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

to go fishing III the Belgrade lakes
one day, and think il Is on Thurs
day. So let's not be confused.
The PRESIDENT: The pending
question before the Senate. IL the
Senate is ready for the question
Mr.. WADSWORTH: Mr.. Presi-
dent, I am not going to offer any ar
gument, ! am just going To make a
brief statement, and that is if this
winter fishing through the ice in
the Belgrade lakes is going to re-
quire many wardens it is going to
put quite a burden on the depart
ment and from what l have seen
and the appeals that have been made
for money for warden service 1t
will be very hard TO supply the
service. We are really in this pro-
gram for economy and we are UNI
able to do many things that we
would like to have in that regard,
but the commissioner will not have
the funds and he will he unable to
put on all the wardens that he wants
to.
The PRESIDENT: The pending
question is on the motion of the Sem
ator from Piscataquis, Senator Crafts.
that this bill be indefinitely post
poned. Is this the pleasure of the
Senate?
The motion was agreed to. and the
bill was Indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. HOILEY OF Somerset: Mr..
President, we have been here since
$50 this morning. move that the
rules prohibiting smoking be sus-
pended and we be allowed to have
a smoke.
The PRESIDENTS: From now on?
Mr.. HOLLEY: Today.
Mr.. POWERS of Aroostook: Mr..
President, might 1 amend the mo-
ton from now on?"
The PRESIDENT: You have lis
tened to the motion of the Senator
from Somerset Senator Holley, who
moves that we have a smoke.
Mr.. ALLEN OF York: Mr.. Presi-
dent, l am not smoking man, l
have not smoked for seven years,
but I have no objections to the other
people smoking in my presence.
Mr.. HINCKLEY: Mr.. President,
do | understand the motion I'VE all
have a smoke" means we all be re-
required to smoke?
The presidents: Just permits
sive, the Chair will rule.
Mr.. HINCkLEY: Not mandatory
DuL directive.
The PRESIDENT: There has been
an amendment to that motion. All
those in favor of the amendment
will say AYE"
Mr.. HINCKLEY: Mr.. President
| rise to point of order. We
could suspend for today. but l think
it must be a joint order to have it
read from now on
I
Senator is right.
MIR. POWERS: I withdraw the
amendment.
The PRESIDENT: Will the Sena-
tor from Somerset withdraw the mo-
ton?
Mr.. HOLLEY: My motion is. Mr..
President, that the rules be suspend
cd for today and that we be allow
ed to smoke
nc motion was agreed to.
Air. MAlIER of kennehec: Mr. Tres
ldent, in order to take something from
the table out of order
The presidents: Have You anv
particular reason, Senator Maher, for
taxing 1t up out of order?
Mr.. MAHER: Yes, | desire to ab-
sent myself from the room because
from the table s. j. G5, An Act relat-
ing to more efficient supervision of
brokers' selling securities on marginal
account, tabled by me pending passage
to he engroSsCd.
The motion was agreed to, and the
same senator then offered Senate
Amendment B and moved it's adoption
and that it lie on the table for print
ing.
Senate Amendment b to Senate Docu-
ment 65
Strike out Section and substitute
the following:
Section .. All persons now engaged
or hereafter engaged in the business
of selling stocks, bonds or other Sc
curities. shall De subject to examina-
ton by the bank commissioner, as
hereafter provided.
The motion was agreed to and Sem
ate Amendment 3 was adopted and Ia
bled for printing.
Mr. MAHER: Instead of taking
anything further from the table at
this time. I will simply say that when
the two matters which ! tabled are
reached, if I should not be in the
Chamber, it is perfectly Indifferent to
pass or anything.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair lays
before the Senate II. ID. 1856, House
report from the committee on educa-
ton. ma jority report fought not to
pass" minority report ought to
pass on an Act permitting children
to he excused from the public schools
to receive religious instruction. etc,
tabled March 90. pending acceptance
of either report, and recognizes the
Snator from York. Senator Allen.
Mr.. ALLEN: Mr.. President, I now
move the adoption of the majority
report Ought not to pass and in
support of that motion. as I under
stand there will he some opposition
to it. I would like to say q few words.
The committee on education hav-
ing heard this bill thoroughly thresh-
ed out and reporting a majority re-
port, if I am not mistaken of seven
to three in favor. / oppose the adop-
ton of the Ought to pass on the
ground that the public schools of the
state Of Maine today have. as ! I'M
derstani it. thirty-siX weeks of
schooling. They 10 to school some
where's right around nine to twelve
and two to four. and this bin pro-
vides that one hour week shall he
set aside that the children of the
state of Maine may-it does not say
they shall--nlay 80 to their respec-
tive churches and receive religious
education.
Now | have no objection to the
children receiving religious cduca-
ton. as their parents see fit. but l
do object to their taking the hour
ont of the regular school hours. I
think that the school time has been
cncroached upon to that extent that ii
is hardly possible ct the present time
to do all the work in tho schools that
they should do. Now this is the only
hn