Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-01

mittee, on Resolve in favor OF Reue,
3. Soule, for services as clerk ano
stenographer to the committee on
| banks and banking. reported same IN
| new draft under same title and that
it Ought to pass
The report was accepted.
On motion by Mr.. Mckinley OF jack
son, the rules were suspended ana
the resolve received its two readings
and was passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. Holt Of Skowhegan from same
F! committee, on Resolve in favor OF
| Edward S. Austin, document clerk
for preparing weekly printed index,
! reported same in new draft under
same title and that it fought to
pass"
The report was accepted.
| On motion by Mr.. Holt, the rules were
suspended and the resolve received
! it's two readings and was passed to
| be engrossed.
Mr.. Pierce Of Houlton from the COM
mittee on revision Of the statutes. on
| bill, An Act to amend Section 50 of
| Chapter 70 Of the Revised Statutes,
| and Sections s, 3 and IA Of Chapter
10S Of the Revised Statutes. relating
to venires for grand jurors, reported
same in new draft under same title
and that it ought to pass"
| The report was accepted.
| On motion by Mr.. Pierce, the rules
were suspended and the bill received
it's three several readings at the pres
ent time and was passed to be en-
/ crossed.
| Mr.. Holt of Skowhegan from the
committee on appropriations and fl
nancial affairs, reported Ought to
pass" on Resolve in favor Of the
State House employees.
Same gentleman from same COM
mittee. reported ought not to pass
| on Resolve in favor Of the committee
\ on insane hospitals.
! Mr.. Morse from the committee on
railroads and expresses, on bill. An
Act to authorize the Reorganization
or consolidation of the railroad COM
| panies that constitute the Boston &
Maine Railroad system, reported
that the same ought not to pass" as
subject matter Has been considered
| under another bill.
| Same gentleman from same COM
mittee. on bill, An Act to regulate the
! time for moving freight on railroads,
! reported that bill is inexpedient as
| the matters involved may properly be
| considered by the Public Utilities
Commission and that it ought not to
pass
| MI Pierce from the committee on
revision of the statutes, reported
Ought not to pass on bill, An Act
| relating to the employment of clerks
i in the state departments.
| The reports were accepted
| Committee on ways and bridges on
Resolve relating to the .distribution
OF the proceeds Of the is f bonds
for state highways, repoi bat this
resolve was introduced Il ME- House
on the seventeenth OF MaTch, but ow-
| ing to an oversight it was not referred
! to the committee on ways and bridges
by the Senate in concurrence until
Friday, March 18th. BY reason OF
the delay in referring the matter to
your committee. there has not been
sufficient time to give public hear
! ing. However, your committee believes
| the subject matter of the resolve IS
| of great interest 10 the people Of the
state. and after careful consideration
and such investigation as its indivi-
dual members have been able to make.
| is of the opinion that the resolVa
| should have passage. but owing to
| the fact that no opportunity for 4
| public hearing has been given, your
committee, therefore, respectfully rec
dc, 81 H.
ed to the next session of the legis-
lature. signed by Messrs. Conant. Bur
leigh. Colby, Perham. Pollard. Dur
gain, Colcord, Besse. Cobb and Viii
kins.
Cor debate see Legislative Rec
ord.)
The question being on the report os
the committee,
The report was accepted.
Majority and minority reports OF thu
committee on judiciary on bill, An
Act to amend Section 20 of Chapter
81 Of the Revised Statutes. relating to
corporations; majority report. report
ing Ought not to pass" signed by
Messrs. Sanborn, Durgin. Campbell,
Butler and Corners: minority report,
reporting ought to pass signed by
Messrs Pierce. McCarty, Waterhouse
and Cole.
On motion by Mr.. Sanborn of South
Portland, the majority report Of the
committee was accepted.
Mr.. Pierce of Houlton moved that
the vote be reconsidered whereby the
majority report was accepted.
For debate see Legislative Rec
ord.)
The question being on the motion
that the majority report, reporting
Ought not to pass be accepted.
The motion was agreed to.
On motion by Mr.. Pierce of Houl-
ton, unanimous consent was given and
that gentleman introduced out Of or
der under q suspension of the rules,
bill, An Act for the assessment of :.
State lax for the year 1915.
On further motion by Mr.. Pierce, IN
der a suspension of the rules, the
bill received its three readings and
was passed to be engrossed.
On motion by Mr.. McCarty of Lew
istoa, unanimous consent was given
and that gentleman introduced out Of
order under suspension Of the rules,
bill, An Act relating to the assessment
of the county taxes in the several
counties for the year 1915.
IN further motion nv Mr. McCarty