Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-04-09

Maine. and then passed the resolve to
he enEroSsed.
Pass Act on "Incorrigibles"
Tho Senate concurred with the
House in adopting amendments to the
act relating to inmates of the Wom-
ems Reformatory when incorrigible,
and passed the bill to be engroSSed.
The amendments bring inmates of the
MEMS Reformatory under the same
provisions and permits that of incor-
rigibles, they may be transferred to
the state prison to serve the remain
der of their sentence
The Senate concurrcd with the
House in indefinite postponement OF
the act creating the Maine Power Au-
thority.
On Federal Maternity Act
The act to permit the state Of Maine
to accept the provisions of the federal
maternity act on which the Senate had
asked for a committee of conference,
came from the House with that body
adhering to it's action in accepting the
ought not to pass report. The Senate
after some discussion, on motion of
Senator Hinckley voted to adhere to
it's action i'm passing the bill to be en-
crossed The measure thus died be-
tween the houses.
The Senate concurred with the
House in the indefinite postponemcn,
of the act to place an excise tax on
electric corporations.
Amend Broadcastng Station Act
ON motion of Senator Maher the
Senate adopted House amendment
A to the bill creating Il State broad
casting station and the bill was
passed to be engrossed. The amend
ment refers the matter to the Cover
nor and Council for investigation.
Senator Wadsworth moved adop-
ton of House amendment a to the
act authorizing certain persons to
represent the State in hearings to
be held on proposed freight changes.
1t was adopted and the act passed
to be engrossed.
The Senate concurred with the ac-
tion of the House in refusing to join
in committees of conference on the
following bills and the bills died:
Act amending the charter of the
Skowhegan municipal court; act
providing pensions for aged persons.
The Senate accepted the Ought
not to pass report of the commit
tee on taxation in the resolve pro-
viding for an income tax, and con-
CURED with the House in indefinite
postponement of the bill and pro-
posed amendment providing that no
taxes shall be assessed on incomes
and inheritances.
Upon motion Of Senator Barwise
the bill to regulate signboards along
public highways was passed to be
enacted.
The "ought not to pass report of
the finance committee on the re-
solve to reimburse Senator Lane of
Androscoggin county for expenses
in the contesting Of his election was
tabled by Senator HincklCy.
Upon motion of Senator Carter the
act relating to the Western Maine
Power company was indefinitely
postponed. Senator Carter said that
the proponents Of the bill preferred
this to the incorporation in the
charter of provision forbidding
transmission of electricity out of the
State.
Debate Ruling of Pres. BuzzeIl
The Senate upon motion of Sena-
tor Allen of York Indefinitely post
poned the bill repeating the success
sion tax on stocks of Maine corpor-
atoms. after the Senators had dis
cussed to some extent the ruling of
President Buzzell that a motion to
indfienitelY postpone was in order on
a measure that had passed both
branches of the Legislature, had been
slgnet by the Speaker of the House
and the President of the Senate and
had been sent to the Governor. with
out reconsidcring the vote whereby
1t WaS passed.