Home for Aged Couples and Old Men, in consolidating the homes for the aged maintained by them severally, reported same ought to pass.

Mr. Folsom from the Committee on Salaries and Fees, on An Act to amend Section five of Chapter 117 of the Revised Statutes, as amended by Chapter 170 of the Public Laws of 1917, relating to salaries of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, reported the same in a new draft under the same title, and that the same ought to pass.

The reports were accepted and the bills tabled for printing under the joint rules.

Orders of the Day Mr. FARRINGTON of Kennebec: Mr. President, I move that the Senate reconsider the vote whereby it passed in concurrence the order directing the committee on insane hospitals to investigate the escape of Peter Valis from the State hospital for the sane at Augusta, on July 22, 1920. The President pro tempore read the order.

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The motion was agreed to and on further motion by the same senator, the order was tabled.

From the Senate: An act to consolidate the Library Laws, which was referred to the committee on Library. and the joint special committee provided by the order relative to reorganization and consolidation of State departments on February 8.

Came from the Senate referred to the committees on Library and Salar'ies and Fecs jointly.

In the House, on motion by Mr. Winter of Auburn, the House voted to recede from its former action and to concur with the Senate in referring the bill to the committees on, Library and Salaries and Fees.

Senate Bills in First Reading Senate 41: Resolve appropriating money for the expenses of the Electoral College for the State of Maine for the year 1921.

Senate 39: Resolve in favor of P. F. Crane, Secretary of the Senate of the 79th Legislature.

Senate 45: An act to provide for the disposition of moneys received from the White Mountain Forest Reserve under an act of Congress of May 23, 1908.

The following bills, resolves and petitions were received and, upon recommendation of the committee on reference of bills, were referred to the following committees:

By Mr. Kimball of Hampden: solve in favor of Hampden Academy in the town of Hampden.

By Mr. Dunning of Charleston: Resolve in favor of Higgins Classical Institute, town of Charleston, Penobscot county, State of Maine.

of William J. Burke of Bangor and 19 others in favor of same.

Petition

By the same gentleman: of F. T. Clark of Hampden Highlands and seven others in favor of same.

By the same gentleman: Petition of L. W. Selvin of Portland and six others in favor of same.

of M. Mary Laffey of Bangor and 24 others in favor of same.

By the same gentleman:

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of G. A. Daley, Jr., of Bangor and 11 others in favor of same.

By the same gentleman: Petition of George L. O'Connell of Bangor and 17 others in faver of same.

By the same gentleman: Petition of Ashley B. Wood of Bangor and 84 others in favor of same.

By the same gentleman: Petition of C. T. Ball of Bangor and 19 others in favor of same.

By the same gentleman: Petition of George E. Thompson of Bangor and 11 others in favor of same.

By the same gentleman: Petition of G. M. Brawn of Bangor and six others in favor of same.

By the same gentleman: Petition of W. E. Blake of Bangor and 22 others in favor of same.

By the same gentleman: Petition of Frank O. Youngs of Bangor and 23 others in favor of same.

By the same gentleman: Petition of Thomas Smith of Bangor and four others in favor of same.

By the same gentleman: Petition of Joseph B. Glazer of Bangor and 40 others in favor of same.

By the same gentleman: Petition of E. J. Grady of Bangor and 19 others in favor of same.

By the same gentleman: Petition of E. A. Gammon of Mechanic Falls and seven others in favor of same.

By the same gentleman: Petition of "Fred A. Bean of Bangor and 19 others in favor of same.

By the same gentleman: Petition of E. C. Twitchell of South Portland and 17 others in favor of same.

By the same gentleman:. Petition of I. L. Miller of Bangor and 20 others in favor of same.

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By Mr. Phillips of Orrington: "An act to amend Section 43 of Chapter 117 of the Revised Statutes amended by Chapter 214 of the Public Laws of 1919. increasing the salary of register of deeds of Penobscot county."

By Mr. Jordan of Cumberland: Bill "An act to amend Chapter 118. Section 20 of the Revised Statutes, relating to the fees of town clerks." (500 copies ordered printed)..

By Mr. Kerswell of St. George: Remonstrance of W. J. Martin of South Thomaston and 17 others against the passage of bill entitled "An act to divide the town of South Thomaston."

