Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-31
Passed 60 Be Enanssd

Chapter l36 ana SectaOn l OF Chaptero
1877 the Revised Statutes. relating to
] imposing sentences.
An Act to amend Section 8. Chapter
u. Of the Revised Statutes, relating
| to, the care of ancient burying grounds.
| An Act to amend Section rs of Chap
ter 4. of the Revised Statutes, relat-
| ing to any town raising money to Sc
cure free use OF library in adjoining
1 town.
An Act to authorize the construction
| of a weir in the tide waters Of Little
Machias bay in the town Of Cutler.
An Act to correct typographical err
rors in Section 116 of Chapter Z of the
Revised Statutes. relating to illegal
voting.
| An Act to amend Chapter IS of the
Revised Statutes, relating to the live
stock sanitary commissioner.
/ An Act to authorize the town of Car
ibou to acquire the property Of the Car
ibru Water, Light & Power Co. and to
construct and maintain a system OF
water works.
An Act to amend Section 10 of Chap
ter 1902 of the Revised Statutes, felat-
ing to the discharge from Imprisonment
in bastardy cases.
An Act to amend Sections l, and
Of Chapter % of the Revised Statutes
relating to nuisances.
An Act to amend Sections 70 ana II
Of CHAPTER 81 of the Revised Statutes,
relating to disorderly conduct on rail
road. steamboat or ferry property, and
authorizing employees to arrest such OF
tenders.
kt,o ot, p~fa
Lubec, East Machias and Macnlas
Railway Co.
An Act to incorporate the Brassua
Stream, Dam g. Improvement Co.
An Act to legalize and confirm the
INCORPORATION and doings of the Con-
gregational parish of Weld, Maine, and
to authorize the conveyance OF Its real
/ estate.
An Act to Incorporate the Boothbay
Harbor Water District.
An Act prohibiting the sale OF dis
eased or disabled horses.
An Act to establish the police court
Of the city Of Belfast.
An Act to provide State aid for the
construction Of highways extending con-
tinuously through three or more towns
Resolve in favor of Calais hospital.
Resolve in favor of Sisters of Charity
of Waterville, Maine.
Resolve in favor of Arson Academy.
Resolve making an appropriation for CO.
operative agricultural work between the
College of Agriculture of the University
of Maine and the United States depart
ment of agriculture.
Resolve making appropriation to sup
port the bureau of horticulture.
Resolve making an appropriation for the
Maine Seed Improvement Association.
Senate papers disposed of in concur.
renee.
From the Senate: An Act to amend
Section 16 of Chapter of the Revised
lStatutes of 1916 relating to manner OF
voting came from the Senate recommit
ted to the committee on judiciary.
On motion by Mr.. Barnes of Houltor
the House voted to concur with the Sen.
ate in recommitting the bill to the com.
mittee on judiciary.
From the Senate: An Act to fix the sal
airy of the clerk Of courts in the county
of Lincoln. Came from the Senate indei.
nitely postponed. In the Senate this act
had previously been substituted for tbs
House report fought not to pass" Ir
the House the report of the committee
fought not to pass had been accepted.
Mr. Lewis of Boothbay moved that tbs
House concur with the Senate in indef
nitely postponing the measure.
Mr.. ROUNDS of Portland Mr.. Speak.
err, I do not think it is right to turn som
ersaults on all our reports and bills.
understand there was a conference yes
terday by some members and that after
that conference this thing has beer
whirled over again. do not like to have
somebody pull the string and say "jump. "
and I am not going to Jump for them;
am getting too old. I think after we
make up our minds we ought to stick
to it. I agreed at one time not TO stick
to one thing after I had made up my
mind, but do not want to keep doing 1t
all the time.
The SPEAKER: The Chair will
state to the House that II was In err
ror as to the status Of this BILL The
House accepted the report Ought not
to pass" 1t went over to the Senate
and the Senate substituted the bill for
the report and afterwards indefinitely
postponed it. Now the only action for
the House is either the motion to in
sist to adhere to it's action because the
bill has been killed here once The
Chair understands the motion of the
gentleman from Boothbay was to in
definitely postpone. and the Chair would
! ask him to withdraw that motion, with
the consent Of the House. and the mo-
ton then would be to insist on our
former action.
Mr.. LEWIS of Boothbay: Mr. Speak
err, l withdraw my motion and insist
on our former action.
On motion by Mr.. Lewis Off Booth
bay. the House voted to insist on it's
former action in accepting the report
of the committee Ought not to pass"
Mr.. LEWIS: Mr., Speaker, would
like little information on that matter.
What 1 am opposed to is raising the
salary.
The SPEAKER: The bill is dead
now.
LEWIS: That is what 1 want,
Ms Speaker, 1 want to be sure 1t is
dead
From the Senate: An Act to pre-