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

10 ala IN construction Of a road
Nesoave In favor Of the town OF
South lhomaston for aid in improving
Head village: W. S'
Resolve in favor Of the town n,
Surry; '"e 'o"" o'
Resolve appropriating money to air
the town of Union in building a bridge
IN the county of Knox;
nesoiVe IN favor Of Beaver Dam
BROOK bridge in the town of Wesley:
Resolve In favor Of road in the towr
CT Whitneyville;
Resolve in favor of the town nj
Whitncvville;
resolve appropriating money to aid
III building road in Winterville plan.
tation. Aroostook county:
reported that the same ought not to
Lass. ~
Inc report was accepted.
Finally Passed
Resolve. appropriating money for the
purpose of operating the fish hatcheries
ana feeding stations for fish, for the
protection Of fish. game birdst and fo,
printing the report Of the commissioner
OF inland fisheries and game and other
expenses incident to the administra.
zion OF the Department Of Inland FISH.
cries and Game.
| ORDERS
On motion by Mr.. Bemis of Somer.
set. it was
Ordered. that the Governor be re.
quested to return Resolve in favor of
several academies, institutes. semina.
r!es. and colleges. for maintenance. re-.
pairs ana improvements Oh. D. 432)
for further consideration by the Sen.
ate.
| Orders of the Day
Inc President laid before the Senate
An Act to amend Chapter 81 of the Fri.
Vate and Special Laws OF 1917 as
amended by Chapter 1o4 Of the Private
ana Special Laws of the Special Ses.
SION of 1919. relating to the salaries
OF chief of police and police captains
OF the city of Lewiston blouse Doc
no. a. and recognized the senator
from Cumberland. Senator Hinckley.
Mr.. HlNCKLEY: Mr.. President, ]
| move IN order to clean up the calen.
dar. that this bill be indefinitely post.
poncd.
The motion was agreed to and the
Dill was indefinitely postponed.
The President laid before the Senate
Resolve in favor of the State Armory
at Lewiston and recognized the scna-
tor from Oxford. Mr.. Eaton.
Mr.. EATON: Mr.. President, 1 yield
to the senator from Kenncbcc, Mr.
Wadsworth.
Mr.. WADSWORTH: Mr.. President
move that this matter be tabled TO,
a short time and will take it up later
The motion was agreed to and the
bill was tabled.
The President laid before the Senate
Resolve. proposing an amendment &c
tho Constitution prohibiting the use OF
public funds for sccretarian schools
(Scnate Doc. No. $50.
On motion by Mr. Hincllcy of Cum
bcrland, tabled.
The President laid before the Senate
Resolve. amending Article IX of the
Constitution as amended by Article
| AAHN of the Constitution and as
amended by Article NLITI increa sins
thea mount of bonds to be issued fol-
tho purpose of building State highway.
and State Aid highways and providing
for the building of intrastate, inter
state and international bridges blouse
Doc. No. 459).
Gin the absence Of Senator Smith
retabled)
The President laid before the Senate
House report from the committee OF
Ways and Bridges, reporting "ough
to pass" in new draft on An Act tC
provide for the construction of grave
roads in all cases except where a differ
ent type of construction is especially
authorized blouse Doc. No. 491. anc
recognized the senator from Washing
ton. Mr.. Emery.
On motion by Mr.. Emery. the report
of the committee was accepted in con
reading, and the same senator then of
fered Senate Amendment A and moved
its adoption.
Senate Amendment A to II. ID. 4O1
II. D. 491 is hereby amended by add
ing thereto the following section:
/ Section .. Thep rovisions Of this
act shall not apply to those portions o,
State aid or trunk line roads in cite.
or towns where the buildings are near
err than two hundred feet apart for tine
distance of one-quarter Of a mile Of
more"
Mr. WADSWORTH of Kenncbec: Mr.
President. it seems to me that his i.
unnecessary legislation. I move thai
the act and the amendment both be in
definitely postponed.
| The motion was agreed to and the
bill and amendment were, Indefinitely
postponed.
The President laid before the Senate
An Act providing for tax upon gas
olne and other products used in oper
ating internal combustion engines
blouse Doc No. 400, and recognized
the senator from York. Mr.. Allen:
Mr.. ALLEN: Mr.. President, I yielt
to the senator from Cumberland. Mr.
Cram.
Mr.. CRAM: Mr.. President and
members of the Senate. l have giver
some consideration to this matter since
cur action of yesterday afternoon. ant
am quite convinced that it is proper
for us to pass this bill as it originally
came to US.
I move that we reconsider our actor
whereby we adopted certain amend
ments.
Mr.. HINCKLEY of Cumberland
Mr.. President. 1 certainly would be
Obliged to oppose the passage of this
bill unless in the amended form, fol
1 believe it would be a very serious
mistake. first, from an economical
standpoint and second to do it from
a legal standpoint, for 1 feel as firm
" convinced on this matter as on an!
| question we have passed this session
that the exemptions we are passing
into law would be unconstitutional. al
the courts Of New Hampshire have
held.
hope the members Of the Senate
will vote against reconsideration.
The PRESIDENTS: The Chair will
have to ask the senator from Cum.
berland. Mr.. Cram, to make his mo-
ton explicit, for the Senate ha:
adopted two amendments. Senate
Amendment was adopted yester
day. and the day before Senat.
Amendment A was adopted.