Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-28

lature reconvenes next week, and /
hope that this body will take from
| the table as many matters as possible
and get them to that state where they
can be delivered to the printer.
| Now Mr.. President, in order to ia
cilitate the business of this session l
will move to take from the table S. d.
| $50, Resolve in favor Of the Bangor
| State Hospital for maintenance and
| other purposes.
| The motion was agreed to.
| Mr.. Hinckley then yielded to the
! Senator from kennebec; Senator
| Wadsworth.
On motion by Mr.. Wadsworth the
resolve was retabled and specially
assigned for consideration on Mon
day afternoon of next week.
On motion by Mr.. Allen Of York,
II. d. 430, bill An Act relating to
| kindergarten as part of the common
| schools, was taken from the table.
The pending question being the
passage of the bill to be engrossed.
Mr.. ALLEN: Mr.. President and
| Senators, l would like to state at this
time that this bill was reported to
the Senate from the Committee on
| Education with a unanimous report
Ought to pass" 1t was tabled in the
| Senate by the Senator from Aroos-
took, Senator Wilson, and afterwards
taken from the table by that Senator
and a motion made that it be in
| definitely postponed. l Immediately
asked to have the bill tabled, and the
Senator withdrew his motion. The
Senator stated at the time Of making
his motion to indefinitely postpone
that this bill called for certain
things.
| The bill provides among other
| things, as follows: Provided, how
ever, that the experimenting school
| committee of any city or town
may, and upon the filing with the
municipal officers of such city or
town of a petition not less than one
month before the annual town meet
| ing by the parents or guardians of
thirty or more children between
four and six years of age living
within a mile of public elementary
! school, shall. unless otherwise in
structed by the town or city. main
| tain a kindergarten or kindergartens
as a part of the common school
| course.
The Senator from Aroostook, Sem
ator Wilson, was mistaken in his re-
marks. This is the law as it stands
| III the statute boks of our state to-
day and It is not the case as he stat
ed it. This bill requires an amend
ment, and the amendment reads that
! this shall be amended by inserting
after the word training" in the 10Th
line thereof the words "or an equiv
! alent."
l will say that the Senator from
| Aroostook, Senator Wilson. has just
| whispered in my ear to let the bill
go along, and as | have no particular
! interest in the measure. SO that I
| have no further remarks to make
concerning the bill.
On motion by Mr.. Allen, the bill
was then passed to he engrossed.
On motion by Mr.. Smith Of Somer-
set, S. j. $40. bill, An Act relating to
the salary of the county attorney of
Somerset county, was taken from the
table.
On further motion by the same
Senator the bill received its first
reading.
The same Senator then offered
Senate amendment A. to amend by
striking out in the 10th line thereof
the words Somerset county, fifteen
| bolldl anu ny inserting
| i'll place thereof the words
Somerset county, twelve hundred
dollars"
The amendment was adopted.
On further motions by the same
Senator the rules were suspended
and the bill received its second read
ing and WAS passed to be engrossed,
as amended.
/ On motion by Mr.. Allen of York,
II. ID. 900, bill, An Act relating to
the salary of the county attorney for
York county. was taken from the
table.
On further motion by the same
Senator the bill received it's first
reading.
The same Senator then offered
Senate Amendment A, to amend by
striking out in the 10Th line the
words York County. eighteen hun
dred dollars" and by inserting in
place thereof the words York
county, fourteen hundred dollars"
The amendment was adopted.
On further motions by the same
Senator the rules were suspended
and the bill received its second read
ing and was passed to be cngrossed.
| as amended.
On motion by Mr.. Perkins Of Pc
nobscot. S. d. go. Senate report
from the committee on State school
for boys, State school for girls and
State reformatories. reporting ought
not to pass" on resolve in favor Of
the State reformatory for men for
new equipment, was taken from the
table.
The pending question being the
acceptance of the report,
On further motion by the same
! Senator the report was accepted.
On motion by Mr.. Perkins of Pen
obscot, S. p. 5S7, Senate report from
the committee on state school for
boys. state school for girls and state
reformatories. reporting Ought to
pass" on resolve in favor of the State
| Reformatory for Men for mainten-
ance, personal services, repairs and
! equipment was taken from the table.
| The pending question being the ac-
ceptance of the report.
On further motion by the same
! Senator the report was accepted.
| The resolve then received it's first
reading. and on further motions by
'hc same 'oeila tot tHe rules were SuS-
| pended and the resolve received it's
second reading and was passsd to
| be enGrossed.
| On motion by Mr.. Perkins of PEN
obscot, $. p. "a. Senate report from
the committee on state school for
| boys. state school for girls and state
retormatories. reporting fought to
| pass on resolve in favor of the re-
formatory for women for new con-
struction and permanent improve
| ments, was taken from the table.