Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-17
HOUSE

6OOSe
Friday. March Is, 1928.
The House met according to ad-
,,urnment and was called to order
Nv the Speaker.
PRAYER by the Rev. Mr.. Cornish
=, york. Captain and Chaplain of the
foSrd Regiment.
Journal Of previous session read
and approved.
On motion by Mr.. Granville Of
p.rsonfield the following order was
nresented out OF order:
ordered, that the Governor be re-
.uested to return to the House. bill,
an act providing for the issue Of
STATE Highway and Bridge Bonds.
The order received passage.
The SPEAKER: The Chair pres
ants an act to provide for the issue
~ state highway and bridge bonds.
On motion by Mr.. Granville Of
p,rsonfield. the House voted to re-
consider it's action whereby this bill
was passed to be enacted; and on
further motion by the same gentle
man, the House voted to reconsider
Il, action whereby the bill was pass
81 to be enSrOSSeu.
Mr., Granville of Parsonf1eld then
offered House Amendment A as fol-
lows and moved it's adoption:
House Amendment A to Senate
Document No. 1873.
Senate Document No. 1913 is hereby
amended by striking out the word
"three" in the seventh line of Section
three. and inserting in place thereof
=
fer the word "hiShways" in the ninth
line Of Section three the words lone
hundred thousand dollars is hereby
appropriated to be used in the build
ing and rebuilding of interstate, in
trastate, and international bridges"
The amendment was adopted: and
on further motion by Mr.. Granville
D Of rarsonfleld the bill as amended
BY House Amendment A was passed
TO be engrossed.
From the Senate: Ordered. the
House concurring. that when the
Senate and House adjourn. they adj
journ to meet Monday afternoon,
March -. at 40 o'clock
The order was passed in concur
renee.
Papers from the Senate disposed
Of in concurrence.
From the Senate: Report OF the
committee on banks and banking on
bill, an act to revise and consolidate
banking laws of this State. report
ing same in a new draft. under same
title and that it ought to pass"
In the senate. report read and ac-
ceped and the bill passed to be
ensrossed as amended by Senate
Amendment A.
In the House. the bill as amend
ed by Senate Amendment A received
iti first and second readings. and on
motion by Mr.. Nichols of Portland
was tabled pending it's third read
Ing
From the Senate: Bill, an act to
amend Chapter 3, Section 81 of the
Revised Statutes. relative to print
ing and binding of reports of certain
State departments.
This was passed to be ensrossed in
the House as amended by House
Amendment A, March Z.
sln the Senate. passed to be en-
crossed as amended by House
Amendment A and Senate Amendment
In non-concurrence.
In the House, that body voted to
reconsider its action whereby this
Dill was passed to be engrossed as
amended by House Amendment A
on March Z: and it was voted that
senate Amendment A be adopted in
concurrence. Thereupon. the bill as
amended by House Amendment A and
senate Amendment A was passed to
+" engrossed in concurrence.
From the Senate: Majority and
minority reports OF the Cumberland
county Delegation on bill an act
l providing for an additional Justice
! OF the Superior Court for the county
I Cumberland.
Inc majority report was accepted
10 the House. March IA, in non-con-
! currence.
IN the Senate. that body insisted
vi lts former action whereby 1t ac-
"pted the minority report:
Mt: ROUNDS Of Portland: Mr..
speaker. ! move that we insist on
our former action.
me SPEAKER: Does the gentle
man wish to ask for committee of
'aierence. or merely to insist?
Mr. ROUNDS: Mr.. Speaker. they
aa not ask for any committee on
Ohlerence, and l do not know why
W. should. 1T is killed between the
"U houses isn't it:
ihs SPEAKER: Unless there is
.Vhe further action, the bill will au-
omatically die.
ihereupon. on motion by Mr..
"ouhds OF Portland. the House voted
insist on its former action.
AT this point Mrs. pinkham of Fort
sn vnt assumed the Chair. amid the
'l'ing)
message From the Governor
STATE OF MAINE
off1ce Of the Governor
IT., Augusta. March Is, 1923.
he honorable Senate and House
Stature:
several bills have been introduced
Ins the present session of the
,ms,isture to change our tax ex-
t.oh laws. These bills have
,o,' AVN attention to the unsatisfac-
| M. status Of the laws now govern
ing subject. Chapter 10. Section
me Revised Statutes, as amend
| Of a .Nes In detail the several classes
,ron moperty that are relieved by law
III. tearing their proper share OF
~stax burden.
/ WIN fundamentally all the property
t,yn. w." the State equally should pay
shot,, ana no class of property
.dv s,a De allowed to reap an unfair
from time to time legislatures have
! MM e,ide thee tax exemption privilege
uatli at present. in the sections Of
~, %s Statutes above referred to. there
MY NJ, thirteen separate paragrap hs in
dfaar are enumerated more than 40
arefent classes of property that are
Tree by law.