Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-29
THE 78M Maine LEGISLATURE
Stenographic Reports of the Sessions of Senate
and House of Representatives
HOUSE..

HOUSE..
Wednesday, March IS, 1917.
The House met according to adjourn
ment and was called to order by the
Speaker.
PRAYER by the Rev. Mr.. Hatch of Au-
gusta. {
Journal of previous session read and
approved.
Papers from the Senate disposed of
in concurrence.
From the Senate: An Act to amend
Section "a of Chapter So of the Revised
Statutes of 1916, relating to public util-
tiles. This bill comes from the Senate
Indefinitely postponed in non-concur-
renee. In the House the bill was passed
to be engrossed.
On motion by Mr.. Baxter OF Portland,
the House voted to recede and concur
with the Senate in the indefinite post
ponement Of the bill.
From the Senate: An Act repeating
laws respecting the government OF the
fire department of the city of Portland.
Came from the Senate indefinitely
POSTPONED. In the House passed to be
engrcssed.
On motion by Mr.. Allan of Port
land. the House voted to recede ana
concur with the Senate in the indehn-
ite postponement of the bill.
From the Senate An Act relating 10
the place of payment in this state OF
dividends prepared by foreign mutual
fire insurance companies. In the Sen
ate this bill was given its two several
readings without reference to any COM
mittee and passed to be engossed.
On motion by Mr.. Dutton of Bing-
ham. the House voted to concur with
the Senate in accepting the bill, ana
on further motion by the same gentle
man the rules were suspended and the
bill was given its three several readings
and passed to be engrossed in concur
renee.
From the Senate: An Act to amend
Section "a of Chapter So of the Revised
Statutes, relating to public utilities and
free transportation on same. Came
from the Senate, House Amendment
indefinitely postponed: Senate Amend
ment A adopted: bill passed to be en-
crossed as amended by Senate Amend
mcnt A. In the House this bill was
passed to be engrossed as amended by
House Amendment a.
On motion by Mr.. Allan OF Port
land. tailed until tomorrow morning.
From the Senate: An Act to create
a Board of Prison commissioners This
comes from the Senate, Senate Amend
ment A adopted, bill had its two sever
al readings and passed to be engrossed
as amended by House Amendment A
and Senate Amendment a.
On motion by Mr.. Rounds Of Port
land, the House rcconsidered its vote
whereby House Document No. 800 was
passed to be engrossed as amended by
House Amendment A. on further mo-
ton hy the same gentleman, the bill
was amended by adopting Senate
Amendment A in concurrence as fol-
lows:
Seratc Amendment A: Amend Sec
ton by striking out in the second
line the word 'superNision', and insert
ing in lieu thereof the word control
so that said section as amended by
Amendment A shall read as follows:
Sect. 9. The Commission shall have
the general direction and control OF the
State Prison 1t shall make and estab-
lish such rules and regulations. not in
consistent with law. as it may deem eX
pedient for the direction Of the Of
ficers Of the prison in the performance
of their duties; for the government,
discipline, instruction and employment
of the inmates; for the supply of food.
clothing and bedding therein and for
the custody and preservation of the
property connected herewith.
On further motion by Mr.. Rounds.
House Document No. $50 was passed to
be enSro@sed as amended by House
Amendment \ and Senate Amendment
4 in concurrence.
From the Senate: An Act to amend
the charter Of the city of Hallowcll.
This comes from the Senate read
twice. Senate Amendment A adopted.
1t was passed to be engrossed as
amended by Senate Amendment A.
In the House passed to be engrossed.
On motion by Mr.. Harrington Of Au-
gusta, the House voted to reconsider
its action whereby it passed to be en-
crossed House Document SIC.
The SPEAKER: The Chair will read
Senate Amendment A
Section six Of House Document $40,
entitled IAN Act to amend the charter
Of the city of Halloween, is hereby
amended by inserting after the word
thereof" in the sixth line the words
land by adding to said section the fol-
following: neither the mayor nor any
member of the Board Of City Council
shall be elected or appointed during
his official term to any other office I'M
der the city government or as agent Of
the city for any purpose"
On motion by Mr.. harrington OF Au-
custa, Senate Amendment A was
adopted in concurrence. On further mo-
ton by the same gentleman, House
Document SIC was passed to be en-
crossed as amended by Senate Amend
ment A in concurrence.
From the Senate: Report Of the
Committee on Education, reporting
Ought not to pass on An Act to pro-