Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-04

OuL II you make Indt SuS6cSuoA, - -
course, will withdraw my amendment.
II, you will inform me how may pre-
sent it later in order that the House
may take action upon it, ! will gladly
do this.
The question being on the adoption
of the order offered by the gentleman
from Eliot. Mr.. Cole.
The order received q aapassage.
Mr. BAXTER: Mr.. Speaker. would
like to ask the Chair II in the opinion
of the Chair it would be in order for
me to offer that amendment at the
present time.
The SPEAKER: The House having
adopted the rules of the last House.
the opinion of the Chair is that an or
der similar to the one introduced by
the gentleman from Portland under
the rules of the last House would be
laid on the table one day for action.
Pending its afpption, the Amendment
was then tabled, as aboveT
The following order was presented and
received passage: sa
Ordered: That the secretary of State
be directed to deliver to the clerk of the
House all typewriting paper. pencils, car
bon paper and other necessary supplies
which shall be.needed in the clerks Office
during the sess sion of the 7s.h Legisla-
ture.
From the Senate: Ordered the House
concurring. that the papers of the last
session of the last Legislature, referred
to this, be.-taken from the files and re-
pnr v;nf1
The order received passage in con-
currence.
From the Senate: Ordered the
House concurring that the return of
votes for governor given to. the sew
eral cities, towns and plantations of
the State for the political years 1917
and 1913 be referred to Joint select
committee OF seven on the part of the
Senate with such as the House may
join.
The order received a passage in con-
currence.
From the Senate: Ordered, the
House concurring, that the joint rules
and orders of 1915 and 1916 be the
joint rules and orders of the Legisla-
ture.
The order received a passage in con-
currCnce.
From the Senate: Ordered, the
House concurrinS, that the secretary
of the Senate and clerk of the House
Jointly prepare the Senate and House
Register, and that 1000 copies be pro-
vided for the use of the Legislature.
The order received a passage in con-
currence.
The SPEAKER: There comes from
the Senate the following:
Ordered the House concurring, that
the return of votes for Governor given
to the several cities. towns and plan
tations of the State for the political
years 1917 and 1918 be referred to a
joint select committee of seven on the
part of the Senate, with such as the
House may join.
Those appointed on the part of the SEN
ate were Senator Ames of Washington,
Senator Chick Of kennebec, Senator Da-
Wis of Piscataquis, Senator Lord of York,
Senator Kicker Of Hancock Senator
Stanley of oxford and Senator Googin of
Androscoggin. The Chair appoints on
the part of the House Messrs. Washburn
of Perry, Barnes of Houlton, Conary of
Bucksport, Bowman of Detroit, Garce
lon of Auburn. Murray Of Bangor and
Tate of Topsham.
From the Senate: Ordered, the House
concurring. that committee consisting
of two members on the part of the Sen
ate and as many as the House may Join,
be appointed with full authority to make
a contract with the New England Tele-
phone & Telegraph Company for tele-
phone service of the 18th Legislature in
matters connected with their official du-
ties.
This order came from the Senate
with the following committee named
in that branch: Senators Bartlett Of
Kennebec and Baxter Of Sagadahoc.
On motion by Mr.. Rounds of Port
land. the order was accepted in concur
renee with the Senate.
The Speaker thereupon appointed on
the part of the House as members of
such committee Messrs. Rounds Of
Portland, Gannett Of Augusta and
Langley of Lewiston.
A communication was received from
the office Of the secretary Of State
transmitting a report of the votes cast
in the several cities, towns and PLAN
tations in the State for Governor on
the 11th day Of September last.
On motion this communication was
referred to the committee on guberna-
torial vote in concurrence with the
Senate.
The Speaker appointed as monitors
Of the respective divisions Messrs.
Dutton Of Bingham, Chaplin of South
Portland, Bussabarger of Lubec and
Merrill of Gray.
On motion of Mr.. Dutton of Bing-
ham, the House voted to take a recess
until 2.30 in the afternoon.
Afternoon Session
The House called to order by the Speak
er.
A communicati ton was received from the
Senate, through its secretary, proposing
joint convention of the two branches or
the Legislature to be held in the hall of
the House of Representatives for the
purpose of electing a secretary of State,
State treasurer. attorney general. COM
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