Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-07

IlOIlll1S, as we S1ldil dQJO ull ullii
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. MAHER: Mr.. President, /
would ask the Senator from Aroos-
took, Senator Powers, through the
Chair, if he does not think per-
haps it would be advisable to widen
the scope of his motion so as to in
clude members of the House.
Mr.. POWERS: That suggestion
would be very welcome. 1t was just
the action of the Senate that 1 had
reference to.
Mr.. MAHER: thought 1t might
facilitate matters by having joint
committee.
The presidents: The Senate
has heard the motion of the Senator
from Aroostook. What is the pleas
ure of the Senate?
The motion was agreed to.
Orders OF The Day
On motion by Mr.. Smith of Somer-
set, the vote was reconsidered where
by bill, An Act relating to work.
mems compensation, was referred to
the committee on judiciary.
The same Senator then moved
that the bill be referred to the joint
committees on judiciary and labor.
Mr.. Hinckley of Cumberland then
moved that the matter be tabled
pending reference to a committee.
The motion was agreed to.
On motion by Mr.. Carter Of An
droscoggin, S. p. 203, Senate report
from the committee on salaries and
fees, reporting Ought not to pass
on bill. An Act to amend section Al
of chapter III of the Revised Stat
utes, as amended by chapter PIG of
the Public Laws of 1921, increasing
the salary of the county treasurer
of Androscoggin County, was taken
from the table.
Mr.. CARTER: Mr.. President, This
bill affecting the pay of an Andres
coggin county official was placed on
the table yesterday simply that it
might not get by any of the people
of that county. Nothing having been
said to me in relation to the same
either by my colleague. who is not
present this morning, or by anybody
else, l Will now move the acceptance
of the report of the committee.
The motion was agreed to, and the
report of the committee was aC-
Cepted.
Mr.. MORRISON of Franklin: Mr..
President, Senate paper No. 416, be-
140 of the Private and Special Laws
of 1921. relating to the Pennington
Municipal Court, was reported in a
new draft. and l suppose the same
should have been tabled for printing
of the new draft. l therefore move
that the Senate reconsider its action
whereby this bill was given its first
reading and assigned for its second
reading.
The motion was agreed to.
On further motion by the same
Senator the bill was then laid upon
the table for the printing of the new
draft.
Mr.. MORRISON: Mr.. President.
Senate paper No. All being bill, An
Act to amend section As of chapter
"a of the Revised Statutes, relating
to the powers and liabilities of plan
tations. was reported in a new draft.
| therefore move that the Senate re-
consider its action whereby this bill
was given its first reading.
The motion was agreed to.
On further motion by the same
Senator the bill was laid upon the
table for the printing of the new
draft.
On motion by Mr.. Powers of
Aroostook. II. T.. COZ. House report
from the committee on interior wat
ers, reporting Ought not to pass" on
resolve changing the name of Adams
Pond in Newte1d TO "Rockhaven
Lake., was taken from the table.
The pending question being the ac-
ceptance of the report of the COM
mittee in concurrence.
On further motion by the same
Senator, the report of the committee
was accepted in concurrence.
On motion by Mr.. Powers OF
Aroostook II. =. sos, House report
from the committee on interior wat
ers, reporting ought not to pass on
resolve changing the name of Tur-
ner Pond in Newtield to Mirror
Lake" was taken from the table.
The pending question being the
acceptance of the report of the COM
mittee in concurrence.
On further motion by the same
Senator the report of the committee
was accepted in concurrence.
On motion by Mr.. Wadsworth of
Kennebec, II. d. "a. resolve making
appropriation for the support and
maintenance of the Maine Agricul-
tural Experiment Station, was taken
from the table.
The pending question being the
passage of the resolve to be en-
crossed,
On further motion by the same
Senator the resolve was passed to be
cngrossed.
On motion by Mr.. Hincklcy of
Cumberland, order providing for an
investigation of the condition of the
labor and textile industry, tabled by
that Senator this morning, was taken
from the table.
Mr.. HINCkLEY: Mr.! President,
this appears to be a most important
matter and should be given very
mature and careful consideration and
investigation before being acted upon
one way or the other, and | therefore
move that the matter be referred to
the committee on legal affairs.
On motion by Mr.. Smith of Som
erset, the order was laid upon the
table pending its reference to a COM
mittce.
On motion by Mr.. Clarke of Han
cock, II. d. 127, bill, An Act provid-
ing for the protection of moose, was
taken from the table.
The pending question being the
passage of the bill to be enacted,
Mr.. Clarke then yielded to the SEN
ator from Franklin, Senator Morri-
son.
On motion by Mr.. Morrison the bill
was again laid upon the table.
On motion by Mr.. Maher of Ken
nebec, S. ID. 100, resolve memorable
ing Congress in the interest of ma
tlonal defense, was taken from the
table.
The pending question being the