Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-29


roses, while Rep Wing OF Auburn
made the presentation speech in
similar gift to Mrs. Chapman, wife
OF Clyde r. Chapman Of Belfast, the
clerk of the House. sfs
Then Rep. Archibald Of Houlton In
nice little speech presented MIS-.
Dora B. Pinkham Of Fort Kent, with
bouquet Of roses.
Rep. Maher OF Augusta in pretty
little speech on behalf Of the House.
presented a bouquet Of roses to Mrs.
Holley. wife Of Speaker Frank H.
Holley. Il
Veto Sustained on HouIton Asri. Soc.
Resolve
Taking up the Governors veto OF
the Houlton Agricultural society re-
solve Rep. Archibald. Of Houlton said
he. would urge no men to vote for the
!! resolve, unless he believed that 1t
should be passed over the veto. He
then briefly outlined the reasons why
he felt. the money should be given
that fair. The House voted q TO 70
against overriding the veto.
Passes Maine Advertising Resolve
Rep Chalmers of Bangor moved the
indefinite postponement of'the resolve
and the amendment appropriating
money. to set forth the advantages OF
Maine. The original resolve called
for an expenditure Of $25, 900 annual
~ for this purpose and the amend
ment reduced the amount to $4,000 a
year.
Rep. Douglass Of Lamoine opposed
the indefinite postponement OF the re-
solve saying that it has been reduced
from ;$25.O0O to $4,000.
The motion to .indefpitely postpone
was lost. Is to "A. and the bill as
amended was passed to be engrossed.
Other Business in House
On motion Of Rep. Rogers Of Rock
land the. act to incorporate South !
Thomaston and Owls Head into a
single town was taken from the table |
and passed to be engrossed.
The next matter before the House !
was Aat OF the majority and minority |
reports OF the committee on legal af-
Fairs on the act to amend the law re-
Iating to corporate records and stoci; !
lists and providing that III the section
Of the la (which allows interested
stockholders to examine the stock lists
of a corporation, no stochholdcr snail
be deemed a person interested who he's
the purpose in seeking access to such
stock lists, to use such lists for pro-
noting dealings in securities of other
corporations.
The matter had been tabled March
90 by Representative Holmes of Lew
iston and the question before the
House was on Representative Hale's
motion for the acceptance Of the ma
joiity report. fought to pass
Following a brief debate. tho motion
to adopt the ma ority report was then
lost by.a vote Of 3Sto 40. and upon mo-
ton Of Rep. Holmes the minority re-
port. fought not to pass"
On motion by Rep. Rounds of Port
iand the act providing for a now char
! ter for the city of Portland was taken
! from the table and was passed - be
cngrosscd.
Rep. Conant Of Buckficld presented
an amendment to the resolve providing
/ for display fer the Eastern States
Exposition at Springfield Mass. The
amendment makes an appropriation CT
$500 for the fiscal year beginning July
| I. 1928. and $1,000 for the fiscal year
! beginning July !. 1924. The resolve
as amended was passed to be en-
crossed.
Resolve for Airplane State Landing
at Augusta
| Rep. Maher of Augusta introduced
out of order resolve appropriating
| $4,000 to provide for State landing
! Tor aeroplanes at the state muster field
J
! at Augusta.
TIL. House adjourned until 2 o'clock
/ Thursday morning.
! They now call Senator CroXford
+. of Newport the cooking senator.
| Wednesday evening. with the aid of
| Representative Bradbury OF New
port. Messenger II. Ralph Hayes of
! Randolph of the House and the
| House Folders Julian X. CroXford
of Newport and Alvin Ramsdcll of
| York. the Penobscot senator invad-
| cd the Hub and set forth to the
legislative reporters and few other
guests a steak dinner" with all the
filings.
The impromptu after dinner en-
! tertainment with Sam Common as the
! POSTMASTER was q hummer. Mike"
| Hennessy OF the HoSton Globe told
/ bunch OF Washington stories of
, Harding, Coolidge. Daugherty and
| Uncle Joe Cannon. Representative
Archibald of Houhon played the
| piano for an irpromptu sing. Sem
| ator Wilson of ArOOstooll aided the
chorus voices and Senator CroX-
ford gave series of character and
! dialect impersonations. The climax
was Il realistic story OF old days in
| Dixmont, by tho Rev. Henry T..
| Dunnack. state Librarian.
The legislative reporters present
| were !. clement Murphy Sam T..
| Conner. Waldo IT. Ecnnett. Edwin \.
Moore. Edwin g. Eurloigh and IT.
| Augustus Merrill and cecil Clay.
House stcnoGraphcr.