Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-04

United States Postal RUies ana Rerula
lions ncted as a perfect safekuard to tn,
subscribers. II he notifies his postu,ns
ter to stop his paper he need give him
self no further concern about the mat
ter. He Is not liable for the paymen
OF q paper sent after such notification
He was willing to abide by law govern
Ing ordinary contracts and did not asl
for special contract for newspapers
He would speak for Mr.. Hass' state
ment that newspapers were liberia
with their patrons. Hundreds OF dol
lars are given away His paper had .
policy Of notifying subscribers tina
their subscription had expired and ask
ing them to state II they wished It re-
newed. II the law passes 1t will pu
newspapers on cash basis and be !
burden to them.
MIR. ROwell Of the Portland Adver
tiser, said nine out of 10 subscribers Dc
not pay In advance. This bill will de.
prive publishers of right to collec1
their bills. and would strike vita
blow to the newspapers. of the State
His people always took the word OF q
subscriber in settling bill If he sale
he had previously ordered the paper
stopped, and settled according to the
latter's idea of his Indebtedness.
Mr.. Laughlin of the Portland Even.
ing Express, said the majority of sub.
scribers never stated definitely how
long they wished to subscribe for
They usually sent small sum. and II
was placed to their credit on account
If this law passes. publishers must
take some stand in regard to these
people and the latter will be the losers
President c. B. Burleigh Of the Maine
Press Association. said the kennebet
Journal daily and weekly had about
5000 circulation. and not one per cent
of its subscribers ever order their paper
stopped at definite time. He. had the
Journal stop book with him and
showed the committee what was done
with it's subscribers at expiration OF
their subscriptions. He knew every
paper in the State was opposed to this
measure.
c. Thornton Libby, Portland: Mr.
Mayo of Waterville. Mr.. Morton of the
Portland Press and others. were pres
ent. The author of the bill did not ap-
pear to face the music, and there was
no one to speak for the measure.
Rev. Mr.. c. Huffman. a Seventh Day
Adventist, appeared before the COM
law for a better observance of the
Lords Day. prohibiting the use of fire
arms on that day. He took the ground
that the Legislature had no right to
legislate on the matter as it was not
definitely settled as to what day really
is the Lords Day. He and L. T.
Carleton, commissioner of inland fish
cries and game, who appeared for the
bill. had many tilt and kept the au-
dience in an uproar throughout.
In executive session the committee
on legal affairs acted on numerous
matters. 1t was voted ought to pass
on the bill granting additional power
to the Long Pond Water Company: on
the bill allowing the Good VIII Home
Association to increase its capital and
enlarge it's purposes so as to Include
needy girls: on the bill creating aslien
on slate: on the bill regulating the dis
enterment Of dead bodies; on the bill
relating to suits for taxes: on the bill
Incorporating the York Sewer Com
pany: and on the bill extending: the
time for opening ways, The bin spro-
the use of fire arms on Sunday
was amended SO as not to apply to
wild and unorganized lands, and it was
voted ought to pass. The committee
voted ought not to pass on the bill re g
ulatipg the liability of subscribers to
papers, magazines. etc.: on the bill to
incorporate the Union and Warren
Electric Light and Power Company:
and on the bill creating a public
works commission in Deering.
The first matter before the railroad
was the act to amend the
charter of the Saco River Telephone
and Telegraph Company to extend
their lines and poles in Biddeford and
in Alfred. Representative Shepherd
of Buxton, appeared for the company
and stated what they desired. No OPP
position appeared.
The next matter was in relation to
the order authorizing the railroad COM
mittee to inquire into the necessity and
eApeuieHCy VI iesiSidtioii " prevent uH-
just discrimination in tolls and charges
between patrons by telephone and tel
egraph companies. Senator Stearns.
and Senator Sharp of Aroostook, ap-
peared and complained that in some
places in that county there was dis
and double charges in
many towns. Mr.. Stearns suggested
that the Legislature could compel the
Western Union to pro-rate with the
Northern Telegraph Company and
thus charge the people of AroostCok