Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-03
worth this bilie was Indefinitely post


he presented out of order An Act ad-
dltional to Chapter 1913 of the Public
Laws of 1909 relating to the Maine
Forestry District
ON further motion by Mr.. Davies the
rules We're suspended, the bill received
its three readings and was passed to
be engrossed.
The committee of conference on the
dlSagreeing action of the two branches
of the Legislature on bill, An Act To
extend the open season on deer in the
towns of Unity and Burnham in Waldo
county, reported that the committee
cannot agree
On motion of Mr.. Cook of Unity the
House voted to adhere
On motion Of Mr.. Pattangall of Wa
terVille bill relating to the employment
of minors in manufacturing and me-
chanical establishments in this State,
was taken from the table
Mr. PATTANGALL: Mr.. Speaker !
desire to withdraw House Amendment
the matter to proceed under House
Amendment A, as | am informed that
there is no possibility Of my amend
ment passing the Senate.
House Amendment A was then
adopted.
Mr. Porter from the committee on
ways and means which was instructed
by an order Of the Legislature to fix
the rate of State tax for the year 1903.
reported bill, An Act for the assess
ment Of a State tax for the year 1909
amounting to the sum of $1,2S6, COL 80.
On motion OF Mr. Porter of Mapleton
the rules We're suspended, the bill re-
ceived it's three readings and was
passed to be engrossed.
Mr. Porter from same committee
which was instructed by an order OF
the Legislature to fix the State tax for
the year 1910, reported bill, An Act for
the assessment Of a State tax for the
wear 1910 amounting to the sum Of
$o.143, 156.47.
On motion of Mr. Porter the rules
were suspended. the bill received it's
three readings and was passed to be
engroSSed.
An Act to incorporate the Fire IN
surance Company of Portland. Maine,
came from the Senate amended BY
Senate Amendment A.
land Senate Amendment A was adopl-
ed in concurrence, and the Dill was
then passed to be engrossed as amend
ed in concurrence.
An Act in relation to possession I'M
der defective proceedings in eminent
domain, came up on its passage TO be
engrossed.
Mr.. Burleigh offered House Amend
ment A by striking out in lines 4 ana .
the words "or for substantial error IN
the act comforting the right OF eminent
domain" and inserting the words or
through failure to provide in an act
expressly comforting the right of emu
nent domain for any act or proceeding
necessary to carry out such taklhS'
which failure shall be deemed a sub
stantial error.
The amendment was adopted ana
the bill was then passed to be en-
crossed as amended
An Act relating to the better coll
lection of taxes came from the Sellti'e
amended bv Senate Amendment a.
on motion of Mr.. Hersey the vote
WAS reconsidered whereby this blll was
passed to be enacted.
On motion of Mr.. Pattangall the Dill
was then Indefinitely postponed.
ON motion of Mr.. Hersey the House
voted TO take a recess of ten minutes.
After Recess.
An Act relative to the Bangor ana
Brewer Highway bridge, which WAS
tabled pending reference, came UP sor
consideration.
On motion Of Mr.. Strickland this bill
,n<t npiS1ltnre.
An Act relating to the management
and operation OF steam railroads. caiile
m for consideration. the pending ques-
tion being the adoption OF House
Amendment A.
Mr.. IIERSEY of Houlton: MI
Sneaker, I have talked with certain
members of the House that are inter
ested i'm this matter and with some OIL
the railroad committee and | don
know of any objection to the amend
ment
Mr.. PATTANGALL Of Waterville
Mr.. Speaker. | fully sympathlZe Win
the. effort of the gentleman from Houl-
ton to procure some regulation 81 tne
rates of public service corporations III
this State. There is nothing to the Dill
proposed by the railroad committee
outside of the existing law, excepting
the provision that hearing in regard
TO rates shall be held in the county
where the complaint is made. ] nave
gone over the amendment which the
House is about to vote upon ana IL
seems to me-and | say it regretfully
for | stand for the principle of reguia-
tion--that there is little use in the
amendment. Provision is made In addl-
ton to the bill offered by the railroad
committee that the railroad ccmmis-
sionnrs NAV take evidence and make
public record of the complaint brought
before them, and then stop. Now that
can do no great harm. Neither can IL
do any great good. But it seems TO me
there is an important matter 70 pc
considered in connection Wlth H. 10
bring rate IT guIation about 1t SENS T."
m, that the important proposition IS 10
take the first step right. otherwise yoh
discredit the whole cause of rate reg
ulation. and so long as We cannot DO
much in the present Legislature, so
long as we have failed to enact a pub
lie utility commission, so long as We
cannot grasp this subject fully enough
to accomplish much, | believe that we
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