Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-30

Vey ana marking.
On motion by Mr.. Flint Of Monsoon,
the House adopted Senate Amendment
A in concurrence.
On further motion by the same gen.
tleman. Senate Document No. 6, as
amended by Senate Amendment A was
passed to be engrossed in concurrence.
Senate Bills on First Reading
Senate 81. An Act to amend Section "a
of Chapter 4S Of the Revised Statutes,
relating to testing commodities offered
for sale.
Senate 1885, An Act relating to term of
Office of insurance commissioner
Senate 1893. An Act to provide for the
towns.
Senate 40l. An Act to amend Section
As Of Chapter III of the Revised Statutes,
relating to the amounts to be paid for
clerk hire in the county offices.
Senate 402. An Act authorizing the
treasurer Of State to negotiate a tempo
rary loan.
Senate 403. An Act to legalize the do
ings Of the inhabitants Of the town of
Windham at the annual town meeting
held on March 5th, A. D. 1877 and by
adjournment on March eth. A. d. 1917.
The rules were suspended and the bills
were given their three several readings
and passed to be engrossed in concur
renee.
Senate 405. Resolve providing an cpl
demic or emergency fund.
The rules were suspended and the re-
solve was given its two several readings
and passed to be engrossed in concur
renee.
From the Senate: Majority and minor
ity reports of the committee on judiciary
majority report: the majority of the
committee on judiciary on bill, An Act
for the enforcement of lients on watches
clocks and jewelry for labor and mate
rial furnished in making and repairing
same. have had the same under consider
alton and ask leave 10 report that the
same ought to pass; signed Merrs. Hutch.
ms. Barnes. Dearth, harrington, Gillin
Cole. Minority report of same commi,
tee on same subject matter, reporting
Ought not to pass signed Messrs Bax
ter. Davies. Quincy. In the Senate tn,
majority report was read and accepted
and the bill given its two several readings
and passed to be engrossed.
On motion by Mr.. Dearth of Dexter
the majority report of the committee was
accepted in concurrence, and the bill bad
its three several readings and was passed
to be engrossed in concurrence
From the Senate. Final rennrt ,.f III.
committee on State prison.
The report was accepted in concurreno +,
Mr.. EATON of Rumford: MIR. Speaker
there is an item on the calendar today IL
which l am particularly Interested and
as ! must leave before II o'clock on &C
count of business engagement l ash
the indulgence of the House that the
rules be suspended and House Docu-
ment 625 bill, An Act to enable the towr
of Mexico in the county of Oxford tc
tree the Mexico toll bridge to public
travel. be taken from the table.
The motion was agreed to-
The SPEAKER: The Chair laws be.
fore the House House Document 6e5 te
which the gentleman from Rumford. MIR
Eaton, refers.
Mr.. EATON: 1 move you that the
bill be given its first and second readings
Mr.. Speaker.
The SPEAKER: The pending question
is the first reading of the bill.
On motion by Mr.. Eaton of Rumford
the bill was given it's two readings
Mr.. EATON: Mr.. Speaker, I desire tc
offer House Amendment A. =
The SPEAKER: The Chair understands
the gentleman to move that the bill re.
ceive its third reading at the presen,
adoption of House Amendment A, which
the Chair will read.
Amend House Document No 625 by
adding thereto the following section:
Sect. s. This act shall take effect
when approved by majority vote of
the legal voters of the town of Rum
ford at special town meetings to be
held in said towns on the third Mon
day of August in the year 1917. 1t
shall be the duty of the selectmen of
said towns to call such meetings in the
manner provided by law for holding
special town meetings in said towns.
HS Nicihs VI Sdlu toWHS SHall reQuCe
the subject matter of this act to the
following question: Shall the act to
enable the town of Mexico in the .coun-
ty of oxford to free the Mexico toll
bridge to public travel be accepted? 20
And the voters shall indicate by a cross
placed over the words yes" or no
their opinion Of the same. The result
Of the ballot in each case shall be re-
spectively declared by the selectmen of
said towns and be recorded by the
clerks of said towns and certificates
thereof shall be filed by the clerks of
said towns with the secretary of
State"
Mr.. EATON: Mr.. Speaker. the Sc
lectmen Of our town feel that we should
not be called upon to expend the sun
of $4,000 for the purposes mentioned
without the voters Of our town having
the opportunity to express themselves;
and that is my reason for offering this
amendment.
Mr.. HUTCHINS of Mexico: Mr..
Speaker this matter has now been be-
fore the Legislature since about the
second week. and I wish in as few
words as I can to explain the situation
up there.
About ten years ago. the represen-
tative from that district introduced a