Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-31

| aOOpIlOn OF senate Amendment a, INC
! amendment was read by the clerk.
Thereupon. the House voted to
adopt Senate Amendment A in con-
| currence. and the bill as amended by
| Senate Amendment A was passed to
| be cngrossed in concurrence.
| from the Senate: Bill, an act to
amend Section 116 Of Chapter four
| of the Revised Statutes. pertaining to
the right to kill dogs.
This was passed to be enacted in
! the House March 20. and passed to be
| engrossed, March 20.
In the Senate, passed to be en-
crossed as amended by Senate
ed by Senate Amendment A in nom
concurrence.
| Lord of South Portland, that body to
reconsider it's action whereby this
bill was passed to be enacted; and
| on further motion by the same gem
| tleman. the vote was reconsidered
whereby the bill was passed to be en-
crossed. Thereupon. the same gen.
| tleman moved the adoption Of Sem
| ate Amendment A in concurrence.
| and the amendment was read by the
| clerk.
Senate Amendment A was adopted
in concurrence. and the bill as thus
amended was passed to be engrossed
in concurrence.
The SPEAKER: The Chair pres
ents out of order.
Report Of committee on the pri-
mary Law.
Report A Of the committee on Legal
Affairs on bill, an act to provide for
| the nomination Of candidates for Of
| flee by political parties, reporting
| that the same ought not to pass, re-
! port being signed by the following:
Senator Brewster Of Cumberland and
| Representative Siddall of Sanford.
| Holmes of Lewiston and Clarke of
| Stonington.
Report B Of thessame committee on
the same bill. reporting the same in
| new draft and that it ought to pass,
| the report being signed by the fol-
| lowing: Senator Powers Of Aroos-
. took. Representatives Hale OF Port
: land, Morrison of Phillips, and Mar
! tin of Augusta.
: Report C of the same committee on
| the same bill. reporting the same in
new draft. under title OF an act to
amend Chapter } of the Revised
/ Statutes. relating to nominations and
that it ought to pass, the report be-
ing signed by he following: Senator
| Cram of Cumberland. and Represen-
| tive Cakes of Portland.
On motion by Mr.. Clarke Of Ston-
| 1ngton. the various reports were tab
| led. pending acceptance.
On motion by Mr.. Bartlett Of Wa
terville. the new drafts We're ordered
printed under the Joint Rules.
Orders Of the Day
The SPEAKER: The first thing I'M
| der orders of the day to be consider
| ed are those especially assigned for
| for today. and the first matter is re-
ports \ and 3 of committees on Pub
! lie Utilities and Ways and Bridges on
resolve relating to kennebec River
Bridge. Senate Document No. 294.
! tabled by the gentleman from Ban
| gor Mr.. Hodgkins. pending accept
ance of either report: and the Chair
| recognizes the gentleman from Ban
| gor Mr.. Hodgkins.
Mr.. HODGkINS: Mr.. Speaker, I
| now yield to the gentleman from
Parsonsfield. Mr.. Granville.
| Mr.. GRANVILLE of Parsonsfield:
| Mr.. Speaker and gentlemen: I move
I the acceptance of the report. ought
| not to pass. 1 think that is a divided
| report do not remember whether
| IL as IL dJoIIly or d minority re-
| port. but I think the reports were
| divided nine and nine.
| The SPEAKER: The rentlema n
| from Parsonsfield. Mr.. Granville.
| moves the acceptance of the report,
ought not to pass.
Mr.. GRANVILLE: Ought not to
| pass: and Mr.. Speaker and gentle
men. l would like to explain my po-
| sition and the committees position
| upon this matter. There is another
| bill, which was tabled by me Ma arch
| %. reports A and L of committees of
Public Utilities and Ways and
| Bridges. on bill. an act to provide for
| building a bridge across the Kennc-
| bee River. These two bills are in
| separable. because the one on which
| ] have Just made the motion is re-
| solve calling for Constitutional
amendment and for a bond issue OF
100000 put out under the charter,
! which is this one which tabled last
night. One is a charter and the 9TH
! Ell. resolve.
The joint committees of Public
Utilities and ways and Bridges had
| before it this proposition, the pro-
position of private toll bridge at
! Bath. and also a proposition for a
l
at the same time a bill providing for
a Commission to investigate and re-
| port to the Legislature. This hear
| ing was very largely attended by a
| great number of enthusiastic people
! VINO demonstrated to the committee,
| and L think every one here, that
| there was great deal of interest in
the subject of having a bridge across
! the river at Bath. The joint commit =
i tee / think one and all felt that it
was a worthy project and that there
| should be bridge there for the de-
Nclopmcnt and convenience of all the
| people living on the coast as far east
| as Rocliland. and to some extent be-
yond that. But the opinion of some
| of the committee, I will say onc-ha If
| OF the committee. because 7 think
| these reports were signed by nine and
| nine-that is. there were two reports
| on the one we have under considera-
ton, two reports on the ore tabled
| last night, and two reports on the
! privately owned toll bridge. which
l think is upon the table in the SEN
| ate. pending action upon this meas
| ure.
1t seemed to us of the committee
who signed this report, ought not to
| pass. that. although the people in
| those localities were very enthusiast
| is for a bridge. it was rather a bridge
! than the bridge. They wanted some
, convenience for getting across the
| river. and the original bill as pres
ented by the Senator from Sagada-
hoe Jailed for a free. State owned
! bridge. Now later he reconsidered
| that matter and in the committee
brought out new draft, which is the
one we have before us. and which is
| for a State-owned toll bridge, and,