Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-19

Germ.
Citizens may well ask il expendi.
lures for this purpose We're neces-
sary what Is the State to do now
that the Contingent Fund has disap-
peared?
Certain conditions against the
State Contingent Fund are provided
for in existing law. In my judgment
proper provision for these charges
the State Contingent Fund should
be strictly limited and it's appropri
ate uses more explicitly defined. We
shall then do our best to live within
the mandates you lay down. Other
Wise the Legislature may as well
disband.
At the close of the foregoing ad-
dress the Governor and suite retired,
amid the prolonged applause OF the
Convention. the audience rising.
The purpose for which the Con-
veEtion was assembled having been
accomplished. the Convention was
dissolved and the Senate retired to
the Senate Chamber. amid the APP
plause Of the House.
IN THE HOUSE
The Speaker in the chair.
The SPEAKER: The House Is
| Pi ONCSuiH6 iiO" OTQeHS, AVE
there any orders?
| Orders
On motion by Mr.. Nichols OF Port
land, it was
Ordered. That on Wednesday of
each week after February 18th, un-
der orders of the day, all matters
placed on the table in the week pre-
cedlng and unassigned shall be taken
up without motion and disposed of
In the order in which they were
placed on the table.
Mr.. Body of Windham presented
! the following order and moved it's
PASSAGE:
Ordered, the Senate concmring.
mat all corporations engaged in
| transportation business, whether OF
individuals or Of property or both.
which have or shall make application
FOR reduction Of taxes and whether
such application be made by corpora
items known as railroad or railway
companies, be and the same are.
hereby required to furnish to this
LEGISLATURE an account In detail to
inc following effect: The salaries
PAID to each and all the officials
thereof; also the average wage paid
per day to its engineers, fremen, and
other employees, the same to be
shGwn when grouped into the several
uepartments of the company. all of
inc foregoing to be shown for the
year nineteen hundred and twenty
four.
On motion by Mr.. Wing of Auburn
the order was tabled pending pas.
sage.
MI. Campbell of Kingman pre-.
scented the following order ana
moved its passage:
ordered, the Senate concurring
that- a Joint select committee o,
seven on the part of the House with
such as the Senate may join. be an.
pointed to investigate the Depart.
lnent OF Education of the State ot
Maine with particular attention. tc
the expenses of the State Commits.
sloner of Education incurred ir
travelling within and without the
state OF Maine. the purposes OF such
travelling, the expenses of Others
connected with the same Depart.
ment for similar travel and the pur.
| poses thereof, to ascertain ii in any
I case, Or cases, wherein the Legisla.
ture has made an appropriation &c
and for a specific purpose, there has
been any diversion of any part OF
such appropriation therefrom to any
other purpose or object, to ascertain
what changes, If any are advisable
under the existing laws In this De-
partment; such investigation shall
cover such period of time as the
committee deems advisable. Full
authority and power is hereby given
10 said committee to summon wit
nesses to appear before it, to cause
such to produce books, papers
vouchers and documents. and to give
evidence pertaining to the inquir,
with which the committee is charg-
ed to employ counsel. an auditor OF
i-auditors and a stenographer for the
purposes of said investigation, and
report its findings and recommen.
dations on or before March 10th
1929.
On motion by Mr.. Dudley OF
Woodstock the order was tabled
pending passage.
ON motion by Mr.. Campbell OF
I Kingman, 500 copies ordered print
ed.