Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-24
HOUSE

Adjourned until tomorrow morning
at $50.
HOUSE
Monday. March %. 1925.
The House met according to ad-
journment and was called to order by
the Speaker.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Megert Of
Hallowell.
Journal of the previous session
read and approved.
The SPEAKER: 1t has been sug-
gested that when the House adjourn
it adjourn to $50 tomorrow morning.
Papers from the Senate disposed Of
In concurrence.
From the Senate: Report of the
committee on Judiciary reporting
Ought not to pass" on bill An Act
to amend Section "a of Chapter 211
of the Bubble Laws of 1921 relating
to nonresident motor vehicles. Is.
p. No. 1850 Is. D. 145).
Comes from the Senate report read
and accepted.
In the House, on motion by Mr..
Littlefield of kennebunk tabled pend
ing acceptance Of the report in con-
currence.
From the Senate: Report of the
committee on Judiciary reporting
Ought not to pass" on bill an act to
amend Section "a of Chapter 211 of
the Public Laws of 1921, relative to
motor vehicles and law of the road,
Is. +. No. 1873 IS. d. 59).
Comes from the Senate report read
and accepted.
In the House, on motion by Mr..
Littlefield of Kennebunk tabled
pending acceptance of the report in
concurrence.
From the Senate: Report Of the
committee on Inland Fisheries and
Game on bill an act to regulate fish
ing in the Aroostook River and
tributaries in Aroostook county IS.
P. No. 32O reporting same in a new
draft (S. 2. No. 546) Is. D. 232)
under same title and that it Ought
to pass"
Comes from the Senate report read
and accepted and the bill passed to
,, be engrossed.
In the House, on motion by Mr..
Hamilton of Caribou, tabled pending
acceptance of the report in concur
renee.
Senate Bill in First Reading
S. 2. No. SAT: An act relating to
the salary of the Judge of the Ken
nebunk Municipal Court.
From the Senate: Resolve in favor
of double stacking the State Library.
Is. P. No. So Is. d. No. $50 which
was Indefinitely postponed in the
House March 18th.
Comes from the Senate that body
insisting on it's former action where
by the bill was passed to be en-
crossed and asking for Committee
of Conference with the following
members appointed on it's part:
Messrs. CARTER of Androscoggin
ALLEN of York
c RAM of Cumberland
On motion by Mr.. Nichols of Port
land the House voted to join the
Committee of Conference and the
following Conferees were appointed
on its part:
Messrs. NICHOLS of Portland
FROST of Belfast
HARTMAN of Readfield
The following remonstrance was
received and, upon recommendation
of the committee on reference of
bills. was referred to the following
committee:
Judiciary
BY Mr.. Campbell of Kingman:
RemonStrance of G. G. Richardson
and 81 others of Patten against bill
compelling potatoes under crop
mortgage to be marketed through
the Exchange. Oh. Z. No. 1225).
Orders
Mr.. Holmes of Lewiston presented
the following order and moved it's
passage:
ORDERED, the Senate concurring.
that the Committee on Legal Affairs
be and hereby is instructed to hold
hearings and investigate to ascer-
tain whether or not false affidavits
were made and presented to said
Committee at the public hearing
held March 10, 1925 on II. D. No. 81,
Bill, "An Act to Establish q Finance
Commission in the City of Lewis
tom, and on other bills affecting the
City of Lewiston; and in pursuance
thereof to summon witnesses. compel
production of papers and records,
administer oaths; and to report their
findings to the Eighty-sec Legis-
lature, together with their recon-
mendations as to whether or not
proceedings should be taken against
any persons for having INSTRUCTED
the proceedings of the legislature by
attempting to deceive the legislature
in public matter, or otherwise.
The following names are given to
said Committee as witnesses to sum-
mon and examine to ascertain the
facts:
Arthur II. Field, Chief Of Police,
Lewiston,
William II. Colwell, desk officer of
police, Lewiston,
Antonio Voyer, patrolman. Lewis
ton,
Malcolm Davis, patrolman. Lewis
ton,
Joseph A. Picard. Police Captain,
John J. o'Connell, Police Captain,
Lewiston,
Hubert verreault, City Hall Jani-
tor, Lewiston,
Mrs. Alta Allen Mottram. Court
Stenographer, Auburn.
Mr.. BECKETT of Calais: Mr..
Speaker, l move that that order be
laid upon the table.
Mr.. WING of Auburn: Mr.. Speak
err, I ask for division.
The SPEAKER: The House hears
the motion. AS many as are in favor
of this matter lying on the table will
rise and stand in their places until
counted and the monitors will return
the count.
A division of the House being had,
Nine having voted in the affirma-
tive and % in the negative, the mo-
ton to table failed of passage.
On motion by Mr.. Holmes of Lew
iston, the order received passage.
Reports Of Committees
Mr.. kinsman from the Committee
on Inland Fisheries and Game on Pc