Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-07


his little token. passing Mrs. Bon
rey beautiful jeweled pendant.) CAD
plause)
Mrs. BONNEY: CThe House risins).
I wish to thank you, gentlemen. feel
that l have done nothing to deserve
our remembrance.
The SPEAKER: There is nothing
like being able to say the last word in
a family miXup Of this kind. (Ap-
plause) You know said the other day
when you gave me the watch that it
was the first thing I had ever had CIV
en- me that I did not deserve, but that
vas not exactly the truth. The other
WAS when | got the madam (Applause)
From the Senate: Majority and
minority reports from the committee
m mercantile affairs and insurance.
10 which was referred bill, entitled
AN Act relating to the construction
III chimneys." majority reporting
ought not to pass" and minority re-
porting Ought to pass" This comes
rom the Senate, the minority report
accepted in that body.
ON motion by Mr.. Wilson of Port
md the House non-concurred in the
.doptior of the minority report, and
adCptcd the majority report in non
concurrence.
From the Senate: An Act to pro-
,de for conducting scientific investi-
cation hearing upon the agriculture of
Aroostook county. This comes from
the Senate with Senate Amendment A
aloptcd and passed to be engrossed.
Ir tho House read three times and
rassed to he engrossed.
ON motion by Mr.. Barnes of Houl-
ron. the House voted to reconsider its
action whereby the bill was passed to
nc eugrossed.
On further motion by the same gen.
toman, Senate Amendment A was
adopted in concurrence and the bill
was passed to be engrossed as amend
"a by Senate Amendment A.
From the Senate: An Act to improve
the public highways of Maine by reg
ulating the width of tires upon wages
ami carts, carrying heavy loads.
In the House this bill was passed
10 hc engrossed.
In the Senate indefinitely postponed
I'm non concurrence.
MI FLINT of Monson: Mr.. Speak
er. ! move we recede and concur with
the Senate in its indefinite postpone
ment
Nj BESSIE of Clinton: l hope. Mr..
Speaker. the motion will not prevail.
A viva voce vote being doubted,
A division of the House was had.
Thirtyone voting in the affirmative
and 81 in the negative. the motion to
lecede and concur with the Senate in
indefinite postponement was lost.
On motion by Mr.. Barnes of Houl-
ton, the House voted to insist and ask
ion a committee of conference.
The Chair appointed as such com :
mittee of conference Messrs. Besse of
Clinton, Barnes of Houlton and Far
gington of Augusta.
From the Senate: An Act to amend
hapter III, Section IS of the Revised
statutes of 1916. relating to the insur-
ance department.
In the House it was indefinitely
postponed and comes from the Sen
ate passed to be cngrossed.
On motion by Mr.. Clason of Lisbon the
House voted to adhere to it's former ac-
ton.
From the Senate. An Act to establish
the farm lands loan commissioners OF
Name ard to authorize the investment oi
certain moneys now on deposit In the
state treasury known as the reserved
land fund.
In the House this was passed to pe
cngrossed. Comes from the Senate ndefi-
utely postponed in non-concurrence.
Mr.. BARNES of IIoulton: Mr. Speaker
from information / have from gentlemen
IN the Senate. | feel that that is an error
ar oversight. l move that the House in
sist and ask for a committee of confer
cnce
The motion was agreed to.
The Chair appointed as such commit
tee Messrs. Harrington of Augusta
Barnes of Houlton and Quincy of Port
land.
From the Senate: Resolve proposins
an amendment to the constitution relative
10 the authority of the Legislature to i'm
pose taxes.
Comes from the Senate referred to the
next Legislature.
ON motion by Mr.. Allan of Portland the
House voted to concur with the Senate
IN referring the matter to the next Leg
isature.
From the Senate: An Act relatives to
the hours of labor of employees and street
railway conductors.
In the House the report 3 was accepted
end the bill was given it's three readings
and passed to be engrossed. In the Senate
report A was adopted in non-concurrence.
The House adopted the report fought to
rass' and Senate report 4 was mot TO
pass in non-concurrence.
on motion by Mr.. Descoteaux of Bidde-
.ord the House voted to adhere to its for
mer action.
From the Senate: An Act relating to
the compensation of judges of probate
The House insisted on its action. which
VAS 70 adopt the report and ask for a
committee of conference The Senate re-
fused and adhered to its former action,
which was to adopt the report Ought