Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-06

ceived after 4 o'clock p. NJ. Tuesday.
November. 4. 1919.
This order was passed by the House
and comes back from the Senate with
the following amendment:
Senate amendment A:
Amend said order by striking out tins
words -four o'clock p. NJ, Tuesday,
November 4. 1sls." and substituting the
words lone o'clock P. NJ, Wednesday.
November 5, 1S19.''
In the Senate the order was given
passage as amended.
The House voted TO reconsider its
action whereby the order was original
ly passed. 1t further voted to adopt
Senate amendment A in concurrence
with the Senate. 1t further voted to
PASS the order as amended in concur
renee with the Senase.
Mr.. ROUNDS of Portland: Mr..
Speaker. I have an act that I would
like to present out Of order with unan-
imous consent.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman from
Portland. Mr.. Rounds. asks unanimous
consent Of the House to introduce out
Of order an act to amend Chapter 10
Of the Public Laws Of 1917, relating 70
celebrating Centennial week 1t is short
and the Chair will read it. (Bill ready
Mr.. ROUNDS, Mr.. Speaker. we have
had several meetings Of the committee
on Centennial celebration. and we find
we are up against a law passed in
1917 that towns cannot appropriate
money for the celebration except the
flrst week in September. 1t is under
stood that the city Of Portland will!
give $4,000 toward a celebration in 1929
with $4,000 from the Chamber of COM
merce. Tho State will take from the
Contingent fund. understand. and
match that money. We find we are
up against a snag having 1t in Sep
TENDER, 50 the committee has voted to
have 1t the last week in June, as I
understand It. If am wrong, would
like to be corrected. So you see that
the city Of Portland could not raise
this 1880 by taxation. AS UNDER
stand the towns up around the lakes
Ike to have It when the summer WISH
tors are there. and they could not d.
this in September. Therefore, we would
like to have this amended SO that any
town or city could appropriate money
a: any time during that year.
The SPEAKER: The Chair wouli
inquire of the gentleman from Port
land. Mr.. Rounds. if he has any choice
Of committee to which this shall go.
Mr.. ROUNDS: I would like to have
it go to the Centennial committee.
The SPEAKER: The Chair will
state that that is not a standing COM
mittee. and would not have any au-
thority in the matter
Mr.. ROUNDS: It is printed in your
book as a committee from both Sem
ate and House. I do not know as i.
is standing committee for every year.
for these two years.
The SPEAKER: The Chair would be
of the opinion that it should be re-
ferred to one of our standing COM
mittees. legal affairs or judiciary.
Mr.. ROUNDS: Refer it to salaries
and fees. then. Laughter.)
The SPEAKER: The Chair is frank
to say that it strikes it that it had
better go to one of the legal commit
tees.
Mr.. ROUNDS: Mr.. Speaker. I have
had seat here now for a number Of
sessions and have seen these bills
which ought to go to the committee
on salaries and Gees sent to the judici-
airy and legal affairs committees.
have been before those committees and
have been almost discourteously turn
ed down, Now I say that it is Just
as fair for this to 60 to salaries and
fees as it is for the salary of some
county Official to go to the committee
on legal affairs or to the committee
on judiciary because there are certain
lawyers there. While they have a rige
to do as they please. the layman does
not have a right under the Constitu-
ton of Maine to accept any bribe.
Naughter)
The SPEAKER: Gentlemen. this
should not resolve itself altogether into
a humorous matter. but IL the motion
was made seriously the Chair will en-
terrain 1t.
Mr.. ROUNDS: I withdraw the mo-
ton.
On motion by Mr.. Sawyer Of Fort
Fairfield the bill was referred to the
committee on judiciary.
On motion by Mr.. Rounds Of Port.
land,
Adjourned until tomorrow morning az
10 O'Clock