Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-04
THE 02nd Maine lEC|SL AZURE
Stenographic Report of Proceedings
in the House and Senate

in the HOuS
SENATE
Tuesday March 3. 1925
Senate called to order by the
President.
Prayer by Rev. A. T. McWhorter
Of Augusta.
Journal Of previous session read
and approved.
Papers from the House disposed Of
in concurrence.
From the House: Resolve. to re-
ject the proposed twentieth amend
United States, being the Child Lab
or Law, so-called. Oh. d. GU
In Senate, Feb. &c. referred to Com
mittee on Labor.
In the House, voted to adhere to
its former action whereby the resolve
was referred to the Committee on
Legal Affairs.
Mr.. HINCKLEY of Cumberland:
Mr.. President, move that we in
sist and ask for committee Of
conference.
The motion was agreed to, and the
Chair appointed as such committee
on the part of the Senate, Messrs.
Smith Of Somerset, Wadsworth Of
Kennebec and Bond Of Lincoln.
From the House: An Act to amend
Chapter 1874 Of the Public Laws of
I-x,C vN%n ~
the Laws of 1928. relating to the
of the transportation of persons over
the public highways of the State of
Maine by automobiles. jitney buses
and auto stages by the Public Utili-
ties Commission. Is. D. 11O
In Senate, Feb. "a, referred to Com
mittee on Public Utilities.
In the House, referred to the Com
mittees on Mercantile Affairs and
Insurance and Public Utilities joint
ly in non concurrence.
The Senate, on motion by Mr..
Cram of Cumberland. voted to recede
and concur with the House.
From the House: An Act to amend
Paragraph "A Of Section AZ of Chap
ter 211 Of the Public Laws of 1921
GSldlltS " Ices 1OT OIL
vehicles. Is. D. 36)
In Senate, Feb. 10, passed to be
eEgrossed.
In the House, House amendment
"A" and House amendment "B" adop-
ted and the bill was passed to be
engrossed as amended by House
Amendment "A" and House Amend
ment "B".
In the Senate tabled on motion by
Mr.Hinckley Of Cumberland.
House Bills in First Reading
An Act to amend Section 60 of
Chapter 126 Of the Revised Statutes
relating to old. diseased or disabled
animals.
Con motion by Mr.. Ba-wise Of Pc
nobscot, tabled pending acceptance
Of the report of the committee on
agriculture, ought not to pass.)
An Act to regulate loans the pay
gage or pledge of household furni-
ture. III. D. 145)
(On motion by Mr.. Cram Of Cum
berland, tabled pending acceptance
OF the report of the committee or
judiciary, ought not to pass.)
An Act relating to fishing in brook
emptying into Thompson Lake al
Oxford. known in Oxford and Otis
Held as Greedy Brook, and in the
(H. d. 22o)
An Act to regulate fishing in Mil
Ter Brook. a tributary to Moose
Pond. in the town Of Bridgton, in the
county of Cumberland. (H. D. 21S).
An Act relating to payment OF
bounty on bobcats, loupcervier OF
1T l.
Maine. (H. D. 222).
An Act relating to the Portland
Public Library. III. D. 221).
An Act relating to the Female Or.
phan Asylum at Portland. Oh. D. 2e3.
Communication from the Secretary o,
State
STATE OF MAINE
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE
Augusta, Maine. March 8, 1925.
To the Senate and House of Repre-.
sentatives in Legislature assembled
nave the honor to transmit here.
with two initiative petitions, filed ir
the Office of the Secretary of State or
February q. 1925, proposing to the
Legislature for it's consideration. IN.
der the provisions Of Article XXI OF
the Constitution Of Maine, the follow.
ing bill:
An Act to Repeal Sections Ono &c
Thirty-six Of Chapter Six of the Re.
vised Statutes Relative to Primary
Elections.
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE
OF THE STATE OF MAINE AS
FOLLOWS:
Article I. Sections / to So inclusive
OF Chapter Of the Revised Statutes
and acts amendatory thereof and ad.
dltional thereto. relating to nomina.
tons OF candidates for Office by pri.
mary elections, are hereby repealed,
Article II. All nominations of can.
d1dates for any and all State or coun.
ty offices, including United States Sen.
ator, member of Congress, and mem.
Der of the State Legislature shall
hereafter be made at and by party
conventions and caucuses, in the same
manner as nominations were made
prior to the passage Of Chapter 1873 OF
the Public Laws of 1911 and Chapter
221 Of the Public Laws of 1913.
Respectfully,
(Signed) FRANK W. BALL,
Secretary Of State.
The communication was read, and
on motion by Mr.. Hinckley of Cum.
berland. together with accompanying
petitions, was referred to the com.
mittee on judiciary.
The following bills. petitions, etc.
were received and on recommendation
by the committee on reference of bills
were referred to the following com.
mittees:
By Mr.. Allen Of York, An Act to re.
peal Chapter PIT Of the Public Law.
OF 1919, relative to appropriations 70,
the several normal schools and the
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