Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-04-06

emergency measure, under the Con-
stitution Of the State requires the
affirmative vote of two-thirds the
entire membership Of this House. All
those in favor of the final passage OF
this resolve will rise and stand until
counted, and the monitors will re-
turn the count.
A division being had. 110 having
voted and all in the affirmative, the
resolve was finally passed.
Resolve in favor of the Maine
School for the Feeble Minded for ad-
ditions and improvements.
The SPEAKER: This being an
emergency measure, under the Con-
stitution of the State requires the
affirmative vote of two-thirds of the
entire membership of this House.
All those in favor of the final pas
sage of this resolve will rise and
stand until counted. and the monitors
will return the count.
A division being had, 116 having
voted and all in the affirmative, the
resolve was finally passed.
fSeSOlVe III ldfOT VI tuc CAiNSiSAsy
of Maine.
(Under suspension of the rules, on
motion by Mr.. Houghton of Fort
Fairfield, the action of the House
was reconsidered whereby this re-
solve was passed to be engrossed.)
Mr.. HOUGHTON of Fort Fairfield:
offer House Amendment 3D." which
is simply correction.
The SPEAKER: The Chair will
inquire whether it is the purpose of
the gentleman from Fort Fairfield to
further move that the resolve as
amended be printed?
Mr.. HOUGHTON: No. Mr.. Speak
err l do not think it is necessary.
The amendment simply proposes to
make the gross total of appropria-
tions for the first period the same
as recommended, deducting the $780,
900 or thereabouts which was hereto
fore appropriated by the House un-
der emergency Legislation.
Thereupon the House adopted
House Amendment 3D." and on fur
ther motion by Mr.. Houghton OF
Fort Fairfield, the resolve as amend
ed by House Amendment 'B" was
passed to be engrossed.
Resolve proposing an amendment
to Section 5, Article 4, Part first OF
the Constitution, as amended by the
Twenty third Amendment, relating
to absent voting.
The SPEAKER: This being an
emergency measure under the Con-
stitution of the State requires the
affirmative vote of two-thirds of the
entire membership of this House. All
those in favor of the final passage OF
this resolve will rise and stand until
counted, and the monitors will re-
turn tho count.
A division being had, 100 having
voted and all in the affirmative, the
resolve was finally passed.
Recess.
AFTER RECESS
The SPEAKER: The Chair pre-
sents at this time out of order first
reading of bills printed under the
rules.
House 400: An Act relating to the
taxation of shares of stock of trust
companies organized under the laws
of this State and banking institu-
tions formed under the laws of the
United States.
(Tabled by Mr.. Wing of Auburn
pending assignment for third read
ing, and Wednesday afternoon as.
signed for it's consideration.)
House 461: An Act amending Sec.
tions 76, 7s and 80 of Chapter IL o
the Revised Statutes. relating to sale
of land of nonresident owners.
(Tabled by Mr.. Forbes of Paris
pending, assignment for third read
ine.)
The SPEAKER: Under orders o.
the day the Chair presents out o.
order two resolves, which if enact
ed, would take the place of the re-
solves in aid of navigation at the
head of today's calendar, and pre-
sented by the gentleman from Brew
er, Mr.. Small.
Thereupon the House voted to re-
ceive these two resolves as follows:
Resolve in favor of aid in naviga
ton on lakes and certain waters fol
the fiscal period ending June 80, 1921
con motion by Mr.. Crafts of Green
vile, resolve received it's two severa
readings, under suspension of thu
rules, and was passed to be engross
ed)
| Resolve in favor of aid in navi
CATION on lakes and certain water.
for the period beginning July /, 1872
and ending June 80, 1922.
| (On motion by Mr.. Hinckley Of So
Portland, the rules were suspended
the resolve given it's two severa
readings and passed to be engross
! ed)
| The SPEAKER: The Chair pre-
! sents, on motion of the gentleman
from Portland, Mr.. Brewster, the fol
lowing order out of order:
Ordered, that the Governor is here
by requested to return an Act en-
titled An Act amendatory of and ad
ditional to Chapter 16 of the Private
and Special Laws of 1920. and for th'
! incorporation of the trustees of tn,
Medical School of Maine.
The order received passage.
The SPEAKER: The Chair pre-
sents the Act referred to in the fore
going order.
Mr.. BREWSTER: Mr.. Speaker,
would move the indefinite postpone
ment Of this Act, inasmuch as tn,
! House has this morning refused tn,
appropriation necessary for it's main
tenance.
| A viva voce vote being taken. th'