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

For the first time during this SEES
sion of the 18th Legislature, there
was a tie in the Senate Thursday
morning, which was broken by Pres.
Bailey when on motion of Sen Fulton
Of Aroostook to indefinitely postpone
the act relating to certain vehicles
carrying headlights at night and to
control the glare of headlights, the
vote stood IA to IA and Pres Bailey
voted no and the motion to indefinitely
postpone was lost and Senator But
lers amendment to cut out the clause
providing penalties was lost by a vote
of 13 to IL and the bill was then passed
to be engrosSed
The various water power charters
were all laid upon the table by Sen.
DeerinS of York. the one coming up
for specific action being the act relat-
ing to Bog brook. Prior to this a few
Gays ago the Senate had shorn the
charters of the Baxter amendment.
The two resolves providing for the
erection of armores in Bangor and
Lewiston to cost $4,000 were passed to
be engrossed
Many acts and resolves were passed
to be enacted, three carrying the emer-
Sency clause. the act relating to pro-
viding board of prison commission
ers. was passed, &c voting in favor and
no one opposing, the act to make val
ld the dolngs of the town meeting of
jackson was passed by q voting and
the act providing for a war revenae
of $1,000,O00, was passed by q voting.
The act relating to liens on iewelry
was tabled by Sen. Davies of Cumber-
lard.
Upon motion of Sen. Butler of Frank
lin the Senate accepted the report.
ought not TO pass on an act relative
to the hours of labor of conductors and
motormen. by vote of 10 to 6. There
was no debate.
There was a long debate on the ac
ceptance of the divided report from
the committee on judiciary relative to
the bill to provide for the establish
ment of district almhouses or infirma-
ries and repeating various conflicting
statutes.
Sen. Gillin's motion, the Senate hv
vote of II yeas to noes accented
the minority report ought not to pass.
ment against the act requiring lights
on certain vehicles and the control of
glaring headlights and said the law
ought not to be enacted and moved to
indefinitely postpone the measure.
Sen. Wood said the bill simply pro-
vided for the safety of autoists. He
said there was a great deal of haze
hanging over the State in the sum
mer time and this was real practical
thing. He said there had been much
talk of safety first and here was a
chance TO enact something providing
for safety first in a practical way.
Senators Peacock of Washington.
Butler of Knox and Higgins of Penob-
scot were appointed a committee of
conference to act with the committee
on the part of the House relating to
the double lobster bill. which the Sen
ate had indefinitely postponed and the
House had insisted upon its original
action and asked for committee of
conference.
The Senate passed to be engrossed
the general appropriation bill for 1917
carrying the sum Of S6,719.141.66.
Sen. Holt took up the act which pro-
vided for an amendment to the consti-
tuition relative to authorizing the Leg
islature to impose taxes on incomes.
The vote was taken on the motion of
Sen. Holt of Cumberland for passage
to be engrossed and was lost by vote
of 20 to z.
The Senate at 1880 recessed until .
o'clock.