Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-02

and ask for q committee Of confer
ence.
The motion was agreed to and the
President appointed as members Of
The committee of conference on the
part Of the Senate. Messrs. Walker,
Davies and Deering.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair lays
before the Senate, joint order to ap-
point a special committee in relation
to the establishment of the State Tn
iversity of Maine, tabled by the SEN
ator from York. Senator Deering.
pending passage of order.
Mr.. DEERIEG' Mr.. President, 1
move that the order have a passage.
Nr. WALKER Of Somerset: Mr..
President in order to make a correc-
ton in the report of the committee on
education on An Act to establish the
State University Of Maine and pro-
vide for its maintenance, the wording
of which report is a little ambiguous
to make it clearer. l move that we
reconsider our vote whereby We ac-
copied the report o. the committee.
in order that ] may offer an amend
ment.
The motion was agreed to and the
same Senator then offered Senate
Amendment A. and moved its adcp-
ton.
The secretary read the amendment,
as follows:
Senate Amendment a to report Of
committee on education to establish
the State University Of Maine and
providing for its maintenance. that
same be referred to the next Legis-
lature.
Amend by striking out all after the
word Legislature and substituting
the following words land ask leave to
report the accompanying order with
the. recommendation that said order
be given a passage.
Mr.. DAVIES Of Cumberland: Mr..
President, I do not know but the 9TH
er members Of the Senate understand
exactly what the amendment aims to
accomplish. but it is by no means
clear in my mind. and as it occurs to
me that the investigation Of the
State University might be very far
reaching in its r~amification, I want to
be sure / understand the purport Of
the amendment and the order before
I vote on It. Therefore / am ask
ing Senator Walker. through you. Mr..
President. to give US a little explain
alton in relation to it.
The PRESIDENT: The Senator
from Somerset hears the inquiry Of
the Senator from Cumberland.
Mr.. WALKER: / would say that the
amendment in no way changes the
ing Of the report Of the committee.
making that report clearer. SO that
there may b no misunderstanding as
to what the committee mean in sign
ing that report.
Mr.. DAVIES: May l ask if Senator
Walker means the committee that is TO
report on the result of the investiga-
ton?
Mr.. WALKER: Not at all: the COM
mittee of education making up their
report-the wording was a little mite
ambiguous.
Mr.. DAVIES: Thank you. May I ask
further. Mr.. President. if the order in
cludes the. investigation of any other
educational institution in the State ex-
cept the State University Of Maine?
Mr. WALKER: The present order
, contemp!ates nothing further.
Mr.. KICKER: lido not Just under
stand that that is the report taat I
signed and I would like to look it oyer.
and I therefore move that the anknd-
ment and the accompanying order and
report lie on the table. .
The motion was agreed to.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair lays
before the Senate H. D. 465. Majority
report. ought not to pass, n minority
report, ought to pass in new draft. from
the committee on judiciary. on An Act
to grant a new. charter to the city OF
Waterville.
Tabled by the senator from Cumber-
land. Senator Davies. the pending ques.
ton being acceptance of either report.
Mr.. DAVIES: Mr.. President, I think
that Senator Dearth is on the minority
report with me.
The SECRETARY: The minority re-
port is signed by Senators Dearth and
Davies.
Mr.. DAVIES: Mr.. President. Senator
Dearth wished to be heard IN this mat
ter, and as he is not present this morn.
Ing I move that the matter lie on the
table until tomorrow.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. EMERSON Of Aroostook: NJ.
President. I move that We reconsider
the vote whereby S. D. "a. An Act TO
authorize the director Of sea and shore
fisheries to employ necessary clerks.
The motion was agreed to.
The same senator then offered
Senate Amendment A to S. o. 2s4
Amend S. D. 24 by striking. out on
the second page the words two dollars
and fifty cents" in the eighth line, and
inserting in place thereof the words
three dollars" 60 that said paragraph
as amended shall read as follows:
Fish wardens shall receive three dol.
lars a day and their expenses when
actually employ ed"
The amendment wa adopted and the
bill as amended was passed to be en-
crossed and sent down for concurrence.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair would
like to inform the Senate Of his desire
to appoint each euato q chairman to
see that all bills possible now in the
hands Of committees come out At the
earliest possible moment.
1t is the purpose Of the Chair to hold
three sessions tomorrow. Wednesday.
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