Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-21

set lake ard Pickerel pond in the town
OF Wayne in Kennebec county.
An Act to prohibit the throwing of
sawdust and other refuse into Olamon
stream, So called, in the county of Pen
ohscot.
An Act additional to and amendatory
of Chapter As Of the Revised Statutes
as amendel, relating to the organiza-
ton and management of trust compa-
MES.
Finally Passed.
Resolve in favor Of Harry A. Kurdish.
Orders of the Day.
On motion Of Mr.. Gleason of Mexico
the House rcconsidered the vote where
by it passed to be engrossed. Bill to
amend Section Of Chapter 143 of the
Revised Statutes, relating to the State
School for Boys.
Mr.. Gleason offered Amendment A.
which was adopted, and the bill was
then passed To be cngrossod as amend
cd.
On motion of Mr.. Dunton of Belfast
the House voted TO recall from the Sem
ate the resolution requesting delegation
in Congress to use its influence for the
passage of 4 law establishing postal
savings banks.
On motion Of Mr. NValdrOn of Dexter.
Bill relating to Normal schools at DeX-
ter WAS taken from the table and as
signed for tomorrow morning.
Special assignment: Report of COM
lnittee ON railroad and expresses, re-
porting on Bill to regulate mileage
rates on railroads fought not to pass
The pending question was the sub
stitution of the bill for the report.
Mr.. Waldron of Dexter offered
| Amenment A. which was adopted.
Mr.. WALDRON: This bill was drawn
| by me at the instance of a great many
! people who are unable to purchase and
| carry at their expense $40 mileage
| book. The great mass of the people of
| this State are in that situation today
but they can purchase a s. mileage
| book, and many can purchase SO
mileage book; and that is what they
ask. They don't ask the railroads to
give them amy less rate than they give
| the man who is able to carry large
| book in his pocket, but they do ask
| that they be permitted to buy tickets at
| the same rate that other people do who
are better able financially to buy them
| This bill as now amended is simply and
| only to permit 4 man who is unable to
| buy Il 500 book to buy S. or q SO book
As such, and with the obnoxious fra-
lures climinatcG--as I have been COM
PEELED to do. with some humiliation. by
the contemplate railroad lobby which
has infested this Housc-it has been r,-
L InncI a., ia pf
whether the poor man shall be treated
as fairly as the wealthy man. That be
ing the proposition | believe this House
is ready to adopt the bill az amended.
Mr.. HALL of Dover: l was on the
committee which reported against this
bill l realized that it is futile for mo
to discuss the bill 1t applies to all the
railroads in the State. We have some
poor railroads i'll sparsely settled COM
munities, some in the hands of receiv-
ers. That was our reason for reporting
that this bill ought rot to f.'-;%. Now it
is in the hands of the Hous We dis
charged our duty when we s...ncd thc
report.
Mr. WALDPON: AS the bill II. now
amended it applies only to roads that
do sell mileage books; it does not COM
| pei rOdUS 10 ISSUE mileage DOOhS tItl
are not now issuing them; neither d. :
it compel them to issue a 2-cent mil =
age book unless they are now issuin s
d 2-cent mileage book. The bill simply
compCls them to issue Il book as they
are now issuing them. and not unless
they are now issuing them, down to the
denomination Of 800 miles and 10 miles.
| move that the vote be taken by the
yeas ana nays.
III" motion was lost.
The question being on the motion ID
substitute the bill for the report, 4 di-
vision WAS had and the motion was
aEraC to by vote of 50 to is.
| On Inotion of Mr.. Waldrnn the rules
were then suspended, the bill received
it's three readings and was passed to be
eEGTOssed.