Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-09
Orders Of the Day

Orders Of the Day
On motion by Mr.. Holt of Cumber-
! land,
Ordered. that the Senate chamber be
assigned to the committee on taxation
for Friday afternoon. March ..
! The President: The Chair lays before
the Senate. H. D. No. 1914, report 60. T.
Ply of tho committee on legal affairs on
bill. An Act relating to municipal cleo
tons in the town Of Mount Desert, ia
bled BY Senator Ames and specially
assigned for today.
Mr.. AMES of Washington: I give
way to the senator from Hancock,
Senator Wood.
/ on motion by Mr.. Wood of Hancock,
tabled and specially assigned for to-
morrow.
The PRESIDENTS: The Chair lays
before the Senate, S. D. No. As, report
! %. n. L. P.D of the committee on edu-
cation on bill. An Act to amend Sec
ton 169 of Chapter 16 of the Revised
Statutes of 1916, relating to teachers
pensions, tabled by Senator Higgins
and specially assigned for today.
Mr.. HIGGINS of Pcnobscot: yield
to the senator from Somerset, Senator
! Walker.
! Mr.. WALKER of Somerset: Mr..
I President, because of the lateneSS or
] the hour. being fearful that some OF
nv legal friends may have their artil-
lerv loaded and impossible that it may
be unlimbered and realizing as well as
anybody that even senators must nave
something besides hot air on when 10
subsist, I move this matter lay on the
table and be specially assigned for to-
morrow.
The motion vas agreed to.
/ on motion by Mr.. Butler of Knox,
there being no objection, ). ID. NO. 24o'
! Resolve, relating to equestrian statue
of Major General Oliver O. Howard,
and a standing statue of Brevet Ma
ior General Joshua l.. Chamberlain at
| Cettysburg, was taken from the table,
: and on further motion by the same
senator it was passed to be engrosSed
! On motion by Mr.. Conant OF WALDO
there being no objection, II. d. NO. 406
An Act to amend Sections Z, SO and 80
of Chapter 25 of the Revised Statutes
relating TO funds for State highways
was taken from the table and on fur
ther motion by the same senator IL was
referred back to the committee on
ways and bridges.
On motion bv Mr.. Deering OF YORK
r No 266. An Act to amend Section
81 az Chanter 96 of the Revised Stat
,,toc of 1910 relating to the registra-
tion of manufacturers ana bearers III
motor vehicles. was taken from 'he I'd
BILE.
Mr.. DEERING: ! tabled TINS yes
terday for the purpose OF studying III.
bin. | have studied it ana no" ihoVe
tbat the bill have its passage 10 pe en-
crossed.
The motion was agreed 70.
- naar;ne of York presented the
fo,,ou,,ne order and moved it's passage
Ordered. that the use of the oehate
Chamber be granted to the committee
IN Judiciary this afternoon at Z:"o
o,a,oo1, for a further consideration OF
the Maine Water Power Commission
/ Bill. .
The PRESIDENTS: The secretary in
for,,s the Chair that the Senate has
already granted to other committees
~ use Of the Senate Chamber this
afternoon.
NJ DAVIES of Cumberland: Mr.
President. NAV I inquire if the grant
voc made Yesterday under provisions
of an order for the purpose OF pro-
nosine TO the Senate that we reconsider
tho vote whereby the order was passed
| desire to saw this in this connection
that 1t is of the utmost importance
/ committee ShOulQ
have some meeting place this afternoon
larger than the committee room II
the same number of people attend the
hearing today that attended 1t yester-
day II would be impossible for great
many of them to get into the room 10
hear the discussion. 1 think 1t will
occur TO you all how important 1t is
that some larger place should be pro-
vided
The PRESIDENT: The Chair will
inform the Senator from Cumberland
that on February % an order was passed
that the Senate Chamber be assigned
| to the committee on taxation for the
afternoon of Thursday, March Sth.
| Mr.. HOLT of Cumberland: Mr.
President, | move that the rules be sus-
| nended that we reconsider the vote
whereby we passed the order assigning
the use of the Senate Chamber to the
committee on taxation for this after
| noon.
The motion agreed to-
| Mr.. DEERING of York: Mr.. Presi-
dent, / move the passage OF the order
I presented.
The PRESIDENT; In further an
swering the inquiry or the Senator
from Cumberland. Senator Davies, the
use Of the Senate Chamber was granted
~ the York delegation for Thursday.
| March s, at one O'clock NJ.
| Mr.. DEERING: MI. PRESIDENT. that