Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-29

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The State mas an attorney general to
whom any committee of this Legisla-
ture can refer for instruction in re-
gard to any law. The judiciary COM
mittee has matters within their scope
enough to keep them busy That this
bill is wholly matter for the railroad
department and not matter Of law
| is evidenced by the action of the Sem
ate in nOn-concurring with the House;
and I move that the House recede and
concur with the Senate in referring
this DILL to the committee on railroads
and expresses.
Mr.. TRIMBLE of Calais: Mr.
Speaker being a member of the rail-
ROAD committee and having given this
bill some slight attention, remember
ing also that this bill applies to the
control and the interests of railroad
companies in the State, and conse-
quently being the kind Of a measure
that should be discussed, as all other
railroad measures are by the railroad
committee, l must say that l feel the
same as the gentleman from South
Portland does, that this measure right
ly belongs before the railroad COM
mittee.
Mr.. BIGELOW of Portland: Mr..
| Speaker, it seems to me that this bill
| is of such vital consequence not only
| to the State but to the railroads that
it should be referred to a committee
which can give it ample time for hear
| ing. It seems to ME that nearly all the
| important measures that have come
before this Legislature have been re
| ferred to the judiciary committee. |
fear that they may be so overburden-
cd with work that they may not be
able to give the proper time to this
measure; and I hope it will be re-
| ferred to the railroad committee where
it seems to me it rightly belongs.
| Mr.. PIKE of PASSPORT: Mr.. Speaker,
I believe that this bill introduced by
| the gentleman from 1lo'llton is very
| important one. one which contains i'm
portant matters of law and one which
| is most properly referred to the judi
ciary committee of this House The
| fact itself that the railroad committee
| is here fighting to have it referred to
| themselves is evidence to my mind
that il is a very important one, and
| if it is referred there you might as
we'll bury it. I believe it should go
| to the judiciary committee and there
have proper hearing.
| Mr. SPEAR of South Portland: Mr..
Speaker, the gentleman from East
| port has seen fit to reflect upon the
character and makeup of the railroad
committee He has seen fit to assume
| that that committee appointed by the
| President of the Senate and Speaker
| of the House is here to bury meas
| ures and not to consider them. I SIM
ply say to you, gentlemen, that the ac-
ton of the railroad committee in ask
| inc a reference of this bill to them
| has behind it the fact that they be.
| lieve they properly have jurisdiction
of the matter. I simply appeal to you
| to refer this to the railroad committee.
| Condemn us by our action. II we are
not fit nor capable nor willing to act
| OH any matter that contains nothing
| more to tax our intelligence than this
| bill contains, if we are not fit to hear
and decide in regard to it. why did our
constituents send us here. ard why
did the Speaker appoint us on this
committee l simply appeal to the
| fair-rnin1eGness of the members OF this
Legislature. ...-.->oo 49,
The SPEAKER: Tho gentleman from
Houlton moved that the House insist
on it's action. Subsequently the gentle
| man from South Portland moved that
| the House iecede and concur. The mo-
! ton to recede and concur has prece-
| dence over the motion to insist and
should be put to the House first. Is the
House ready for the question"
| The question being on the motion to
rectde and concur with the Senate in
its reference of the bill to the commit
tee on railroads and expresses.
The motion was agreed to.
Bill, An Act defining the liability of
employers in cases Of injury to ser
| wants ard employees, came from the
Senate, that branch nOn-concurrlng
| with the House in it's reference of the
| bill to the committee on labor, and re-
frrrine it to the committee on judi
ciary
| On motion of Mr. Davies of Var
mouth the House receded and con-
| Cured with the Senate in its refer
| ence.
| The following petitions. bills, etc,
| were presented and referred:
judiciary.
STRANGE of w. F. Lowell and % others
| of Bangor against An Act to prohibit
the use Of automobiles in the towns of
| Eden. Mt. Desert. fremont and South
vest Harbor
BY Mr. Havey of Sullivan: Itemon-
STRANGE of Charles II. Allen and IL
others of Sullivan against same.
BY Mr. Sawyer of Dexter: Rennon-
STRANGE of Norman H. Fay and Win
throp L. Fay against same.
BY Mr.. Stetson of Hartford: Re-
monstrance of F. Q. Abbott and SO 9TH
ers of DiXfield against same.
ny Mr.. Emery of Sanford: An Act
to enlarge the rights of the Alfred En-
hrodery Company; also An Act to eX-
tend the charter of the Ossipee Valley
Power Company.
by Mr. JOY of Eden: An Act to in
corporate the Bar Harbor Gas Com
pany.
BY Mr.. Havey of Sullivan: An Act
to enable the town of Winter Harbor
to purchase the property and franchise
of the Winter Harbor Gas & Light
Company.
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