Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-07
STEN0CRAPHIC REPORT OF
18TH maine LEGISLATURE

The same senator for the same
committee on An Act to amend Sec
ton of Chapter 1874 of the Private
and Special Laws of 1915, amending
the act establishing the Municipal
Court for the city Of Auburn, report
ed same ought to pass.
The same senator for the same
committee on An Act to amend Chap
ter 636 of the Private and Special
Laws of 1871 establishing a Municipal
Court for the city Of Lewiston, re-
ported the same ought to pass.
The reports were accepted and the
several bills were tabled for printing
under the joint rules.
Passed to Be Enarossed
$. D. 20-An Act to amend Section
&c of Chapter 20 Of the Revised Stat
utes relating to the time Of payment
Of legacies.
5. d. 22-An Act to amend Section
of Chapter - of the Revised Stat
utes relating to the appointment of
guardians to married persons.
;. u. 4S-An Act to extend the
charter of the Lincoln County Street
Railway.
Passed to Be Enacted
An Act to repeal Chapter 2SS of the
Public Laws Of 1917. relating TO the
Keeping and sale Of dynamite. DOW.
der and other explosives.
| Orders Of the Day
Assigned for today: Report Of the
Committee on Senatorial Elections, to
Whom was referred the petition of
Henry L. Irish Of Turner in the coun-
~ or Androscoggin. praying that he
may be admitted as one of the sem
ators from the county of Androscop.
gin.
/ MIR. THOMBS of Penobscot: Mr..
President and fellow senators, yes-
terday. when the committee on sem
atorlal elections made it's report
purposely had the matter assigned
for this morning because l wanted
some time to elapse from the time the
report was filed until it was consid-
cred by the Senate as a whole, in Or
DER that senators might familiarize
themselves perfectly with its import.
! Ihls morning I am advised by sew
eral senators that they feel they have
not had sufficient time to satisfy
| themselves as regards the matter to
tnat extent whereby they would want
10 go on record by vote. l purpose
10 put the senators on record in this
matter. and in view of the fact that
these senators have expressed a de.
sire for further time. I feel that IL Ia
matter on which 1t Is entirely prop.
er tney should have sufficient time to
avail themselves Of all proper priv
ileges to fully inform themselves re-
garding the merits of the matter. I
Feel 1t Is no more than right, and
feel that the committeeson senatorial
elections are pleased to grant further
time to the members for this purpose.
now propose to ask that the mat
ter lie on the table and be especially
assigned for next Wednesday morn
| ing. and I make that motion.
The motion was agreed to and the
report was tabled and assigned for
, next Wednesday.
On motion by Mr.. Kicker of Han.
cock. resolve reimbursing plantations
because of reduction in the rate Of
interest paid by the state to planta.
,, tons on their wild land school funds
was taken from the table, and on
further motion by the same senator
1t was referred to the comittee on ed.
ucation.
On motion by Mr.. Davies of Cumber-
land. II. d. IS. An Act to prohibit the
! manufacture. sale or smoking Of cigar
cites within the State of Maine, was
taken from the table.
Mr.. WALKER OF Somerset: Mr..
PRESIDENT. would motion to non-con-
cur with the House be in order:
The PRESIDENTS: Yes.
Mr.. WALKER: move that we non.
concur with the House in the reference
OF this bill to the committee on tenn
perance.
The motion was agreed to, and on fur
Their motion by the same senator the
Dill was referred to the committee on
public health in inconvenience. and
sent down for concurrence.
On motion by Mr. Baxter of Saga
dahoc. An Act to amend Section 2 of,
Chapter 50 Of the Revised Statutes, re.
lating to the banking business, was
taken from the table. and on further
motion by the same Senator was re.
ferred to the committee on banks ami
banking.
Mr. DAVIES OF Cumberland: Mr..
President. ] notice by the calendar Il
have hill on the table entitled AN
Act to prohibit the manufacture and
sale Of cigarettes" S. d. Nc. move
We take it from the table
The motion was agreed to. and on fur
Their motion by the same senator tie
bill was referred to the committee on !
public health. in non concurrence and |
sent down for concurrence.
On motion BY MIR. Quincy of Cum. !