Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-04
HOUSE

iournment was taken until next Thurs
dav morning az $50 o'clock.
HOUSE
Tuesday April 3, 1917.
The House met according TO adjourn
ment and was called to order by the
Speaker.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Bussabarger Of
Lubec
/ Journal Of previous session read and
approved.
The SPEAKER: BY request OF the
Governor l shall ask the House to recess
until $50 The Governor is to ask for
a Joint convention of the Senate and
House, at which time he has a message
to deliver; and Immediately following
that will be some little legislation in re-
gard to the national preparedness. The
( Governor is anxious that no business be
transacted in either house until this joint
convention shall have been held this
morning. The Senate having adjourned
until $50 ii is necessary that we comply
with the request of the Governor that the
House recess until $50, 1t is the earnest
/ wish of the Speaker that at that time
each member shall be in his seat so that
when the Senate shall arise the members
will not be dragging in one by one during
the Joint convention.
On motion by Mr. Harrington of Angus
IA the House recessed until $50
| After Recess
A communication was received from
the Senate through its secretary propos-
ing a joint convention of both branches
of the Legislature forthwith in the hall
of the House for the purpose of hearing
a communication from the Governor.
Mr.. Cole of Eliot moved that the House
concur in the proposition for a joint con-
yention of the two changes of the Leg
islature, and that the clerk of the House
be charged with the duty Of conveying
to the Senate the concurrence Of the
House in the proposition for a joint con-
yention.
The motion was agreed to and the clerk
of the House was charged with the duty
Of informing the Senate the House con-
Cured in the proposition for joint con-
vention forthwith in the hall of the
House.
performed the duty assigned him.
! At this point the Senate came in and
a Joint convention was formed.
In Convention
The President Of the Senate In the
| chair.
! On motion by Senator Davies of Cum
berland it was voted to appoint COM
ri
inform him that the Legislature is in
convention assembled ready to receive
any communication he may be pleased
to make.
The chairman thereupon appointed as
members Of such committee Senators
Davies of Cumberland. Baxter of Saga
dahoc and Messrs. Cushman of Auburn
Conary of Bucksport and Murray Of Ban
gor.
| Subsequently Senator Davies from the
committee reported that the committee
was charged and that the Governor will
! Immediately present himself before the
convention.
The report was accepted.
. The Governor and Council then entered
the hall Of the House of Representatives
and the Governor addressed the Joint
convention.
/ fSee address in full elsewhere)
The Governor and Council then re-
tired amid great applause.
/ The purposes for which the conven-
ton was assembled having been ac-
complshed. the convention was diSsolv-
ed and the Senate retired to the Sen
ate chamber.
In the House
| The Speaker in the Chair.
! Mr.. BARNES of Houlton: Mr.. Speak
er and Gentlemen of the House: | rise
to present to the House at this time
out of order Under suspension of the
rules the reveEue-raising measure to
which the Chief Executive of the State
has just referred, and with your per-
mission, Mr.. Speaker, l will read:
An Act authorizing the issue of
bonds and notes to the amount of one
million dollars to defray expenses in
CURED to suppress instruction. repel
invasion or other purposes of war and
making appropriations therefor.
! Whereas. in order to prepare for the
exigencies which may arise in and to
the State of Maine. in the crisis now
impending in the foreign relations of
the United States, the appropriation OF
money therefor and the mourning of
debt or debts liability or liabilities, in
behalf of the State in excess Of the or
binary debt limit of the State are ne
cessary and are emergency measures
Immediately necessary for the preser-
walton of the public peace, health and
safety. now therefore.
Be it enacted by the people of the
State OF Maine as follows:
Section I. The Governor and Coun-
Gil arc hereby directed TO render to the
government of the United States in the
present crisis any and all assistance
within the power of the State and for
the purpose OF suppressing insurrec-
ton. repelling invasion or for purposes
OF war. the Governor with tho advice