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


deems necessary and proper
They shall be liable TO removal iroiii
office by the Governor and couhcll DIT
any time, for cause. Each iiiVotC"-
- ho.ora entering upon the
duties Of his office snail be duly sworn
10 the faithful performance oi h'a
Gutv. They shall make examinations
rs hereinafter provided upon the we"
of the dead bodies OF such persons
onlv as are supposed to nave come 10
their death by violence or uhla"lul
act Of some person or persons tne
... committing Of which act is punishaDie
j., accordance with Sectionsl, and 8
Of Chapter 20 of the Revised statutes
Of Maine"
Senate Amendment A was adopted
4 ard the bill as amended was pasSeu
10 be engrossed.
On motion by Mr.. Davies Of cum :
berland. An Act to amend Chapter 50 1
of the Public Laws of 1913, relating 10
. the amount to be paid for clerk hire
in Knox County, was taken from the
table.
Mr. DAVIES: Mr. President, l de-
: sire to say that at the time made the
: motion to table this bill the Senator
: from Knox. Senator Butler. was not
here 7 therefore yield to him.
Mr. BUTLER: The calendar shows
: that the pending question is TO recede
= and concur.
!. The PRESIDENTS: In the House the
: bill was substituted for the report and
the bill was amended by the adoption
: Of House Amendment A. In the SEN
7 ate the report of the committee on sal
{ ries and fees ought not to pass, was
+ accepted.
Mr.. BUTLER: Mr.. President, if in
Z order | move that we insist and ask
" for a committee Of conference.
. Mr.. GRANT of Cumberland: Mr..
: President, I think the Senator knows
/. that we had a caucus of the whole
= Senate a few days ago and took
y vote on the question Of the reports
, Of the committee on salaries ana rees,
and agreed at that time that we would
stand by the reports. The committee
reported in this case, ought not to
pass.
Mr.. BUTLER: Mr.. President, If 1t
: be the understanding Of the members
: Of the Senate who attended that meet
ing and / was not present at the ses-
I. sion Monday afternoon, and so do not
know what action may have been TAX
en- on similar matters. If 1t be the
understanding that the action Of the
majority was binding on all, and all
have agreed to live up to 1t, | Will be
the last one to break from the caucus.
but do desire, if that is not the I'M
derstanding. to protect so far as may
be able to- the interests of my county.
cannot see how any earthly harm
could come by the appointment Of a
committee Of conference.
The PRESIDENT: The pending
question is on the motion to recede
and concur with the House. The Sen
ate voted to accept the report, ought
not to pass. and the House substi-
tuted the bill for the report.
Mr. DAVIES: Mr.. President, that
motion was by Senator Butler of
Knox.
Mr. BUTLER: Mr.. President. if I
understand the situation the House
substituted the bill for the adverse
report I make this motion, If it be
rot in violation Of any understanding
the Senators have had.
Mr. DAVIES: Mr.. President, think
it is entirely in contravention of the
understanding we had at a meeting in
the judiciary committee room. In
formally a notice was given that the
senators meet there Immediately after
adjournment, and many of us met
there for the purpose of discussing
with the committee on salaries and
fees the reports OF that committee.
After some little discussion in which
q number of the senator's participated
it was voted by majority of those
present that we should vote to support
the reports of the committee on sal
aries and fees.
Under those circumstances | feel. Mr..
President as if Senator Butler of Knox
would desire to withdraw his motion.
he having been present at the meet
ing.
Mr.. BUTLER: Mr.. President, have
SO stated.
The PRESIDENT: What does the
senator desire in regard to this mat
ter? The House insisted on it's former
action and asked for a committee of
conference.
Mr.. GRANT: Mr.. President. move
that we adhere to our former action.
The motion was agreed to-
On motion by Mr.. Peacock of Wash
ington unanimous consent was grant
ed and that senator presented under
suspension OF the rules, An Act to Gre
ate a commission of sea and shore fish
cries.
On further motion by the same SEN
ator the bill was tabled and 1000 cop
les ordered printed.
The PRESIDENT: The matter for
special consideration today is Report
A. ought not to pass and Report b,
ought to pass in new draft. of the COM
mittee on labor. on H. ID. 551. An Act
o. relative to the hours of labor of con-
ductors and motormen.
On motion by Mr.. Higgins of Pen
obscot. tabled and assigned for next
Thursday.
Report A, ought to pass in new draft
and Report B, ought not to pass of the
committee on judiciary on S. d. 24l,
=. An Act to provide for the establish
ment of district almshouses or infirm-
aries and to repeal Sections is, 16 and