Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-02
Journal of previous session reat
and approved.

From the Senate: Bill, An Act to
amend the charter of the city of
Lewiston and to provide for city
auditor. This was passed to be en-
crossed in the House as amended
by House amendment A, March 20,
which action the House voted to adj
here to on March 80.
Comes from the Senate that body
insisting on it's action in non-con-
curing in the adoption of House
amendment A, and asking for COM
mittee of conference, with the con-
ferees appointed on it's part: Sena-
tors Parent of Androscoggin, Clark
of Lincoln. and Eaton of Oxford.
Mr.. LARRABEE of Lewiston: Mr..
Speaker, / move that we adhere to
our former action.
The SPEAKER: The situation
relative to this bill, as the House will
remember, is that in the House,
House Amendment A, a referendum
to the electorate of Lewiston, was
voted. In the Senate that body re-
fused to concur with the House, and
asked for committee of conference,
and the gentleman from Lewiston,
Mr.. Larrabee, makes the motion that
the House adhere to it's former ac-
ton. That AaoNon has already been
taken. In the House March 25, this
bill was passed to be engrossed as
amended by House amendment A. In
the Senate on March 80, it was taken
from the table and the Senate re-
jected House amendment A in nom
concurrence. In the House, on March
80, we did vote to adhere. In the
Senate March 81, that body voted to
insist on it's former action and asked
that u committee of conference be
appointed; and the only action, as
the Chair understands it, that can be
taken this morning would arise on a
motion to join in the committee OF
conference.
Mr.. HINCKLEY Of So. Portland:
Mr. Speaker, move that we join
and that a committee of conference
be appointed.
The motion prevailed, and the
Chair appointed as conferees on the
part of the House Messrs. Larrabee
of Lewiston, Barwise of Bangor, and
Wilson of Pressure Isle.
From the Senate: Bill, An Act to
abolish the Board of Public Works
Of the city of Lewiston, and to pro-
vide for highway commission. This
was passed to be engrossed as
amended by House Amendment A in
the House March rs. In the Senate
that body refused to adopt House
Amendment A in concurrence. Ir
the House thereafterward a motion
was made and carried to adhere. In
the Senate on the following day a re-
quest for a conference was reported
to the House, the Senate appointing
Senators Parent, Clark and Eaton as
conferees.
Mr.. HINCKLEY of So. Portland:
Mr.. Speaker, I move that we join in
the conference.
The motion prevailed, and the
Chair appointed as conferees on the
part of the House, Messrs. Larrabef
of Lewiston, Barwise of Bangor anG
Wilson of Pressure Isle.
The SPEAKER: In the absence Of
the gentleman from Lewiston, Mr.
Morneau, who tabled the other Sen.
ate paper relating to Lewiston mat
tiers, which is in exactly the same
situation, as the last two acted upon
if anyone should move now to take il
up out of order
Mr.. HINCKLEY of So. Portland
I move, Mr.. Speaker, that it be taker
up at this time, and I move that we
join in the committee of conference
The SPEAKER: In the absence o.
the gentleman from Lewiston, Mr.
Morneau, who tabled it, does the
gentleman from So. Portland (Mr
Hinckley) insist on that?
| Mr.. HINCKLEY: No, / will be GLAD
to leave it until he arrives.