Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-26
In the House

~ O'CLOCK IueSOdy morning.
In the House
But A. members were present in their
seats when the House held its first
Saturday morning session.
Rep. Wilson tabled and assigned for
Tuesday the bin relating to salary or
register of deeds Of Waldo county. In
the House Rep. BuZZell of Belfast had
secured the substitution Of the bill for
the report while the Senate had voted
to adhere to it's original position ac-
cepting the report ought not to pass
When the resolve in favor of Joseph
H Underwood of Fayette relmburSlnS
him for loss of cattle came from the
Senate indefinitely postponed. Rep.
Harrington of Augusta moved that the
House insist upon it's original action.
The Chair later appointed as a COM
mittee of conference Reps harrington
of Augusta, Frost of Berwick and Pat
tee of Harmony.
House Amenc ment A. which would
eliminate taking into consideration to
tie future earning capacity of the
plant to be taken over, to the var
mouth Gas g. Electricity plant bill
was adopted or motion of Rep. Wilson
Of Portland and the bib tabled until
Tuesday The bill relating to the APP
prevail of insurance rates by the insur-
ance commissioner was tabled pending
passage to be engrossed.
Adjournment order was passed for
meeting Tuesday, March 81, at 10 A. NJ.
In commenting upon the order Speaker
Bonney declared that it would be i'm
possible for the Legislature to close its
work next week. Rep. Bussabarger Of
Lubec said that the Chief Executive OF
the State was Of the same opinion Of
the Speaker ard then on motion of
Rep. Bussabarger of Lubec, the adj
journment order was passed in concur
renee with the Senate.
Under suspension of rules the act APP
propriating 900 for the rebuilding of
the burned Harlow pavilion Of the Au-
gusta State hospital was given its
three several readings and passed to be
engrossed. The Act which contains the
emergency clause provides that the
money shall be expended under the di.
rection Of the hospital trustees and
that under the discretion of the trus-
tees they may waive all fornalities
which might delay the construction.
The divided reports upon the Osteop
athy bill were tabled by Rep. Allan Of
Portland pending the printing OF the
new draft.
Rep. Allan also tabled the divided re-
port of the committee on salaries and
fees upon the act to pension probate
Judges. Rep harrington Of Augusta
tabled the divided report of the COM
mittee on salaries and fees upon In
crease in salary of the register of deeds
of Kennebec county. Rep. harrington
also tabled the hill relating to discon-
tinuance Of railroad service pending
first reading.
Rep. Allan Of Portland tabled the
bill amending the Revised Statutes SO
as to make more plain the penalties
under certain sections Of Chapter 127
of the Revised Statutes, relating to in
toxicating liquors, pending passage to
be engrossed.
The bill making it unlawful to give
checks or drafts on banks without
having sufficient funds on deposit,
which had been held up pending its
final enactment into law on account Of
some of it's provisions being considered
ident Bailey of the Senate and Speak
err Bonney of the House, came back
on its passage to be enacted with prae-
tically no change in the original bill
An amendment shiking out the
emergency clause in the act to pre-
vent discrimination against soldiers
and sailors in the service OF the Unit
ed States or State of Maine on ac-
count of their uniform was adopted on
motion of Rep. Allan Of Portland and
the bill passed to be engrossed.
The act repeating certain obsolete
provisions of the Private and Special
Laws of 1881, 1853 and 1854 relating
to the fire department Of the city of
buildings in the city Of Portland was
on motion of Rep. Allan of Portland
given its third reading and then passed
to be engrossed.
Rep. Harrington Of Augusta took
from the table the adverse reports of
the committee on salaries and fees on
act relating to compensation OF regis
ter Of deeds of Aroostook county and
the act establishing the salary of the
register of probate for Aroostook
county and the reports were accepted
In concurrence with the Senate.
Rep. Allan of Portland tabled, pend
ing passage to be engrossed. and as
signed for Wednesday the act amend
ing the Revised Statutes relating to
the importation of horses and cattle
and the testing of pure blooded cattle
to be sold for breeding purposes.
At 1885 the House adjourned.
Committee reports of Importance