Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-25
SENATE.


Wednesday. February "a. 1915.
Senate called to order oy INC
dent.
Journal Of previous session read
and approved
The PRESIDENT: A question OF
the highest privilege the CHAIR iaye
before the Senate, the veto messase
Of the Governor on the Resolve IN
favor OF repairing bridges in the town
OF Dresden, Senate Document NO. II.
Without objection the Chair VIII
not read the message at this ti"e'
unless I. is called for, 1t having been
read Yesterday. The pending Ques-
ton is: will the Senate on recon
siderat.on agree to pass this resolve
the objections Of the Governor to the
contrary notwithstanding. the Sec
rotary will read the resolve.
tResolve read by the SecretaV)
Ms. BOYNTON OF Lincoln: M.
President, I now move that the ruies
be suspended and that the resolve ne
on the table until tomorrow.
The PRESIDENT: The motion OF
the Senator from Lincoln is not In Or
der: the Chair overrules the motion
Mr., BOYNTON: Mr.. President, the
Governor has no desire. l believe. that
these two resolves should fail to be-
come a law because Of his veto. He
has made his position plain, and l
know il is his wish now that this
Senate pass, by unanimous vote IL
NAV be. these resolves, notwtthstand-
ing his veto.
The PRESIDENT: On this ques-
ton the yeas and nays are ordered
under the Constitution. The pending
question is: will the Senate on re-
consideration agres to pass the Re-
soIve in favor Of the repair OF bridges
in the town of Dresden, the objections
Of the Governor notwithstanding.
Those in favor Of passing this resolve
Notwithstanding the objections Of the
Governor. will when their names are
called answer yea: those opposed,
when their names are called, will an
swer nay"
The Secretary called the roll. Those
voting yea were: Messrs. Allen, Anaes,
Bartlett, Boynton. Burieigh, Butler.
Cha.,o, Clark. Colby. Cole. Conant.
Dunton. Durgin. Emery. F1aherty.
Fulton, Garcelon, Hastings. Herrick,
Hersey. Jillson, Leary. Aoulton, MUIR
ply. Peacock, Price, Scammon, Swift.
Thurston, Walker. Weld-31.
Those voting nay were: none.
Thirty-one Senators having voted
yea. and none having voted nay. the
resolve received a passage. the OBJ
jections of the Governor to the con-
trary notwithstanding. and the mes
sage and papers were sent Immediate
~ to the House for concurrence.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair lays
before the Senate Resolve appropriate
ing money to assist the town OF
Whitefield in building a bridge across
the Sheepscot river, with veto
message. which without objection the
Chair will not read at this time I'M
less requested, as 1t was read yester-
day. and the pending question is:
will the Senate on reconsideration
agree to pass this resolve. the objec-
tons of the Governor to the contrary
notwithstanding.
On this the yeas and nays are or
dered under the Constitution.
Those in favor OF passing this re-
solve, the objections Of the Governor
to the contrary Notwithstanding. viii
when their names are called answer
yea: those opposed will answer
nay
The Secretary called the roll Those
voting yea were: Messrs, Allen, Ames.
n pnriaiOh R,1f1or
Chatto. Clark, Colby. Cole, Conanr,
Dunton. Durgin. Emery, F7aherty.
Fulton, Garcelon, Hastings, Herrick,
Hersey. Jillson. Leary, Moulton, Muir
ply. Peacock. Price. Scammon,
Swift, Thurston. Walker, Weld-31.
Those voting nay were: none.
Thirty-one Senators having voted
yea, and none having voted nay, the
resolve received a passage. the OBJ
jections Of the Governor to the con-
trary notwithstanding, and the re-
solve with the message and papers
were Immediately sent to the House
for concurrence.
Papers from the House disposed Of
in concurrence.
From the House: Ordered, the SEN
ate concurring, that the committee Oh
appropriations and financial affairs be
directed to inquire into the ex.
pediency Of changing the date Of the
ending Of the State fiscal year from
Dec. 81 to June 80. and report by bill
or otherwise.
In the House this order was given
a passage.
On motion by Mr.. Boynton Of Lin
coin the order was tabled pending its