Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-21
THE HOUSE TODAY
Will Pass Upon The Bill
To Change Capital.
H)use Passes Bill For Small
Mileage Denominations.
Jeint Convention Hears Prosecution
In Chapman Case.


seat OF government of the State came
INTO the House Wednesday morning.
MI Spear of South Portland i'm
nedlately moved the House concur
with the Senate in the adopting of re-
port "A. Mr.. Johnson of WaterviIle
moved that the matter lie on the table
until Thursday. After Il short debate,
| this was done
Inc House. On motion of Mr. Lovcioy
Of Milo. the Sargent good roads bill was
taken up and the report Of the ma
| Joflty of the committee accepted This
| report gives the highway commissioner
! onc-third of a mill on all the taxable
| property in the State for the purpose of
making permanent improvements on
the highways. On motion of the same
gentleman the bill was then given it's
| three several readings and passed to be
engrOSSed.
The DeFOrest Reyes resolve was TAX
en- from the table by Mr.. Murphy Of
Portland, who then moved to substi-
| tute the resolve for the report, refer
ring it to the next Legislature. Mr..
| DYER Of Buckiield spoke at some
| length in support Of his position and
then the discussion became general.
Mr.. Kendall Of Bowdoinham, Mr..
Montgomery of Camden. Mr.. Johnson
of Wdterville, Mr.. Hill of Machas and
Mr.. Goodwin of Sanford. all opposing
the resolve and Mr.. Lovejoy of Milo.
| Mr.. Reynolds of Winslow and Mr.. Nc
Kinney of BridgtOn speaking in favor.
The House voted Il to 50 to sustain the
| position of the committee.
no tpI
ought not to pass on the bill to estab-
lish a system of Superior courts. The
Committee on Taxation reported ought
to pass in new drafts on the bills to
increase the tax on corporate fran
chises, railroads and expresses.
Rep. Waldron Of Dexter won a
signal victory for his mileage bill by
Offering an amendment which provided
that roads now issuing mileage in
1000 mile books shall issue mileage in
books of 20 500 and 600 and that there
shall be no change in price per mile
This allows roads which do not issue
mileage in any form to continue to sell
trip tickets only. but puts mileage
| within the reach of the poor as well as
| the rich man.
The report of the committee on the
bill as originally drafted was unfaVOr-
able. but on a rising vote the House
voted GO to IS to substitute the bill as
amended for the report.
The House voted to accept the ma
| iority +. port of the committee on the
bill to provide for the preservation Of
the fore SITS and water powers of the
state. after Il short but able address
! by Mr.. Perkins of Alfred.
In the Senate the +. & \, trans
| fcrabe two-ccnt mileage bill was
| tabled and assigned to Thursday. The
! bill to empower the kcmcbcc county
delegation t. raise money for improve
Eents ana IN addition 20 the county
| court house. which was passed in the
! House Tuesday afternoon, was tabled
on motion Of Senator Aver Of Kcnit"-
| hCr.
The committee on judiciary returned
| two rcports on the enabling act to al
low the city of Portland to raise $l'O,-
600 and a site for tho purpose of Undue
ing the State of Maine to locate the
capitnI in that city. Senators DraSy.
HASTINGS Davies, Goodwin and Wal
dron voting i'll favor Of granting the
act. and Putnam, Smith, Montgomery
Johnson ana Weeks voting against il.
Final rcpnrts were received from the
committee on temperance. taxation. in
suraucc. railroads, military affairs.
banks ana banking. State lands and
state roads Snorc fisheries. Indian al
fairs. claims. state school for boys.
The committee of judiciary reported
ought not to pass on the act L" cStao-
ieh = Supcrior court for Androscog-
gin county.
ON motion of Senator Sewall the
school mill tax WAS amended 5" that IL
takcs effect January /. 1903, instead of
when enacted
The majority report of the Kennebcc
county delegation was accepted on mo-
,;on or Senator Hcsclton Of Kenncbcc.
-rba House Of Representatives and
Senate met in joint convention ABOUT
2.15 o'clock Wednesday afternoon |"
give Il hearing on the charges against
Judge Harry j. Chapman, whose re-
moyaI has been asked for. The charges
were preferred by the Rev. ii. L.
Pringlc of Waterville in behalf OF the
Christian Civic League.
Judge Chapman was represented by
Judge L. c. Stearns of Bangor anu
Judge w. H Newell of Lewiston. Inc
prosecution was in charge OF Judge q.
+. Cleaves and George r. Emery or the
law firm of Cleaves, Warehouse
Emery of Biddeford. Attorney Gener-
al Hamlin of Ellsworth sat at the same
table with the prosecuting attorneys
and was in conference with them at
times
When the convention was called to
order. Secretary harrington read the
resolve and charges in full, and then