Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-06

! ity report, ought not to pass, was
adopted.
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HOUSE,.
Thursday, April ). 1917.
The House met according to adjourn.
ment and was called to order by the
! Speaker.
! Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Cochrane,
chaplain of the End Regiment National
! Guard of Hallowell.
I journal of pervious session read ana
approved.
Papers from the Senate disposed of
in concurrence.
From the Senate: An Act to amend
! Section 65 of Chapter 126 Of the Re.
vised Statutes. relating to the appoint
] ment of cruelty officers.
! In the House this matter was indef.
! nitely postponed. In the Senate it was
passed to be enacted in non-concur-
renee.
on motion by Mr.. Cole of Eliot the
! House voted to recede and concur with
! the Senate, and the bill was passed 10
| be enacted.
! From the Senate: An Act repeating
Paragraph of Section 6, Chapter 10 of
! the Revised Statutes, relating to the
! exemption of certain live stock from
! taxation.
Came from the Senate indefinitely
postponed in non-concurrence. In the
| House was passed to be engrossed.
| Mr.. HALL of Wilton: Mr. Speaker,
! as a member Of the agricultural com
| mittee this was argued before that
! committee and there was unanimous
report that it be repealed therefore
move that the House insist on it's fur.
MGR action and appoint a committee of
| conference.
| The motion was agreed to-
The SPEAKER; The Chair will an.
point on that committee Messrs. Hall
! of Wilton, Bowman of Detroit and
Tate of Topsham
From the Senate: An Act TO better
define the duties and to increase the
number of medical examiners.
| Came from the Senate, Senate
Amendment A adopted and bill passed
10 be engrossed. In the House passed
to be engrossed.
On motion by Mr.. harrington of Au-
gusta the House voted to reconsider jts
action whereby the bill was passed to
, De engrossed. on further motion by
the same gentleman, the House con.
Cured in the adoption of Senate
Amendment A and the bill was passed
TO be engrossed as amended bv Sonata
Am cndment A.
FROM the Senate: Report of the
committee on salaries and fees on An
1,'' 10 amend Chapter 337 of the Pub
TIC Laws Of 1915. relating to the
amount TO be paid for clerk hire in
>hoN county, reporting Ought not 70
pass"
lame from the Senate that body yot-
lls 10 adhere to it's former action uf
-Harch ~ at which time the Senate
adopted the report of the committee
ought not to pass" In the House the
pill was substituted for the renor, and
went TO the Senate. The Senats,e az.
ZION was acceptance of the renort and
now 1t comes back here for action
Inc last action Of the Uo,sa uas +b.t
we vote to insist and ask for com.
mlttee Of conference and Tho co,a.o nd-
hered to it's former action
labled by M. Meserye Of Nan,as
rum the Senate: Report of commit
zee on salaries and fees on An Act to
amend Section SO Of Chapter III of the
revised Statutes Of 1916. relating 70
compensation of the judge of nrobate
Tor Somerset county, reporting ought
not to pass"
RMS comes from the Senate that
oouy voting to adhere to its former ac-
tioh. March cath. the report of the
committee was read and accented In
'he House the bill was passed 70 he en-
crossed ~ oo e''
Oh motion by Mr.. Holt Of Skowhe-
sun temporarily tabled.
Mr.. HARRINGTON of Augusta Mr.
speaker. would like to INQUIRE
through the Chair of the gentleman
rom Skowhegan. Mr.. Holt if be nro-
uses 10 take that off during the dav
Mr. HOLT: l do, Mr.. Sneaker
Inc SPEAKER The Chair would
.ahe this opportunity to state that II IS
me belief Of the officers, the secretary
anu the clerk, that the House ran do