Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-14
SENATE
Thursday, March Is. 1919

S6NDSS
| Thursday, March IS. 1919.
Senate called to order by the Presi-
dent.
Prayer by Chaplain Howard r. Sis
son, U. s. A.. LIST Division, 26th In
fantry. Of Island Falls.
The PRESIDENT: 1t gives me
great pleasure at this time to present
to you a former member Of this Leg
islature. at the last session. who gave
a most excellent account Of himself
in his services to his constituents. I
have the great pleasure to present to
| you Chaplain Howard r. Sisson. U.
| S. A., 1st Division. 26th Infantry, Of
Island Falls. (Applause.)
chaplain Sisson thereupon ad-
dressed the Senate at some length.
| referring particularly to the methods
necessary to be used in the burial of
the dead upon the battlef1elds OF
France.)
journal of previous session read
and approved. +
| Papers from the House disposed OF
in concurrence.
| House 6jiIS IN fIFSt HeIoIU9
! HID. 32s: An Act to amend Sec
/ ton q Of Chapter SO of the Revised
Statutes as amended by Chapter Sc
of the Public Laws of 1917. relative to
temporary loans by the county COM
missioners.
| HID. 225: An Act to prohibit per-
! sons not duly authorized attorneys,
firms, voluntary associations and cor
porations from the practice OF law.
In the House this bill was inden-
nitely postponed.
! Mr., DAVIES Of Cumberland. Mr.
: President, inasmuch as the House
1 seems to have such very positive
! views in relation to this bill l move
/ that We concur with the House IN lts
| indefinite post onement.
! The motion was agreed to ana the
bill was indefinitely postponed.
| H. D. 345: An Act to revise con-
solidate and amend the charter and
! laws Of the city of Augusta.
| An Act to incorporate the city OF
/ Old Town.
; lin the House this bill under sus-
J pension of the rules. without being
/ printed was given its several read
! ines and was passed to be engrossed.
| In the Senate, under suspension OF the
rules the bill was given it's two sever
| al readings and was passed to be en-
grossed.)
! An Act to authorize the city OF O:d
t Town to raise money for highway pur'
poses by popula.' vote.
| TN the House this bill under sus-
pension Of the rules, without being
printed was given its several read
+ inss and was passed to be engrossed.
: In the Senate. under suspension OF
! the rules the bill was given it's two
! several reading and was passed to be
engrossed)
+ HID. 22S:- An Act to amend Sec
! ton S of Chapter s Of the Revised
Statutes, relating to ballots in pri-
mary elections and providing that the
order Of the names OF candidates on
said ballots be determined by lot.
! (Tabled pending first reading on mo-
/ ton by Mr. Butler of Frankiin0
! From the House: Ordered. Senate
concurring that all bills and resolves
! received after i O'Clock. March Is.
! 1919, be referred to the next Legisla-
ture.
| In the House this order was given .
passage.
Mr.. THOMES of Penobscot: Mr..
! President and Senators. yesterday
presented an order in this body limit
ing the time for the introduction OF
, bills to today at 4 o'clock and the
! Senate graciously passed the order
: and it was sent to the other end OF the
corridor. and there it has been
shelved. another order appears here
this morning which has just been
; read. have no disposition at all to
/ quarrel with the House concerning
this matter. being perfectly willing
personally to stay here until all prop
er matters are disposed of. / do feel
that whenever this order Is agreed
| upon it might properly contain an ex-
| ception 50 that there might be no
! doubt or trouble about drawing bllls
or resolves necessary to pay admin
istratjon expenditures. My order yes
terday morning included such
clause. and offer Senate Amendment
A to the present order for that pur.
pose.
Senate Amendment A to House Order
Amend said order by adding there
to after the word "Legislature" the
t following words with the exception
Of such resolve as relate to the ad-
ministration and expenditures OF the
present Legislature"
! The amendment was adopted and
the order as amended was given a
passage and sent down for concur
renee.
From the House: Ordered Senate
concurring. that all bills and resolves
introduced in the Senate and the
House of Representatives after
o'clock of Tuesday. March II. 1919. be
referred to the next Legislature.
On motion by Mr.. Thombs of Pc
nobscot, this order was indefinitely
postponed.
The following bills, resolves, etc,
were presented and on recommended
ton by the committee on reference OF
bills were referred to the following
committees:
Education
By Mr.. Kicker of Hancock. An Act
to provide for up-keep. equipment and
extensions for the several Normal
schools and the Madawaska Training