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

Resolve in favor Of building a bridge
across the Mattawamkeag river was
taken from the table. and on further
motion by the same gentlems n the re-
solve was recommitted to the COM
mittee on ways and bridges.
| The SPEAKER: The Chair lays be-
| fore the House, Order requesting the
! Senate to return House Document No.
| los. Resolve In favor of the Planta-
ton of Wallagrass, which order vas
tabled by the gentleman from Houl-
ton, Mr.. Pierce. and specially assign
ed for consideration today.
Mr.. PIERCE Of Houlton: Mr.. Speak
er, by an arrangement with the gen
tleman from Brewer. Mr.. Higgins
| would ask that that order be re-as-
| signed for consideration tomorrow.
| The motion was agreed to.
| On motion by Mr.. Pierce Of Houl-
ton, the order requesting the Senate
| to return House Document No. Ilo,
| Resolve In favor Of the Plantation of
| New Canada, was taken from the Ia
| BILE and on further motion by the
| same gentleman the order was again
tabled and specially assigned for con-
! sideration tomorrow.
The SPEAKER: The Chair lays be-
| fore the House, Order to the effect
that no bill or resolve carrying an APP
| preparation of money shall be finally
passed prior to the 18th day of March
next This order was tabled by the
gentleman from Portland, Mr.. Col
cord, and specially assigned for con-
sideration today.
| On motion by Mr.. Colcord Of Port
land, the order was again tabled and
specially assigned for consideration
| tomorrow.
The SPEAKER: The Chair lays before
the House Order notifying tho Senate
that resolves appropriating money IN IA
vor of Moscow, Pleasant Ridge Planta-
ton and Caratunk Plantation, vetoed by
| the Governor, failed to receive a two
thirds affirmative vote, which order was
laid upon the table by the gentleman
from Calais Mr.. St. Clair. and specially
assigned for consideration today.
On motion by Mr.. St. Clair Of Calais,
the order was again laid upon the table
and specially assigned for consideration
on Tuesday, March 9th.
The SPEAKER: The Chair lays before
| the House House Document No. 323. bill.
| An Act to fix the standard weight OF
certain commodities not included in Sec
! ton 80 Of Chapter SO Of the Revised
Statutes, as amended by Chapter l2i OF
the Public Laws of 1913, and to correct
the standard weight of a bushel of dried
apples and to change the standard weight
of a bushel of potatoes. This bill was
tabled by the gentleman from Houlton.
Mr. Pierce, and specially assigned for
consideration today. The pending ques-
ton is the passage of the bill to be en-
crossed
On motion by Mr.. Pierce of Houlton,
the bill was again tabled and specially
assigned for consideration tomorrow.
The SPEAKER: The Chair lays before
the House the majority and minority re-
ports of the committee on Judiciary on
Resolve proposing an amendment to the
Constitution, giving political rights to
women upon equal rights with men.
These reports were tabled February 21st
by the gentleman from South Portland,
MP. Sanborn. The pending question IS
the acceptance of either report
On motion by Mr.. Sanporr of South
Portland. the majority report of the
committee was accepted.
The resolve was then tabled for print
ing under the joint rules.
On motion by Mr.. Plummer of Lisbon
House Document No. 80, Resolve in IA
vor of the town of Bridgton, in Cumber-
land county. relating to the conveyance
of a certain lot or parcel of land, was
taken from the table.
The pending question being the second
reading of the resolve,
Mr.. Plummer offered House Amend
ment A, to amend by inserting after the
word "Cumberland' in the second line
the words ''to be held by such town ir
perpetuity.'
The question being on the adoption o,
the amendment,
The amendment was adopted
The resolve then received its second
reading and was passed to be engroAe6
as amended.
On motion by Mr.. Higgins of Brewer
House Document No. IA. Resolve in ia
vor Of assistant folder and page of the
18th Legislature, was taken from the ia
BILE.
The pending question being the second
reading of the resolve,
On further motion by Mr. Higgins, tht
resolve received it's second reading and
was passed to be engrossed.
On motion by Mr.. Higgins of Brewer
the rules were suspended and that gen
tleman presented out Of order the fol
lowing order:
Ordered, That an additional 500 copies
of House Bill No 80 be ordered printed.
Mr.. HIGGINS of Brewer: Mr.. Speak
er, would state that this is an act es-
tablishing a uniform tax on intangible
personal property. The document clerk
informs me that there has been such a
demand for copies of this bill that the
supply has been entirely exhausted, and
as the hearing on this matter is to occu,
very soon we wish to have these copies
by tomorrow morning.
| The order received a passage
On motion by NJ Mulligan of Noble
boro,
Adjourned until tomorrow morning al
9 o'clock.