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


ing Of the Senate session Thursday
morning extended an invitation to the
Legislature to attend a celebration at
Bangor in the nature of a patriotic
demonstration on the part of the east
ern section of the State next Wednes-
day for the purpose of upholding the
State and. national administration. He
said the train would leave Augusta at
8 A. M, that the invitation came from
the mayor, the chamber Of commerce,
the preparedness committee and the
citizen of Bangor and Eastern Maine.
On motion of Sen. Holt of Cumber-
land a rising vote of thanks for the
invitation extended by Sen Gillin was
adopted.
Adjournment order was introduced
by Sen Higgins of Penobscot providing
for adjournment to Monday at 8 p. NJ.
and later conquered in by the House.
Sen. Davies of Cumberland moved
that the Senate; insist uIRan it's former
action when ali act amending the work.
mems compensation act came in from
the House with report ought to pass
accepted and the bill passed to be en-
crossed there, the Senate having pre-
viously accepted the minority report
ought not to pass. The motion Of Sen.
Davies was carried. =, -, ..s..-
The Senate cencurred With the House
in indehnitslys spostponing the fertilizer
bill which was killed. Thursday after
noon in the lower branch after a spir
tied debate.
ON motion of Sen. Marshall of Cum
berland a second act mandatory to
the workmen's compen kion act on
which the House bad accepted the adj
verse majority report was similarly
disposed of in concurrence.
The fight over the double guage lob
stcr bill will take place in the Senate
next Tuesday this was made certain
when Sen Peacock tabled the divided
reports of sea and shore fisheries upon
the Goldthwait bill. the House by an
overwhelming majority having accept
ed the favorable minority report
Sen Butler Of Franklin secured the
tablng of the two reports of the COM
mittee on ways and bridges providing
for the election of road commissioners
when towns so desired, came in from
the House, that body having yesterday
accepted the favorable report and pass
ed the bill Sen. Butler said there was
need of an amendment which would
make plain the relations between the
road commissioner and selectmen and
he tabled the bill pending the offering
of this amendment.
On motion of Sen. Holt of Cumberland
under suspension of the rules the SEN
ate voted to admit and amendment to
the constitution relating to the taxa
ton of incomes, this being part of the
report of the committee on taxation
upon the act relating to the taxation of
intangible property. There was some
discussion of the measure before it was
finally tabled and 1000 copies ordered
printed
Sen. Davies of Cumberland asked If
it was understood that the constitu-
tional amendment proposed was not to
be referred to committee and he
thought the amendment should not be
considered without a hearing upon
this very important subject.
Sen. Holt replied that the commit
tee had advertised earlier in the ses-
sion a hearing upon an order in regard
to the ACCESSIBILITY of an income tax
and that there had been ample oppor-
tunity for hearing.
Sen. Davies said that a notice on an
order was not notice on the amend
ment and that it was too late In the
session to consider an amendment Tor
the taxation of incomes, the proposers
ehould have come in earlier.
| 1Sen. Holt replied that the matter
was thoroughly and freely discussed
of the hearing upon the act regarding
tbe taxation of intangible property.
| Sen. Deering of York had niue
| rouble in finding the Baxter amend
,,ent forbidding the TRANSMISSION Oh
aIectricitv outside the State to the act
accommodating the Casco Water Electro
49, g power Co. but when he did ne
,romntly had it indefinitely postponed.
rrere were two amendments 10 the
I'M House A and House q. sen.
Eaar;np first attempted to stop Rouse
,,,t when he found that was an
o,,ondment providing that no eAlstins
nt,'to should be repealed he began 10
80. aro,nd for the kind of an amend
,+ be was cunning for and nnaiiy
Uncovered it in Amendment Is iornio-
49, the transmission OF electricity ne
,.nna the confines of this state which
10 os,,ed to have read and then II was
i,definitely postponed.
~ iority report ought to pass OF
Tho judiciary committee was accep.eu
,'nor the amended act for the Det'er
n,otect;on of children. on motion "
Sen, Deering of York. Sen. Glhh =.
penohscot tabled until next Iuesday
I,nsho,lse act pending ac-