Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-15
VICTORY CLlNCHED,
Eastern Telephone Bill Wins in
Senate, Thursday.
Gardner Railroad Tax Bill Passed
Without Expected Debate.
Il Busy DAY. MANY Visitors -Ncw !4escurcs-
Thursdays Hearings.

IN the House. Wednesday. was clincned
with ease III the Senate, Thursday
For the first IiIae this winter Tho
Senate drew the crowd and kept in
session longer than the House. There
was no such protracted oratolV. how
ever, as in the House on the previous
day. only four senators taking part in
the talking and they only briefly. and
by noon this matter had been dis
posed OF and the other work done so
that nobody was late 10 dinner. 1T
was day of crowds and Interesting
features al the Capitol. There was a
host of spectators at the morning. SEES
sion. including many ladies chiefly the
wives. daughters and friends Of the
legislators. who had come to the city
for The receptions of the afternoon and
evening. During the consideration of
the telephone matter The Senate
gallery and floor. was crowded to it's
utmost capacity. The dignity Of the
Senate was not ruiIled by the applause
which frequently marked The House
debate of Wednesday. When the mat
ter came up. in the course of the con
Sidcration Of the House business Of the
previous day. Senator White OF An
drosco2gin moved to table it and asked
that ii be assigned for Wednesday Of
next week. Weeks of Somerset urged
that 4 vote be taken at once. declaring
that the absent senators Ner" paired.
and thc minds of all made up SO that
no gain would be made by delay. The
motion to table was lost II to 10. and
Mir Weeks motion to concur with the
House in substituting the minority re-
port prevailed by VOt" Of IA to s.
This was done on a yea and nay vote.
the first OF the session. Then Virgin
of Cumberland offered an amendment
to the bill, adding provision to The
Eastern Company's charter similar to
one already III the charter of the New
England Company, preventing II from
shutting out competition. Pluminet' OF
Penobscot and Weeks of Somerset OPP
posed the amendment. claiming 1t
better to strike at the root of the mat
ter of shutting out competition DE
means Of q bill repeating the &o-called
consent clause of the present law.
An ATTEMPT to table the amendment
which would also have tabled the bill.
failed l. to II. and the amendment
was voted down. Then the victory was
made complete by suspending the rules
ana hurrving the bill through TO be en-
crossed.
In The Uouse the expected debate IN
tba Gardner railroad tax bill failed 10
naterialize. The bill was gwen its r'a !
ine, without a word being heard from tn
door. The first general appropriation
hill which was also a special aSsiGn mcnt
Of the day. was passed after one or two
b.I L,tD made Ia =
keu If Windham stirred Up breeze by
moving to Indefinitely postpone itS re-
solve for the Maine Eye ana Ear ~
Urinary which has been lying upon the
table. Randall of Portland. moved -
have the matter tabled again Tor c"ilSld-
Grafton later and this motion preNdlt'd
~ \ vote Of * to 10. The Bangor-BrtW Y
bridge bin ran against a Snag in III" Sen
ATE Senator Plummer explained That
tharo ie much opposition in his county to
| the proposition that the county borrow
| So co. TO help buy bridge for the use
| of the two cities. and on his motion the
| biz was tabled until Friday OF next Week
| \ few new measures Of some import
ance came in Thursday morning. one
bin provides that all dealers in junk ana
| second hand goods shall keep true re-
1
| cord OF an articles bought and OF whom
| bought and that they shall keep all ar
| ticleS displayed in public view at least SIX
| DAYS before they are offered Tor sac
| They shall give bond of 500 to the mu-
| nicipaI officers to observe this law, ana
| q fine of 800 is provided as penalty
for breaking il. Another new bill Pro-
| vides that any insurance company DONE
| business in Maine which does not ilic rs
annual statement on time or pay It's tax
when due shall forfeit s. for each aay
DELAY. Another bill. an echo Of the teie'
| phone fight, provides that every teio
| eraph or telephone shall make an anhid
| sworn return of all property owned,
description Of ali routes, prices charStu
gross receipts. operating expenses cue
| There was a bill establishing salar| o
$1,000 for tie .\roostooh county attorney
% pctitiors for an increased tax on cor
porations 10 circumstances against ~
Millinockct bill. etc. Tho adjournment
was until 10 A. NJ. today. rs uSua
thing the session on the morning afte
the bail is not very fully attended o
very exciting j, is probable thai the az
iournment. today. Will he until IGeSu"'
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