Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-31

avoid it under our constitution. But,
I say you are violating this prin-
ciple. the spirit of it, when you do it
by following out the constitution as
it is today These are the reasons
why we want TO submit this to the
people, and should feel myself bet
ter to put it so that the representa-
tives of Maine in this Senate should
have an opportunity to vote upon it.
IF the Legislature votes not to &C
cept of this, not to submit this to the
people, why the Legislature cannot
be blamed for whatever apportion-
| ment may be made.
I do not know that I care to say
anything more about it at this time.
do not think it is necessary.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair will
state in order that the matter may
be perfectly clear to us, we are con-
sdering Senate Bills Nos. ISL and
1852, accompanied by a report of a
ma jority of the committee that
these resolves ought to pass. Sena-
be indefinitely postponed.
A viva voce vote being had and
the Chair being in doubt a rising
| vote was taken and 16 voting af-
firmatively and Is in opposition the
motion to indefinitely postpone pre-
| vailed.
The PRESIDENTS: The Chair
! will state at this time that there has
been recalled from the Governor by
order of the Senate An Act to amend
Section 3, Chapter IA of the Revised
Statutes, as amended by Chapter 24o
of the Public Laws of 1919, relating
to the time of commitment to State
School for Girls and State School for
BOYS.
Mr.. SPRAGUE of Piscataquis:
| Mr.. President I move that we sus-
pend the rules and reconsider the
vote by which this act was passed to
be enacted and passed to be en-
crossed.
The motion was agreed to, and on
further motion by the same Sena-
tor, Senate Amendment "a was
adopted. changing the title to the
act, and on further motion by the
same Senator, the bill as amended
was pas sed to be engrOsSed.
Mr.. ADAMS of Kennebec: Mr..
/ President, I move we take from the
table An Act relating to fish hatch
cries and feeding stations for fish.
Tie motion was agreed to and on
further motion by the same Senator.
the bill was referred to the commit
tee on inland fish and game.
Mr.. FOLSOM of Somerset: NJ.
President l move to take from the
table An Act relating to nonresident
fishing license fees.
The motion was agreed to and the
Senator yielded to the Senator from
Pisca iaquis, Senator Sprague.
Mr.. SPRAGUE of Piscataquis: Mr..
Pres ident, this was an entirely new
matter, was it?
The PRESIDENTS: 1t was intro
duced on Monday, the Chair is in
formed.
Mr.. SPRAGUE: 1t is not a mat
ter that had already been acted
upon? J
The PRESIDENT: Does the sena-
tor from Piscataquis desire to have
it read?.
Mr.. sPRAGUE: Yes, Mr.. Presi-
dent
(The resolve was read by the Sec
retary)
Mr.. sPRAGUE: That certainly
RI ttpp
on inland fish and game. l make
that motion.
The motion was agreed to and the
Resolve was so referred.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair de-
sjres to announce an additional pa
per from the House, which the Sec
rotary will kindly read owing TO us
Importance. This, the Chalr VIII
state has been introduced this morn
ing with unanimous consent OF the
House under suspension of the rules,
has received its several readings ana
nassed to be engrossed, and now Will
he presented out of order in spite OF
the rule which now obtains against
the reception.
(ThG secretary THEN He'u 'iii NV "
titled AN Act to ratify, conhrm ana
make valid the execution OF bonds
issued under the provisions OF CHAP
ter 264 of the Public Laws OF 1913
kneyvn as the Maine Military Service
Loan.')
On motion by Mr.. Eaton, under sus-
pension of the rules, the Act was
given it's second reading and passed
to be resolved.
|. Mr.. HARRINGTON of Kennebec:
Mr.. President, / move to take from
the table S. d. 155, An Act to amend
Chapter 1872 of the Public Laws OF
1919. entitled AN Act to create the
Maine Water Power Commission. L
do this at the request of the senator
from Penobs cot, Senator Gillin, who
is not in the room.
The motion was agreed to, and on
further motion by the same senator
the bill was given it's second reading
and passed to be engrosSed.
Mr.. EATON of Washington: Mr..
President, l move we take from the
table An Act relating to clerk hire for
office of register of deeds at South
Paris, tabled by me March %.
The motion was agreed to, and on
further motion by the same senator,
,l,a rarorf IF he pOrn njtfpp that the