Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-12
support of the rights of the common

| people.
Mr.. CLARK of Hancock: 1 wish to
| apologize for taking any more OF the
| time of the Senate, but 1 consider this
| subject of such vast importance that l
| think 7 would not do my duty if l fail
| ed to express my views in relation to
il both by my voice and my vote. This
matter was fully thrashed out, yes
! terday, and after full elaboration, we
voted - to 9 to give the people we rep
resent, the right of trial by jury. ]
| believe in that right. l say under this
| clause of the standard policy that the
insurance company chooses two, and
not merely one of the arbitrator. 1t is
so ingeniously framed that it gives
them that right.
Mr.. WING of Androscoggin: l did
not intend to say anything more on
! this subject. In what l said, yester-
day, l made no statement that could
be distorted into a claim that Judge
Foster approved this law or disap-
proved it. l simply stated that the
question had been involved in cases
where distinguished lawyers. conten-
tious of the rights of their clients, had
been employed, and among them, as
distinguished a lawyer as Judge Foster,
and a decision on the constitutionality
of the law had not been invoked before
the court. There is nothing to be
alarmed about. There is no great pub
lie danger-not so much as there is of
freshet, today. This law has been on
the statute books of Massachusetts for
20 years. They are solicitous in Mass
achuSettS of their constitutional rights,
and are regarded as able business men;
and after they had it upon their statute
books for II years. it was adopted by
this State. 1t has been on trial eight
wears; and l submit to this Senate and
to the experience of every business man
within the sound of my voice, that it
has been a most satisfactory provision.
It is a we'll known fact that any ex-
rense that is added to insurance must
necessarily fall upon the insured. The
rates are made and increased or dimin-
ished on that basis. If insurance COM
panies are to employ attorneys to liti-
gate cases where there are losses, it
will necessarily increase the rates to
all of our citizens. If losses can be sat
isfactorily, fairly and speedily adjust
ed, it is of benefit to the entire State,
and every citizen of it. l want to dis
tinctly state that 1 object to those
members of the Senate who are on this
committee and those members who
represent insurance companies in this
State being called a class of outlaws.
So far as my business has been with
these gentlemen, they are reliable,
capable bushes men, and are ready to
meet other business men half way, and
60 their business legitimately and
and 7 If has hnpTt
found necessary to bolster up argu-
ment on a proposition for legislation
by the charges that have been made
concerning the insurance companies,
insurance agents, and the committee.
A yea and nay vote was ordered and
the question being put upon the mo-
ton of the senator from Penobscot to
indefinitely postpone the bill, the fol-
lowing senators voted yea: Messrs. Al
den, Burns, Currier. Gardner, Hyde,
Knowlton, Manley, Morrison, Phil
brook, Plummer, Randall, Rankin,
Staples of Cumberland, Stetson, Tit
comb, Wilson, Wing 90; and the fol-
lowing senators voted nay: Messrs.
Buck. Burleigh, Clark, Dudley, GOOD
vyin, Guernsey, Maddocks, Pierce, Pike,
Staples of Knox G0) and the motion
bill.
Passed to be Enacted.
An Act to repeal Section SO of Chap
ter GO of the Revised Statutes relating
TO examination before judges of pro-
bate.
An Act to amend Chapter 81 of the
Revised Statutes and Chapter 143 of
the Revised Statutes relating to the
| re orf1ia nc
insane.
An Act to amend Section 1 of Chap
ter ia of the Revised Statutes, relat-
ing to duties payable by public officers.
An Act to amend Paragraph of
Section 81 of Chapter 81 of the Revised
, Statutes relating to property exempt
| from attachment and execution.
| An Act to amend Section of Chap
Ter Sc of the Revised Statutes, as
, amended by Chapter 157, Public Laws
cf 1898, relating to trustee suits.
| An Act to amend Section 20 of Chap
ter IS of the Revised Statutes, relating
to ways across station grounds of rail-
reads.
| An Act relating to street railroad To-
cations.
| An Act to repeal Sections 8. 0, 10,
| III ana IL Oh 1ndp leF 100 VI lile uDllC
! Laws of 1897 relating to pardons.
| ma Act to amend Chapter 266 of the
| Public Laws of 1898, as amended by
Chapter 1913 of the Public Laws of 1899,
| -nd 167 of the Public Laws of 1901, re-
lating to the militia.
| An Act to amend Chapter 159 of the
Public Laws of 1901, providing for the
| retirement of commissioned officers of
| the militia of the National Guard of
| the State of Maine.
| An Act to amend Chapter 81, Public
Laws of 1887. relating to loan and
| building associations.
An Act to amend Chapter "a of the
Public Laws of 1887 relating to agricul-
| tural societies.
An Act to authorize executors and
administrators to provide for the per-
petual care of burial lots.
An Act relating to the commitment
Of the insane, and to abolish the right
of appeal to justices of the peace and
quorum.
| An Act relating to the commitment
by trial justices and judges of police
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