Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-03-19
ton, March 13. pending third read

ton, March 13. pending third read
ing.
Mr.. HOLMES of Lewiston: Mr..
Speaker, l yield to the gentleman
from Portland. Mr.. Nichols.
On motion by Mr.. Nichols of Port
land. the bill received it's third read
ing and was passed to be engrossed.
The SPEAKER: The Chair pre-
sents resolve to appropriate moneys
for the payment of certain claims
and departmental overdrafts, S. =.
527. S. D. 219, tabled by Mr.. Hale
of Portland, March II, pending first
reading.
On motion by Mr. Hale of Port
land, the resolve received it's first
reading: and on further motion by
the same gentleman the resolve vas
tabled pending assignment for Sec
ond reading.
The SPEAKER The Chair pre-
sents resolve in favor of the Au-
gusta State Hospital for renovation
of steam plant. S. P. 46S. S. d. 10,
tabled by Mr.. Norwood of Warren,
March II, pending passage to be en-
crossed.
On motion by Mr.. Norwoode = OF
Warren, the resolve was reliable i
and especially assigned for tomor-
row.
The SPEAKER: The Chair pre-
sents resolve for paying the county
taxes for 1925, II. p. 1176, II. d. 397,
tabled by Mr.. Thompson of Rock
land. March II. pending assignment
for second reading.
Mr.. THOMPSON Of Rockland: Mr..
Speaker, 1 had this tabled yesterday
for the benefit of the county of
Knox. now offer Amendment 4
to each of these resolves, and move
its adoption.
"House Amendment A to House
Paper 1176. House Document 397.
| Resolve for the Laying of County
| Taxes for the Year 1928: Amend
| said Resolve, so far as it pertains 20
| the County of Knox, by striking out
J the words, 'Sixty-five Thousand and
| the figures $4,000 and substituting
| in place thereof the words Fifty
| three Thousand and the figures '53.
| eco, so that said Resolve shall read,
80 far as same pertains to Knox
| County, as follows: Knox County
| Fifty-three Thousand Dollars. $o3,
OOOOO.'"
|. Thereupon House Amendment A
was adopted and tomorrow assigned
for second reading of the resolve.
! Mr.. LITTLEFIELD of Kenne-
bunk: Mr.. Speaker. move that the
resolve lie on the table. -
The SPEAKER: The matter is as
signed for tomorrow morning for its
second reading. 1t could be tabled
| tomorrow If necessary. The Chair
would make this statement regard
ing the county taxes: This bill must
| either be passed and be in the hands
of the various county commissioners
in the month of March or have GER
tain amendments.
The SPEAKER: The Chair pre-
sents resolve for laying the county
taxes for 1926, II. p. 1177. II. d. 39S
tabled by Mr.. Thompson of Rock
land, March IL, pending assignment
for second reading.
Mr.. Thompson of Rockland offers
House Amendment A and moves its
adoption, as follows:
! House Amendment A to House
Paper 1177, House Document 39S
Resolve, for the Laying of County
Taxes for the Year 1926: Amend said
Resolve, so far as it pertains to the
| County OF Knox, by striking out the
words 'Sixty-five Thousand and the
| figures $4,000 and substituting in
place thereof the words Fifty three
| Thousand and the figures $4,000 sc
that said Resolve shall read, so far
as same pertains to Knox County, as
i follows: Knox County Fifty-three
| Thousand Dollars, 100000
| Thereupon House Amendment A
was adopted and tomorrow assigned
for second reading of the resolve.
The SPEAKER: The Chair pre-
sents bill. an act relating to clerk
hire in the Office of the Clerk OF
Courts for Knox County. II. z. 81
H. D. 70. tabled by Mr.. Thompson of
Rockland. March II. pending pass
age to be enacted.
On motion by Mr.. Thompson the
bill was passed to be enacted.
| The SPEAKER: The Chair pre-
sents resolve appropriating money
to rebuild ore pier of the Gardiner
Randolph drawbridge. H. p. 464. II.
burn, March II. pending final pass
age.
On motion by Mr.. Wing Of Auburn
the resolve was re-tabled.
| Mr.. Wing of Auburn presented the
following order, out of order, and
moved its passage:
Ordered that 1000 extra copies Of
the stenographic legislative record
| containing the proceedings in de-
tail of the House, March 18th, 1925,
| be printed for the use of the House.
The order received passage.
The SPEAKER: Is there further
| business Under orders of the day?
| Can any matters be taken off that
| were tabled today?
There being no response. the Clerk
read the notices.
! On motion by Mr.. Briggs of Lit
tletcn,
Adjourned until tomorrow morning
| at ten o'clock.
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