Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-01
SENATE

SENATE
Wednesday, February Is, 1871
Senate called to order by the President.
Prayer by Rev. John Gibson of Au-
gusta.
Journal of previous session read and
approved.
Papers from the House disposed Of in
concurrence.
From the House: Resolve in favor OF
the secretary of the committee on edu-
cation for certain committee expenses.
In the House this resolve was referred
to the committee on education.
In the Senate on motion by Mr.. Walker
of Somerset the resolve was referred to
this committee on appropriations and
financial affairs, in non-concurrence.
From the House: Reconstrance or
BENJAMIN F. Keegan and rs others; of p.
o. Golden and q others; of George kav-
naugh and 80 others against the passage
of the police commission bill of Lewiston,
unless it contains the referendum clause
In the House these remonstrances were
referred to the committee on judiciary.
Mr.. DAVIES of Cumberland: Mr..
President, that matter has been report
err from the judiciary committee, ana Is
now in the possession of the House. !
move that we non-concur with the
House in referring these matters to the
committee on judiciary
The motion was agreed to. and on FUR
Their motion by the same senator the re-
monstrances were placed on hie' ana
sent down for concurrence.
From the House: An Act to extend the
charter of the Rockland, South Thomas
ton and Camden Street Railway.
The PRESIDENT: On February End
this bill was passed to be engrossed In
the Senate and sent to the House Tor
non-concurrence. In the House, House
Amendment A was adopted and the bill
as amended was passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. DAVIES of Cumberland: Mr.
President, will you be kind enough to
read the amendment?
The PRESIDENTS: blouse Amend
ment A: Amend by striking out the en-
tire second section of the act and sub
stituting in it's place the following:
Section q Nothing herein contained
is intended to repeal or shall be construed
as repeating, the whole or any part OF
arv existing statute, and all the rights
and duties herein mentioned shall be ex-
ercised and performed in accordance with
all the applicable provisions Of Chapter
s. OF the Revised Statutes"
Mr.. DAVIES: Mr.. President, see that
90 oh p<o tn he &
utilities and it's duties.
I move that we reconsider the vote
whereby we passed this bill to be en-
crossed.
Mr.. BUTLER of Knox: Mr.. President
just a moment. Just what change is
made by that, amendment in the section
as it stood before. Section 2? / do not
notice any particular change.
The PRESIDENT: This is in accord
ance with the provisions of Chapter 12a
of the Public Laws of 1918. as amended.
That is the original act, but this part
refers to the appropriate chapter of the
Revised Statutes of 1916.
| The question being on the motion of the
senator from Cumberland, Senator Da-
vies, that the Senate reconsider the vote
whereby this bill was passed to be en-
crossed. the same was agreed to.
On further motion by the same Sena-
tor House Amendment A was adopted
in concurrence, and the bill asksamended
was passed to be engrossed.
From the House: An Act for the in
corporation Of industrial banks.
MIL LII 60 hn al In
the Senate and went to the House on Its
passage to be enacted where House
Amendment A was adopted.
Mr.. MARSHALL Of Cumberland: Mr..
President, move that we reconsider the
vote whereby this bill was passed to be
engrossed.
Mr.. DAVIES of Cumberland: Mr..
President, 1 understand that the amend
ment Is merely for the purpose of cor
recting an error in the name Of the ofMce.
The PRESIDENT: That is what 1t
seems to be.
The pending question being on the mo-
ton of Senator Marshall that the Senate
reconsider the vote whereby this bill was
passed to be engrossed, the same was
agreed to.
On further motion by the same Senator,
House Amendment A was adopted In con-
currence. and the bill as amended wa,
passed to be engrossed.
House Bills in First Reading.
An Act to amend Section Ii, Chapter
222 of the Public Laws of 1909, as amend
ed by Section II of the Public Laws of
1911, relative to damage done to domes-
tic animals by wild animals and dogs.
(Recommitted to the committee on agri-
culture. pending acceptance of the report
of that committee Ought to pass" in
concurrence)
, H. D. 374 Resolve in favor of A. l..
Dow & Company.
H. d. 1913. Resolve in favor of the town
of Westfield for reimbursement for ex-
penses inAsAred on account of State
pauper.
H. D. 1916. An Act to amend Section 81
of Chapter As Of the Revised Statutes,
relating to scallops.