Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-06

be utterly hopeless to think that
commission at a small expense is 60
ing to make any serious change in the
matter that we have before us.
Mr.. DAVIES: Mr.. President, | feel
confident that the senator from FRANK
lin, Senator Butler, has not forgotten
that the report of the committee was to
be made to the next legislature.
Mr.. BURLEIGH of Aroostook: Mr..
President, l believe that we should
pass the resolution, and | am in favor
Of the motion Of the senator from Cum
berland. and | think it is wise TO have
commission appointed to investigate
these questions SO that they may fully
report to the next Legislature so that
they may have something TO act upon
We have had several hearings here,
one against the other. Now this COM
mission will have a chance TO investi-
gate and see just right and make their
recommendations.
The PRESIDENT: This resolve has
been received by the Senate but there
has been no motion made as to its dis
position.
| Mr. DAVIES: Mr. President. | move
! the passage of the resolution as amend
ed.
! The PRESIDENT: The Chair will
rule that this being a resolve appropri-
ating money requires to be read twice.
This appropriates $4,000 from the treas
ury.
/ Mr.. BURLEIGH: Mr. President.
move that the rules be suspended and
that it take its several readings at the
present time
The resolve was read twice and Sen
ste Amendment was then adopted.
/ Mr.. DAVIES: Mr. President, l was
going to suggest to the Chair that the
amendment is adopted.
The PRESIDENT: The amendment
was adopted Under the impression of
the Chair that this was a resolution.
Mr.. DAVIES: Mr. President, I
thought the appropriation made it
practically a joint resolution, that has
the same general effect.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair will
have to rule under the circumstances,
it being an appropriation for money
and a resolve it must take the usual
, course.
The amendment was adopted and the
resolve as amended by Senate Amend
ment A was passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. DAVIS of Piscataquis: Mr.
President. il it is in order l move to
take S. D. So from the table now.
The PRESIDENT: 1t was taken up
in your absence. but | presume the
senator will yield to YOU.
Mr.. BAXTER of Saga dahoc: Mr.
President, ] move to take from the ia
BILE, s. d. s., An Act TO amend Section
10 of Chapter III of the Revised Stat
utes. relating to the banking depart
ment.
The motion vas agreed to.
Mr.. BANTER: Mr.. President now
yield to Senator Davis
Mr.. DAVIS: Mr. President. I move
that this bill be passed to be enacted
The motion was agreed to.
The PRESIDENTS The Chair lays be-
fore the Senate majority report, ought
not to pass. and minority report, ought
to pass, from the committee on salaries
and fees on bill, An Act to amend Sec
ton 43 Of Chapter III of the Revised
Statutes, relating to the salary of the
register of deeds for Kennebec county.
Mir. CHICK of Kennebec: Mr.. Presi-
dent and Senators, in the early part of
this session the bill was introduced which
called for the raising of the salary of the
register of deeds of kennebec county.
That measure had the majority support,
had the unanimous support of the Kenne-
bee county delegation in this Legislature
and, so far as know, it has it now.
-
deeds received his salary from the fees
of the office. That year law was passed
directing the register to turn the fees
into the county treasury and he was
placed on salary of $500. That was 90
years ago. The register has continued
under the same salary to the present
time. When he was put on 2 salary ha-
sis % years ago there was turned into the
county treasury the frst year the law be-
came operative s13Sc 20 in fees; during the
year 1915 there was turned into the county
treasury s27S7.14 which shows that tie
business of the office had more than
doubled during the period of % years,
during which time no increase in salary
has been granted.
During the last few years, until two
years ago. there has not been sufficient
provision made for clerk hire and for
several years ! have been informed the
register has paid out of his own salary
part each year for the clerk hire in
the offiee-a small amount During the
early part Of the year 1915 at one time
there were several deeds received-they
We're tax deeds great many of them,
and in order to record them in a reason
able length Of time it was necessary to
employ an extra clerk for that purpose.
The register paid out of his own pocket
the sum of $50 for the recording of those
deeds and turned into the county treas
ury the sum Of S10670. The amount Of
fees turned into the county treasury does
not necessarily. while 1t shows that twice
the business has been transacted in the
office, it does not show exactly tho
amount of extra work which has been pui
upon the Office during these years. because
from time to time the Legislature has
PASSED laws which have increased the du-
ties of the Office. And in some cases new
devices have been installed. new methods
of indexing which have made a great
amount of extra work in the office.
This matter was considered carefully,
no doubt, but the committee on salaries
and fees, and you have sent IN two re-
ports from that committee.