Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-25

Then went to the State printer, and
| IL printed in the usual form he said
1t would be twenty dollars, perhaps
little more, perhaps little less. So
you will see what it would cost
have no further explanation to
make in the matter.
The pending question being the pas
| sage Of the order introduced by Mr..
Morrill,, II was given passage.
On motion by Mr.. Spencer Of York.
the rules were suspended and that SEN
ator presented An Act to amend Sec
ton IS Of Chapter 11S Of the Revised
Statutes. relating to the fees payable
to registers Of deed.
On further motion by the same sem
ator the bill was referred to the COM
| mittee on salaries and fees and sent
down for concurrence.
On motion by Mr. Folsom OF Som
erset. H. d. 20. An Act to amend the
charter Of the Kennebec Log Driving
Company. as amended, was taken from
the table.
On further motion by the same sena-
tor under suspension Of the rules the
action whereby this bill was passed to
be engrossed was reconsidered. And
on further motion by the same senator
the bill was recommitted to the COM
mittee on legal affairs.A
| Sent down for concurrence.
On motion by Mr. Folsom of Somer-
set, H. D. A., An Act to authorize the
sale OF the property and assets Of the
Moose River Log Driving Company,
was taken from the table.
On further motion by the same SEN
ator under suspension of the rules the
! action whereby the bill was passed to
be engrossed was RECONSTRUCTED. On
! further motion by the same senator the
Dill was recommitted to the commit
! tee on legal affairs
Sent down for concurrence.
Mr.. MORRISON of Penobscot: Mr..
President, 1 move that we take from
the table Senate Document No. 81,
An Act to amend Section 5 of
Chapter III of the Revised Stat
utes, as amended by Chapter 17O of
the Public Laws of 1917, relating to
the salaries of Justices of the Su-s
preme judicial Court"
| The motion was agreed to-.
Mr.. MORRISON: Mr.. President, I
offer Senate amendment A and
move its passage.
Mr.. HARRINGTON of Kennebec:
Mr.. President, may I inquire what
the status of the matter is? Accord
ing to the calendar the report has
not yet been accepted.
The PRESIDENT pro tempore:
The pending question is the accept
ance of the report of the commit
tee on bills in the second hearing.
Mr.. MORRISON: Mr.. President,
move that the report of the COM
mittee on bills in the second read
ing be accepted. 80
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. MORISON: And would it
now be in order to present the
amendment?
The PRESIDENT pro tempore:
Now the bill is in order for its sec
ond reading.
Mr.. HARRINGTON: Mr.. Presi-
dent. 1 yield to the Senator from
Penobscot if he wishes to address
himself to the amendment
Mr.. MORISON: 1 would reply to
the Senator that I do not.
Mr.. HARRINGTON: Will the Chair
read the amendment?
The PRESIDENT pro temporc:,
The Senator from Penobscot, offers
the following amendment: amend
Senate Document No. 81, entitled
IAN Act to amend Section 5 of
Chapter 1T of the Revised Statutes,
as amended by Chapter ITO of the
Public Laws of 1917, relating to
the salaries Of Justices of the Su-
preme judicial Court" by striking
out in the second and third lines
of Section 5 the words seventy five
hundred" and inserting in the
place thereof the words six thou
sand"
Mr.. HARRINGTON: Mr.. Presi-
dent, l understand that the question
before the Senate is the adoption
Of the amendment. The bill which
was originally introduced carried
$4,000 salary for the justices which
was an increase from $4,000, the old
salary fnleffect since 1908.
At the budget hearings held in
! the State House, at the request of
the budget committee the Chief JUS
tice of our Court appeared and
spoke before that committee, and
before / finish what / have to say
want to read to the Senate what
he said. The budget committee
recommended $4,000 as requested.
and the committee on salaries and
fees reported unanimously $500,
which Is the amount covered in the
bill. Nobody appeared, If I recol-
lect. in opposition to the bill be-
fore the committee.
Now know, Mr.. President and
Senators, that we are confronted at
this session of the Legislature with
many demands for money in the
way of salaries and in other mat
ters. and know and approve of the
feeling Of the members of the Leg
islature that there must be a pol
icy of retrenchment where it is
wise to do so. But where we have
one of our branches, the judicial
branch of the government, which is
one OF the very bulwarks of the
safety and of the rights of the peo-
pie Of this State, l believe that we
should pause before we decide to
retrench there. Now those of the
Senate who are lawyers can UNDER
stand the situation. Those who are
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