Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-02

draft Oh. P. No. 1859 under same
title and that it fought to pass"
Reports read and accepted and the
new drafts ordered printed under
the Joint Rules.
Mr.. Cakes from the Committee on
Judiciary reported Ought to pass"
on bill IAN Act relating to when no
succession tax shall be assessed on
the stock. bonds and evidences of
debt of Maine corporations" Oh. P.
No. $500 (H. Doc. No. 110).
Report read and accepted and the
bill having already been printed.
was read twice. under suspension of
the rules and tomorrow assigned.
Report "a" of the COMMITTEES on
Judiciary on Bill An Act to prohibit
boating and fishing from boats on
Lake Auburn Oh. P. No. 44SC OH.
Doc. No. 90) reporting same in new
draft Oh. p. No. 1879 under same
title and that it fought to pass"
Report was signed by the follow
ing members:
Messrs. MAHER of Kennebec
of the Senate
HUSSEY Of Aroostook
WING Of Auburn
HOLMES Of Lewiston
MARTIN of Augusta
of the House
Report "B" of the same Committee
reporting Ought not to pass" on
same bill.
Report was signed by the follow >.
ing members:
Messrs. HINCKLEY Of Cumberland
of the Senate
CAKES of Portland
\. HALE of Portland -.
80 HAMILTON of Caribou
NICHOLS Of Portland
of the House
On motion by Mr.. Wing of Auburn
it was voted that report A, ought to
pass in new draft. be accepted.
Mr.. HALE of Portland: = Mr..
Speaker, move that the matter lie
on the table.
Mr.. WING: Mr.. Speaker. rise to
ask for a division.
The SPEAKER: The matter will be
printed, although the motion to lay
on the table may be carried. The
Clerk informs me such will not be the
case unless it is specially ordered
printed. The motion to accept Re-
port A, ought to pass, was carried.
A viva voce vote being taken, the
motion to table failed Of passage.
The SPEAKER: AS it stands now,
the matter will be printed under the
Joint Rules.
First Reading Of Printed Bills and
Resolves
H. P. 1855: An Act to authorize
the State Auditor to carry forward
to the succeeding year construction
accounts and to constitute them
continuous carrying accounts for the
purposes designated by the Legis-
lature.
II. p. 1856: An Act authorizing the
recording of marketing agreements
of cooperative Agricultural Asso-
Citations, and requiring that liens
hereby attached to crops before de-
livery to the Association, and to the
members interest in the Association
after such delivery DO collected
through the Association" (H. p. No.
1866 Oh. d. No. 491)
H. d. 4sS: Resolve providing for
the purchase of "Music and Musi-
clans of Maine"
II. P. 1854: Resolve for the better
preservation, protection and per-
petuation of certain old forts situ-
ated In this State.
Mr.. WING of Auburn: Mr.. Speak
err, 1 move the indefinite postpone
ment of this resolve. I might say,
Mr.. Speaker, that these forts were
purchased at an auction sale of the
Federal Government by the former
governor, Mr.. Baxter, at an expense
of some $4,000. Their beauty and
their needs were described in book
which has been placed on the desk
of each member for which the Gov
ernor and Council paid $500 out of
the Contingent Fund. 1t strikes me
that perhaps a bit of decay will add
to the beauty of these old forts, and
that it is not necessary to pay the
sum of $1,000 a year to take care OF
them. Let Nature take its course
with them. They will not be hurt
by time, and certainly they are not
needed for the public defense. This
is place where we can practice real
economy and add to the scenic
beauties of the State.
Mr.. BURNHAM of Kittery: Mr..
Speaker, the gentleman who has just
spoken evidently has not one OF
these forts in his vicinity. These are
among the historic spots of this
State. We are advertising Maine,
and We want to draw summer Visi-
tors here. When they come one of
the first things they ask is to be
shown some of the historic spots of
our State, and what is more his
toric than these old forts; but If we
do not take care of them to some
extent. it will not be long before
they will be In such a state of decay
that there will be no attraction to
them. 1t seems to me reasonable
matter to spend something on these
forts. AS the gentleman from Au-
burn CMr. Wing) has said, we have
spent $4,000 to purchase them. AZ
ter we have purchased them, why
let them detoriorate and run down"
] would regret to see this resolve in
definitely postponed.
Mr.. WHITE of Bowdoinham: Nav
I ask for further Information as 10
the nature of this resolve.
The SPEAKER: 1t is House
Document 1856, Resolve for the better
protection and per
petuation of certain old forts sit
uated in this State.
Mr.. WHITE: Is this in new
draft?
The SPEAKER: The new draft is
printed as House Document 4SG and
provides the sum of $1,000 for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1926 and
$500 for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1927, said sums to be expended
from the appropriation made for the
care of old forts and under the dir
ection of the Governor and Council
in accordance with the following
schedule. - Fort William Henry
in the town of Bristol, the sum of
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