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

stood more strongly for temperanc.
than he, he stated. but he had signed
the majority report, ought not to pass
as a member Of the committee on TEN.
perance and should vote against tia
measure, because he believed that thers
were drastic prohibition laws enough
and that the federal law took care OF
the matter.
Before the final declaration OF the
vote Rep. Turner of Veazie changed hi.
vote from yes to no"
The committee on ways and bridges
reported in a new draft and ought TO
pass an Act relating to State and State
aid highways and providing mill tax
fund for construction and Rep. Clason
moved to accept the report. Discus.
sion was had by Rep. Clason Of Lisbon
Redman of Ellsworth and the majority
report was accepted and bill passed to
be engrossed in concurrence.
Rep. Clason had the report ought not
to pass accepted on both the resolve
amending Article Of tho Constitution
providing for a bond issue for permit.
nent improvement Of highways and re-
solve providing for an increased bond
issue for construction and improvemsn,
of State and State-aid highways.
Rep, Baxter Of Portland reported
substitute order relating to investiga.
ton and to advisability Of imposing an
excise franchise or other tax on cor.
porations generating. distributing or
selling electric current and referring
the same to the State assessors with
full powers instead of to Joint legis
latiye committee. Rep Barnes asked Il
Rep. Baxter would be willing to omit
the words "or selling" on account Of
some companies generating electricity
out Of the State and selling 1t here
and after consultation, Rep. Baxter
consented and the order was passed
The committee on legal affairs report.
ed ought to pass in new draft on act re-
lating to registration of motor vehicles
which was accepted in concurrence the
bill given it's readings and passed to
be engrossed.
The new d. aft of the bill regarding
bonds of executors and administrators
for securing licenses to sell real es'
tate was given it's readings and passed
to be engrossed.
The same thing was done to the re-
solve in favor of erecting another build
ing at the Reformatory for Women
but Rep. Cole had it reconsidered and
indefinitely. saying it had been agreed
not to build this year and the appro
priation had been left out.
The new draft of the act relating
at
vehicles in the transportation of IL
quor was given it's readings and en-.
crossed.
The committee on agriculture and
taxation submitted their final reports
The resolve for bridge over the
river at Verona and Penobscot was re.
ferred to the next Legislature.
The resolve in favor of the House
and committee employees was passed.
An attempt to start mock session,
by the passage of papers through the
air was overruled by the Speaker.
The House having indefinitely post
poned the act for military training in
the public schools and the Senate pass.
ing it to be engrossed. the latter asked
for committee of conference. but on
motion Of Rep. Rounds, the House
voted to adhere to its action.
The act regulating the granting Of
lobster licenses being reported IN
new draft, on motion of Rep. Holbrook,
1t was given it's readings and passed
to be engrossed
TIL new draft of the bill granting
lobster licenses was passed to be en-.
crossed on motion of Rep Newcomb
or Scarboro. Rep. Cole Of Eliot re-
porting for the committee appointed
early in the session to investigate the
Feasibility of purchaing a house for
the Governors mansion stated that It
was found that the Blaine house near
the Capitol could not be purchased, as
walker Blaine Beale, a grandson Of the
rate James g. Blaine, recently came
into the property on his 21st birthday,
ana he intends to live in the house. On
motion of Rep. Cole an order was
passed providing that the Governor and
Council further proceed with the in.
vestigation
The House took recess until 1880
o'clock.