Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-18

House document 3I2. report of ~ Knox.
hlttee ought 10 pass" on bin reia,; com
trustee process. the same being sra 10
the table was taken from
-. ne same senator thereupon moved FL.
inc Dill be indefinitely postponnd gu That
te mri l. sdAPLt.S: Mr.. President. this ma,
yer - one that concerns "A gre,t az" mat
people in this State Section az many
reads as follows-it is drastic in g., .ile bill
ur9s' and affects everybody wbn m meas,
tinn " yo IN the State of Maine-"Sn,,,'a
.ioti !; whoever wilfully cause or Sec
ana ,tDcts IN causing such wapcg ~, ~. hids
.oI'hl services, as are exempted frn,p per
,aenIneht to be attached by tho u ina. at
derinf, a. .oi me purpose Of wilfully hin
ueIile or delaying their paymen, nm
person TO whom the belong shall ~ sthe
10 me person injured thereby ar ~ met .,it
SSuardian or other person having tho ~ the
inromna,nGS, oi any such person. who il
h1I,oiIpeteht, sum not rxcncJir~ ~ G, "
debt" III all action Of
me trouble with this bill. as urda.
'llu IL III the Senate is thai If va, ",
tempt to pass this bill nobodv viii H'u at
:tl.er dire to trustee. A person ',. ielt-
INTO your oficc-you are NOT ,nmni',,'ls
. knoW whether the trustee implied h.. !"
not. unless you GO person;,lIv apn or
uitH day to find out. There is a ;lpynu
me ne, hardshlp comes in. A person corr.
mo, mo my once, and asks me to sIIa .'es !,
hat
poration may he situated six mil , ror
Hle-i may 90 there to find ni,, ION
.uiIe Inc creditor is honest in beIio,.i,,-
my ny! inc corporation owes his croditnrs
| SIT down and make out a trlIs,aa n,,a',,
ana trustee that corporation. nr m 80
."u;tl as the case may be; when / cnn',
10 the disclosure ! find that what u,:
t ruv lnlin r was exempt under the law OF
wiifu!ly do it-snd that is a uattcr a., l
lury.the debtor would be mad and \, d
would sue me in an action of debt. and ~.
cover nifty dollars. This bill World v;r!,.
ally do away with the trustee nroc r,.u
me law AS 1t stands is a sater,,nrd =,
he merchants of this State. Tnder !,
tiey nave right to trustee No rcputa
Die lawyer would dare to bring :, trpe,
process under this proposed law hecans.,
II he We're summoned for hcarins, ,o
would hate to be sued and brought ;,, ~
| court and defend himself against a nos.
sihlc so fine. p''-
The trustee process. like all other nro-
ce:'scs, Is a great lever for the business
men of this State by which to COLE,
thelr debts. would not dare to bring
Il trustee pioceSS unless ] Went six mil,
away and found out that the man ;cti,I
| ~ Owed a creditor Il certain sum OF r1on-
eN mat was not exempt under the law
! would not dare to 90 it. Therefore. feI
| low senators, you see it might worl, :,
great hardship. AS ! understand there J..
noboGy that calls for this bill eNcpptfna
two corporations in this State which ar,
1T WdItfNllle. Maine. They dill
| not want tC be bothered with the trirstc.
process. | find on eXamina ton that th.r
are MT merchants and lawyers of This
State VINO have protested against this
Dill. coming from every county in Tho
state. They are the hes. mcn-the mos.
| conservative business men in the Sta,a
| OF Maine-who are protesting against this.
| Here is Il bunch OF petitions comprising
the names OF 2f2l men in our State pro,
IteStin%-thcv are not Tom. Dick and Har-
ry. whom YOU find on the street--but they
are The merchants and lawyers all over
| the State. from one end OF it to the other
VINO are protesting against the PASSAGE
| OF this bill. and they are divided as fol-
lows: | find that in AndruscOegin coun-
| ~ there 133 SlenerS OF these petitions: in
Aroostook 100: in Cumberland 81: in Hun
cock u: in kennebec 42j:-and say right
! here they are the business men OF the
| State. as you will see in looking over the
petitions knox county 1l3: Lincoln E;
oxford 173; PenobscOt 40: Piscatau,Iis IL;
| Sagadahcc -: Somerset y; Waldo lS:
Washington las; York Z1S-inak;ng MI
men. ,lS1o have come up here and pro-
testcdtg .ainst the passage of this bill
| the b. st citizens Of the State.
II is a drastic measure 1t is offered
simply to protect few corporations. 1t
| is 1t great hardship upon any merchant
| who tries t.. collect his dues. and for that
| reason l ask that the matter be inden-
| nitely postponed.
The question being put the motion to
reconsider was lost. Senator Staples
th"reupon moved to reconsider the rot,
indefinitely postponng the bill. The
question being put the motion was lost.
Mr.. Clark of Hancock, by permission
out of order. introduced report of the
committee as to initiative and rcferen-
DUN. and the senator said that he would
have introduced the same earlier in the
season, but for the fact that one member
of the committee could not be found to
sign the report in due season.
The same senator thercupOn moved
that the same be tabled for printing
pending the adoption of the report.
On motion by M. Gardner of Penobscot.
House document 40, relating to the ale
wive fishery at Damariscotta Mills. was
taken from the table. The same senator
further moved that the Senate nOncOncur
with the House ir the passage OF the bill
to be cngroSSed.
MIR GARNER: Mr. president, take
this action by reason of consent oi the
people interested. who desire II to be sent
back to the House: and I would say in
brief explanation that do not know any
| thing about the bill. but act in p'Irsnanr.
of the desire of the people to have 1t sent
back. The motion prevailed.
On motion by Mr.. Clark Of Hancock
House bill 20. AN Act to amend Sections
ice. lo1 and l02 Of Chanter = Of the Re-.
viscd Statutes relating to State roads
WIS taken from the table.
Said bill tlcrouron took its second r"aH-
ing Under the rules. and was passed to BE-
cnerOSScd.
On motion by the same senator. liotiS,
bill 81, An Act for tn" projection ol
children" was taken from the table. ana
on the same senator's motion took us
second reading. and was passed To DC en-
crossed.
Ry permission the same senator. out 81
order. presented the following orded: Or
dered that the Governor be asked 10 re-
turn to the Senate House document ID
being bill in favor of WiscasSet bridge
Tho order received Il passage:
On motion by Mr.. Bailey of Somerset;
Horse document 431. IAN Act To rciaf'
acts incorporating the Skowhca1n WI
lagn Corporation. WIS taken IRON the
table. ~
ON motion by the same senator Scnatf
bill rs amended was referred I" the COM
mittce on bills in second reading.
On motion bv Mr. Staples OF knoN
House document 51S. An Act To iHcoi
uorate the Monterey Association. ~"
same being specially assigned for toda!'
was taken from the table ,.od
The same senator therennOn now"
that the bill be indefinitely postponeu ~
MIR. STABLES: Mr.. President. TINS Di,
Zens living in that vicinity. VINO ciaiI,,
THAI up to a day or two ago they hhu ~
notice that such bill wis INTRODUCE
or was to cone before this LeSisi'm -.
/ do not think that Il bill just ike IL wa '
ever introduced. and certainly sucn n ~;
never been passed by Legislature ;"
Maine. , ,,,,o ,r,
The bill gives the petitioners VINO a."
a private corporation. rlsh' "
property by eminent domain; WA, tho son.
Mr. CLARK of Hancock: VIII W IL nf
ator from Knox give me the nlfhpei VI
Mr. STApI,ES: The bill is House docu-