Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-01

Inc fOllONinS Dill ana petitions were
presented and referred:
Salaries and Fees.
BY Mr. Proctor of Cumberland: Bill
An Act to amend Section II Of Chap
ter 1f6 Of the Revised Statutes relat-
ing to compensation of members of the
government. con motion by the same
senator the bill was tabled to be print
ed pending reference)
Legal Affairs.
BY Mr. Curtis of Cumberland-Pc-
tition of George F.. Miller and others of
Portland for Il law to prevent prize
fights and sparring exhibitions.
Also-Petition of f. c. Dunnell and
10 others of Alma for same. On mo-
ton by Mr.. Clarke of Lincoln, this
petition was placed on file.
Read and Assigned.
Resolve providing means for OK
animation of claims for State pensions.
Resolve in favor OF Pennington State
Normal School.
Reports Of Committees.
Tho majority and minority reports
Of the committee on legal affairs or
Bill, AN Act in relation 10 the Union
Water Power Company We're sub
mittcd; the minority report signed by
Messrs. Staples. Martin, ana otearns,
ought not to pass and the majority
report, ought to pass in new draft
signed by Messrs. stills, Clarke, Hall,
Dunton, Thcriault. Dyer and T2llOCk.
Mr.. Hastings of oxford moved to
substitute the minority report for the
ma ority report.
Mr.. Hcsclton of Kenncbcc thercupon
moved that tine motion of the senator
from oxford u layed upon the table
Mr.. HASTINGS-I hope that motion
will not prevail and l call for the yeas
and nays.
Mr. HESELTON-I would like to
state my position in the making Of that
motion.
Mr.. HASTINGS-I object.
The question being called for the
yeas ana nays We're ordered and vote
being had resulted as follows:
Those voting yea were Messrs.
Brown, Deasy. Houston. Irving, Libby,
Parkhurst. Putnam, Hcselton, Ste2rns,
Wyman. G0). Those voting nay were
Messrs. Bailey, Barrows, Foss, Garce-
Ion, Hastings, Merrill Philoon. Proc
tor, Rice, Staples. Tartrc. I'D So the
motion was lost.
Mr.. HASTINGS of Oxford-Mr.
President | insist upon my motion.
Mr.. HESELTON-Mr. President,
hope the senator from oxford will en-
tighten some OF the senators here. and
| am one Of them, with q statement
| of the reasons why the minority report
should be substituted for the majority
report | have TO doubt he has good
reasons, and personally l will say that
my mind. at the present time. is open
to any valid reasons that the gentle
| man give. | asked to have this lie upon
the table so that we could consider il
| advisably one week from today.
simply want to know what is the right
| course in this matter and l am willing
to take it, I am not ccDmitted to
either side of the proposition and if the
senator from oxford would simply give
| the Senate at this time Il statement of
I facts in regard to it, | shall certainly
appreciate 1t.
| Mr.. HASTINGS-Mr President,
will say in word that my reason for
| substituting the minority report for the
majority report is because my judg-
ment it is right. This proposition that
we have before US is an attempt on
! the part of the Union Water Power
| Company to tap the waters of our
beautiful lakes in this State. Another
| special reason why I want this out Of
| the way is that l understand that the
Union Water Power Company with
their lobbyists last night, at a certain
hotel in this city apportioned and
marked off each one of US to be slaugh-
! tar,d r,n tired and sick of this lob