Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-31

The PRESIDENT: The Chair lays
neforc the Senate majority and minor
ity reports OF the committee on sala-
res ana Tees on An Act to amend Sec
uon - OF Chapter lit Of the Revised
STATUTES relating to the salary of the
| register OF deeds Of Kennebec county.
On motion by Mr.. Chick of Kennebec,
YIN the absence Of Senator Grant, ia
bled.
The PRESIDENT: That finishes the
matters specially assigned for today.
| Mr.. BUTLER OF Knox: Mr.. Presi-
oent' s. D. 243, resolve relating to the
equestrian statue of Major General Oil
yer .. Howard, and a standing statue
OF Brevet Major General Joshua l..
| chamberlain at Gettysburg, was tabled
by the senator from Cumberland, Sen
ator Holt, March %, and the pending
question is reference to the next Legis-
lature in concurrence.
will say that the senator is absent,
Senator Holt. and we had conference
this morning on the matter and it is
entirely to his satisfaction that I make
these motions in regard to these two
memorial matters.
In this one where we insisted on our
former action and asked for a commit
tee OF conference. with a view, Mr..
President. that in these times of stress
and possible peril to the nation, when
a greta wave Of patriotism is sweeping
over our country, wave which will
| not recede until American life and
property is safe on any land or on any
| I he1iavo %Io
and the members of the other body,
when they think Of it calmly, want to
give more consideration to matters of
this kind than they would to the mat
ter of bounty on bears and not SIM
ply move to postpone without debate
without any expression of approval
and believe the ma jority of the mem
| bers of this Legislature are in hearty
accord and recognition Of the distin-
guished and valued service rendered to
this country by these men in similar
| times and of greater stress and peril.
With the view that these matters
may be considered carefully and some
means devised. possibly. by commit
! tee oe conference Of this body and the
body at the other end of the house. I
ask that this Senate Insist on its form
err action and appoint a committee Of
conference, and see if something can
not be worked out that will be salts
factory to all the parties in interest
7 move that the Senate insist and ap-
point a committee Of conference.
The motion was agreed to and the
! Chair appointed on such committee on
the part Of the Senate. Messrs Butler
Of Knox, Walker and Holt.
| Mr.. BUTLER of Knox: Mr.. Presi-
dent, in the absence of Senator Holt
knowing that it is satisfactory to him.
| | move to take from the table, S. D.
32s. Resolve in favor of the General
Knox Chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution of Thomaston,
Maine, an dthe Knox Academy of Arts
and Sciences.
| The motion was agreed to.
| Mr.. WALKER of Somerset: Mr..
President. move to withdraw my mo-
ton to concur with the House in the
indefinite postponement of this resolve.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. BUTLER of Knox: Mr.. Presi-
dent. l now move that the Senate in
sist on it's former action and appoint
committee of conference.
The motion was agreed to. and the
Chair appointed on such committee of
conference on the part of the Senate,
Messrs. Butler of Knox, Walker and
Holt. 'e-
On motion by Mr.. Ames of Washing
ton, II. D. 534, resolve appropriating
money for the repair of Teachers Old
Home on Old Town Indian Island No.
J. was taken from the table.
On further motion by the same SEN
ator the resolve was finally passed.
Mr.. MARSHALL of Cumberland:
Mr.. President. ! move to take from
the table. S. D. 341. An Act to amend
Section 20 of Chapter 144 of the Re-
vised Statutes of 1916, relating to the
commitment of girls to the tsate school
for girls, tabled by Senator Grant at
my request and l know it is agreeable
to him to have it taken up at this time.
The motion was agreed to.
The same senator then offered Sen
ate Amendment A.
Mr. MARSHALL: Mr.. President, the
amendment is simply to make clear
certain provisions of the act. l move
it's adoption.
The motion was agreed to. and the
amendment was adopted, and the bill
as amended was passed to be en-
crossed.
Mr.. FULTON of Aroostook Mr.. Pres
ident, l move to take from the table S. d.
312, Resolve in favor of the State School
for Girls for furnishings and equipment
for the new central building for the
year 1918.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. FULTON: / now move that the
bill be indefinitely postponed In expla-
nation l will say that that agreement has
been reached with the committee which
voted to allow the amount, and also with
the trustees Of this institution after the
conference with the Governor.
The motion was agreed to and the
bill was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. FULTON of Aroostook: Mr.. Pres
ident, I move to take from the table S. D.
Jog. Resolve in favor Of the reformatory
for women for permanent improvements
of grounds and other purposes for the
year 1917.
The motion was agreed, to.
nou Weld the