Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-05

asserting that he was Of the opinion
that the bill could be made intelligent
to intelligent persons and explaining
Amendment b in detail.
Objection to number of the feat
ures of the bill was made by Pen.
I'almer of Island Falls, and in answer
Rep. Baker Of Steuben, a member OF
the teaching profession. spoke in fav-
OF of the bill. Rep. Hale also favored
the measure.
AT the request of Rep. Hamilton Of
Caribou. Rep. Sturgis of Auburn
withdrew his motion to indefinitely
postpone the bill and amendment. and
then Rep. Hamilton moved the adop-
ton of Amendment 3.
Rep. Stitham made ringing
speech in favor Of the bill
Motion was made by Rep. Hamilton
that Amendment E be adopted and
the House so voted. Then Rep HAM
ilton moved that the bill be referred
TO the next Legislature.
reference Of the bill to the next
legislature was opposed by Rep.
phillips of Orrington and Rep. Wing
or Auburn. Rep. Pierce of Sanford.
Rep. Mahcr of Augusta and Mrs
Ilnkham, representative from Fort
Kent, also spoke in behalf Of the
measure.
On voice vote the motion to re-
fer to the next Legislature seemed to
have lost by a big majority but it
was doubted and then Rep. Hamilton
asked for the yeas and nays, but q
sufficient number did not rise to per-
NIT this. On a rising vote the mo-
ton to refer was defeated by a vote
OF 81 to q. The bill as amended was
then passed to be engrossed.
Conference Committees Appointed
When the Leland gasoline tax bill
came back from the Senate with the
exemption amendments, Representa-
tive Leland of Sangerville moved that
the House insist upon the passage of
the bill in its original form. A con-
terence committee was named con-
s.StinG of Representatives Leland,
Granville and Mahcr.
Representatives Gagne of Lewiston,
Douglas Of IamOinc and Crafts of
Greenville were appointed a confer
cnce committee on the Lewiston po-
lice salaries bill, which. with amend
ment had been indefinitely postponed
in the Senate.
Representative Nickerson of Swan
Vile and Hamilton of Caribou were
named the conference committee on
the gravel road bill, which had been
indefinitely postponed in the Senate.
A resolve introduced cut of order
by Rep. Baker of Steuben, appro-
priating $3.50 for copying pictures of
previous speakers, in accordance with
the provisions of bill previously
introduced. was given it's readings.
a 10 of 90
order a bill to correct the bill which
had been vetoed by the Governor re-
lating to the appointment of a dentist
upon the Board of Health. Mr.. Hale
explained that the bill sent to the
the time of appointment of the MEM
Der which this bill would correct. The
bill was given its readings.
House Kills U. of M. Bill
On motion of Rep. Barwise of Ban
gor the House concurred with the
Senate in the indefinite postponement
of the resolve making the University
of Maine a State institution.
The House concurred with the Sen
ate in the request for a committee of
conference on the bill making it a
crime to be in possession of liquor in
q public place, this bill having been
indefinitely postponed by the House.
while the Senate had passed it to he
engrnssed. The House conferees
named arc Rounds of Portland. VIM
of Lisbon and Gagre of Lewiston.
Kill Resolve for Purchase Of Law
renee Garage for State Health
Laboratory
The House Wednesday afternoon,
on voice vote ion of Ron
Rounds of Portland indefinitely post