Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-17
.Ir. MULLEN of ,Penobscot: Mr.

county a few days ago in regard to
our bill which has since been amended.
The amendment does not change the
sentiment of our county at all. This
bill involves other matters besides the
bost Of building bridges. 1t is a new
departure. 1t is presented without Civ
ing hearing to any county people,
even county commissioners, taxray-
ers and residents of the county who
have neither been heard nor know any
thing about it except what they got
from the bill itself. The Sargent and
Donigan bills We're heard with full
hearing; but this bill, which is a5so-
lutely knew, as the senator from
Cumberland has stated, never has been
heard at all, which would go to show
that the bill, when first propounded,
was only a substitute for the Sargent
or the Donigan bill; and hence never
was seriously considered, or would be
after those bills We're out of the way
Any estimates that we may make or
have made in regard to what this bill
Will or will not accomplish would be
guesswork at this time. Certain it is
that if the county is to building large
bridges, as well as small ones, the
counties and towns having to pay the
same, this would either have to be
done or they would have to go before
the bridge commissioners now, mas
much as the city of Bangor and Pc
nobscot county has several bridges and
they are very sure to be disturbed
over the passage of this bill. There
is no doubt that if the bill
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much along those lines, but it should
be to my mind, a State bill and not a
county bill The same cities already
have bridge districts-Bangor and the
other cities which | could mention;
and it is plain to be seen that the bill
might suit one county and not suit
another at all; / will ask the senators
to vote no on this bill.
The PRESIDENTS: The pending
question is upon the motion Of the
senator from Cumberland, Mr.. Baxter
that Senate Amendment A be adopted.
Mr. STAPLES: l have an amend
ment which ! wish to offer (AmenG-
ment submitted)
The PRESIDENT: The Chair will
inquire of the senator from Knox,
whether this is a second amendment to
the bill, to the minority report, or
whether it is an amendment to the
amendment A?
Mr.. STAPLES: Senate Amend
inert A has not been printed and
should suppose my amendment to be
an amendment to the bill.
The PRESIDENTS: Being an amend
ment to the bill, it will not be acted
upon until Senate Amendment A has
been disposed of.
Mr. HASTINGS of oxford: Mr..
President: May l inquire if Senate
Amendment A has been printed.
The PRESIDENTS: Senate Amend
ment A has been printed and it is
NO. $40.
Mr.. HASTINGS: This is practically
a new bill The amendment strikes
out everything after tl:a enacting
clause.
The question being upon the adop-
ton of Senate Amendment A, the yeas
and nays We're called for. and ordered,
and the vote being had resulted as
follows: Those voting yea were
Messrs. Baxter. Boynton, Donigan,
Eaton, Howes, Irving. Looney, Milf
ken, Minott, Therriault, Warren, Wy
man G2). Those voting nay were
Messrs Colcord, Emery, GoWell, Ham
ilton, Hastings, Hill, Kellogg, Lowe,
Macomber, Mullen, Reynolds, Shay,
Smith, Staples 14.
Mr.. WHEELER of Cumberland:
Mr. President: l am paired with the
senator from Hancock, Mr.. Walker.
Senator Walker if present would vote
no; / vote yes.
So the motion to adopt Senate
Amendment A was lost.
The question being upon the adop-
ton of Senate Amendment B offered
by Senator Staples of Knox, the yeas
and nays were called for and order
ed; and the vote being had resulted as
follows: Those voting yea were
Messrs Boynton, Donigan, Hamilton.
Irving. Milliken, STAPLES, Theriaut.
Wyman. (S). Those voting nay were
Messrs. Baxter, Colcord, Eaton Emery,
Csowen. Hastings, Hill, Ii"wes, KEEL
logg, Looney, Lowe, Macol3'far, Minott,
Mullen. Reynolds, Shaw, .nith, War
rem, Wheeler, 19).
So the motion was lost.
Mr.. Hamilton of York thereupon
moved that the bill be indefinitely
postponed
The PRESIDENTS: The Chair Will
state the position Of the matter little
more fully. There are two reports:
Majority and minority. reports, the
majority reporting the Donigan bridge
bill so called; the minority reporting
also another bill. 1t was voted to
substitute the minority for the ma
iority report The bill reported by the
minority has taken it's first reading;
amendments have been offered which
have been voted down. The next step
in it's progress would be assignment
for time for second reading; and
pending its assignment of a time for
second reading, the senator from YORK,
Mr.. Hamilton. moves that the matter
be indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Theriault of Aroostook moved
that when the vote be taken, it be TAX
en- by the yeas and nays.
Mr.. HAMILTON of York: Mr.
President: l do not want to appear
here and object to everything that
comes in. | am reminded of an eX-
tract from the writings of the senator
from Piscataquis, which is this: That
the butterfly is brilliant but he has
NO mind. he futterS through this