Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-30

lating to lands reserved for public uses.
On motion by Mr.. Grant of Cumber-
land, passed to be engrossed.
The PRESIDENT pro tenn: The
Chair lays before the Senate. majority
report. ought not to pass, minority re-
port ought to pass, of the committee
on judiciary, on Resolve in favor of De-
Forest Keyes.
Mr.. DEERING of York: Mr.. Presi-
dent, there is quite long story goes
with this resolve, and as several SEN
ators are not present, I move that the
resolve be table dand assigned for to-
morrow morning.
The motion was agreed to-
The PRESIDENT pro tenn: The Chair
lays before the Senate. Report ought not
to pass of the committee on salaries and
! fees on An Act to amend Section 50 of
Chapter III of the Revised Statutes, re-
! garding the compensation of the judge
Of probate for Somerset county.
Mr.. GRANT of Cumberland: Mr.. Pres
ident, l move that this report be tabled.
Upon request of Mr.. Merrill of Somer-
set. assigned for consideration tomor-
row.
The PRESIDENT pro TEN: The Chair
lays before the Senate majority report
ought to pass in new draft, and minori-
! ty report, ought not to pass, of the COM
mittee on salaries and fees on An Act
to fix the salary of the judge of probate
for the county of Androscoggin.
! On motion by Mr.. Grant of Cumber-
! land, tabled and assigned for tomorrow
morning.
! The PRESIDENT pro TEN: The Chair
/ lays before the Senate majority report.
ought not to pass, minority report ought
to pass, of the committee on salaries ana
fees on An Act to amend Section 43 If
Chapter III of the Revised Statutes,
latng to salary of the register of deeds
for Kennebec county.
ON motion by Mr. Chick of kennebec,
tabled. and upon request by Mr.. Hig-
gins Of Penobscot, assigned for tomor-
row morning.
on motion by Mr.. Ames of Washing
ton. f. D. 400, An Act to extend the
charter of the Washington County Light
ana Power Company was taken from the
table.
i Mr.. AMES: Mr. President, my reason
for taking this off the table at this time
is that this light and power company
can stand in the same position as the
| other companies that were discussed
this morning.
move that House Amendment A be
! indefinitely postponed.
The motion was agreed to, and the
bill was then passed to be engrossed.
On motion by Mr.. Grant of Cumber-
land II. d. $40. An Act to provide for
the payment of bounty on bears killed
in the state. was taken from the table.
Mr.. GRANT: Mr.: President l now
move that re recede and concur with the
House in the adoption of House Amend
ment A.
Mr. BUTLER of Knox; Mr. Presi-
dent I would like to inquire if House
Amendment y is the Baxter Amend
ment"
Mr.. GRANT: If it IS it is on bears.
! Laughter)
The pending question being on the
motion of Senator Grant that the Sem
ate recede and concur with the House
in the adoption of House Amendment
A.
Mr.. BUTLER: Mr.. President, may
/ inquire what the House Amendment
A is?
T. AIr. GRANT: This is relating to
bears. and is not the Baxter amend
mCnt.
(Thc Chair read House Amendment
IA.)
On motion by Mr. Davis of Piscata-
quis, the bill was then passed to be
enSrosscd.
Mr.. HIGGINS of Penobscot: Mr..
President for the purpose of expedit-
ins matters l assume tke responsible
ity of taking from the table for my
colleague, Senator Gilln. H. D. ga.
An Act relating to insurance, and will
state to thsesenators that if this ac-
ton is not entirely agreeable to my
colleague I will promise to take care
of the bill at later STAGE of the pro-
ceedings.
move that it be taken from the
table
! The motion was agreed to.
The same senator then moved the
adoption of House Amendment A.
Mr. WOOD of Hancock: Mr.. Presi-
dent. | have had a number of tele-
grams and letters, and telephones and
interviews, with various men, which
leads me to understand there is some
thing very deadly that goes with these
four lines. ] am not hostile to 1t, but l
simply want to know, and wish some
body would explain what the trouble
is with this why the fire insurance
companies are so much more sacred
than any other corporations that they
cannot have inquiries made about
them? l simply ask for information,
for | wish to vote intelligently, when
! know how. do not see it as a lay
man.
Mr.. HIGGINS: Mr.. President and fell
| low senators. / am quite in the same
boat with my friend, the senator from
| York, Senator Wood, in having receiv-
ed a few kilograms few letters and
a few interviews and telephone mes
sages. This is an amendment that the
insurance commissioner may also re-
quire companies transacting other
classes of insurance, except life insur-
ancc, to file similar information as to
present rates or as to rates which
may be made in the future.
l will state, as you gentlemen are
probably aware, we have one of the
most afbcjept iDclJ,.a uco dapa -,