Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-27
A. R. Knight of Auburn and 81 others

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OF Benjamin Jones of Auburn and IS
others in favor of same.
BY the same gentleman: Petition oil
Frank B. Cummings of Portland and
As others in favor of same.
BY the same gentleman: Petition
Of Halbert p Gardner Of Portland
and Is others in favor of same.
BY the same gentleman: Petition OF
]. s. Farrar Of Lisbon Falls and 4C
others in favor Of same.
BY the same gentleman: Petition
of Sumner T. Cobb of Auburn and Is
others in favor of same.
BY the same gentleman: Petition
CT e. C. Smith Of Auburn and Al 9TH
ers In favor of same.
BY Mr.. Larrabee of lewiston: Bill
An act to amend an act granting a
charter to the Alumni Association oi
Bates College.
BY Mr.. Gardner of Gardiner: Bill
An act requiring political advertise
ments to Sc signed. (300 copies or
dered printed.)
BY Mr.. Wing of Auburn: Resolve
authorizing calling of a Constitu-
tional Convention. $500 copies or
dered printed.)
Legal Affairs
BY Mr.. Larrabee of Lewiston: Bill
An act to authorize the city Of Lew
iston to issue bonds. (Bill No. y
(1000 copies ordered printed.
BY the same gentleman: Bill An
act to authorize the city of Lewis
ton to issue bonds. Chill No. q $1,000
copies ordered printed.)
Military Affairs
BY Mr.. Mason of Ellsworth: Bill
An act to amend Section 2 of Chap
ter 264 of the Public Laws of the
Special Session, November 1919, re-
lating to the payment of a bonus to
Maine World War Veterans.
Ways and Bridges
BY Mr.. Leighton of Dennysville:
Resolve to aid the town of Edmunds
in Constructing a Great Works road.
By the same gentleman: Resolve to
aid Plantation No. IA in repairing
the West Ridge road.
BY Mr.. Nickerson of Swanville:
Resolve in favor of the town of
Swanville for the construction of a
road
BY the same gentleman: Petition
of selectmen of Swanville and 2S
others in favor of same.
Orders of the Day
Mr.. DOWNING of Bangor: 1 have
a resolve to offer, Mr.. Speaker.
The SPEAKER: The Chair would
suggest to the gentleman from Ban
gor, Mr.. Downing, that in order to
introduce this resolve at this time it
will be necessary to move that the
rules of the House be suspended and
the resolve be introduced out of or
der, the regular order being that such
matters shall be deposited in the
hopper. and go before the committee
on reference of bills.
The Legislature now being sup
piled with the Legislative handbook,
containing the rules, which by and
large are sufficient to govern the par
liamentary practice here, the Speak
er calls the attention of the House to
several rules. No. 6 of the joint rules
requires particularly and specifical-
ly that the title shall show the pur-
port of the bill; and later in the ses-
sion gentlemen will be delayed be
cause in the rush of business bills
and resolves appearing not in form
according to the rule will not be en-
tertained. The title on the back OF
every paper introduced in regular
order should show the purport of the
bill. Another rule is that it should
have upon it the name of the member
introducing it, and it is customary to
add his town.
Is it the pleasure of the House that
the rules be suspended and the gen
tleman from Bangor, Mr.. Downing
be allowed to introduce a resolve out
of order.
The motion prevailed and Mr.
Downing introduced out of order a
resolve appropriating money for the
Good Samaritan Home Association of
Bangor, Maine, for the care, medical
and surgical treatment of maternity
patients and their children. the re-
sources of whom and of whose re-
sponsiblc relatives 6he insufficient to
pay for the same
On motion by the same gentleman.
the resolve was tabled.
On motion by Mr.. Perham OF Brag
Don it was voted to take from the
table House Document No. 81. an act
to amend Section and Section 10 of
Chapter lib of the Public Laws of
1919, relating to registration of resi-
dent hunters, and on further motion
by the same gentleman the bill was;
referred to the committee on Inland
Fisheries and Game
On motion by Mr.. Smith of Show
Hegan, it was voted to take from the
table House Document No. 20. an act
"a amend Chapter $50 of the Public
Laws of 1915, relative to the hours of
employment of women and minors;
and Of further motion by the same
gentleman the bill was re-committed
to the JOINT committees on labor and
legal affairs
Mr.. ROUNDS of Portland: Mr..
Speaker, would like to take from
the. table report of the committee on
legal affairs on bill an act entitled an
act to amend Chapter 11s, Section 8,
relating to fees Of jurors, and move
that the bill be substituted for the
report.
The SPEAKER: With the permits
sion of the gentleman from So. Port
land, the Chair will State that the