Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-30
Douglas Invites
SOlOns to LamOine

las OF LamO!ne IN an eloquent speech
told the story of the settlement of his
town by Madame La Val, a French
noblewOman and the first female
probably to wear knickerbockers on
the American continent, and he
wound up by inviting the Legislature.
the Governor and heads of State de-
partments to Shore Acres for a shore
dinner on Saturday, June 16.
The gathering arose and cheercd
and applauded, and then Rep. Nell
heron of Lewiston moved that vote
OF thanks be extended Rep. Douglas.
Perhaps the best way to signify
our gratitude is to attend" said
Speaker Hollcy.
AT this stage of the proceedings
the pages produced some boxes of
cigars and the speaker said: The
pages will now pass the vetoes."
The two reports on the act provid-
ing for the construction Of n State
toll bridge over the kennebec river
between Bath and Woolwich were
tabled for consideration Friday.
The House, like the Senate, sub
stituted for the report of the commit
tee on education. ought not to pass,
the bill requiring the reading of the
Bible in the public schools, and the
act was passed to be engrossed under
suspension of the rules.
The act amending the public law
relating to public wharves and the
establishment of adequate commerce.
which gives greater powers to the di-
rectors Of the State Pier. came from
the Senate, Thursday evening, where
it was passed to be engrossed in the
afternoon, and after being given it's
first and second readings was tabled
by Rep. Hale of Portland.
The act relating to public utilities
and giving the Public Utilities COM
mission authority to establish rates
for gasoline driven vessels of GER
tain size which was indefinitely post
poned by the House. came from the
Senate passed to be engrossed and
the Senate asked for committee on
conference. The House insisted on
its previous action and the conferees
appointed by the speaker were Reps.
Tilden of Hallowell, Jordan of West
brook and Staples of Oxford.
The bill providing that fines in
liquor cases shall revert to the NUM-
cipalities where the seizures are
made. indefinitely postponed by the
to be enGrossed in the Senate. and a
committee of conference asked. The
House agreed to conference and
mittce Reps. Phillips of OrrinGton.
Chalmers of Bangor and Morrison Of
Phillips.
Among the several acts passed to
be enacted was the Portland stadium
bill.
The committee on public utilities
made its final report.
The committee on judiciary pre-
scented a divided report on the act re-
lating to jury trials of probate ap-
peals. The majority report, ought
not to pass, was signed by. Senators
Aroostoo'l and Representatives Gar
Weeks of Fairfield and Archibald Of
Houlton. The minority report, ought
to. pass in a new draft. was signed
by Senator Hinckley of Cumberland
ard Representatives Nichols Of Port
land, Maher of Augusta and Saun-
ders of Lubec. Both reports We're
tabled by Rep. Maher and the House
voted to have the minority report
printed.
The committee on Cole report re-
ported ought to. pass in new draft
under the title "An Act to abolish the
office of State land agent" the act
relating to the salary. of the State
land agent and forest commissioner.
The joint committee on judiciary
and labor reported ought to pass in
a new draft under the title IAN Act
relating to the hours Of labor for
minors" on the 4S-hour bill.
The committee on ways and
bridges reported ought to pass in a
new draft on the act requiring the
OF gravel roads. unless
otherwise specified by action Of