Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-14

Tuesday, January 10, 1925.
The House met according to ad-
iournment and was called to order
by the Speaker.
Prayer was offered by the Rev.
! Mr.. Fenn of Augusta.
Journal of previous session read
and approved.
From the Senate: Report of the
Joint Special Committee on tele-
phone service for the Legislature re-
porting the following order and that
it Ought to pass:
| ORDERED, The House concur
ring, that free telephone service be
provided for each member of the
Senate and House to the number of
fifty (50) calls, of reasonable dura-
ton, from Augusta to points within
the limits of the State of Maine, and
that each member of the Senate and
House be provided with a card to
| be certified to by the Secretary of
State or his Deputy; the cost of this
service to be paid to the New Eng
land Telephone and Telegraph Com
papy at regular tariff rates.
| In the Senate report read and ac-
copied and order read and passed.
accepted in concurrence and order
read and passed in concurrence.
The following bills and resolves
were received and We're referred to
the committee on Appropriation and
| Financial Affairs when that commit
tee shall have been appointed:
BY Mr.. Wing of Auburn: An act to
amend Sections 50, Sc, 81 and So as
.amended by various public laws Of
| Chapter of the Revised Statutes re-
lating to the State Auditor.
! BY the same gentleman: Resolve in
favor of the Governor and Council.
Judiciary when appointed)
| By Mr.. Cakes of Portland: An act
to amend Chapter 6 of the Revised
Statutes relating to nominations.
! G0G0 copies ordered printed).
| BY the same gentleman: An act
relating to the limitation of buildings
in specified districts of cities and
towns. 1000 copies ordered prnted)
| BY the same gentleman: Resolve
| proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution authorizing the limitation
OF buildings according to their use
or construction to the specified dis
tricts of cities and towns.
| Orders
! On motion by Mr.. Wing of Auburn,
! it was
Ordered. that there be appointed a
Special Messenger to the Speaker.
with compensation of three hundred
dollars, and that the Speaker be au-
thorized to name the same.
Mr.. Cakes of Portland presented
! the following order:
/ 1t appearing to the House of Rep
! resentatives that the following is an
/ important question of law and occas-
| ion a solemn one
1 Ordered: the Justices of the SUI
preme Judicial Court are hereby re-
! quested to give to the House of Rep
resentativeS, according to the pro-
| visions of the Constitution in this
behalf, their opinion on the following
! question. to ait:
| Whereas, Bill has been introduce
I ed into the House of Representatives
( providing for the limitation of build
ings in specified districts of cities
] and towns, which bill IS in form SIM
! liar to that recommended by an Ad-
visory Committee appointed by the
! Secretary OF Commerce of the United
states for legislation of the various
states. and
/ Whereas. the question of the pow
err OF legislature to enact laws lin
iting buildings according to the
terms of said Act under the Consti-
/ tuition of this State has been raised
| and an amendment to the Constitu-
ton pertaining to the same is be-
| fore the House Of Representatives:
| QUESTION /.
| Has the LEGISLATURE the right and
authority under the Constitution to
| enact law according to the terms
of the following Bill which is an
| rexed to the order?
"Bill an Act relating to the limita-
| ton of Buildings in Specified Dis
trlcts of Cities and Towns"
Orders Of the Day
The SPEAKER: Under orders OF
! the day the Chair will appoint. in
I accordance with the joint order pass
ed yesterday. upon the committee to
! consider the Governors message the
; following gentlemen: Messrs. Ham
mond OF Van Buren,, Wing of King
/ feld, Garnsey of Sanford Nichols Of
! Portland. Bishop of Boothbay Har-
hor. Morse of Oakland and Mcdonald
of East Machias.
The SPEAKER: Under Orders of
| Inc Day the Chair will now announce
| the various committees, if the House
| will give its attention.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE
HOUSE
| On Ways and Means
| Hayford of Mechanic Falls. Gilmour
| of Westbrook. Ingraham of Bangor
| Pullen of Danforth, Stone of Bridg-
ton, Bump of WILTON. Mills of st. AL
On Leave Of Absence
| Aver of Cornish. Stone of Bridgton
| Burns OF Eagle Lake. HOughton. OF
Lee. Ellis of Fairfield. Stitham of
| ffttsfield. Frost of PASSPORT
ON RULES AND BUSINESS OF THE
| HOUSE
! The Speaker. Ex- officio. Martin OF
Augusta. Wing of Auburn, Beckett of
! Calais.
On Bills in the Third Reading
Beckett of Calais. Allen Of Var
mouth Dudley of Woodstock Eustis
! Of Strong. Thissel of Norridgewock
| Brown of Bethel. Vail of Hodgdon
On EngrOsscd Bills
| Sttham of Pittsfield, Bragdon OF
| Perham, Pendleton of Islesboro. Hay
| ford of Mechanic Falls. Moore OF
Gouldsboro. Norwood of Warren, Hol-
man of Bangor.
On Elections
! Burnham of Kittery, Dunning OF
Charleston. leighton of Dennysvflle
! TendlCtOn of ISlesbCrn HARRINGTON nj