Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-02
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Continued from Page Nine).

Mr.. Cousins of Standish moved that
the yeas and nays be called.
The motion was agreed to.
The SPEAKER: The question is on
the motion to indefinitely postpone the
memorial. Those in favor OF the in
definite postponement will, when their
names are called. answer yes; those
opposed will answer no. The clerk will
call the roll
Yea:-Allen of Jonesboro. Bearce of Ed
dington, Bogue, Bourassa, Chase of York.
Cook. Davies. Doble. Duncan. Dunn.
Farnham. Frost. Havey. Hodgkins OF
Damariscotta. Mace. Merrifield. Moulton.
Orff, Packard. Pattansall. Patten., Pike
Smith of Biddeford, Spear of Warren.
Slower, Thompson. Thurlough, Weld.
Wing of Auburn-34.
NAY:-Additon. Allen of Richmond. An.
drews. Bartlett of Eliot, Bartlett of
Stoneham. Beals. Bemis, Boyer. Rigelow.
Bigney. Bisbee, Blake. Blanchard, Bow
ley. Bradford Burleigh. Burse Of Pitts
sH b"sse of Sannf1 @ cbar1es
Chase of Sebec, Clark, Cole. Corners,
Coolidge, Cousins. Donnell. Emery Fer
guson. Gilbert, Grant, Hall, Hanson Har-
Hodgkins of Temple, Holt, Hussey, Hyde,
Jordan, Joy, KavanOugh. Kelley, Lane,
Libby. Lord. l.udgate, Marshall. Millett,
perry' Peters. Porter. PRESLEY. Redon.
Richardson. Rounds Sanborn, Smith of
AEdover, Smith of Berwick. Spear of
South Portland. Stackpole, Stetson.
True, Varney. Weeks. Whitehouse. Whit
ney. Wing of Kingfield8l
ARSENT:,Bragdon. Colby. Couture.
EaWardH ss For aH o fIamIin aNf fann afo
Harmon. Harrington. Hines, Jones, Lam
bert, Lombard. McI.ain, MERCER. Merrill
of Blnehill, Merrill of Durham. Miller,
Moore. Morse, Patterson Pelletier. Pink
ham. Robbins. Silsby. Snow of Brunswick,
Snow of Scarboro. Stanley. Trickev.
White of Columbia, White OF Wayne-35.
So the motion was lost. (Applause)
The memorial was then adopted in
concurrence with the Senate
Bill, relating to the management and
operation of steam railroads.
Mr.. HERSEY Of Houlton: Mr.
Speaker, I offer House Amendment A
to the bin. In explanation | would say
that this bill before the House is the
hill offered by the committee on rail-
roads to amend Chapter 50 of the Re
vised Statutes When the House in
definitely postponed the bill that l Of
fered for the regulation of fares of
common carriers | presume it was
li'tSoll tiul Spti 6ol III vi tilt'
matter. This Legislature has said that
you would not give your railroad COM
lnissoners any authority to regulate
the fares Of common carriers and say
what they should be. Now, / offer an
amendment to the bill giving your
commissioners power and authority on
complaint filed to go to the county
Wllele those complaints are filed, meet
the people, listen to their complaints,
take them in writing, examine them
and report, giving your commissioners
the power to summon witnesses, to ask
for their attendance, their papers and
documents, oblise the common carriers
to show what they are charging as
as fares and tolls. l am not asking that
they nave any power to say what the
fares shall be. am not asking that the
railroad commissioners have any au
tfority at all in saying. if they hnd
that a fare is unjust, that a toIi or tar
iii ought not to be that way l am not
asking fer them to have any author
ity over it whatever. l am simply ask
ing that they may have the right to
investigate complaints and make it a
matter of record. and hear evidence.
and have the authority to investigate
those complaints. and have the proper
authority to do it.
On motion by Mr. Pattangall Of Wa
terville. the amendment and accom-
panylng bill were laid on the table for
printing.
On motion by Mr. Montgomery of
Camden. the House voted to take a re-
cess until o'clock in the evening.