Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-17
5s1EN0GRAPHC REPORT
Continued from Pare Five),

| ing to increase the local health ofil-
GERS that are up to $500, except To
bring -i:ose up to $500 who arc Under J.
Now this matter involves in salaries
alor.e at the present time $4,000 cut
of the $4,000. AS d. matter of tact,
there is a man who lost himself .i@vlt
Ito Bangor who was getting $4,000 a
year, and he has been paid out OF
the Red Cross Christmas seals that
you bought in the fall. and now n
~being paid, too. This now. is being
paid to a woman, and they have ais
ready out west somewhere a man
coming here to take her place. on the
first of April, if this bill goes through.
So you can see that there is $4,000
out of the $4,000 in just the items
have read. Now it looks to me uni
der retrenchment that we do not
want to increaseone department all
| most $4,000 because there are other
clerks to be brought in on this as an
offset. Therefore. / am speaking now
for the taxpayers of Maine in asking
that this bill be indefinitely posts
poned and put back in some ratio, at
least on the basis of war times. Good
things are coming down, living is be-
coming cheaper. Therefore, 1 think
we are justified in keeping our APP
preparations down as low as we can,
and that is why ask to have this
bill indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. SMITH of Skowhegan: Mr..
Speaker. may l inquire what action
the committee has taken relative to
this matter?
report is that the bill ought to pass.
Mr.. HOLLEY of North Arson: Mr..
Speaker, L would like to inquire,
through the Chair, of the gentleman
from Bath. DIR. Snipe, if this is the
bill that was up for hearing in the
Senate Chamber yesterday 4
The SPEAKER: The gentleman
from Bath (Mr. Snipe) may reply.
Mr.. SNIPE: Mr.. Speaker, I will
reply that it is the bill that was
heard yesterday. n
Mr.. HINCKLEY of South Port
land: Mr.. Speaker, would like to
ask the gentleman from Bath (Mr.
Snipe) whether or not this bill in any
p
laws of the State, or whether or not
| this bill is simply a bill to increase
salaries and wages of employees
whether it affects the Health Depart
ment in any other way except to in
crease the salaries.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman
from Bath (Mr. Snipe) may reply
! through the Chair. n
Mr.. SNIPE: Mr.. Speaker, I read
the bill yesterday, and as 1 recall it,
it practically does only that. A part
of the reason for the increased ap-
preparation that was requested is due
to the fact that the United States
government during the war provided
$4,000 for the assistance of the medi-
cal activities in the State. That is
an entire loss to the State. Depart
ment of Health. Aside from that
loss. the other expenses are for sal
aries and increased equipmenf,-not
altogether for salaries. although that
is part of the requested increase.
Mr.. SMITH of Skowhegan: Mr.
Speaker I for one am not informed
relative to this bill, and l would
make a motion that it be retabled I'M
TIL tomorrow morning.
The motion prevailed.
From the Senate:
The SPEAKER: The Chair at this
time presents rsmonstrance of James
III. Downs and As others of Brunswick;
Guy ,Tarbox and 80 others of Buxton;
the Caribou Methodist church: the
United Baptist church of Caribou; Rev.
g. A. Kenney and AZ others of Hart
land; George N. Brock and AZ others
OF WATERFORD; Charles E. Brooks of
saco and so others; j. A. Gregory and
1871 others of Presque Isle; Everett S.
Cover and 36 others of Berwick; r.
l.. Laird and Is others of PIynfouth.
Herbert Tilton and As others; Alex A.
Johnson and SO others. each and all
demonstrating and protesting against
the passage Of the bin commonly
known. as the "Barwise Bill"
These remonstranees and petittop
come from the Senate referred to the
committee on Judiciary.
4 In the House. referred in concur
renee. -
The SPEAKER: Under and. by virtue
or an order dater January. 81 that the
house employ special messenger to
the Speaker. the Chair announced ar
this time, the employment of Mary w
Beuiter of Houlton to>fiIi that office
The SPEAKER: The Chair will
crave the Indulgence Of the House
again. AS We become accustomed IN
the business which little later VIII,
be quite pressing( we will know that
increases in the amount of money GAR
ried in any resolve do not come he
fore the committee on approximations
ana haaneiai affairs for their approv.
al or rejection. and that such com
mittee bears its own burden .S,,cb
resolves are presented to the commit
tee on appropriations and financial az
Ialrs that that committee NAV h.ya
a record of the amount of money s,,or.
gested to be raised. The chairmep IF.
the various committees are not n,e,,-
bers of this cody. 1t is the sdptx of
the members of the several committees
70 bear this suggestion In mind.
I. On motion by Mr.. Kicker of Poland
Adjourned until ten o'clock tonor.
row morning. =
Committee HEARINGS