3 of Chapter 99 of the Private and Special Laws of 1915, creating the office of corporation counsel of the city of Portland.

House 99: An Act to amend Section 14 of Chapter 2, of the Revised Statutes, relating to notice of proceedings for relinquishment to the United States of the title to certain lands.

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

House 100: An Act authorizing Maine General Hospital to increase number of directors to twenty-four. (Tabled by Mr. Rounds of Portland, pending third reading.)

House 101: An Act to extend an Act entitled 'An Act to incorporate the Odd Fellows' Home of Maine.'

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House 102: An Act to repeal Acts incorporating the town of Concord. House 103: "An Act creating West Paris Village Corporation." (Tabled by Forbes of Paris, pending third reading).

House 104: An Act to amend Section 61 of Chapter 8 of the Revised Statutes as amended by Chapter 104 of the Public Laws of 1919, relative to the Maine Forestry District Tax. House 97 Resolve in favor of the town of St. George for the payment of additional school funds for the year 1917.

Passed to Be Engrossed House 14: An act to authorize the American Realty Company to construct and maintain a dam across the St. John river in Township Nine, Range 18, W. E. L. S. Somerset County, Maine, and to locate, erect and maintain piers and booms in said river above said dam.

The Chair presents House Document No. 86 "An act amendatory of

and additional to Chapter sixteen of the Private and Special Laws of Maine, 1820, and for the incorporation of the trustees of the Medical School of Maine," which was presented in the House by the gentleman from Gardiner, Mr. Gardiner, referred to the committee on Judiciary and sent to the Senate, returned from the Senate in non-concurrence, and by the Senate referred to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs and the commmittee on Judiciary.

On motion by Mr. Gardiner of Gardiner, the House voted to recede from its former action and concur with the Senate in its reference of the bill to the committee on appropriations and financial affairs and the committee on judiciary.

The Chair presents House Documcnt, No 87, "Resolve in favor of the Medical School of Maine, established by Chapter sixteen of the Private and Special Laws of Maine, 1820, as amended," prescnted in the House by the gentleman from Gardiner, Mr. Gardiner, referred to the committee on Judiciary and sent to the Senate, returned from the Senate in non-concurrence and by the Senate referred to the committee on appropriations and financial affairs and the committee on Judiciary.

motion by Mr. Gardiner of Gardiner, the House voted to recede from its former action and concur with the Senate in its reference of the bill to the committee on appropriations and financia! affairs and the committee on Judiciary.

On motion by Mr. Heal of Weston Adjourned until ten o'clock tomorrow morning.

others, members of the Athena Club of Dover-Foxcroft, for the continuance of a Maine Medical School.

Salaries and Fees

By Mr. Baxter of Sagadahoc: An Act to increase the salary of the Judge of Probate of Sagadahoc County.

Ways and Bridges

By Mr. Sargent of Hancock: Resolve in favor of the town of Sedgwick, Hancock county, to aid in rebuilding the Ridge Road, so-called.

By the same senator: Resolve, in favor of the town of Deer Isle, Hancock county, for rebuilding a road and bridge.

By the same senator: Petition of Jay E. Douglass and 30 others of town of Sedgwick in favor of resolve for aid in rebuilding the "Ridge" road in town of Sedgwick.

By the same senator: Petition of Wm. D. Haskell and 24 others of the town of Deer Isle in favor of resolve for aid in building bridge between Deer Isle and Little Deer Isle in town of Deer Isle.

By the same senator: Petition of F. H. Smith and 30 other residents of the town of Sedgwick in favor of resolve for aid to the town of Bluehill in rebuilding road from Sedgwick town line to Bluehill Falls.

Orders

On motion by Mr. Sprague of Piscataquis, it was

Ordered, that the use of the Senate Chamber be granted for a lecture by Archie Lee Talbot of Lewiston upon the subject of the Mayflower Pilgrims, on the afternoon of Wednesday, February 23.

Passed to Be Engrossed

S. 49. An Act to amend Section 16, Chapter 20, of the Revised Statutes, relating to the inspection of poisons sold by druggists.

S. 50. An Act to amend Section 23 of Chapter 78 of the Revised Statutes, relating to acknowledgment of deeds.

S. 51. An Act to amend Section 4 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Statutes, relating to vacancies in the office of county treasurer filled by appointment.

Orders of the Day

The Chair at this time announced the following committee appointments, which were agreed to:

Judiciary: Senator Parent of Androscoggin.

Legal Affairs: Senator Thompson of Knox.

Education: Senator Baxter of Sagadahoc.

Claims: Senator Clement of Waldo.

On motion by Mr. Garcelon of Androscoggin,

Adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.

HOUSE

Tuesday, Feb. 15, 1921.

The House met according to adjournment and was called to order by the Speaker.

Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Brown of Augusta.

Journal of previous session read and approved.

Papers from the Senate disposed of in concurrence.

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

Claims

By Mr. Gipson of Bingham: Resolve reimbursing plantations because of reduction in the rate of interest paid by the State to plantations on their wild land school funds.

Education

By Mr. Smith of Ludlow: Resolve to reimburse the town of Oakfield for two-thirds Secondary School Tuition. Judiciary

By Mr. Jordan of Cumberland: Remonstrance of Charles H. Meeker and 70 others of Cumberland against the passage of House Bill No. 28, known as the "Barwise Sunday Bill."

By Mr. Thomas of Chesterville: Remonstrance of Dana J. Keene of Farmington and 46 others against the passage of same.

By the same gentleman: Remonstrance of W. Raymond Davis of Farmington and 53 others against the passage of same.

By the same gentleman: Protest of Franklin G. Gray of Farmington and 25 others against the passage of same.

By the same gentleman: Remonstrance of Florence Bunker Clark of Farmington and five others against the passage of same.

By Mr. Viles of Augusta: Bill "An act amending Section 55 of Chapter 52, relating to payment of deposits upon liquidation of Savings Banks.

By Mr. Buzzell of Belfast: Bill "An act amending Section 33 of Chapter 88

of the Revised Statutes, relating to giving of counsel by a municipal or police judge." (500 copies ordered printed.)

By Mr. Viles of Augusta: Bill "An act to amend Chapter 19 of the Revised Statutes, relating to registration of undertakers." (500 copies ordered printed.)

Legal Affairs

By Mr. Cherry of Eastport: Bill "An act to confirm and make valid the municipal election held in the city of Eastport on the first Monday of March, 1920."

By Mr. Maxwell of East Livermore: Bill "An act to change the time of holding the annual meeting of the town of East Livermore, to enlarge the powers and duties of the selectmen, to abolish certain offices, and to provide for the administration of town affairs." (500 copies ordered printed.)

By Mr. Willard of Sanford: Resolve in favor of York County issuing bonds.

Salaries and Fees

By Mr. Viles of Augusta: Bill "An act to amend Section 51 of Chapter 117 of Revised Statutes, relating to salaries of members of Board of Examiners of Undertakers."

Sea and Shore Fisheries

By Mr. Woodruff of Brunswick: Bill "An act for the better protection of clams within the limits of the town of Brunswick."

By Mr. Varney of Jonesboro: Bill "An act regulating the taking of clams in the town of Jonesboro in Washington County."

Orders

Mr. Forbes of Paris presented the following order:

Ordered, the Senate concurring, that the Superintendent of Public Buildings be requested to re-number the rooms in the State House on some systematic, mathematical plan, So that they may be more easily found than is now possible, to mark the several doors distinctly with their respective numbers, and to place directories of the building at convenient points within it.