the protection of deer in the towns
of Deer Isle and Stonington in Han
cock county
In the House this bill was intro
duced, referred to a committee ana
reported ought not to pass. tnoer
suspension Of the rules in the House
Yesterday another act Of the same
nature was introduced given its sew
era, readings and passed to be en-
crossed.
The Senate received the bill ans
under suspension Of the rules 1t was
given it's. several readings and passed
to be engrossed.
House Bills in First Reading.