Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-08
Speaker. I move that that lie on the

The SPEAKER: The bill came in its
regular order for its final passage to-
day, and the motion was made to ia
BILE It and Of course that motion is in
order.
Mr.. EMERSON: would like to ask
the gentleman II he would assign a
day for hearing.
Mr.. HARRINGTON: Mr.. Speaker. I
will agree to take 1t up within a day
or two.
Mr. EMERSON: And give notice be-
fore the time?
Mr. HARRINGTON: would not like
to assign 1t especially at this time. but
I will agree to take 1t up within e. day
or two.
The motion prevailed and the bill
was tabled.
! The SPEAKER: The Chair lays be-
fore the House Resolve making appro-
priations for the Passamaauoddy Tribe
Of Indians for the years 1917 and 1918.
The resolve carries the emergency
clause. and under the provisions Of the
Constitution requires two-thirds
vote Of the members Of this House up
on it's final passage. All those in favor
| VI tllS I11ldi pdSSdee VI LliIS IcSOlNe Will
rise and stand In their places until
counted and the monitors have return
| ed the count.
A division being had. 1923 voted in IA
vor and none against.
So the resolve was finally passed.
The SPEA KER: The Chair lays be-
! fore the House. bill An Act to grant
3 {1 -;c;o re
the federal aid road act, and to au-
thorize the State Highway Commits
sion to cooperate with the federal gov
ernment according to the provisions Of
said act. The bill carries the emergency
clause. and under the provisions Of the
Constitution. requires two-thirds
vote of the members of this House upon
| it's firal passage Of this bill will rise
and stand in their places until count
ed and the monitors have returned the
count.
A division being had. 1913 voted in
favor and none against.
So the bill was passed to be enacted.
The SPEAKER: The Chair lays be-
fore the House. bill, An Act to repeal
Chapter 271 of the Private and Special
Laws Of 1911. relating to. ways and
bridges In Plantation No, IA, Washing
ton county. This carries the emergency
clause. and under the provisions Of the
Constitution, requires a two-thirds vote
Of the members Of this House upon its
| final passage. All those in favor of the
| final passage of this bill. will rise and
stand in their places until counted and
the monitors have returned the count.
A division being had, 120 voted In
favor and none against. 81,
So the bill was passed to be enact
ed
Orders Of the Day
Mr.. ALLAN of Portland: Mr.. Speak
er, I move that we take from the ia
BILE Senate Document No. 1876.
The SPEAKER: The Chair begs
the pardon of the gentleman from
Portland, Mr.. Allan, but the order that
was passed two weeks ago. providing
that the calendar should be cleaned up
every Wednesday. also carried with it
the provision that the matters should
be taken up in the regular order* The
gentleman from Portland will pardon
the Chair.
Mr.. HARRINGTON Of Augusta: Mr..
Speaker. I move that we take from the
table the majority and minority reports
of the committee on claims on Resolve
in favor of Morrison Libby. l move
that they be taken from the table, and
further move that we non-concur with
the Senate in the acceptance of the
majority report, fought not to pass"
and that we accept the minority re-
port, Ought to pass" and, before that
vote is taken, | want to make just
statement to the House, in order that
the facts may be as clear as possible
to those who may not be altogether
familiar with them.
The SPEAKER: Will the gentle
man from Augusta permit the Chair
to lay before the House both reports
in full for the information. of the
House. The Chair lays before the
House the Senate reports, majority
and minority reports of the committee
on claims, on Senate Document No.
217, entitled Resolve in favor of Nor
rison Libby" the majority report,
Ought not to pass" signed by Messrs.
C. NJ. Holt, James J. Mellon, John M.
Googin. Charles A. Snow and S. NJ.
Packard, the minority report, fought
to pass" signed by Messrs. Willis A.
Frost, Edgar E. Rounds. Lyndon E.
Clifford and Arthur J. Chick. These
reports came from the Senate. The
pending question Is on the acceptance
of the ma jority report in concurrence
with the Senate.
Mr.. HARRINGTON Of Augustae Mr..
/ Speaker, in 1914 the ballots for the
State election had been printed and
distributed through the cities and
towns Of Kennebec county. On the eve
of the election, on Sunday before the
election on Monday, the Republican
can candidate for county commission
err, Arthur Leonard, died very sudden
ly. The town committee. or the proper
Republican officials, under provisions
of the law which governed that mat
ter, made a certificate to the secretary
of State that the vacancy had been
filled with the name of Morrison Lib
by, in whose favor this resolve is
drawn.
p, There was not time for the reprint
ing of ballots and. instead thereof. the
secretary of States office, under proper
provisions of law, had printed what are
called slips, with the name of Morri-
son Libby on those slips. And right
here want to call the attention of the
House To the fact that thew were not