Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-18
SENATE

THURSDAY. March II. 1eA.
Senate called to order BY Hon.
Charles e. Quincy, President pro
,tempore.
Prayer by Rev. NJ. @. Folsom Of
Gardner.
Journal Of previous session read
and approved.
Papers from the House disposed
of in concurrence.
From the House, An Act to leg
alize and make valid the doings OF
the town of Orono at a special meet
ing of voters of said town, held AN
gust ii. 1920.
In the House this bill was received
under suspension OF the rules, was
read three times and passed to be
engrossed without reference to a
committee.
In the Senate. on motion by Mr..
Thombs Of Penobscot. the Bill was
received under suspension OF the
rules, was read twice and passed to
be engrossed.
From the House: An Act to In
corporate the Monmouth Water and
Sewer district.
This bill was passed TO be en-
crossed in the Senate and sent down
for concurrence.
The House adopted House Amend
ment A.
In the Senate, on motion by Mr..
ThombS Of Penobscot, the action was
reconsidered whereby the bill was
passed to be engrossed, and on fur
Their motion by the same senator
House Amendment A was adopted
in concurrence and the bill as
amended was passed to be engrossed..
From the House: An Act to
amend Section 10 of Chapter 5S of
the Revised Statutes, relating to
street railroads.
In the Senate this bill was passed
TO be engrossed. In the House it
was Indefinitely postponed
Mr.. EATON of Oxford: Mr.. Presi-
dent, j move that the Senate concur
with the House in the indefinite
postponement of this bill
Mr.. THOMBS of. Penobseot: Mr..
President. may l inquire as to the
title Of the bill?
tThc title was read by the Chair.)
Mr.. HARRINGTON of Kennebec:
Mr. President, l move that the bill
lie on the table for the present.
The motion was agreed to.
From the House: An Act to
amend Section Is of Chapter All of
the Revised Statutes, relative to the
salary OF the secretary of State.
In the House, the committee on
al ~ rnnnrfaH this hill
ought not to pass.
Mr.. SPRAGUE Of Piscataquis:
.Ir. President. l move that the bill
lie on the table
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. HARRINGTON of Kennebec:
Mr President, would like to inquire
what the purpose of tabling this bill
Mr.. SPRAGUE: Mr. President, I
will do so very willingly. 1t is not
for the purpose of increasing the
salary; it is not for the purpose of
anything except justice and fairness.
Governor Baxter in his last message
10 us advocated or advised us. sug-
gested, the equalization of salaries
for the heads of departments.
My position is simply this. that il
is not a square deal, it is not fair
thing, it is not right from any stand
point to pick out one and not raise it.
and raise another one. Now take
the Secretary of State. this very one
under consideration, here is bill
pending before this Legislature,
what they call the automobi bill.
and it takes away perhaps consider
able business from the Secretary OF
State. That may not pass: that Sec
ton of the bill may not pass. No
one now can tell inst how to equalize
that matter, and / gay that this is
wrong. this proceeding of sending
these in by piece meals All / want
is to get them on the table so that
we senators can confer with Cover
nor Baxter and see just what is best
! want to cooperate with the Cover
nor. He has made suggestion In
his message, and he made 1t in earn
est. he didn't do it for fun in my
opinion.
do not see any way how we can
act on these resolves intelligently by
this piece meal method. That is all
the object I have.
From the House: An Act to amend
Section s of Chapter 244 of the Pub
lie Laws of 1917. relative to the salary
of the commissioner of inland fisher
les and game.
In the House, the committee on sal
aries and fees reported this bill ought
not to pass. ~,
In the Senate. on motion by Mr..
Sprague of Piscataquis, tabled. 4
From the House: An Act amending
Section Al of Chapter III of the Re-
vised Statutes, relative to the sala-
ries of sheriffs especially in regard to
the salary of the sheriff of the SCUM
~ OF Oxford
In the House. the committee on sal
aries and fees r. ID this bill ought
not to pass.
In the Senate, on motion by MT. Ea-
ton OF Oxford. tabled pending ac-
ceptance Of the report of the COM
mittee s..
House Bills in First Reading =
II. ESQ. An Act to repeal An Act
creating the Office of livestock sani-
tary commissioner, and to transfef
the duties of said Office tos the con
missioner Of agriculture.
Fl. 40. Resolve reimbursing the
county of Kennebcc for money ex-
pended for pursuinC nm insane Grim