Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-18


| Mr.. MULLIN: Mr.. Speaker, this bill
was tabled by me at the request of an
other gentleman, and I have no interest
in it; I therefore yield the floor to the
gentleman from Lewiston, Mr.. Mccarthy.
! Mr. Mccarthy of Lewiston moved that
the bill be indefinitely postponed.
! E'or debate see Legislative Record)
| The SPEAKER pro tenn: The pend
! ing question is on the motion of the
! gentleman from Lewiston, Mr.. Nc
| Carly, that this bill be Indefinitely
postponed. All those in favor will
manifest it by saying yes, and those
| opposed no.
! A viva voce vote being taken,
| The motion was lost
| The bill then received its third
reading, and was passed to be en-.
| crossed.
! The Chair lays before the House
| till, An Act requiring reports from
property owners in case of fire and
| fixing liability of owners under GER
tain conditions House 379, tabled by
the gentleman from Eoulton, Mr..
! Pierce, on March 18th.
J Mr.. PIERCE: | tabled it. Mr.,
Speaker, simply because there were
amendments in the Senate. 1 yield to
| the gentleman from Bingham (Nfr,
Dutton) who is on the committee.
| On motion by Mr. Dutton of Bing-
! ham. it was voted to concur with the
Senate in the indefinite pos:ponement
| of this bill
| The Chair lays before the House,
Senate Document 153, bill An Act
to provide for the. classification and
| compensation of clerical employees in
state and county Offices tabled
March 18th by the gentleman from
| Houlton, Mr.. Pierce, pending its sec
ond reading.
Mr. PIERCE: Mr.. Speaker, might
I inquire what of the Senate amend
1nents to Senate Document 1873 were
passed by the Senate? l understand
some of them We're rejected
The SPEAKER pro TEN: Senate
amendments, B, c, D. E. and F. were
adopted, and the bill was passed to
be enrossed. A was defeated appar-'
emily by this report
Mr.. PIERCE: Mr.. Speaker. | would
move that we non-concur with the
Senate in the adoption of Senate
amendment B. 1t is practically the
same question on every one of the
amendments; SO what I have to say
is upon all of the amendments.
The SPEAKER pro tenn: / will
state to the gentleman from Houlton
(Mr. Pierce) that, if you are to non
concur, you can take them together
rather than individually, if you wish.
ord)
The pending question being on the
motion of the gentleman from Houl-
ton, Mr.. Pierce, to non-concur with
the Senate in the adoption of Sen
ate amendments, B, c, d. f and f.
The motion was agreed to.
On motion by Mr. Comedian of
Portland, Senate Document No. 153
was retabled and specially assigned
for consideration on Tuesday of next
week.
The SPEAKER pro tenn: The Chair
lays before the House. Senate Docu-
ment No. 29S. bill, An Act relating %
the commitment of idle and vicious
girls to the Maine Industrial School
for Girls, tabled March 18th by the
gentleman from Calais, Mr.. ST. Clair,
pending its passage to be engrossed
Mr.. ST. CLAIR: Mr.. Speaker,
was somewhat interested in that bill
and looked it up to see what it was,
but I'do not get any information from
it. 1 will read the title as given in
Senate Doc. No. 29S. AN Act to re-
peal Section 25 of Chapter 143 of the
Revised Statutes of 1903, relating to
m M n hn
trial School for Girls Be it enacted
by the people of the State of Maine
as follows: Section 25 Of Chapter
143 of the Revised Statutes of 1908
is hereby repealed. Now I intended
to look up that chapter to see what
vas repealed but 1 was rather busy
and neglected to do so, and l would
like to have the matter go over one
day.
On further motion by Mr.. st. Clair
the bill was re-tabled and specially
assigned for consideration tomorrow.
The SPEAKER pro tenn: The Chair
lays before the House, House Doc. No.
270, bill, An Act to authorize the
Mousam Water Company to increase
it's capital stock. tabled March 16th
Hanson, pending its second reading.
Mr.. HANSON: Mr.. Speaker there
is some error in the bill and it is de-
sired that it be recommitted to the
committee on legal affairs and re-
ported in a new draft, and 1 make a
motion to that effect.
The motion was agreed to-
The SPEAKER pro tenn: The Chair
lays before the House majority and mi
nority reports Of the committee on
claims on resolve in favor of Fred r.
Smith, House Doc. 6SS, tabled on motion
by the gentleman from ST. Adams. Mr..
Grant, pending the acceptance Of either
report.
On motion by Mr.. Grant the bill was
re-tabled and specially assigned for con-
sheraton on Friday of this week.
The SPEAKER pro tenn: The Chair
lays before the House House Doc S91,
report Of the committee on claims on
resolve in favor Of DeForest Keyes.
tabled by the gentleman from Houlton.
Mr.. Pierce, pending the acceptance Of
the report of the committee.
On motion by Mr.. Pierce the report
was again tabled and specially assigned
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