By the same gentleman: strance of George Green

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Mr. Winter of Auburn presented the following order:

Ordered, the Senate concurring that a joint special committee consisting of the Speaker of the House, ex-officio, and three members on the part of the House to be named by the Speaker, and the President of the Senate, ex-officio, and two members upon the part of the Senate to be named by the President of the Senate, be appointed to formulate a comprehensive plan for the codification and grouping of the various enactments creating and governing the

State administrative and executive departments; and be it further

Ordered, that it is the sense of this Legislature that a reorganization and consolidation of the several state departments, commissions, boards and bureaus, is possible and desirable at this time; and be it further

Ordered, that such committee shall proceed with diligence to inquire into the whole proposition and report from time to time to the present Legislature for further instructions, suggestions, or action, and be it further

Ordered, that such committee consider carefully the urgent need of a fixed policy insuring to all of the people of our state the largest possible measure of efficient service consistent with the absolute necessity of the most rigid and practical economy; and be it further.

Ordered, that such committee shall investigate all existing legislative enactments relating to the expenditure of money by the various departments of the State, and collate such expenditures over a period of years, and be it further

Ordered, that State employees shall furnish all information required by this committee, and be it further

Ordered, that this committee shall continue and make a final report to the Eighty-first Legislature not later than the second week of the session that through the recess the Governor and Council may call upon the committee for report and recommendations. And it is further

Ordered, that said committee shall have authority to employ all necessary clerical assistance, and shall publish their report and recommendations.

All expenses pertaining to investigations by this committee shall be paid by the Governor and Council out of the contingent fund of the State.

Reports of Committees

Mr. Cole from the same committee reported the same on Bill "An Act to authorize the town of Boothbay Harbor to elect at their annual town meeting an agent who shall perform the usual duties of selectmen and other town officers.

Mr. Warren from the Committee on Public Utilitics reported the same on Bill "An Act to repeal the authority of the Public Utilities Commission to regulate competition between certain classes of public utilities."

Mr. Smith from the Committee on Towns reported the same on Bill "An Act to annex part of the town of Smyrna to the town of Merrill." Reports were read and accepted and sent up for concurrence.

Mr. Maher from the committee on Judiciary on Bill "An act to make uniform the law of sales of goods" reported that 1000 copies of the same be printed and that it be recommitted to the committee on Judiciary.

Report read and accepted.

Mr. Cordwell from the committee on Education reported "Ought to pass" on Bill "An Act amending Section 172 of Chapter 16 of the Revised Statutes relating to teachers' pensions and giving full pensions to teachers retiring prior to September 30, 1913."

The report was read and accepted. Tabled by Mr. Varney of Jonesboro, pending first reading.

Mr. Barwise from the same committee reported the same on Bill "An Act to amend Section 3 of Chapter 16 of the Revised Statutes relating to schoolhouse lots acquired by condemnation."

Mr. Murchie from the committee on Judiciary reported the same on Bill "An Act to make legal and valid the annual town meeting of the town of Crawford in the county of Washington held March 29, 1920."

Mr. Wing from the same committee reported the same on Bill "An Act to amend Chapter 65 of the Private and Special Laws of 1919 entitled 'An Act to authorize the county of Androscoggin to enlarge and repair the county buildings in Auburn in said county and erect a

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Mr. Cram from the committee Public Utilities reported the same on Bill "An Act to amend Chapter 16 of the Private and Special Laws of 1911 relating to the issue of stocks and bonds by the Lewiston Gas Light Company."

Mr. Heal from the same committee reported the same on Bill "An Act to extend the charter of the Lincoln County Street Railway."

The reports were read and accepted and the bills ordered printed under the Joint Rules.

Mr. Murchie from the committee on Salaries and Fees on Bill "An Act to amend Section 69 of Chapter 8 of the Revised Statutes increasing the compensation of chief forest fire wardens and their deputies," reported that the same be referred to the committee on State Lands and Forest Preservation.

Report was read and accepted and sent up for concurrence.

First Reading of Printed Bills and Resolves

House 88: An Act to amend Section 3 of Chapter 21 of the Revised Statutes, as amended by Chapter 166 of the Public Laws of 1917, relating to burying grounds.

(Tabled by Mr. Bragdon of Perham, pending commitment to committee on bills in third reading.)

House 94: An Act granting to J. Fred Sawyer of Greenville, Piscataquis county, Maine, so much of the bed of Moosehead Lake as is necessary for the support of his building in said Greenville.

House 95: An Act to amend Section 66 of Chapter 16 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, to increase the school age limit.

(Tabled by Mr. Maher of Augusta, pending commitment to committee on bills in third reading.)

House 96: An Act establishing a game sanctuary in Range 3, east of the Kennebec River, in the city of Augusta and county of Kennebec.

(Tabled by Mr. Maher of Augusta, pending commitment to committee on bills in third reading.)

House 98: An Act to amend Sec