Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-22

accordance with population.
| From the House: An Act to amend
| Paragraph Is, Section 45, Chapter III
Of the Revised Statutes, relating to
clerk hire in the office of the register
of deeds of Waldo county.
! In the House the bill was substituted
| for the report of the committee. ought
not to pass.
| Mr. GRANT Of Cumberland: Mr..
President, ! move that we non-concur
with the House in substituting the bill
for the report.
| The motion was agreed to.
On further motion by the same SEN
ator the bill was indefinitely postpon-
ed.
| From the House: Report OF the COM
mittee on State lands and forest pres
ervation. legislation inexpedient, which
was instructed hy order of the Legs-
lature to inquire into the expediency
of An Act in regard to the sale of tim
Der on the reserved lands.
In the House this order was recon-
mitted to the committee.
! In the Senate recommitted to the
committee on motion by Mr.. Ames of
Washington.
From the House: Ordered, the Sen
ate concurring that committee of three
be appointed on the part OF the House
with such as the Senate may join to
procure a stand of colors for the mill.
tary battalion of the University of
Maine and for the military company of
dni
scented to them as a token of apprecia-
ton for their participation in the re-
cent patriotic celebration at Portland
and. subject to the approval OF the Gov
ernor. the said committee is authorized
to use any money in the State treasury
which is available for the purpose.
In the House this order was read and
passed.
In the Senate. on motion by Mr. DAY.
les Of Cumberland. it was given a pas
sage in concurrence.
The following bills, petitions, etc,
were received and on recommendation
of the committee on reference Of bills,
were referred to the following commit
tees:
Judiciary.
By Mr.. Butler of Knox: An Act to
amend Section % of Chapter 1876 of the
Revised tSatutes, relating to copy of
proceedings in murder cases (Ordered
printed)
Mr.. DAVIES of Cumberland: Mr..
President. it seems to me it is getting
extremely late to consider a measure
of that kind at the present time. We
cannot have any hearings next week.
and I should like to ask the senator
from Knox. Senator Butler, If he thinks
that ample notice could be oiyen on
measure of that kind this week and
stu have hearing on it.
Mr.. BUTLER: Mr.. President. answer
ing the senator from Cumberland. 7
trust he will believe that l am not at
fault IN the matter of this late presen-
tation. 1t was handed to me only yes
terday 1t is matter of great i'm
portance and yet think one that would
not require more than a days notice
possibly.
Mr.. DAVIES: May I ask, Mr.. Presi-
dent, what day the senator from Knox
would set as day on which to have
a hearing
Mr.. BUTLER: Friday afternoon of
this week.
-''' la les: IL does not seem 70
me that we can reach into next week.
MI PRESIDENT in the hearings, and a
matter of statewide Importance. il
seems to me should have a longer no.
tice than twenty-four hours. | wish
that the senator from Knox might sae
mt to withdraw the bill
Mr., BUTLER: 1 will say this. Mr..
PRESIDENT and Senator. might confer
just moment with the party who
wished the matter heard at this term
little later in the session.
Mr.. DAVIES: Have the matter laid
on the table at this momento
Mr., BUTLER: Yes. for the present.
move that the matter be tabled.
The motion was agreed to,
Mr. GRANT of Cumberland: Mr..
PRESIDENT, l move that the rules be
suspended and that we reconsider the
vote whereby the Senate voted to in
dennitely postpone. An Act to amend
Paragraph Is, Section as, Chapter III
OF the Revised Statutes. relating to
clerk hire in the Office of the REGISTER