Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-19

0rEAhER: The Chair laws ha,or.
1.io mouse Resolve in favor Of the rhys,
q the MAINE State prison, the same
"e oeen presented by the Rentlem.n
~" iortiand. Mr.. Fossett. This annar-
Is matter that should be referred
" the committee on approximation, 80
financial affairs. "''N
mr.. Higgins Of Brewer movea ,h.t =,
resolve be indefinitely postnonod ''o
Mr.. FOSSETT of Portland: Mr. sn,,-
"ouio IKE to state in regard to that
seasure That the salary of the prison
phs stefan Is established by law at the
sum Oh $S'o per year. The former nhvsi-
. .lans at the prison have been rece,vin,
Nv" a year Tor the last Is or 20 vears
anu tnaf amount has been allowed Tha
present physician was appointed Febrr.-
~ hrst with the understanding tbat ~ ;.
saiary was $500. and there has been a hi,
introduced and passed here maxine tho
SALARY OF the prison physician 600 N
'aAe erect on the first day Of July. It
'eeins 10 me 1t is only justice to this ma,.
VIM was appointed with the expectation
VI RECEIVING $500 a year, that this amount
snouio De made up 70 him from the time
VI MS appointment They have 1852 pris-
oners there at the present time ana ~.
uu'es require great deal of the nhvsi-
time Ihere has been one case of
aptoioic'tis operated upon there since
',i's present gentleman became prison
phssician' and if that case had been on
Grated upon anywhere else he would
nave received more money than this bill
Ior ms salary amounts to- I hone that
TINS Dill will not be indefinitely postnoned
MI. HIGGINS: Mr.. Speaker. I do no,
see any reason for the passage of th,s
resolve at this time. the sum of s11s or
Whatever the amount is that is called for
IN the resolve, can be taken care of. az
HAS peen the case heretofore: and in view
Vi tne Iact that We have shut the door
w 'ie reception of new bills in two or
'hree previous cases this morning. II
would seem to me only fair that we call
d matt unless this is an emergency mat
ter, and it does not appear to me from,
'he statement of the gentleman on the
other side (Mr. Fossettl that an enerSen-
cy exists in this case, an emergency
Which cannot be taken care of if this re-
soiVe was Indefinitely postponed; and
therefore l trust that the motion to in
dehnltely postpone will prevail.
MI. FOSSETT: Mr.. Speaker. this bill
was put in with an emergency clause bv
the advice of people whom I supposed
knew what they were doing; and l surely
nope that the gentlement Of this House
VIII not take advantage Of the oppor-
tunity and deprive this man of the paItrv
sum of the difference between $3.50 a wear
anu 500 a year. when you hire a man
with the understanding that he was to
get sooo year. and it is only for that diff
ference that this resolve provides
The question being on the motion of
Mr.. Higgins Of Brewer that the resolve
be indefinitely postponed.
A viva voce being doubted,
A division was had and the motion nre.
vailed by vote of 20 to 40
So the resolve was indefinitely mot
poned.
On motion by Mr.. Perham of Wood
stock the rules were suspended and that
gentleman presented out of order Re-
solve in favor of Fred s. Rand.
On motion by Mr.. Higgins of Brewer
the resolve was referred to the commit
tee on appropriations and financial af-
fairs
On motion by Mr.. Perkins of Augusta
the rules were suspended and that gen.
tleman presented out of order Resolve in
favor of the committee on insane hospi-
tails.
On further motion by the same gentle
man the resolve was referred to the COM
mittee on appropriations and financial af-
fairs.
Reports Of Committees
Mr. Ward from the committee on
banks and banking. reported in new
draft and Ought 10 pass" on bill" An
Act to amend Section five. Chapter 204,
Public Laws 1913. entitled IAN Act to
regulate the business of dealing in Sc
curities.''
Mr. Woodman from the committee on
claims, reported Ought to pass on Re-
solve in favor of the city of Biddeford.
Same gentleman from same committee,
on Resolve in favor of the city of Bidde-
ford, reported same in a new draft I'M
der same title and that it Ought to
pass
Mr. Corners from the committee on
judiciary. reported ought to pass on
bill. An Act to increase the powers OF
the county commissioners of Penobscot
county in regard to making temporary
loans additional to Chapter 50 of the
Revised Statutes of 1908
Mr.. Campbell from same committee,
reported Ought to pass on bill. An Act
to amend Section 70 of Chapter four of
the Revised Statutes, relating to loans
in anticipation of issue of bonds or
notes.
Mr.. Pierce from same committee. re-
ported bill, An Act to authorize the
Norway and Paris Street Railway to
purchase or lease the property and
franchise Of the Mechanic Falls Electric
Light Company
Mn Corners from same committee,
reported sought to pass on bill. An Act
to amend Section 50 of Chapter ia of
the Revised Statutes. relating to the re-
lief of poor debtors.
Same gentleman from same committee
reported fought to pass" on bill. An Act
to amend Section 10 of Chapter 16 Of
the Revised Statutes so as to create the
Trustees of the Local Methodist EpIsco-
pal Chuohes a corporation.
Mr.. Pierce from same committee. re-
ported ought to pass" on bill, An Act
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