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

his Excellency, The Governor, and
reported that he had de-
livered the message with which he
was charged.
BY direction Of the Chair the Sec
rotary corrected the error and return
ed the bill to His Excellency the
Governor.
The President laid before the Sem
ate majority report, ought to pass,
and minority report, ought not to
pass, Of the Committee on Judiciary
on An Act to establish a State Of
Maine immigration and Publicity
Commission.
Mr.. COLE Of York: Mr.. President,
in order to get the matter before the
Senate. move the adoption of the
majority report, ought to pass.
(For debate see Legislative Record.
Mr.. MURPHY: I demand the yeas
and nays. Mr.. President.
The question being on the accept
ance of the majority report. the yeas
and nays were ordered, and the Secre-
tary called the roll.
Those voting yea were Messrs. Ames,
Bartlett. Chatto, Burleigh, Clark,
Colby, Cole, Conant Durgin. Emery.
Fulton, Peacock, Scammon, Swift
Weld-15.
Those voting nay yere were Messrs.
Allen, Boynton, Butler, Dunton, F1ah :
erty, Garcelon, Herrick, Jillson. Leary,
Murphy, Price, Thurston, Walker--13.
Absentees: Messrs. Hastings. Moul-
TOM.
Fifteen Senators having voted in the
affirmative. and thirteen in the mega
tive. the motion was agreed to. and
the majority report, ought to pass,
was accepted.
The bill was then given its several
readings under suspension of the
rules. and passed to be engrossed and
sent down for concurrence.
The President laid before the Sem
ete Majority report. ought to pass ia
new draft "a, and Minority report,
ought to pass in new draft "B', from
the Committee on Judiciary, on ACT
granting a new charter to the City
of Bangor in Penobscot County. State
of Maine, and repeating all laws or
parts of laws in conflict Herewith.
In the House the majority was &C
cepted, and the new draft "A" was
three times under pension Of the
rules and passed 10 be engrossed.
Mr. DUEGIN of Piscataquls: MT.
President. l understand it is not par
ticularly material which report is ac-
cepted here, if certain amendments
offered are allowed. To get the mat
ter in shape. | move we concur with
the House in the acceptance of the
majority report.
The motion was agreed to, and the
majority report was accepted In con-
currence. The bill was then given its
two several readings. under suspen-
sion of the rules. Pending its second
reading NJ Cole of York offered Sen
ate Amendment A and moved its adop-
ton.
(For debate see Legislative Rec
ord.)
Mr.. DUNTON: Mr.. President, when
the vote is taken, I move 1t be TAX
en- by yeas and navs.
The question being on the adoption
Of Senate Amendment A, the yeas and
nays we're ordered. and the secretary
called the roll.
Those voting yea were: Messrs. Al
len. Ames, Bartlett. Burleigh. Butler,
Clark, Cole. Conant. Emery, Fulton,
Peacock, Swift, Thurston-13.
Those voting no We're: Messrs.
Boynton, Cha ito, Colby, Dunton. Dur
gin, Flaherty. Garcelon, Herrick. JILL
son, Leary, Murphy. Price, Scammon,
Walker. Weld-15.
Absentees Messrs. Hastings, Moul-
tom.
Thirteen senators voting in the at
firmative and 10 in the negative, Sen
ate Amendment A was rejected.
The bill was then passed to be en-
crossed in concurrence.
Mr.. BOYNTON Of Lincoln: Mr.
President, there are two resolves on
the table, tabled on my motion early
in the afternoon. One in favor of E.
A. Austin, document clerk to the
House Of Representatives, and anoth-
er in regard to the mail carrier Of the
House. I move that the resolve in ia
vor Of Edward A. Austin, for services
as document clerk to the House of
Representatives be taken from the
table.
The motion was agreed to and on
further molten by the same senator,
under Suspension Of the rules the re-
solve was given it's two readings and
was passed to be engrossed.
On motion by the same senator, Re-
solve in favor of p. H. Fitzgerald,
mail carrier to the House Of Repre-
was taken from the table,
and under suspension of the rules was
given its two readings and passed to
be enSrossed.
Mr.. COLE of York: Mr.. President,
by agreement Of the parties in regard
to the charter on the city Of Bangor,
there is something that l understand
none OF them are satisfied with in the
reprint. I move that we reconsider
the vote whereby we passed that bill
to be engrossed in order that 1 may
offer Senate Amendment B, in regard
to the utility clause.
The motion was agreed to and the
vote was reconsidered
The same senator then offered Sen
ate Amendment B to House bill 92O.
Mr.. DUNTON: Mr.. President, will
say I am willing to accept that
Senate Amendment B to House bill
800 was adopted and the bill as
was passed to be engrossed
and sent down for concurrence.
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