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

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Cor debate see Legislative Record)
A division of the House being had.
And II voting in the affirmative and
40 in the negative.
The motion to indefinitely postpone
was lost. and the bill was passed to
be enacted.
An Act to amend Sections 20 and 81
of Chapter of the Revised Statutes.
relating to the lands reserved for pub
lie uses.
Mr. BARNES of Houlton: Mr.. Speak
er, / do not wish to take the time of
the House to any extent: but this act
now in the hands of the Speaker is an
act to attempt to cure the difficulty
which has arisen in our treasury of
having the funds from lands reserved
for school uses lying there on which
the State pays interest. Two measures
are before the legislature, the present
measure and on which is numbered Az
Do you remember that a great sum of
money has accumulated in the treas
ury of the State due to the sale of tim
Der and grass on wild land townships?
Under the provision of the law, this
money accumulates in the State treas
ury and the State allows six per cent.
interest upon it, Now there are a
great many wild land townships in
Maine which will not be organized
for school purposes for a great many
years. and there are some which won't
be organized for one hundred years.
The fund is accommodating dawn stairs,
and 1t is so large now that it is a
menace to the State. You will remem-
Der that Governor Curtis, in a special
message to the legislature recommend
ed that action be taken, not to waste
the. money, but that it's increment in
the way of interest should be used for
some purpose. Now the present bill
before YOU for consideration, as l read
IT, Is mere make-shift bill. The bill
to be considered a little later has the
unanimous support of the committee
on Judiciary. after having studied the
thlng Tor a long time. 1t provides
that the school money which is in the
treasury for plantations that are or
canned, or are supporting schools shall
De Kept separate, kept a separate fund.
on which interest shall be allowed: and.
uhder the provisions of the school law.
the expenses of the schools in those
plantations shall be taken care of as
they are now. 1t provides that the
fund arising from the sale of timber
ana grass-this 1000 acres Won ALL
remember in every unorganized town
ship, and it is quite a big fund now
s4oo,Oo0. and accommodating at six per
.e".'' ana doubling in 16 years-that
''al sum SO due to plantations where
ny SCHOOLS are organized shall be kept
sep"rate' that the State shall allow
iour per cent on it. The State puts
its money out and gets four per cent
why should 1t allow more than four
per cent; and that that fund shall be
Kept separate by the State treasury
Due bills running along parallel with
thls' approved by the Judiciary COM
hhlttee, called a State Farm Land Loan
commission. provide that the intarest
ON mat sum can be loaned as recom-
mended by the Governor is one of bic
messages, to parties giving securi+v
mat is ample. If a man should want
- pulio creamery, or silo. or a barn
or clear timber lands. he can hire of
t"e otate Now If this measure is on.
a.'o1' the other plan that has been
'nousht out with great deal of care
VIII Oh course, be killed. / move Won
VT. speaker that this act ba indesr
itely postponed. '''-
viva Voce vote being taken.
me motion of the gentleman fro,,,
iiouiton, Mr.. Barnes, prevailed
AT u legallze the doings of the in
naoieahts OF the town Of Windham at tbs
ainua1 town meeting held on March fftb
l'i'' and by adjournment on March CO...
ehth' 1917. This carries the emer,ono,,
clause eehcy
a viva Voce vote being had.
Ahu loz voting in the affirmative and
none in the negative
The bill was passed to h..
The SPEAKER: The Chair u,;s,os :.
".'ei'ioi 10 the fact that it is neces
sary That the House adjourn now to mee,
ne committee of ways and means. II
iurther suggests that when tho 1Io,,,.
meet 1t meet at 2 o'clock. and that ,,ha,,
we meet after recess we begin with tha
calendar and take it up in order witbort
eearu 10 race, color or previous cond,-
uon or servitude. (Applause.)
Mr HARRINGTON of Augusta: Mr.
speaker was going to make a motion
'rat we adjourn until half past one
understand there is going to be ouite
good deal of talking this afternoon which
VIII consume considerable time. would
make a motion that we take a recess m
til half past one
NJ BARNES of Houlton: Mr.. Speaker
l nave Just been informed that the act
10 provide moneys for the expenditures
OF the government for the wear 1919 uas
passed TO be enacted this morning There
Is clerical error or a misprint which
l move now to correct, under the articI.
'hereof referring to the supreme judicial
court, by changing the words CLERK of
courts to clerks of law courts"
Inc SPEAKER: 1t is a plain case of
cierical error nothing more nor Less
Mr.. BARNES: 1t is Mr.. Speaker
Inc SPEAKER: l think the House is
competent to make that correction. and
Is 1t the pleasure of the House that the
motion Of the gentleman from Houltop
Mr.. Barnes, that the corrections be made
prevail?
The motion was agfeed to-
The SPEAKER: The Chair would sim