Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-26

RNAL, FRIDAY, MARCH TO- :
matter. would like to move that we
reconsider the vote whereby we ADOPT
ed the report Ought not to pass Oh
the Massachusetts, ballot.
A viva voce vote being taken' the
motion was lost.
The SPEAKER: The Chair lays be-
fore the House, Senate Document 800
bill, An Act to define and make Ger
tain the authority of school ooaros
over school grounds, property ana
buildings, tabled by the gentleman
from Portland, Mr.. Roberts. The pend
ing question is the third reading
M. ROBERTS of Portland: MI
Speaker this matter is not clear TO me.
We had a similar bill in Portland that
was left to the Portland Delegation
that our school board take over the
schoolhouse, the janitors and the en-
tire school business. We had a near
ing in Portland, and the delegation was
instructed and did vote that 1t ought
rot to pass-the majority of them
Now this bill comes in, and 1t seems
to me it includes the city of Port
land, that our entire school business
repairs, buildings, and all be turned
| to the school committee. I move the
| indefinite postponement OF this DILL.
The motion was agreed to.
| The SPEAKER: The Chair lays before
the House House Doc. No. S95, bill, An
| Act to amend Sections II and 20 Of Chap
| ter Al of the Revised Statutes of 1903, as
amended. relating to the measurement OF
Holsters, tabled by the gentleman from
Nobleboro, Mr.. Mulligan, the pending
question being the adoption Of House
Amendment a.
| Mn Mulligan moved that House
Amendment A be adopted.
! For debate see Legislative recordop
The question being on the motion to
adopt House Amendment A, and a divls-
ion being had. the motion prevailed by
vote of 81 to Il.
! Mr.. LEWIS: Mr.. Speaker l now move
in behalf Of the fisherman on the coast
| of Maine that this whole matter be in
definitely postponed and upon that mo-
| ton I call for yeas and nays.
Mr.. HIGGINS of Brewer: Mr.. Speak
err. l would ask the gentleman from
; North Haven, Mr.. Lewis, if it is abso-
| lutely necessary that the yeas and nays
be called and if his purpose would not
be served by division of the House
Mr.. LEWIS: Mr. Speaker, would
like to have the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
The SPEAKER: The question before
| the House is on the motion by the gen.
.tieman from North Haven. Mr.. Lewis
that this bill, as amended be indefinite
ly postponed. Upon that question the
the yeas and nays have been ordered
! Al Those in favor of the motion, when
their names are called. will answer yes
all those opposed will answer no. The
| clerk will call the roll.
! Gloucester, Bonney, Bouroue. Bussey.
Clifford. Currier Daigle, Douglass. Evans,
Ford Fossett Gilmour' Greeneaf' lewis
Peabbles. Kicker. St. Clair of Rockiand,
Snow, Tabbutt, Tate, Thibodeau of Fort
Kent, Wasgatt, Washburn. Watts, Webb,
! NAY-Albert. Averill. Ballard. Beal,
Benn, Besse. Blake of Oakland. Bradbury,
Brann Drawn. Brown of Auburn. Brown
Of New sharon. Campbell; Chaplin
cord. Connors. Danforth Descoteaux,
| Fay, Gallagher, Gerrish, Goldthwalt.
Gooding. Goodwin. Grant, Creation, Gree
! ley, Green!aw, Hanson of Saco. Hanson
of Sanford, Haskell. Higgins, Holt OF
! Gouldsboro. Holt Of Sllowhegan, Jameson,
Littlehed. Lombard. Lord, McCurdy, Nc
Intire. Mckinley, Michaud, Morrison.
Mulligan. Mellon, Newell. Nicholas,
Noyes, O'Connell, Perham. Perkins, Pc
! terson. Pierce of Pennington, Pierce of
Houlton, Plumrner, Pollard, Ranney, Rob
erts, Russell of Alfred, St. Clair of CAT
ais, Sanborn, Small, Smith. Thombs, To
! hey, Traitor, Turner, Tuttle. Varney,
Ward. Waterhouse, Welch, Wilson, Wise,
! Wyman--S3.
ABSENT-Ames. Bragdon, Carson
Chadbourne. Comedian. Corliss, Davis
| billing, Dutton. Ellis. Erskine, Goull
Haraden, Harper, Hart Hill, Hobbs,
Hodgkins. Jordan, Lawrence, Leader
F, Libby, Mansr, McCarty, McNally, NIea
der. Mitchell, Mulln. Picher. Robinson
Russell of Lewiston, Ryder, Towle
/ Wheeler. wilkins. Woodman-36
The SPEAKER: Thrty-two having
. voted in the affirmative and SO in the
negative, the motion to indefinitely post.
pone Is lost.
On motion by Mr.. Goldthwait of Bidde.
ford the bill received its third reading as
amended and was passed to be engrossed
On motion by Mr.. Higgins of Brewer,
Adjourned until tomorrow morning al
9 o'clock.