Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-11

| building Mattawamkeag bridge,
| maintenance and other purposes at
| the School for Predetermined, Sem
ate payroll, House payroll, care and
| treatment of certain persons in hos
pitfalls and charitable institutions, re-
| pairs on Norridgewock bridge.
Concurrence on ArmOry Rental
The House received with applause
! the report of the committee on con-
| ference on the resolve for armory
rentals, to the effect that the Senate
! had receded and Concurred with the
House in passing the measure.
Amend Marketing Bill
| Hhe House Joined the senate in
| amending the cooperative marketing
| agreement to give members of CO.
| operative exchanges the right of as
sent or dissent to the terms of the
contracts and on motion of Rep.
| Bragdon of Perham passed the bill
/ to be engrossed.
| Disagree on Succession Tax Bill
The House accepted the report of
the conference committee that it was
unable to agree in relation to the
disagreeng action of the two
branches on the act relating to when
no succession tax shall be levied on
| the stock bonds and evidences of
| debt of Maine corporation
Present Gold Watch to Speaker
Gardiner
In behalf of the members of the
House. Rep. Wing of Auburn then
presented to Speaker Gardiner
| beautiful gold watch. In making the
presentation, Rep. Wing spoke of the
many fine qualities of the speaker
his charm of personality tempered
with kindness, his capacity of mind
and wisdom. and his fairness which
commands the respect of all. "Ac-
cept this token by which we show
! collectively the friendly feeling
which we have for YOU. Mr.. Speak
er, the House of your friends gives
| you greeting" asserted Rep. Wing.
! And the members of the House rose
with rounds of applause.
Speaker Gardiner Responds
With feeling, Speaker Gardiner
| told of the gift and all that it signi-
| fled. "Members of the send legis-
lature." he said. II thank you for
| this gift and the words of your able
| spokesman. l hope for many years
to adhere to this watch and never
consent to join in committee or
conference that it may be taken
away from me-"
He declared that he had endured
wearing the fancy raiment" with
which he was clad and that one of
the journalists had referred humor-
ously to "Tudor's new suit Now
have a watch for it," he said. He
asserted. however. that he would
never take out the suit without
pleasant recollections for it was the
suit in which he was married eight
or nine years ago.
Rep. curtis of Brewer then pre-
scented in behalf of the House
beautiful bouquet of roses to Mrs
Gardiner. wife of the speaker of the
House. lie asserted that it was such
devotion as Mrs. Gardiner had
shown to her husband that inspires
men on to higher things.
Postpone Winding Lodges Power Co.
| Act
The business Of the session then
being resumed, the House then con-
sidered the act to incorporate the
| Winding Lodges Power Company, on
which the pending question was the
motion of Rep. Sargent OF Sedge-
wick to indefinitely postpone both
bill and amendment.
The motion to indefinitely pre-
! vailed on a voice vote which was al
most unanimous.
! Refuse to Reconsider Reciprocity
Act Vote
| After a brief debate the House
refused to reconsider it's vote or
! Thursday afternoon adopting the
| Littletield amendment to the social
ed reciprocity bill. This was the
measure which would give to visit
| ing automobiles the right to remain
/ in Maine, without paying regis
/ tration fee, for the same time their
home state granted Maine cars. The
amendment fixed this date at 20 days
with half rate registration.
Oakcs Amendment Adopted
Rep. OaRes offered an amendment
enacting clause and provide full re-
ciprocity to passenger cars, leaving
motor trucks as under the present
| law. He explained that the amend
ment is practically the originally bill
and eliminates the Littlefield amend
ment which gave passenger cars
| 20-day free stay and thereafter
registration at half price with no re-
! ciprocity for trucks.
The Cakes amendment was car
ried on a voice vote and the Dill
passed to be engrossed.
Discuss Mill Dam Act
Rep. Piper of Jackman moved
/ that the House concur with the SEN
ate in accepting Report c of the
judiciary committee on the act re-
| lating to mills and mill dams, the
! st. John bill, so called.
| Report c was unanimously accept
! ed and on motion of Rep. Wing the
| bill was passed to be engroSSed.
| The House voted to insist on It's
action in passing a resolve to build
a bridge across the st. John river
at Fort Kent.
The House concurred with the
| Senate in rejecting Amendment A to
provide for pensions for Lewiston
| policemen. Amendment A provided
referendum. Later on motion OIL
| Rep. Holmes of Lewiston the House
passed the bill to be engrossed with
out referendum attachment.
Pass Carter Mill Dam Act
The Carter act relating to mills and
mill dams was passed to be enacted
when the House reconvened for it's aft
! ernoon session.
The House accepted the report of
the conference committee on the re-
solve appropriating money for a
bridge across the St. Croix River at
Vanceboro, reporting that the Senate
recede and concur with the House In
accepting the minority report. ought
to pass"
The House concurred with the Sem
ate in indefinite postponement of the
resolve for new construction at the
reformatory for women. and also re-
ceded and concurred with the Senate
| in indefinite postponement of the
amendment to the resolve for main
| fenanCa of that institution which