Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-24

County secretary IHOmaS N
Leonard, passed Wednesday, at Port
land on matters Of business
Hon. Guy p. Gannett has gone to
New York City for d short stay on
matters of business.
MUCH BUSINESS is
DISPOSED OF WEDNESDAY
BY HOUSE AND SENATE
House and Senate went after the
business on Wednesday with good
courage and disposed of much of it.
The House was in session until noon.
while the Senate took but IS minutes.
The important matters In each
branch were as follows:
Smith of Skowhegan introduced an
order inviting Prof. George F. Swain
of Harvard University to address the
members of the S0th Legislature on
water power and storage and 1t was
passed.
Bills providing for an inspection of
the poison records of druggists by
game wardens, increasing the school
age to 16 years and relating to fores-
try tax were passed to be enacted. the
latter bill being an emergency meas
ure receiving the necessary two
thirds vote Of the House.
The joint order providing for an in
vestigation of the fuel situation in
Maine was indefinitely postponed, on
motion of Buzzell of Belfast.
The act to increase the amount Of
teachers pensions was taken from the
table and on motion Of varney of
Jonesboro was sent on it's way.
On. motion OF Rounds of Portland.
the report Of the committee on public
utilities fought not to pass" on the
act to tax telephone, electric light and
telegraph poles. was taken from the
table and re-assigned for Thursday.
On motion of Buzzell of Belfast. the
order to invite Ex-State Auditor T. F.
Callahan of Lewiston to address the
House, was indefinitely postponed
Rep. Buzzeli said that Mr.. Callahan
had informed him that the matter
under consideration could be secured
in the office of the State auditor.
Upon motion of Maher of Augusta
the divided report of the committee on
judiciary On the act providing for the
appointment of clerks of court by the
judges of the supreme court was re-
assigned to Wednesday, March 2. Re-
port A is ought to pass; report Z.
ought not to pass.
a motion to indefinitely postpone
the act amending the law forbidding
persons afflicted with syphilis to
marry, so that all persons must pre-
sent certificate that they are free
of that disease before they can be
married was defeated 50 to 55 The
motion was by BuzZell Of Belfast, who
said that this was but numbering up
the statutes and that it would be in
operative if enacted.
Croxford of Newport opposed the
motion, as did Phillips of Bar Harbor,
Hinckley of South Portland and Cole of
Eliot.
Gerrish of Lisbon seconded the mo-
ton to indefinitely postpone. saying
that this disease was most difficult
to diagnose and that he had seen the
leading experts of the country con-
fused on it. He regarded the proposed
law as dangerous.
An. amendment, making it optional
with municipalities as to the amount
of the poll tax levied upon individuals
living within such municipalities, not
to exceed IS per year, was offered by
Cram of Portland, when the measure
proposing the general increase to SIS
was taken from the table in the
House. The original bill and the
amendment were tabled again for con-
sideration Thursday.
The motion from Rounds of Port
land calling for the printing of 1000
copies of the State auditors report on
the salaries received by State officials
was passed by vote of 81 to II. Mr..
Rounds spoke spiritedly for his mo-
ton. McIlheron of Lewiston favored
saving the money thus to be expended.
by having the heads of departments
come before the Legislature and tell
members about the department ex-
penses.
The, Barwise Sunday bill. which has
caused storm Of protest Throughout.
the State, was specially assigned for
next Tuesday.
Consideration of the report of the
committee on the act repeating the
divorce law will be had Friday, the
motion being made by McIlheron of
Lewiston. father of the bill.
Murchie of Calais requested per-
from the House for the with
drawal of the act introduced by him,in
the House providing that the recorder
of the Bath municipal court be a men,
Der of the bar. Murchie stated that
he knew nothing of the merits of the
and that if it is given fay-
cradle consideration the Impression
VIII be created that Washington
county is trying to run the local af-
fairs of the city of Bath. The per-
mission was granted and the bill with
drawn.
On motion of Thombs of Penobscot
the Senate concurred with the House
in the indefinite pos tponement of the
proposed law to require resident
hunters to report annually the amAunt
OF game killed.
An order. introduced by Morrill, of
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