Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-04

be engrossed as amended by Senate
Amendment "A"
IN the House, tabled pending adop-
ton OF Senate Amendment "a"
From the Senate: Report of the
Committee on Legal Affairs on bill
An Act to amend Section 10 of Chap
ter 80 of the Revised Statutes rela-
tive to proceedings where husband
or wife refuse to join in conveyances,
reporting same in a new draft under
title of IAN Act to amend Section 1
Of Chapter 176 and Paragraph 4 of
said Section Of the Revised Statutes.
relating to the sales of real estate by
license of court, and that it fought
to pass"
Comes from the Senate report read
and accepted and the bill passed to
be engrossed as amended by Senate
Amendment "a"
In the House, on motion by Mr.
Bartlett of Waterville, the rules were
three several readings. and passed to
be engrossed as amended by Senate
Amendment "A" in concurrence.
From the Senate: Bill, An Act to
divide the town of Wells and incor-
porate the town of Ogunquit. This
was indefinitely postponed in the
House, March 30.
Comes from the Senate. House
Amendment "A" rejected, and bill
passed to be engrossed.
In the House, tabled by the Speak
er.
From the Senate: Resolve author
izing Austin w. Jones Company to
bring suit at law against the State
of Maine.
In the Senate its passage to be en-
crossed was reconsidered, Senate
Amendment "a" was read ana adopt
ed, and as amended by Senate
Amendment "a" 1t was passed to be
engrossed.
In the House, on motion by Mr.
Dunning of Charleston. the action of
that body whereby that resolve was
finally passed was reconsidered.
Mr.. MAHER of Augusta: Mr..
Speaker, I rise to point of order,
and ask for a ruling, whether or not
we can reconsider our vote whereby
we finally passed that resolve in
view of the fact, Of which we must
take judicial notice. that the Govern
, or has vetoed same.
The SPEAKER: The Chair will
state that the papers that come to
the Speakers desk include the
original resolve which was passed
through to final passage, and also a
resolve in new draft, the finding of
the minority of the committee on
judiciary. In the Senate and Execu
passed to a conclusion. WhereupOn
the Senate adopted the minority re-
port, the resolve in new draft. The
record Of the House showing the ac-
ceptance of the majority report, it is
the ruling of the Chair that a motion
| to reconsider that action is maintain
able. The question then is, should
the House reconsider the question
coming up on the minority report of
the committee. All those in favor
of reconsidering will say aye.
A viva voce vote being taken, the
House voted to reconsider it's action
whereby this resolve was passed to
be engrossed. On motion by Mr.
Dunning of Charleston, under sus-
pension of the rules, it was voted to
reconsider the action heretofore
taken whereby the House adopted
the majority report. On further mo-
ton by the same gentleman, a viva
voce vote being taken, the minority
report fought to pass" in a new draft
was adopted.
Thereupon the Chair read Senate
Amendment "a" after which it was
adopted in concurrence.
On motion by Mr.. Dunning of
Charleston, the rules were suspended,
and the resolve received it's two sew
eral readings and was passed to be
engrossed as amended by Senate
Amendment "a" in concurrence.
Mr.. Maher of Augusta introduced
the following order out of order, and
moved it's passage:
Ordered, that Senate Document No.
l55, An Act to amend Chapter 1872
OF the Laws of 1919. entitled An Act
to create the Maine Water Power
Commission, be recalled from the
committee on Engrossed Bills for the
purpose OF amendment.
The order received passage