Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-01
IN THE

r~econyening advanced legislation In
several matters which received at
t~ention, giving second and tn1ro
reading to several matters under sus-
pension Of the rules.
Among the measures given seconu
and third reading under suspension OF
the rules was the act providing mat
the State appropriate money Tor the
settlement Of soldiers on state lanos,
Barnes explaining that the purpose
of the bill was to provide for action
nv the state that would make possi-
BILE a given appropriation by the Fed
eral government for this purpose.
Another measure was the resolve In
favor of the Maine State Prison for
| maintenance, and the resolve for i'm
| proyements in property at the state
prison.
Perkins Of Boothbay Harbor tabled
the act amending the Revised stat
| utes relating to the commissioner OF
| Sea and Shore Fisheries.
When the act providing for incor-
porating the Western Maine Branch
Of the Women's Board Of Mission was
! cached. on which the COMMITTEES on
| Legal Affairs had reported ought not
to pass, the Speaker stated that the
House had accepted the report and
the Senate a substituted the bill for
the report. The motion was made
That the House oncur with the Senate
in substituting the bill for the re-
port. Hinckley of the committee on
Legal Affairs explained that the
state Constitution provides that the
! Legislature shall not incorporate n
! corporation or organization bearing
the name Of the State of Maine. and
tina the Attorney Generals depart
ment had refused to approve the pro-
posed incorporation. He then moved
that the bill be indefinitely postponed.
! Barnes stated that the bill was one
in which Wilson of Portland. who was
absent. was interested. and moved
that it be laid on the table. Hinckley
withdrew his motion and the bill was
tabled.
Barnes tabled the act providing
for the Governor n Counci fixing
the salaries of State departments: and
Lanpher of Sebec acts relating to the
salaries of judges of probate and reg
lister of deeds.
Rounds Of Portland offered IN
amendment to the act relating 10 re-
pairs and maintenance Of the Port
land bridge. the amendmea,. eiiminAt-
ing the portion relating to permitting
the County Commissioners to sell the
! South Portland ferry slip. Allan CT
Portland moved that the bill and
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was lost. Rounds then explained thai
in event of the Portland bridge fall
ms again the people of South Port
land would be cut off from Portland,
unless there was provision made for
! the ferry slip now in use remaining.
Allan explained that he had not had
time to examine the amendment.
Hinckley thought that the amendment
made proper provision for the people
Of his city. The amendment was
| adopted and the bill was given its
third reading.
Reed of Bangor moved that the act
J providing for the registration OF resi-
dent hunters be tabled until Tuesday
on its passage to be enacted. The mo-
ton vas voted down ST TO As, and
khNh INNSo "a " tHS was III
nays. He said that he wanted to so
on record as opposed to the measure
as he believed other members of the
House wanted to be counted one way
or the other or the bill. The vote was
reconsidered aud the matter was tab
led until Tuesday.
! Storm of Westmanland Plantation
tabled the act providing for the in
. spection of crcameries and cheese
factories on its final passage.
The House voted to table the Gov
ernor's veto message on act to grant
additional corporate powers to the
Maine Title n Utility Co. and as
/, signed it tn Tuesday.
Baxter of Portland offered two
amendments to act to incorporate the
W~allagrass Dam Co. one rcServinc
the rights to take oNer the property
by the State AT any time without com
~pensaticn for the franchise. the other
correcting a clerical error.
HinckIey of South Portland offered
an amendment to an act rela,ing to
the Sunday closing law. correcting
the title 50 that it refers to il as the
observance of Sunday"
The majority report. ought no, to
pass, on act relating to appeal cases
from Supreme Judicial and Superior
courts. was accepted.
House amendments TO act relating
10 the care and preservation Of shade
and ornamental trees were adopted
and the bill Vas passed 10 be en-.
crossed.