Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-03
Extra Sessions

6%STd sessions
The House and Senate Of the 10Th
Maine Legislature OH Wednesday in.
dulged in three sessions. morning
afternoon and evening, fairly leaping
at the task of clearing UP business
! in order that final adjournment can be
taken by the end of this week. And
i so smoothly did the Legislative ma.
! chine work that all the hills were ne.
! gotiated on high speed and senators
and representatives were sure las,
| night that it could be done.
| The House disposed Of the so-calle6
Jltney bill by indefinitely postponine
: 1t. 1t also reconsidered it's passag.
! of the act to increase abe salary OF
the deputy state treasurer and con.
. Cured with the Senate in indefinitely
postponing. with the same action or
t the act to require a registration fee
! from all milk retailers.
A roll call was demanded on the
. act for the registration of resident
hunters and the act was passed to BE-
enacted, So to so.
! Two very important pieces of legis.
lation were unanimously passed dur.
| ing the morning session, the presenta.
! ton of splendid gold watches to Pres.
ident Higgins of the Senate and
Speaker harrington Of the House
Senator Garcelon made the presenta-
ton speech in the Senate and Rep
Berry Of Watterville in the House.
The President and Speaker very feel
ingly responded. in accepting the
mementoeS.
The bill regarding the minimum
| length Of salable Holsters brought a
long and hard fight in the House,
sreec'l after speech being made for
and against. bringing both laughter
and applause. but the final action was
passage to be engrossed.
The Washhurn bill for the distri-
button of the state fund for common
schools also was debated pro and con.
and the minority report. ought to
pass. was substituted for the ma jority
report. reference to the next Legis-
-sature, on yea and nay. vote, IS to
IS.
The bill providing for establishing
legal length for Holsters in York
county was specially assigned for
Thursday morning. The act relating
to indexes in registries Of deeds was
indefinitely postponed.
The afternoon session Of the House
lasted from to O'Clock and bust
ness was hustled along. The bill for
inspection Of creameries. ETC., was in
definitely postponed.
Pike of Eastport spoke at length in
an attempt to have his intangible
property taxation measure substitute
ell for the adverse report but the
House refused. IS to 73 and then ac-
copied the report.
The Senate refused to kill the bill
for the improvement Of the quality
of agricultural seeds, II to 5, and
sent it along toward passage.
Senator Deering introduced under
suspension Of the rules an act estab-
fishing the percentage Of alcohol in
standard established by the United
States. it being one Of the measures
requested by the Governor at Tues
days conference. The bill was given
its two readings and sent to the
House.
The act for medical inspection Of
school children was Indefinitely post
poned, after discussion by senators.
Another formal action in line with
the request Of the Governor was the
adoption Of an amendment to the
Washburn Highway bill, making the
bill apply to all State aid roads and
bridges in addition to the third class
highways and special resolve roads.
Senator Parent introduced an act
providing for the registration Of wo-
men voters for the Presidential cleo
tion Of 1920 and it was passed to be
ehgrossed. 1t was thought best not
to now provide for anything beyond
1920. in the limited time remaining of
this session.