Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-21


wish to amend 1t and il the Senate
adopts the amendment l shall then
move to indefinitely postpone these
resolves in favor Of the Skowhegan
Reformatory.
I move we take from the table
H. D. 41S. Resolve authorizing the
Governor and Council to pay all
outstanding bills for materials fur
nished and labor in the construction
Of Stevens Cottage at Skowhegan
for the Reformatory for Women.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. DEERING: now offer Senate
Amendment A to H. d. Alb, and
move its adoption.
Senate Amendment A to House
Document 418
House Document No. 41S, being a
Resolve authorizing the Governor
and Council to pay all outstanding
bills for material and labor furnished
in the construction Of Stevens Cot
tage for the Reformatory for Wo-
men at Skowhegan. is hereby
amended by striking out all Of said
resolve and inserting in place there-
of the following:
Resolved, that the treasurer Of
State shall honor and pay any orders
or assignments made by George H.
Wilbur Sons to any person. firm or
corporation for the purpose Of pay
ing for any labor or materials fur
nished for the construction Of the
Women's Reformatory to the extent
of the money now in the hands Of
the treasurer due and owing George
H. Wilbur G. Sons on account Of
such construction. And upon war
rant of the Governor and Council.
the treasurer of State shall pay from
the State contingent fund the
amount of the claim of any person,
firm or corporation for labor or ma
terial furnished and used in the con-
struction Of the Women's Reforma-
tory for which no order has been
made and for which George II. Will
bur & Sons is liable but has failed to
pay and by reason of bankruptcy or
otherwise is unable to pay. And
there is hereby appropriated from
the State contingent fund a sufIi-
cient sum to meet the foregoing
provisions.
The amendment was adopted and
the resolve as amended was passed
to be engrossed and sent down for
concurrence.
On further motion by the same
senator S. D. 1863, II. u. 27S. II. D.
299. Fl. d. SOL. H. D. 3O3, all relating
to labor and material furnished in
the construction of the Women's Re-
formatory at Skowhegan. was in
definitely postponed.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair lays
before the Senate III. d. POS. Resolve
appropriating money for the care
and maintenance Of Fort William
Henry in the town Of Bristol. tab
led by the senator from Cumberland,
Senator Grant. pending its passage
to be engrossed.
Mr. GRANT: Mr.. President. I
wish to offer Senate Amendment A
and move it's adoption.
The secretary read the amend
ment as follows:
Senate Amendment A to n. o. POS.
Amend by striking out the word
five" in the fifth line and five" in
the sixth line. and insert in place
thereof the word three"
The motion was agreed to. Senate
Amendment A was adopted. and the
crossed.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair lays
before the Senate H. ID. 277. Resolve
making an appropriation to support
the bureau Of horticulture. tabled
by the senator from Cumberland.
Senator Grant. pending its passage
to be engrossed.
Mr.. GRANT: Mr.. President.
move that this be returned to the
committee on appropriations and f.
nancial affairs.
The mott was agreed to.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair lays
before the Senate. the report of COM
mittee on legal affairs ought not TO
the Western Branch Of the Women's
Board Of Missions. tabled by the
senator from Cumberland. Senator
Davies. the pending question being
the acceptance Of the report.
On motion by Mr.. Davies. tabled
until tomorrow morning.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair lays
before the Senate 8. d. 2O7. An Act
relative to diseases. infectious. con-
tagious or dangerous to public health.
tabled by the senator from York.
Senator Deering. pending its second
reading.
Mr.. DEERING: Mr.. President. I
understand there are to be some
amendments to this bill that are not
yet prepared. and l therefore move
that it lie on the table.
The motion was agreed to.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair lays
before the Senate. II. d. 29A. An Act
to amend section 81 of chapter 80 Of
the Revised Statutes. as amended by
chapter 2l9 of the Public Laws Of
moose, tabled by the senator from
Psicataquis. Senator Metcalf. the
pending question being the adoption
Of Senate Amendment A.
Mr.. METCALF: Mr.. President. !
move the adoption Of Senate Amend
ment A.
The motion was agreed to, and the
bill as amended was passed to be en-
crossed.