Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-09
Reports of Committees


Mr.. Holley from the Committee on
Appropriations and Financial Affairs,
reported on Resolve in favor of Ben
jamin A. Swasey, Ought not to pass
as the subject matter is covered in an
other Resolve
Report was read and accepted and
sent up for concurrence.
Passed to Be Engrossed
House 40. An act amending Section
and of Chapter 262 of the Public
Laws of 1917. relating to fees of city
clerks.
Report of committee on bills in third
reading accepted.
Mr.. Rounds of Portland offered
House amendment A as follows:
House Amendment A
Section six of Chapter two hundred
sixty two OF the Public Laws of nine
teen hundred and seventeen is here
by amended by adding after the word
dollar in the seventh line thereof, the
following words: twenty five cents of
which shall be paid to the city clerk
for issuing said new certificate so
that said section as amended shall
read as follows:
Sec. 6. When an engineer or fire.
man shall apply for a renewal Of his
license for the same grade, the pre-
sentation of the attested copy of the
original certificate shall be considered
sufficient evidence of his title to re-
rewal, which certificate shall be re-
tained by the examiner upon the Off
elai files as the evidence upon which
the license was renewed, and q new
certificate shall be issued upon the
payment of the fee of one dollar,
paid to the city clerk for issuing said
new certificate. unless such license
shall be forfeited or unless facts shall
have come to the knowledge of the ex-
aminer. which would render a renewal
improper. In such case the applicant
shall be- entitled to a hearing before
the examiner. In case of loss or de-
struction Of applicants certified COPY
CT his license. the city clerk shall by
direction of the examiner, issue to the
applicant duplicate attested copy, up
Oh Payment of the usual fee of twenty
five cents. -
land, the bill was tabled pending third
reading.
Orders Of the Day
ON motion by Mr.. Smith of Skowhe-
san, the rules were suspended and the.
following resolve introduced:
Resolve in favor of the widow of
Governor Parkhurst
Resolved that there be paid to the
widow of the late Governor Frederic
II. Palkhurst. the salary that the State
would have paid to Governor Park
hurst had he served the full term for
which he was elected
The Governor and Council are here
BY authorized and directed to draw
their warrant in favor Of Dorothy w.
Farkhrust for the full salary that
would have been paid Governor Park.
hurst had he served his full term of
Office.
On further motion by the same gen.
tehlan, the resolve had its two sew
eral readings, under suspension of the
rules, and was passed to be engrossed.
On motion by Mr. Hinckley of South
Portland, 1t was voted to take from
the table order relative to reorganiza-
ton of State departments; and en- mo.
ton by Mr.. Winter of Auburn, the or
Ger received passage.
On motion by Mr.. Winter Of Auburn.
it was voted to take from the table
bill An Act to consolidate the library
laws; and on further motion by the
same gentleman this bill was referred
to the joint committee composed of
the committee to be appointed under
the House order to reorganize and con-
solidate the several State departments,
and the joint standing committee ON
Library.
The SPEAKER: The Chair would
take this opportunity to suggest to the
members of the House that, under the
regulations of the House, of the pres
ent session at least, Immediately upon
the close of the session the pages clea1
the room. On many an afternoon this
room is used for purposes other than
the regular session of the House. The
members of the House have been
furnished with keys to the desks al
which they sit and property Of mem
hers of the House worthy Of presrya-
tion should be placed within the desks
or removed from the room; otherwise
such property is very liable to be lost
in the cleaning of the desks.
On motion by Mr.. Maher Of Augusta.
it was voted to take from the table