Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-01

MI. HARRINGTON OF KeHneboes
Mr.. President. as there are quite
number of senator's not in their seats
I am not making the motion to place
this on the table on account of being
particularly interested one way or the
other. but that it may be voted on
when the senators arc all here. I
move that the matter lie on the table.
The motion was agreed to.
House Bills in First Reading
H 40A An Act relating to the
wrapping Of bread.
H. 40s. An Act to require a fec for
the registration Of milk dealers.
H. 407. Resolve reimbursing plan
tations because of reduction In the
rate Of interest paid by the State to
plantations ON their wild land school
funds.
Resolve in favor Of the University Of
Maine. (Tabled on motion by Mr.
Thonbs Of Penobscot).
H 333. An Act additional. to Chap
ter 80 OF the Revised Statutes, as
amended. relating to ice fishing in
China Lake, including that portion of
said lake known as Mud pond. which
lake is situated in the town of China
and in the town Of vassalboro, in the
county Of Kennebec.
An Act to amend Section 81 Of
Chapter Is Of the Revised Statutes
as amended by Chapter 227 Of the
Public Laws of 1917, relative to trial
terms. CON motion by Mr.. Thompson
Of Knox. tabled).
H. ISL. An Act to divide the town
Of Wells and incorporate the town Of
Ogunquit.
In the House. House Amendment A
was adopted and the bill given it's Sec
ond reading and then was indefinitely
postponed.
MI. THOMBS of Penobscot: Mr..
President, l move that We nen-coneur
with the House and that we accept the
report of the committee.
The motion was agreed to, the bill
given its first reading.
Mr.. HARRINGTON of Kennehec:
Mr.. President. did 1 not understand
the Chair to state that House Amend
ment was adopted in the House?
The PRESIDENT: There is a House
Amendment A which the Chair omitted
tThe secretary read House Amend
ment Al.
Mr.. THOMBS: Mr.. President, l
move that we non-concur with the
House in the adoption of House
Amendment A.
The motion was agreed to and the
second reading OF the bill was as
signed for tomorrow.
From the House: H. 400. An Act
to amend Chapter 2sS of the Public
Laws of 1919, relative to workman's
compensation.
Mr.. THOMBS of Penobscot: Mr..
president, ! would like to inquire if
there was an amendment offered in the
House?
The PRESIDENT: House Amend
ment was adopted in the House.
MI. THOMBS: Mr.. President, I
think l can explain in a very few
words the purport of the amendment
and do away with the reading. The
JOINT committees in going over this
matter passed upon several matters.
tentatively, and it was discovered
arter we had made up the draft that
the tentative agreement with regard
to changing the number of EMPLOYEES
"hich makes the act applicable, was
NOT the maj decision of the commit
etc. The bill as reported out, the new
draft, carries the number of three en-
ployees, which was not thef intention
and decision of the committee. Their
maj decision was to leave the law as
II IS now, making it applicable only
When more than five are employed
and that is the purpose of the amend
ment. So that the amendment now
represents the final decision of the
committee. I move the adoption of
the amendment in concurrence.
me motion was agreed to and the
Dill as amended was given it's first
reading.
From the House: An Act to estab-
ilsh game preserves or sanctuaries in
the State of Maine.
house Amendment A was adopted in
the House.
Mr.. FOLSOM of Somerset: MFR
president. 1 move that we adopt House
"A III concurrence.
On motion by Mr.. Thombs of Penob-
SCOT the bill was tabled.
House Bills in First Reading IRE.
sumed)
H. AS. Resolve in favor of the
Western Maine sanitorium.
H. 300. An Act to increase the
mill tax highway fund and to pro-
vide for methods of it's application
II. 415. Resolve appropriating
money for the purchase, mainte-
nance and repair Of bridges.
H. 416. Resolve amending Sec
ton IT of Article 8. of the Consti-
tuition, so as to permit the use of
the proceeds of State highway bonds
for the construction of State aid
highways.
H. AT. An Act to provide for an
issue of State highway and bridge
bonds.
From the House: The committee
of conference on the disagreeing ae-