Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-02

voted to insist on it's former action
and asked for committee of con-
ference, with the following con-
ferees named on the part of the Sem.
ate: Senators Parent of Androscog-
gin, Clark of Lincoln and Eaton of
Oxford.
On motion by Mr.. Morneau, the
House voted to concur with the Sem
ate and join a committee of confer
ence.
The Speaker thereupon appointed
as such committee of conference on
the part of the House. Messrs. Lar
rabee of Lewiston, Barwise Of Ban
gor and Wilson of Pressure Isle.
Mr.. GRANVILLE of Parsonsfield:
Mr.. Speaker, have here a statement
Of facts from the committee on ways
and bridges which / would like at
this time to read to the House.
(Mr. Granville then started to read
the statement of facts.)
Mr.. BUZZELL of Belfast: Mr..
| Speaker, it seems to me that the
gentleman from Parsonsfield. Mr..
Granville. has some very valuable
information to impart to the House,
and I move that the further reading
of the communication be dispensed
with and tat 500 conies of the en-
tire communication be printed as
legislative document.
The motion was agreed to.
On motion by Mr.. Poore of Casco,
Bill, An Act to amend Paragraph
of Section SO of Chapter of the Re-
vised Statutes. as amended by Sec.
ton of Chapter SIS of the Public
Laws of 1917, relating to gasoline
tanks and pumps placed within the
! limits of the highway, was taken
from the table.
The pending question being the
third reading of the bill, ..
On further motion by Mr.. Poore.
the bill received it's third reading
and was passed to be engrossed.
The SPEAKER: The Chair takes
from the table, Bill An Act to amend
Section II of Chapter III of the Re.
vised Statutes, relating to the mile.
age of the members of the Legisla.
ture, tabled by the Chair March 81
pSIlulHS us tIlIFO TedUlnS.
The pending question being the
third reading of the bill,
The bill then received it's third
reading and was passed to be en-.
crossed.
Mr.. WADSWORTH of Winthrop:
Mr.. Speaker. / move that the vote be
reconsidered whereby the House yes.
! terday passed to be engrossed Sen.
ate Document No. ITO, resolve an.
propriating money to pay for screen-
ing certain lakes and ponds I will
state that / do this for the purpose
of later placing it upon the table for
the reason that the money that is to
be raised for this purpose is to come
from nonresident fishing licenses
and I understand there is a bill to be
introduced to repeal that law, and il
that is fact there will be no money
left for that purpose.
The SPEAKER: The Chair will
inquire if the gentleman from Win.
/ throp, Mr.. Wadsworfth, has the pan.
ers relative to this measure in his
possession?
Mr.. WADSWORTH: / understand
the papers are in the possession of
the engrossing department.
The SPEAKER: The Chair will
suggest that the gentleman from
| Winthrop. Mr.. Wadsworth, prepare
an order requesting the engrossing
department to return the pape-s to
the House.
Mr.. Wadsworth then presented the
following order:
ORDERED, that the committee on
engrossed bills return to the House
Senate Rocument No. ITO, Resolve
appropriating money to aid in screen.
ing certain lakes and ponds.
Inc order received a passage.
the SPEAKER: The Chair pre-.
, sents the resolve referred to for the
/ consideration of the House.
On motion by Mr. Wadsworth. the
resolve was then laid upon the table
ON motion by Mr.. Forbes of Paris
the vote was reconsidered whereby
the House passed to be engrossed
Bill, An Act to amend Section IL. OF
chapter III of the Revised Statutes
/ relating to mileage of members Of
the legislature.
Mr.. FORBES: Mr.. Speaker. this
bill has not been printed, and in some
way | happened to be absent from
the House when it received its two
readings yesterday, and did not no.
tice until it came up this morning on
the calendar. I have Just had oc.
caslon to look at the bill and while
am in. favor of the main PROPOSE
ton of the bill, I have discovered one
very interesting feature in it. name.
ly, that for a special session of the
legislature the members shall receive
per diem and mileage at a very
liberal rate. 1t was my pleasure, as
member of the Seventy ninth legis-
lature, to attend two special sessions.
one lasting for four days and one
lasting one day, and with the mileage
at the present rate, received a very
fair compensation, being far enough
distant from Augusta to make a fair
sized check. Those special sessions
were very pleasant social reunions
and incidentally we increased the
bonded Indebtedness of the State by
several millions by holding those
special sessions. That, however, is
merely by the way. If this bill had
been in effect, l should have received
for the first session of four days, I'M
der the very profitable computation