Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-22
Maine LEGISLATURE,
SEvENTY-THlRD SESSION.
SENAT E.
Thursday, M

VI IililtdSe ldleS LOT the con
Veyance of passengers over the steam
railroads within this State" reported
by the committee on railroad and ex
presses ought not to pass" came from
4 the House, the bill being substituted
for the report and in that brancl
passed to he engrossed as amended BY
House amendment A.
| Mr.. Irving of Aroostook moved tC
noncOncur with the House and that tn,
bill be Indefinitely postponed
| Mr.. Heselton of Kennebec moved
, that the motion of the Senator from
| Aroostook lie upon the table.
! The motion of the Senator from Ken.
nebec prevailed and the bill was tabled
and March % assigned for it's consid.
! Grafton.
| Read and Assigned.
| An Act to amend Section 2 of Chap
! ter GO of the Revised Statutes relating
to divorce proceedings.
An Act to amend an act incorporating
, the city of Waterville, and relating to
the tenure of Office of the members OF
| the fire department Of said city.
! An Act to incorporate the Portland
| Water District.
On motion of Mr.. Putnam OF ARGOS
took this bill was tabled pending the
acceptance Of the report and March 22d
assigned for its consideration.
An Act additional to Chapter 81 Of
the Special Laws for the State Of
Maine for 1896 creating the Rumford
Falls Village Corporation.
Resolve relating to title and sale Of
L.. vnelr
merly used by Company ''B" Artillery,
First Regiment Maine Volunteer Mill
tia.
An Act to incorporate the Hancock
and Sullivan Bridge Company.
This bill came from the House. in
that branch passed to be engrossed as
amended by House amendment A..
Amendment a adopted in concurrence.
Resolve in favor of aiding the build
ing of bridge between Machiasport
and East Machias.
Resolve in favor of the town Of We
roma.
Resolve in favor of the town of
Rucksport to aid in the repair and re-
building of Verona bridge.
Majority report of the committee on
State lands and State roads, on Bill.
IAN Act to provide for State aid ana
for the expenditure of public moneys
for the permanent Improvement OF
Wavs and State roads," submitting
same in new draft under same title
and that it ought to pass, (signeO
Parkhurst, Heselton. Lovejoy, smith,
Davis, Emerson, Stevens. TarboX
Waldron. Minority report. same COM
mittec fought not to pass" (signed)
/. NJ. Staples, came from the House.
the majority report accepted, and the
hill by that bra nch passed to be en-
crossed.
on motion by Mr.. Staples of Knox
the reports were tabled and March ia
assigned.
Majority report Of the joint special
committee on salaries and fees on 3lll
An Act to prohibit the issuance and
acceptance of free transportation NY
state officials, from steam and othcr
railroads submitting same IN ne"
draft under same title, signed. SeWall,
Page. MilIiken, Stevens. Skidmore.
Eewbert, Peacock. Minority report or
the same committee Ought not 10
PASS" signed Staples. Giddings. Rey-
noIds. came from the House the major
ity report accepted: and in that branch
the bill passed to be engrossed-
Mr.. SEWALI. of Sag adahOc: Mr.
President. l move to accept the ma
jority report in concurrence.
On this motion the subject matter is
pretty we'll understood in the Senate,
having been cinvassed the other day
when we had before us the bill IN
rrcasing the compensation of members
Unless there is a desire to open debate
on the subject, and to save time, L
shall say rothirg. | am ready 10
answer any questions in behalf of the
members, or to say anything III reply
to the senator from Knox, if he desires
to precipItate q discussion. | under
stand on his behalf that he is in favor
of cutting out passes. He had bin
on the same subject which differed only
in phraseclogy from the bill now re-
ported: and | horc. in his large and
catholic spirit that he Will say nothing
in opposition to tn" measure.
Mr.. HF.SELTON of Kcnnebec: Mr..
President. 7 would like to ask he
from SaGadahoC. why. in the
second section, attorneys of railroads
were exempted?
Mr.. SEWALL: Mr. President. will
reply to the senator from Kennebec
and say. That that whole clause of ex
ceptions vas taken from the interstate
commerce act. where they except Off
GERS. agents and attorneys. But the
attorneys, you will notice. have to be
registered in the State House. in the
office of the Secretary of state. SO that
there is no secrecy about it, The at
torney of q road :tho receives a pass.
cannot come here, coming in Z capacity
which is not divulged to the public.
Record is made of that kept in the
office of the Secretary of State. ans:
made public to everybody. These ex>
cerIions. 1 believe. were taken bodily
from the interstate commerce law.
Mr.. HESELTON: Mr. President, do
rot know whether, at the present time.
II is PROV er 10 make any remarks about
this measure, or not l would like to call
the attention of the Senate to that
particular feature Of this bill.
The senator from oxford and myself
were two members of a special cont
mittee appointed in vacation by the
last Legislature. We were appointed