Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-27
Specially Assigned

me PRESIDENT laid before the sen.
senate 1913, An Act to amend Sect
VI the X. s., as amended nv Sec
VI Shap. 4S of the P. L. Of 19Os ara
nap' !1z OF the P. L. Of 1913. in re-
'"'ioii 10 the Accounting for ana Ex.
penoiture Of School Funds.
Inc PRESIDENT: The ouest,o, t.
on the adoption Of Senate Amendn,ent
senate Amendment A. to Senate
Doc' oSo-An Act in relation 10 ac-
counting for and expenditure of
School Funds. "a
senate Doc. 39S is hereby amended
pS AIDING thereto the words "nro-
fioed' however, that any CITY or tow,
snail nave authority to nav s,,cb ey-
cess sum or any part thereof tn tho
authorities having in charge any mi
Vate or parochial school located With
N said city or town. and when sncb
payment shall have been authorized
A. shall be made on the basis of the
NUMBER OF pupils resident Of said citv
VI Town Who have been regularly in
attendance in said private or naro-
0iiieI schooi. The amount thus to he
pau 10 me authorities of any private
VI parochlal school shall be fo,. sucb
Pop4i the same as that received from
t.4o STATE school funds according 10
tiie census Of the last preceding
April" ''o'0''s
MI. WALKER Of Somerset: Mr.,
PRESIDENT. l suppose the method of
distributing school funds and the 1850
or said funds by the cities. towns and
plantations was settled for two Years
al ieast The closing days of this
Legislature Is not the proper t;ne 10
consider legislation of this innort :
a"ce' neither is this the proper way
10 consider a measure of so much In
tefest 10 the entire people of our
STATE. Inc subject matter should be
introduced in the regular manner. re-
1erred to a committee and a hearing
advertised and held. This would give
the people oe our State an opportun-
lty to be heard
for TINS and other reasons which 7
Will not take the time of this Senate
10 mention, l oppose the adoption of
this amendment.
tfor debate see Legislative Recordo
The question being on the adoption
OF Senate Amendment A to Senate 39S.
the yeas and nays were ordered. and
the Secretary called the roll
Those voting yea were Messrs:
F1aherty, Garceion. Jillson, Leary,
Murphy.
Those voting nay were Messrs. Allen.
Ames. Bartlett, Boynton, Burleigh,
Butler. Chatto, Colby. Cole Conant,
Dunton, Durgin. Emery. Fulton, Pea
cock Scammon, Swift, Thurston, Wal
ker-2O.
Absentees: Messrs. Hastings, Her.
rick, Moulton, Price, Weld.
Five Senators having voted in favor
Of the adoption of the amendment, and
ment was rejected.
The bill was then passed to be en-
crossed and sent down for concur
renee.
The President laid before the Senate,
House $40, An Act additional to and t,
amend Sect. , Of Chap. 80 of the f.
s., as amended by Chap. 206 Of the
Public Laws of 1913 relating to fish
ing in Kennebako Lake. Little Kenne-
bago Lake, and the outlets OF said
lakes.
Mir. COLBY of Somerset: Mr.. Presi-
dent. l would say that the members
of the Fish and Game Committee have
looked into this matter and find the
bill is printed correctly. and it is all
right that the bill go along.
Without objection the bill was pass
ed to be engrossed in concurrence.
| On motion by Mr.. BOYNTON OF
Lincoln, House 623. An Act providing
for the cars and treatment Of tuber
cular patients. was taken from the
table.
Mr.. EOYNTON: l yield to the Sena-
tor from Aroostook, Senator Fulton.
Mr.. Fulton offered Senate Amend
ment \ and moved its adoption.
Senate Amendment "A" to House
623: Add to Section two in the four
teenth line, after the word treat
| ment,' the words not so paid Also by
striking out all of section g.
The question being on the adoption
of Senate Amendment A, the amend
ment was adopted.
The question recurring on the aoop-
ton of House Amendment a, the
amendment was adopted in concur
| renee.
The bill as amended was then pass
ed TO be engrossed.
Mr.. Cole Of York presented out OF or
6er Resolve in favor of the clerk, stem
agra nher and messenger of the judiciary
committee. The resolve was received u1l'
der suspension of the rules, by unam'
NOUS consent, and referred to the com
mittee on appropriations and financial al
fairs.
On motion by Mr.. Swift OF kennepec
a recess was taken until o'clock in the
afternoon.
Afternoon Session
| Senate called to order by the PRESIDENT
The time having arrived for the JOIN
convention of both branches OF the Leg
,.,ature for the purpose of listening te
an address by the Honorable Bent. r
CIeayes chairman Of the Public Utilities
C,mn,ission Of Maine. on the reorganiAa
.,on of the Boston & Maine system eis
senate retired to the hall OF the Rouse.
fFor proceedings in Joint convention set
House report.) s.,... 70 ;ts
chamber. upon motion by Mr.. we'd o.