Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-28
HOUSE..

Met according TO adjournment.
Prayer by the chaplain.
Journal read and approved.
IL FoRrsrGHrLY PAYMENT OF WAGES.
Majority and minority reports Of th
committee on labor, to which was referee
bill, an act to amend chapter 1874 of tn
Acts and Resolves Of 1889 to provide TO
fortrigh,ly payment by railroads aud elec
tric railroad companies, came from III
Senate, majority report accepted.
Majority report. fought not to pass.
Signed by Messrs. Mayo, Stewart and Har
per Of the Senate. and Messrs. Erwin,
Greeley, Ross, Sargent, Newell and LIE
vogue, of the House. Minority report
bill in new draft and that it ought to pass
Signed by Mr.. Ham of the House,
Mr.. Harrington of Norridgewock move,
that the House concur with the Senate il
the acceptance Of the majority report O
the committee.
Mr. Ham of Lisbon-Mr. Speaker ant
Gentlemen: believe that it is better 4
stand for the right. even IL we stand alone
II the gentlemen of the State and party "a
out and make professions of what they viii
DO. we want them to 60 on record, and nov
gentlemen, in order that the House may
have chance to go on record, move tha
| this matter be tabled until next Tuesday
phen there can be plenty Of time to con
slider the matter 90 that these men who
have appealed to the Legislature Of Maine
may have the privilege of being heard
without being gagged or shut off, Wher
this matter came up before the committee
the paymaster Of the Maine Central was
there and When questioned As to what he
thought about paying the men especially
in their shops, said that he
though. it was nothing but whA. va.
just and tight but he had no authority to
sc;. may be wrong about that bu. it
was as I understood It. / hope that the
gen.Ieman's motion will not prevail, but thai
you will give these men chance and have
this laid over until next Tuesday. Then
il you desire to vote against it, why ii will
be all right.
The question was then Upon Mr.. Hams
motion to table the reports till Tuesday
neJt, pending acceptance.
Mr.. Harrington of Norridgewock-In the
position in which this matter reaches US il
seems to me ;hs. it is impracticabls to
waste the time Of the House upon it. 1t
is minority report, supported by the Sen
ate to no great extent, and take it that
this House is no. ready to make disctimi-
nation in favor of employees Of one certain
place. I see no good reason for the adop-
ton Of ,he minority report, and as we are
all in bury to get through the business ss
quickly as we properly can, think it is
unwise to take tue attention Of this House
in . public discussion of this matter. /
think We shall arrive At the same conclu
sion whether we do or do not discus, it,
therefore hope that the motion will not
prevail.
Mr.. Chadbourne Of Bi1deford-Wi,hous
any reference a. 10 how ] shall vote, il
does strike me that there is no great occa-
sion for haste in our deliberation in this
matter, ard IL, for any reason, it is thought
best that it should lie upon the table until
Tuesday, I see no reason why the request
should not be granted. Speaking from
what personal knowledge I have Of the
MANAGEMENT OF the Maine Central Rail-
road know that there 10 no management
on the fsce of the earth that feels better
toward its men or would 60 farther toward
satisfying their desires, but even in this
matter understand that the men have nos
made the request that they should be paid
fortnightly. Now, If it is the interest Of
the men employed in this or any other rail
road com psny that this matter should lie
over until Tuesday. I don't zee any reason
Why it should not lie over. 1t will take
no more time to discuss it on Tuesday than
it would to-day. and IL it 10 the
desire of the friends of the bill thn. II should
lie over, it does seem to me that We car
well afford to grant their request.
Mr.. Porter of Bangor-I don't know any
thing about this bill, but do not know Of
any time when the courtesy Of this House
has refused . gentleman who sigaed
minority report his request to have it lait
upon the table and considered, aud I hop,
the geutleman's motion will prevail.
Mr.. Hams molten to table the report
till Tuesday next, pending acceptance, wa
then put and carried.
Other papers from the Senate disposed o
| il concurrence.
CoxMuSIcArIoS FaoM VALUATION Cow
| NisBIoy.
FEBRUARr 81, 1891.
| II the Speaker Of the House:
| In reply 10 the order Of tbs House o
Representatives parsed February 2s. tn
valuation commission have to say that the,
have in 10 case valued any class Of proper
ty belonging to municipalities.
| (Sisned1 HIRAM KsowLroN.
Chairman.
On motion Of Mr.. Porter Of Bangor tn
communication was tabled for printing.
The following petitions, bill, and re
solves we're presented and referred to th
several committees, ss follows:
| JUDICIARY.
By Me-. Archibald Of Houlton-Petitio
of DAVID Kea,on aud las others Of Houl
ton for enactment Of the Clsson ballot bill
a. originally introduced By O. B. Ciason.
| By Mr. Savage Of Aubuyn-BiIi. an &C
to amend section IS. chapter 4s Of tn
Revised Statutes, relating to the orgsnizs
ton OF corportiops.
4 LEGAL AYYAns.
/ By Mr.. Noble Of Leviston-Pesision G
j. p. Billings and 80 others of Clinton
favor OF renewal Of charter Of Clinton vi
lage Cooperation.
FIsHERrEs AND GAMR.
4 BY Mr.. Wescott Of Gorkam-Remor
STRANGE Of Asa r. Abbott and IL otheI
assinst granting Oxford Club exclusiv
rishts in Letter B pond.
By Mr. Hefricx Of BNthet-P Protest I
Marshali 8. Whiusy and : esh1Rs sgain
same. #
By Mr.. filton of Cape Elixs6eth-Bii
m act sdditional y chapter $50 % the Lsv
|, Of 1889 relating 70 bounty on crews.
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