Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-03
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A0 W AOA dL ItuAnAOlA Ah AAN ScuAtS
Of oxford.
Mr.. Quincy, from the Portland Dele
cation. reported ought to pass" on
bill. An Act repeating Chapter 276 of
the Private and Special Laws of 1911,
authorizing the city Of Portland to con-
struct public buildings upon public
grounds.
Mr.. Wilson. from the committee on
public utilities, On bill, An Act to ex-
tend the charter Of the Waldo Street
Railway Company, reported same in
new draft under title of IAN Act to
extend the charter Of the Waldo Street
Railway" and that it Ought to pass"
Mr.. Emerson. from same committee,
reported Ought to pass" in new draft
under same title on bill. An Act relat-
ing to the Knox Gas and Electric Com
pany.
Mr.. Merrill. from same committee
reported fought to pass in new draft
under same title, on bill, An Act to
provide for physical connection and
certain auxiliary service between steam
railroads and electric railroads.
Mr.. Redman. from same committee
reported Ought to pass on bill, An
Act relating to the Rockland. Thomas
t & Camden Street Railway (The
rules were suspended and the bill Civ
en- its two several readincs)
Same gentleman. from samec ommit-
tee. reported Ought to pass" in new
draft on bill. An Act to extend the char
ter Of the F'armingto on Oakland Inter-
urban Railway
Mr.. Tate. from same committee re-
ported ought to pass" in new draft on
bill. An Act to extend the charter of
the Lincoln Sewerage Company
Same gentleman, from same commit
tee. reported ought to pass" on bill,
An Act to amend Chapter 424 Of the
Private and Special Laws of 1gVE- re-
lating to Kittery Water District. (The
rules were suspended and the bill given
it's two several readings)
Mr.. Ryder, from committee on rail-
roads and expresses. reported Ought to
pass" in new draft on bill. An Act to
extend and amend the charter of the
Eastern Maine Railroad.
Mr.. Howard, from committee on sal
aries and fees. reported ought to pass"
on bill. An Act to specify the times
when county commissioners shall re-
ceive their salaries. (The rules were
suspended and the bill given it's two
several readings.)
Mr. Hart, from committee on tele-
graphs and Telephones. reported Ought
to pass" in new draft on bill, An Act
to provide for increasing the capital
stock of the Franklin Farmers Coop
erative Telephone Company.
Mr.. Rounds from comnittea IN TOWNS
reported Ought TO pass on bill. An Act
to change the limits of the Madison Viii
lage Corporation and to set off therefrom
certain real estate belonging to Theodore
b. Weston and Addie S. B. Weston.
The reports were accepted and the sew
eral bills and resolves tabled for print
ing under the joint rules.
Mr.. Cushman, from the committee on
interior waters, reported fought not to
pass on bill, An Act to incorporate the
Birthstone Boom Company.
Mr.. Descoteaux. from the committee
on labor, reported fought not to pass
Chapter 12S of the Revised Statutes of
1916 relating to intention to defraud i'll
numbering operations, and commonly
known as the peonage law.
Mr. BUTTON of Bingham; Mr. Speak
er, I move that the report be laid upon
the table and specially assigned fer
Thursday next.
Mr.. DESCOTEAUX of Biddeford; 1
want to explain, Mr.. Chairman, that the
report is wrong. 1t should have been
Ought to pass" and l move that the
bill be recommitted to the committee.
The SPEAKER pro tenn: There Is a
ure of the House that the motion Of the
gentleman from Bingham, Mr.. Dutton,
prevails, and that the report be laid on
the table and assigned for Thursday.
March sth?
The motion was agreed TO.
Mr.. JORDAN of Baileyville: Mr..
Speaker, 1t seems to me that there Is
an error in the report. and 1t appears
to me that the report ought to be
Withdrawn and corrected Ought to
pass" instead of fought not to pass"
The SPEAKER pro tenn: The motion
having been made and carried 1t would
be in order to reconsider the vote.
Mr.. BUTTON of Bingham: Mr..
Speaker, l understand that the report
is not as intended, and. If that is the
case, will withdraw my motion with
the understanding that the report shall
be returned to the committee for cor
rection.
On motion by Mr.. Dutton, the House
voted to reconsider its motion where
by the report was laid on the table and
specially assigned for Thursday,
March 8.
On motion by Mr.. Descoteaux of
Biddeford, the report was recommit-
ted to the committee on labor.
Mr.. Murray from the committee on
legal affairs reported Ought not to
pass" on ibill, An Act to amend Chap
ter 144 of the Public Laws of 1913. re-
lating to the practice of professional
public accounting.
Mr. Chaplin, from same committee, re-
ported fought not to pass on bill, An
Act to incorporate Savings Association.
Fort Kent, Maine.
Mr.. Sisson, from the committee on IL
brary. reported Ought not TO pass' on
Resolve relating to the documentary his
tory of Maine.
Mr. Rowe, from same committee, re-
ported Ought not to pass" on Resolve
relating to the publication of Maine in
the Northeastern Boundary Controver-