Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-31
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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~ than there was before. But. the fact
Is about this Office, the same as any
other offices we have had before us,
no change has been made in the con-
ditions governing the Office since the
incumbent was elected and there is no
reason why he. having been elected
to that office with the expectation of
the salary he had, should have any
change made in 1t or any additional
amount for clerk hire during his in
cumbency.
His bill provides 1t shall take effect
at once, or as soon as 1t can and that
IS the whole position in regard to the
matter. 1t stands on the same footing
in that respect that great many 9TH
er matters did before this committee
that there have been increasing duties
in many of these cases. There are
many cases which have come before
the committee that in themselves are
meritorious in degree. The position
Of the committee was, and I under
stand it to be the position of the Gov
ernor, that it is unwise, unless we are
to enter upon a general revision Of
these salries fixed four years ago, to
make any departure from the present
fixed rates at which the incumbent
was elected. 1t may be made at the
next election, six years after the sala-
rles were established. That is the po-
sition the committee take upon it, and
I hope, having accepted the position
of the committee in regard to other
counties, that you will not upset 1t now
in this particular instance.
The question being put upon the mo-
ton that the bill be substituted for the
report fought not to pass" the yeas
and NAYS were called for and ordered,
and the vote being had resulted as
follows: Those voting yea were Messrs.
Hastings, Knowlton (2). Those voting
nay were Messrs. Boynton, Colcerd,
Donigan, Eaton, Gowell, Hill, Howes,
Irving, Kellogg, Looney. Lowe, Ma
comber. Milliken. Minott. Mullen,
Shaw, Smith, Staples, Walker. War
rem, Wheeler Wyman (22).
So the motion was lost and the re-
mort Of the committee, fought not to
pass was accepted.
MIR. HASTINGS Of Oxford: Mr.
President, / think that now would be
a good time to take up the report OF
the committee on salaries and fees
sought not to pass" on bill about pay
ment of the registry of deeds. 1t Is not
numbered but the bill was tabled by
me OH March II. 1t is IAN Act 10
amend Section l of Chapter 173 or the
Public Laws of 1905 as amended by
CHAPTER 1T Of the Public Laws OF l9o''
relating to the compensation OF regis
tries of deeds"
On motion by Mr.. Hastings of OK
ford, the report was accepted.
On further motion by the same SEN
ator. House Document No. ISL. AN
Act to amend Section Is Of Chapter "a
of the Revised Statutes relating TO ex-
penses of inspector Of boilers, engines
etc. of steamboats, upon inland wa
ters" was taken from the table. on ms
further motion, Senate Amendment "A
was adopted, and upon further motion,
under suspension of the rules, the Dill
tool, its second reading and was passed
to be engrossed.
On motion by Mr. Macomber OF Ken
nebec. Senate Document No. 5o2, An
Act to prohibit corporations from
Transmitting electric power beyond the
confines of the State" was taken 1rolii
the table.
Mr.. MACOMBER of Kennebec: Mr.
President: This IS a bill for the pur'
pose of preventing any lndlviduai Or
CORPORATION who may have electric
mower in this State from transmitting
1t across the line into any other state
What earthly objection there can De
in an Individual or corporation whlch
owns it's electric power down In YORK
county transmitting 1t over INTO the
town of Dover or Somersworth. or IKE
towns. where they can get better
price for the power, l cannot under-
stand 1t seems to me it is just ike
tying I'D a farmer from taking his po-
tatoes into New Hampshire to sell
them 90 not believe in this re-
strictiye kind of legislation. l think
the principle is all wrong. and l move
that the bin be indefinitely postponed
Mr. LOONEY Of Cumberland: MI
President: | was one of the members
of the judiciary committee who signed
This report; and. while l am not pre-
pared to discuss it as | probably would
he i( I knew there was going to be
INV objection to it, ! may state mere
that Some of the reasons Tor the
adoption of this bill ard some OF the
reasons which actuated the committee
in their action are these:
We felt that the great natural re-
sources Of the state, as crystalizeo
and developed in electricity and mo-
tive power should be preserved we
oil know that heretofore our forests
have gradually. little by little. disap-
peared and have gone into the hands
OF spectators. 50 that now l under
stand the entire domain of the state
SO far as our great forests are con-
cerned is owned by practically 40 men,
understand also that certain specu-
lators In other states are coming IN
and trying to secure possession OF our
water powers Now 1t Is an open secret
that the Executive Of the State. repre-
sentIng as believe the best interests
of the State and voicing the sentiment
Of the people of the State. desires that
these great natural resources should be
preserved and that they should not be
taken up and possessed by trusts, mo-
nopolies and spectators from other
states; so that this bill simply pro-
yides that electric power and water
power shall not be transmitted to other
states without the consent OF the state
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