The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-02-18
HEARTILY ENDORSED.
The House Upsets Its Action With
Great Unanimity.
REPRESENTA- rIVES APPROVE THE
GOVERNORS VETO.


The Yarmouth Railroad Charter Amend
ed-A Scheme to Feed the solons of
the Future-The Insane Hospital Com
mittee just Where It Was Before.
Especial to the Press.1
AUGUSTA, February 17.-Gov. Cleaves
| evidently struck the key note Of peoples
wishes when he wrote the message veto
ing that electric railroad charter. The
Governor has received many letters from
all over the state commencing his course
and today it received what is perhaps
the best endorsement that could be Civ
en- at this time of it's wisdom. Without
dissenting voice, the House of Repre-
sentatives voted that the bill should not
become a law. Such action following
veto message is perhaps unprecedented.
The matter was brought to the atten-
ton of the House by Hon. Llewellyn
Powers of Houlton, who said that it
seemed to him that the Governors rea-
sons were sound in law and correct in
policy. While the House might recon-
nit the bill to the committee, the COM
mittee had no power to act. The ques-
ton must be determined by the House.
| In these matters, it was considered cour-
| tesy to the Executive to act promptly
Mr.. Powers accordingly moved that the
| House take up the question at this time.
The Speaker stated the question to be:
| s.Shall the bill become law notwith-
| standing the objections of the Govern
or?'
On this question, in accordance with
| the constitution, the vote was taken by
| yeas and nays, or more properly speak
J ing in this case, by nays, the result be-
| ing: Yes, 0; no, 116. The Speaker an
nounced that accordingly the bill would
not become law. Now, if the promo
! tors of the road want to secure a char
| ter, their only course seems to be to pre-
| pare bill which will meet the Govern
| or's objections, introduce it and begin
all over again. The other charters were
recovered in time SO that they can be
| tinkered into shape.
! The Senate this morning recalled a
number of matters relating to the pro-
| lection of fish in various bodies OF water
and tabled them to await the appearance
| of the general law on this subject, which
| the inland fisheries committee will sub
| nit in accordance with the governor s
| suggestions on this subject.
In another way yet the lawmakers
/ were today reminded of the governor s
| views. This was by an order introduced
| in the House by Mr.. Bird of Portland,
directing an enquiry by the judiciary
| committee into the advisability of
1 amending the statutes SO that all electric
and horse railroads may organize under
| the general law.
The Yarmouth Road.
The bill to incorporate the Portland &
Yarmouth Electric Railroad Company
was taken from the table in the House
on motion of Mr.. Littlef1eld of Poland.
today, and amendments B and c were
passed. These are the amendments Of
| fered by Mr.. Sprague to strike out sec
| ton 12, and that of Mr.. Bird to prevent
| the city of Portland and the county from
being called upon to bear expenses prop
| erlv belonging to the road. Section 12 is
the one which in this, as did similar sec
tions in other charters, attempted to
| answer the conundrum when is rail
road not railroad?" Section Is of the
| Auburn & Mechanic Falls bill vetoed by
| the governor was similar. The
| passage of these amendments
| left amendment D, which was the one
| offered by Mr.. Woodbury. of Deering to
/ compel the construction of at least five
| miles of road within two years. Mr..
| Woodbury. stated that he had conferred
| with some of the gentlemen interested in
| the enterprise and they had told him OF
| difficulties which might be encountered
| if the amendment was Incorporated in
| the bill. The gentlemen interested in
| the company were afraid that the amend
mend would not give them the necessary
| time to secure the alteration of draw
| in one of the bridges to be crossed: 10
| meet these objections, Mr.. Woodbury.
amended his amendment to provide that
the road should be begun in two years
| and five miles of it completed at the
end of three years.
The amendment was adopted and the
| bill as amended was then passed to be
engrossed.
The draw to which Mr.. Woodbury. re-
ferred is that in Tukey's bridge. 1t is
one of the old style draws, the two halves
of which are raised to permit the passage
of vessels and when closed make q small
mountain in the middle of the roadway
of the bridge. Of course an electric Cal
could not climb such an obstruction anG
it must be replaced by a modern swing
draw.
To Let the Assessors Correct Errors.
A bill introduced today to authorize
the Board of State Assessors to make
corrections and abatements, provides
that they may abate taxes which are e1
cessive through clerical errors of theil
board. Section provides that the Board
upon the certificate of the state treasurer
that any piece or parcel Of property il
the state that has been doubly taxed il
any year, and that a moiety of ouch ta1
has been paid, may abate the balance re
manning unpaid.
| Kelating to Ward Lines.
By the amendment proposed by Sena
tor Mayo yesterday, section 81 of chap
ter S, R. S., will read as follows: s'No
change made by the city council in the
limits of any city ward, shall be yalic
unless approved by majority of The
legal registered voters of such city al