Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-09


Executive mansion, and pay for same
out or any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
The order was given a passage in
concurrence.
From the House: Resolve in favor
of Fred +. Lawrence for services to the
committee on taxation.
On motion by Mr.. Butler of Frank
lin. the rules were suspended and the
bill was given its two several readings,
and was passed to be engrossed in con-
currence.
From the House: Majority and mi
nority report of the committee on tax
alton on An Act to amend Chapter 8
of Section IS OF the Revised Statutes of
1916. relating to taxation of corporate
franchises.
Majority report ought not to pass;
minority report, ought to pass in new
draft.
On motion by Mr.. Deering Of York
the majority report. ought not to pass
was accepted II. concurrence.
From the House: The committee of
conference on the disagreeing action
Of the two branches on II. D. 644, An
Act prohibiting the sale or giving away
of air rifles to children under IA years
of age.
On motion by Mr.. Marshall of Cum
nerland the Senate voted 70 reconsid-
er the vote whereby this bill was pass
ed 10 be engrossed.
On further motion by the same SEN
ator House Amendments A and B were
adopted in concurrence, and the bill
as amended was passed to be engross-
cd in concurrence.
Mr. GILLIN Of Penobscot: Mr.
President. ! hope that when we get to
the act to regulate motor vehicles that
the secretary will call our attention to
it. That is a matter that no one has
paid any attention to. | was telephon-
ed TO from B%ngor last night in re-
gard to IT,
The joint stanCing committees on
mines and mining submitted it's final
report.
From tho HOUSE: An Act to amend
Chapter 195 Of the laws Of 1915 relative
to compensation for employees for per-
sonal inffiuries.
The PRESIDENT: There have been
two committees of conference on this
bill. and they could not agree. The
House has appointed a third commit
tee.
ON motion by Mr.. Davies Of Cum
berland the Senate voted to adhere to
Its former action.
From the House: The committee of
conference on the disagreeing action
of the two branches, on An Act to es-
tablish Land Loan Commission of
Maine, and to authorize the Investment
of certain moneys now on deposit in
the State treasury and known as the
reserved land fund.- reported that the
bill ought TO pass.
The report was accepted in concur
renee.
In the Senate this bill was indefinitely
postponed: i'll the House it was passed
to be engrosSed.
On motion by Mr.. Lord of York, the
Senate voted to reconsider the vote
whereby this bill WAS indefinitely post
pored.
On further motion by the same Sen
ator the bill was read twice under sus-
PENSION of the rules, and was then
passed to be engrossed in concurrence.
On motion by Mr.. Grant of Cumber-
land, the secretary was authorized by
vote of the Senate to make certain cor
rection of clerical errors in An Act to
amend Section As of Chapter III of the
revised Statutes. increasing the
amount to be paid for clerk hire in the
office of the clerk of courts for Saga
dahoc county.
Mr. BARTLETT of Kennebec: Mr..
President, | rise to matter of person.
al privilege.
A few days ago. the honorable sena-
tor from KnoA. Senator Butler. in
most eloquent and in most fitting words
expressed to you the appreciation of
the members of this senate for you
and l know that every senator agreed
most fully with everything that the
honorable Senate has said.
The members of the Senate feel that
this time should not pass without some
token being sent to her who waits you
On your return home. We have been
together IA weeks and we expect to
depart to our homes today, and give
up this comraCeship which has beeIt
very pleasant daring all that time. and
in behalf of the members of the Sen
ate | wish - give TO YOU, TO carry to
her, this token from the members OF
this Senate (Applause).
We regret tFat she could not have
been here so that we might have said
1t to her in person. But may you carry
1t to her With the good wishes Of every
member of this Senate, and may the
future for YOU and for her have all that
is best in life.
The PRESIDENTS: The Senator from
Kennebec, Senator Bartlett. and fell
low senators: On behalf of her VINO is
not present, but whom | would very
much like to have here at ms rlme. |
accept this tribute and this remem-
brance, and l assure you that on her
behalf | appreciate it from the bot
tom of my heart. This world would be
very dreary and cherries place to
live in if we did not have our wives.
our sweethearts, with us If there is
anything in the world which makes
this place pleasant and agreeable, it IS
love. Poets have written about it, ora
tors have acclaimed about it, ministers
have preached about il, and once in a
while some man has cursed about it.