Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-14

| Resolve in aid of tho
Home for Women and ch;,.1 po' d.
Portland.
Was reported from the committee ~
bills in the third reading road ~ co..,
ond time and passed to he angro,.aa =,
concurrence.
| Resolve III favor Of the Saint Eliza
beth's Roman Catholic Orphan Asyhn,
of Portland.
Was reported from same committee
and pending second reading tabled IN
motion of Mr. Thornton Of Ashland
and Tuesday next assigned for It's CON
| sideration.
PASSED TO he ENCROsSED.
Bill. an act to ratify the purchase of
| the Sagadahoc Light and Power Com
pany of the property, rights and fran
chises of the Bath Electric Light and
Power Company. Bath Gas and Elec-
trio Company. and the Bath Gas Light
Company and to give further rights to
the said Sagadahoc Light and Pow.
Company.
BIZ, an act to authorize the andre
scoggin Railroad Company TO convey
its interest in the Androscoepin Rail
road To the Maine Central Railroad
Company.
Bin. an act to extend the charter of
the Ellsworth Street Railway Com
pany.
Bill an act to authorize the Skowhe-
gan & Norridgewock Railway and
Power Company to extend its line to
and into the town of Smithfield
Bill an act to prohibit the sale Of
trout in Hancock county.
Bill an act to extend the rights
powers and privileges of the East port
Street Railway co.
Bill an act granting Alexis Mosne-
ault the right to erect and maintain
pier, ana hooms on the st. John river
in the town of Grand Isle
Bill. an act relating to fishing for
togue through the ice
Bill. an act To merge the Knox <
Lincoln Railway in the Maine Central
Railroad co.
Bin. an act to regulate fishing in
Grand Lake stream and ut the outlet
of Grand Lake. Washington county.
Bill. an act To incorporate the Lin
coin Electric Railway 60.
Bin. an act to amend Chapter POS Of
the Private and Special Laws of 1895.
entitled an act to enable the proprie
tors Of the Bangor bridge TO disposa Of
their bridge property.
Resolve in aid of navigation on Sc
bee lake.
Resolve for an appropriation for the
use of the commissioners of sea and
shore fisheries.
Resolve in favor Of Joseph Sepsis,
representative Of the Passamaquoddy
tribe of Indians.
Resolve in favor of Thomas Dana,
representative Of the Penobscot tribe
Of Indians.
Resolve in favor of the Bangor Chill
dren's Home.
Resolve in favor Of the Children's Aid
Society Of Maine.
Resolver making appropriation 70
Penobscot tribe of Indians.
Resolve making appropriations for
the PassamaquOddy tribe of Indians.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED
An act To Incorporate the trustees Of
I.caVitt Institute in the town Of ''ur
ner
An act to prohibit the killing of ,ieer
in the town Of Isle au IIoute in the
county of Hancock.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
on motion of Mr. Carleton Of Win
throp, bill an act to fix the times of
holding terms of the law court. was
taken from the table. and on further
motion by the same gentleman it was
referred to the committee on judiciary.
ON motion of Mr.. Carleton, bill. an
act pertaining to inland fisheries and
game was taken from the table.
The bill was then passed to be on
acted.
SPECIALLY ASSIGNED
Majority and minority reports of the
committee on railroads, telegra phS and
expresses, reporting respectively ought
not to pass and ought To pass on bill
an act to amend Chapter 201 of the
Private and Special Laws of the State
of Maine, for the year 1895. as hereto
fore amended. relating TO the Eastern
Telephone Company.
Mr.. BEAL of Bangor: Mr.. Speaker. I
move to substitute the minority report
for the majority report and in max
ing that motion, | will give briefly my
ItjSoiS Itl utlllS So 'NtiiittHihS Iih'
20 years ago there came to this State
a powerful. wealthy corporation known
as the Bell Telephone Company. They
came to the Legislature and asked for
charter, which was readily granted
them. They came here protected in a
monopoly by letters patent of the
United States. but in the wisdom of the
United States government they saw fit
as they always do. to place a limit on
the time when such patents shall cease
to be private property. That was the
case here That time has elapsed. Now.
telephoning business is the business OF
the world. During their monopoly and
since then. they have been asked by
many localities to render to them the
assistance of putting in telephones and
connecting them with the outer world.
Almost invariably they will ask for as
sistance in the way of paying part OF
the bills and for n guarantee that they
shall receive a certain remuneration
from the business conducted. | have in
mind now one locality which asked of
that company year after year to give
them a telephone to the outer world
Their answer to those gentlemen was
You give us $4,000 and guarantee us
$4,000 interest. and we will do so. "That
was prohibitiVe. the community cOuiu
not stand such pressure. they did not
get it but they did appeal to some OF
their friends. citizens of Maine. to rem
der them some assistance. Those citi-
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