Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-09
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also reported favorably on the act
to confer on the State Highway
Commission and municipal officers
the powers of road commissioners in
the removal of distractions in high
ways and the Senate passed it to be
engrossed.
The committee of conference on the
Dill providing for the arrangement of
names of candidates on primary bal
lots shall be decided by lot failed to
agree and the measure thus died be-
tween the two branches.
The Speakers chair was presented
to Speaker Barnes by House order
and the typewriter desk and chair
OF the clerk of the House was pre-
sented to Clerk Clyde r. Chapman.
The various committees of confer
ence reported Unable to agree" on
the following measures: Determin-
ing the place Of names of candidates
on primary by lot; An act to estab-
llsh game preserves or sanctuaries;
and the Senate refused to join a
committee of conference on an act
increasing the amount of tuition paid
towns for secondary school children
and providing aid therefor.
The Senate accepted the House
amendment to the act providing for
full time Highway Commission by
making the act take effect on Jan. 1,
1921 and passed the bill to be en-
crossed
The Senate concurred with the
House in requesting the supreme
court justices to answer certain legal
questions concerning the act to pro-
vide a National Guard Pay Fund.
The Senate on Friday, after long
debate. voted Is to 10 to accept the
| majority report. ought not to pass, on
the resolve proposing a Constitution
aiamendment authorizing the State
to take over both developed and un-
developed water powers, to develop
such powers, create and to generate
and sell hydro electrical power in
concurrence with the House, which
took similar action, "a to A.
The Senate by an unanimous vote
passed the resolve from the House
J
OF the State for the apprehension and
convection of the perpetrator of the
bomb outrage on March Is at Mad
ison, by which DR.. John l.. Pepper
was manned for life. The Senate in
addition to a rising vote, later arose
and stood for a moment to emphas-
lze to the people it's earnestness in
the matter.
The Senate unanimously passed a
! resolution of sympathy with Senator
Babb of Cumberland, who has been
confined to his room by illness and
VIII be unable to attend the Senate
! again at this session.
When the Governors veto of the
| resolve appropriating $4,000 for a
Central school building at the State
School for Boys came from the House.
passed over the veto. Gould of Aroos-
Iook' chairman of the committee on
state institutions, expressed the hope
that the Senate would do likewise.
He disliked to disagree with the Gov
ernor, but this was one of the best
managed institutions he had ever
visited and he and the committee
were convinced that the building was
necessary. He said that the com
mittee had. after making this allow
ance for the building saved on the
TOUR institutions, which came under
their attention, the School for Bows.
school for Girls, Women's Reforma-
tory form en-, total of S95,477. so
from what the Budget Committee
had estimated was needed for them
Sprague of PiSco.au1Iic oo1c,,rroa
in this opinion ~
The Senate by vote of II to IL
voted to sustain the veto.
A very pleasant incident occurred
rriuay morning in the Senate, when
governor Baxter announced that he
had communication to make to the
senators and. on appearance proceed
ed to present to President Quincy.
In behalt of the senators and himself
beautiful gold watch and chain
Ihe Governors remarks were very
pleasing and were warmly applauded.
as We're those of President Gurnev in
response.
President Quincy then turned the
tapies on the Governor, by beginning
another speech in which he, on behalf
OF the senators, presented His E,x-
ceiiency with Duplicate watch and
chain. This presentation and re-
spouse were also warmly appIauded
A similar pleasant event soon af
ter took place in the House, when
Rep. Hinckley of South Portland. in
behalf Of the representatives. pre-
scented Speaker Barnes with another
Deautlful gold watch and chain.
Both speeches were models of good
feeling and appreciation and were
also warmly applauded.
Representative Smith of Skowhe-
gan then presented Mrs. Barnes with
a handsome basket of flowers, amid
applause. Mrs. Barnes briefly ex-
pressed her thanks for the remem-
brance and token of regard and es-
TEEN and was applauded.