Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-14
maine LEGISLATURE
Continued from Page Five)

Same gentleman from same commit
tee. on bill AN Act relating to rail-
road tracks crossing Congress street
near the Union station in Portland, for
the better protection of the public" re-
ported legislation inexpedient.
Mr.. Howard, from the committee on
salaries and fees. reported Ought not
TO pass on bill AN Act to amend Sec
ton l of Chapter 337 of the Public
Laws of 1915. relating to amounts to be
paid for probate clerk hire in Piscata-
uuis county"
Same gentleman, from same com
Eiittee, reported same on bill "An Act
TO amend Section | of Chapter 204 of
he Public Laws of 1915. relating to the
salaries of registers of probate in Pts
cataQuis county" (Tabled by Mr..
Ryder of Brownvile pending accept
ance)
Mr.. Jenkins, from same committee,
reported same on bill AN Act to
amend Section l of Chapter 204 of the
Public Laws of 1915"
Same gentleman, from same commit
tee. reported same on bill AN Act to
amend Section 43 of Chapter III, Re-
vised Statutes of 1916, relating to the
salaries of registers of deeds"
Mr.. Holt, from same committee, re-
ported same on bill AN Act to amend
Section I of Chapter 141 of the Public
Laws of 1915, entitled AN Act to
eQualize the salaries of registers of
deeds"
Mr. ROUNDS of Portland Mr..
Speaker, there were two reports put in
on some of these and 1 do not know
which ones they were now. 1 suppose
they were the ones reported but l am
not sure. At any rate. I would like to
have some of them lie on the table I'M
til l can find out. l know I wanted to
put in a minority report on some of
them that went through. 1 would state
my reason for SO doing. These come
out of the county delegations, and the
county delegations were before us and
wanted these salaries raised. They are
to pay the bills. we are not; the Leg
islature Of Maine is not to pay them.
We have found out that some of the
salaries are ridiculously small in the
different counties. while some of these
others are ridiculously large. We find
one or two clerks around these build
mss WIZ arc StNlihS SSooV Il year, anu
We find that one of the brightest law
yers--so bright that the Legislature of
Maine appointed him to revise the
Statutes-is only getting $1,000. while
some of the clerks in this building I'M
der commission form are getting s25OO
The treasurer of the State of Maine,
under $4,000. is only getting $4,000 1t
is going from bad to worse and I say
that it is time, if the county delega-
lions want this, that the State of Maine
should let them have It. That is why |
want to know whether these are the
ones that went to table. as 1 wish to
make minority report to this House.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman from
Portland, Mr.. Rounds. moves that the
report on An Act to amend Section 1 of
Chapter l41 Of the Public Laws of 1915
entitled An Act to eQualize the salaries
Of registers Of deeds" be talked.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. Holt from same committee. re-
ported ought not to pass" on bill An
Act TO amend Paragraph Is, Section As.
chapter III Of the Revised Statutes, re-
iative to clerk hire in the ONCE of the
register Of deeds in Waldo county"
(Tabled by Mr.. Rounds Of Portland.
pending acceptance.)
The reports were accepted.
First Reading Of Printed Bills and
Resolves
House SIT. An Act amending Chap
ter 12l of the Private and Special Laws
Of 1915 establishing a closed time on
Holsters in Nachias bay and adjacent
waters in the county Of Washington.
House SIS. An Act to amend Sec
ton "a OF Chapter Is Of the Revised
Statutes of 1916. relating to fishing for
smelts in West Bay and West Bay
stream. in the town of Gouldsboro,
Hancock county.
House 519. An Act authorizing Fort
Kent Electric CO.. its Successors and
assigns. to erect and maintain dam