Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-31
DAILY KENNEREc JOURNAL SATURDAY, MARCH 81, 1917

Senate Amendment A to Senate Doc
ument 2o5.
Amend Senate Document No. 205 by
striking out the words two thousand
wherever tn same occur, and inserting
in lieu thereof the words eighteen
hundred"
The SPEAKER pro tenn: Is it the
pleasure Of the House that Senate
Amendment A be adopted?
Senate Amendment A was adopted
in concurrence and the bill was passed
to be engrossed as amended by Senate
Amendment A.
From the Senate: An Act to enlarge
the powers of the Western Maine Pow
er Co. In the House this bill was pass
ed to be engrosstd as amended by
House Amendment A. In the Senate,
House Amendment A was adopted In
concurrence, and Senate Amendment
| A adopted, and the bill was passed to
| be engrossed as amended by House
Amendment A and Senate Amend
ment A.
On motion by Mr.. Baxter of Port
! land. tabled and especially assigned for
Tuesday next.
From the Senate: Report OF the
! Committee on Salaries and Fees re-
porting Ought not to pass" on DILL
An Act to amend Chapter 337 of the
Public Laws of 1915, relating to the
amount to be paid for clerk hire IN
Knox County. In the House the bill
was substituted for the report Of the
committee Ought not to pass. and
given its three several readings as
amended by House Amendment A and
passed to be engrossed. The Senate
accepts the report of the Committee
on Salaries and Fees ought not to
pass" in non concurrence with the
House. g.
On motion by Mr.. Wilson of Port
land, the House voted to recede ana
concur with the Senate in accepting
the report of the committee.
From the Senate: Resolve propos-'
ing an amendment to the .Constitutlon
in regard to the apportionment OF rep
lifesentatives in accordance with popu-
fation. In the House this resolve was
Indefinitely postponed. In the senate
the resolve was given its two several
readings.and passed to be engrossed,
and the Senate now insists on us 1or-
mer action and appoints committee
of conference. The committee OF con-
ference on the part of the Senate is as
follows: Senators Holt of Cumberland
Butler of FRANKLIN and Bartlett or
Kennebec.
Mr.. BREWSTER of Portland: Mr.
Sneaker. in this matter of the appor-
tionment of representatives seveifll
members have suggested since the de-
bate the other day that the amendment
was so drafted that it would be I'M
possible for there to berany other con-
struction by the Legislature or by any
citizen that Portland's representation
could ever be increased except IN the
event of South Portland anneXlng
Portland in which event they would
simply have the representation of the
two cities; that they had no. doubt
that would meet with favorable action.
1t was to answer that uestion that TINS
committee of conference was suggest
ed to see whether that could be done,
and / would move you that we concur
with the Senate and join in the COM
mittee of conference.
The SPEAKER pro TEN: 1t will be
necessary for the House to recede be-
fore it can do that
On motion by Mr. Brewster of Port
land, the House voted to recede from
it's former. action.
Mr.. HARRINGTON Of Augusta: Mr.
Speaker, do understand from the
gentleman from Portland (Mr Brew
/ !, conferences
mittee appointed?
MIR. BREWSTER: Yes, sir
Mr.. HARRINGTON: The proper mo-
and join in the committee of confer
ence? x
The SPEAKER pro tenn: I think that
is correct. r.
On motion by Mr.. Brewster of Port
land, the House voted to insist and that
a committee of conference be appointed.
The SPEAKER pro tenn: The Chair
will appoint that committee later
From the Senate: An Act to incor-
perate the ST. Croix Water Company.
In the House this bill was passed to be
engrossed. In the Senate the bill was
given it's two several readings and
Senate Amendment A adopted. The
bill was passed to be engrossed as
amended by Senate Amendment A.
Mr. BAXTER of Portland: Mr.
Speaker, I would ask the Chair to read
Senate Amendment A. l do not think
it has anything to do with the power
question, and, if it has not, it might
help along business to concur with
the Senate.
The SPEAKER: Senate Amendment
A to House Document No. 172.
Amend said bill by adding thereto
the following section:
Section 8. Nothing herein contained
is intended to repeal, or shall be con-
strued aserpealing, the whole or any
part of any existing statute; ana all
the rights and uties herein mentioned !
shall be exercised and performed in |
accordance with all the applicable pro-
visions Of Chapter SIS of the Revised
Statutes.'k'
Mr.. BANTER: I think, Mr.. Speaker,
that it does relate to the power situa-
ton, and consequently, l move that it
be tabled along with the other meas
ures.
The motion was agreed to-
From the Senate: Report of the COM
uittee on Judiciary on - Act RI nrohihi,