Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-28
Slim Attendance
Solons at Sunrise
Session SATURDAY.

OO1OllS dC QUILL lOC
Session Saturday
Ten senators were in their seats at
the s o'clock session of the Senate on
Saturday morning-the first Sunrise"
session of the present Legislature. 1t
was apparently enough, for they in
% minutes by the clock transacted
all the business that was taken up
and adjourned to 430 o'clock Monday
afternoon. The spectators seats
were vacant and the majority of the
senators present were seated on the
north side of the chamber.
Three Lewiston measures were ia
bled, to await the presence of the
Androscoggin senators and one for
the purpose of making a correction.
The act amending the present law
relating to the placing of bear traps
was taken up and on motion of Clark
of Lincoln the vote passing it to be
enacted was reconsidered and the
matter tabled.
The House had enough members
present at 10 o'clock to do business,
but no more.
The act relating to the taxation of
railroads, which was Indefinitely post
poned by both branches last Thurs
day, came back from the Senate with
that action reconsidered and the act
referred to the committee on taxa
ton and upon motion of Winter of
Auburn, the House concurred.
Signs of the extinction of all hopes
for final adjournment before April 8
then appeared, when action was TAX
en- that will inquire into the intent of
the Senate in its wholesale amend
ments of House matters, the reopen
ing of the Health Department salary
question and proposed changes in the
State game sanctuaries bill.
Maher of Augusta moved reconsid-
GRAFTON of the acceptance of Senate
amendment "A" to the resolve reim-
bursting the county of Kennebec for
expenses in search for insane Grim
inals who escaped from the Augusta
State hospital, and it was so voted.
Maher said he wished to ascertain
what the amendment really means
and why added. He told the House
that this wholesale amendment of
measures might be a serious matter,
and each member should watch all
measures in which they are interest
ed. There is no more reason for this
sum of $666.75 to come from the mill
tary fund than from the attorney
generals fund. They were escaped
criminal insane and the expense
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pital fund. 1t seems an attempt to re-
duce the appropriations of the depart
mentS and it may be next summer
when this resolve is a law and the
county wants the money, that the
head of the department may have to
o. X. it and may say he has no mon
ey with which to pay it.
The resolve and amendment was
then tabled by Maher.
The Chair suggested that members
pay particular attention to the re-
marks just made.
McIlheron of Lewiston said that
what had been said might apply to
all similar bills and the Chair stated
that if the flaw existed, it certainly
would.
Wadsworth of Winthrop had taken
from the table the bill for the APP
pointment of the State Library Build
ing Commission and at his request,
House amendment "a" was rejected,
he offering House amendment "B",
which would provide for the erection
of wing or an addition to the
State House. for library use. 1t ap-
propriates $4,000 for the use of the
commission The matter was tabled
by Daigle of Madawaska.
Bragdon of Perham took from the
table the act relating to the State
Department of Health and offered
Amendment "a" which cuts out Sec
lions / and and reminders the re-
naming sections, making old Section
the new Section /. The amendment
was adopted and the bill then tabled
by Gardiner of Gardiner pending en-
grossment.
Section / reads: 1.-The commission
er of public health shall receive an
annua saary to be fixed by the Gov
ernor and Council"
Section reads: mo part of the in
crease in appropriations herein pro-
vided shall be used for the purpose
of increasing the salary of any per-
son except the health commissioner
in the Public Health Department"
Wilson of Pressure Isle took from
the table the act to establish game
sanctuaries in the State and offered
an amendment providing for securing
the consent of "at least rs per cent"
of the owners of improved property
on lands affected, and eliminates en-
tirely Section 2, which reads "All
acts or parts of acts inconsistent with
this act are hereby REPEALED"
The amendment was adopted, the
bill given it's third reading and on
motto of McIlheron of Lewiston, the
matter was tabled.