Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-25

from the first MONDAY OF january 1oi-
lowing their election"
Section 8 Of said act is hereby amend
"a by striking out the words third
Monday of March in the ninth line and
Substituting in place thereof the words
stirst day OF January; by striking out
fs1e word SIXTEEN in the tenth line and
substituting in place thereof the word
stevepteen": and by striking out the
words or for the term of three years
IA the seventeenth and eighteenth lines
and the words "or for the full term
~ three years. in the twenty-second
line.
Section Of said Act Is hereby amend
eed by striking out after the word city
in the fifth line Of said section the
words "at an election to be especially
called and held for that purpose on the
Escond Monday Of September In the
wear nineteen hundred and fifteen and
substituting therefor the following: "At
the regular annual election to be held
on the second Monday Of March, nine
teen hundred and sixteen
On motion Of Mr.. Perkins, the amend
1nept was adopted. and the bill received
is third reading and was passed to be
engrossed.
The SPEAKER pro tenn: The
Chair lays before the House reports OF
the committee on ways and bridges on
bill, An Act relating to road commits
sioners. tabled by the gentleman from
st. Adams, Mr.. Grant, the pending
question being the acceptance Of eth
er report.
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The pending question being on the
acceptance Of the minority report.
The motion was agreed to, and the
minority report was accepted.
The bill was then tabled for printing
Under the joint rules.
From the Senate: Ordered, the
House concurring, that 1900 extra
copies of the workman's compensation
act, Senate Document Mo. 3SS, be
.rinted for the use Of this legisla-
ture.
The order received a passage in con-
currence.
On motion by Mr.. Higgins Of Brew
er, the House voted to take a recess
until 2.3O O'Clock in the afternoon.
Afternoon Session
The SPEAKER pro tenn: The Chair
lays before the House. House Doc. No.
us, bill. An Act relating to steamboat
inspectors, tabled by the gentleman
from Houlton. Mr.. Pierce. the pend
ing question being concurrence with
the Senate in the indefinite postpone
.nent Of the bill.
Mr., Pierce yielded the floor to the
gentleman from Perry, Mr.. Washburn.
Mr.. Washburn moved that the
House concur with the Senate in the
Indefinite postponement of the bill.
The motion was agreed to.
The SPEAKER pc tenn: The Char
laws before the House reports and
r Of the committee on insane hospitals
On Resolve in favor Of the Augusta
State Hospital for nurses home. ia
bled by the gentleman from Deer Isle.
Mr. Wasgatt, the pending question be-
ing the acceptance of either report
4 Mr.. WASGATT: Mr.. Speaker. the hos
pital trustees came before the committee
On insane hospitals and asked for the
sum Of 500, 800. that is all, for the hospital
across the river. Your committee after
booking into the matter carefully allowed
them $547 500. and it seemed to US that
we had allowed them about all that the
State could afford this year. and the com
tlittee agreed upon everything up to the
question of this nurses home. A part OF
the management came before the commit
tee and admitted that they did not really
need the nurses home at this time and
po< al comfort 3hly without
it at the present time, but still they want
ed It: for that reason we left this out
and after we had our hearing this mat
ter was brought up on this report to build
d nurses home at an expense of $4,000
more. Now, we who signed the minority
report claimed from the evidence given
to us and from what We saw ourselves
that this nurses home is not necessary
at the present time: and for that reason
1 move that the minority report, report
ing Ought not to pass" on the resolve
to appropriate $4,000 for the nurses
home, be substituted for the majority re-
port.
The report was agreed to.
The SPEAKER pro TEN: The Chair
lays before the House bill, An Act re-
lating to appointment of harbor masters
Of the city of Portland. House Doc. No.
786, tabled by the gentleman from Port
land Mr.. Roberts. the pending question
being the third reading of the bill.
On motion by Mr.. Roberts the bill re-
ceived it's third reading and was passed
to be engrossed.
The SPEAKER pro tenn: The Chair
lays before the House Resolve in favor
of roads and bridges in Indian Township,
tabled by the gentleman from Houlton,
MIR. Pierce. the pending question being
the final passage Of the resolve.
On motion by Mr.. Pierce the vote was
reconsidered whereby this resolve was
passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. Pierce then offered House Amend.
ment A. to amend by inserting after the
word Appropriated" in the fourth line
the following: from the maintenance and
administration fund authorized by Chap
ter 100 OF the Public Laws of 1913 so that
the money will be appropriated
The amendment was adopted and the
bill was then passed to be engrossed as
amended.
Tho SPEAKER pro TEN: The Chair
lays before the House bill. An Act to
eQualize the salaries Of the judges Of
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