Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-07
SENATE
Tuesday, February 6,

SENATE
Tuesday, February 6, 1928.
Senate called to order by the
President.
Prayer by Rev. A. F. Walch Of
Augusta.
Journal Of previous session read
and approved.
Papers from the House disposed
OF in concurrence.
From the House: Ordered. the
Senate concurring, that there be APP
pointed a special joint committee
OF seven on the part Of the House,
and three on the part Of the Senate.
to consider the Cole report. and to
report to this Legislature by bill or
otherwise: and to which committee
may be referred bills pertaining to
the Cole report.
In the House read and passed and
the followisg committee appointed
on the part of the House: Messrs.
Archibald. Jones. Stratton, Brew
ster, Baker, Granville and Morse.
In the Senate read and passed.
and the Chair appointed as such
committee on the part Of the Sen
ate: Messrs. Eaton, Allen and
Cram.
From the House: Resolve in favor
of the Maine State Prison at Thorn
aston for repair of outside buildings.
Resolve in favor Of the Maine
State Prison for maintenance and
current expenses.
Resolve providing for the COM
pletion Of the cell block Of the
Maine State Prison at Thomaston.
These resolves were referred by
the Senate to the committee on ap-
preparations and financial affairs
The House referred the resolves to
the committee on State prisons, In
non concurrence.
On motion by Mr.. Eaton OF OK
ford, the Senate voted to recede and
concur with the House reference.
From the House: An Act to
amend Section 20 of Chapter 16 of
the Revised Statutes to provide
Transportation for pupils who live
on islands on which there are no
secondary schools and from which
regular transportation lines are es-
tablished.
In the House referred to the COM
mittee on education.
In the Senate on motion by Mr..
IInckley Of Cumberland, tabled and
500 copies ordered printed pending
reference in concurrence.
From the House: An Act to
amend Chapter Of the Revised
Statutes of 1916, as amended by the
Public Laws Of 1917 relating to
elections. ballot boxes in particular.
by revising Sections 81, 81. 80 and
g..
In the House referred to the COM
mittee on legal affairs.
In the Senate on motion by Mr.
Hinckley of Cumberland, tabled and
500 copies ordered printed pending
reference in concurrence.
Communication from the Executive
Department
State Of Maine
Executive Department.
February 6, 1923.
To the Senators and Representa-
tives of the S1st Legislature:
For the Information Of the Legis-
lature / have had prepared a list of
the employees OF the S0th Legisla-
ture showing the salaries paid to
them. The information handed you
herewith has been furnished me by
the auditors office and is divided
into three classes.
Class A gives the list of en-
ployees of the S0th Legislature who
receive more than one salary for the
legislative work.
Glass r gives a list Of legislative
employees who receive single
salary for their legislative work.
Class G gives a list Of the en-
ployccs who receive u special salary
for their legislative work, and in
addition thereto their regular sal
aries as State departmental en-
ployceS.
MI
these three classes was s25,-
9O4.3s. not including regular sal
aries In Glass C. amounting
to s4,75os2, and this message
is sent you so that you may have
the information needed in preparing
the salary lists of the employees
Of the present S1st Legislature. In
my opinion there is some duplica-
ton in these items. and I believe, in
the interest Of economy, it would be
we'll for the several legislative COM
mittees to consult together before
establishing the amounts to be paid
for services rendered during the
present session.
At the beginning OF the session an
order was introduced providing that
the Governor and Council fix the
amounts Of salaries to be paid for
certain legislative employees. The
Legislature in its wisdom declined
to pass the order. prefcrring to
handle this matter itself. In order
that the Legislature may have the
facts upon which to base its figures
the State Auditor has prepared the
accompanying tables at my request,
and l submit them to you.
The total amount Of s25.904,3S
appears large, and l believe if the
Legislature cares to do so that in
some cases the figures can be re-
duccd by substantial amount
without doing injustice to those en-
ployed. If the Legislature will set
an example in the practice of
economy in the management OF its
own affairs, it will encourage our
State departments and institutions
to do likewise and our people will
he relieved from some of the stag
Eering burdens of taxation.
CLASS A
Employees Of Eightieth Legislature
who Received More than One Salary
for Legislative Work
Charles S. Buckley,
('IorlS ('ommit on Wayy