Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-29

| lflSS ana was passed 10 be engrOSSed as
amended. ..~--~~
| On motion of Mr.. Peters. Bill An
Act to amend Sections "a and 81 of
lChaptcr IL of the Revised Statutes. re-
latins To conveyance Of pews in meet
ing houses Ia organized parishes or in
corporatcd churches was taken from
the table.
Mr.. PETERS: VIII the Chair cX-
plain tn the House the status Of the
measure.
The SPEAKER: The report was
read and accepted in the Senate in con-
currence with the House. Later the
Senate rcconsidercd its vote and laid
tn" matter upon the table. Then on
motion il was taken from the table
and the bill was substituted for tie re-
port and came down for concurrence.
1t was then in the House tabled pend
ing concurrence With TIM Senate on III"
substitution ri the bill for the report.
The report OF the committee was that
this be irier,.d to Tie n,Vt Legislature.
Mr.. PETERS: Mr.. speaker, think
the gentleman from South Portland.
Alr. Dresser, has some explanation to
make to the House in regard to this
matter. | know very little about it.
and il WAS tabled by ne vt his request.
have no objection to ii excepting that
am told there is some merit in the
bill.
| Mr. DRESSER of South Portland:
Mr. Speaker, that is a bill that was
handed to me by \. +. Moulton, or was
sent to me by mail. and in some way it
got misplaced here 50 long that 1t was
overlooked, So there was no notice Civ
len upon it. In the Senate the bill vas
substituted for the report of the com
Imittee. AS | Understand there was a
law passed Whereby parishes could
convey churches, but in some way it
did not allow them II convey the pcMs
in the churches so that they could leg
ally convey the pews in their churches,
and several different churches in the
! city of Portland wanted the bill passed
so that they could convey the pews i'll
| their churches.
The question being on the subStitu-
ton of the bill for the report.
The motion was agreed To.
| The bill was thereupon tabled for
| printing under the joint rules.
| on motion of MIR. Peters, Bill, An Act
to amend Chapter l5l of the laws of
1885, relating to municipal court in the
| city of Biddeford. Chapter $40 of the
laws Of 1867, relating to municipal
court in the city Of Saco and Chapter
81 of the laws of 1897. relating to
Sanford municipal court was taken
from the table.
The pending question being the ac-
eeptance of either report.
| Mr.. PETERS: Mr. Speaker I be-
lieve the question before the House is
| on the acceptance of either report. |
will say that / signed the minority re-
port because did not understand
whether or not the bill as drawn would
correctly carry out the wishes of the
committee, or be satisfactory to the
parties interested in York county. l
learn that the parties interested have
drafted amendments to the bill and it
is to be taken up by them. and as to
the changes so far as am concerned.
have no objection. l am willing to
| leave it to the consideration OF the
| House and the members of the York
county delegation. | move that the
minority report be accepted.
The motion was agreed TO.
On motion OF Mr.. Weymouth of Saco. the
rules were suspended, the Bill received its
three readings and was passed 10 be en-
crossed.
On motion Of Mr. Mallett of Freeport
| The House reconsidered the vote whereby
Bill, An Act relating to helpless, neglected
and offending children was passed to be en-
crossed.
| Mr.. Mallett then moved that the Bill be
indefinitely postponed.
IpI
don't know but what / may agree with
the gentleman from Freeport However. l
would much prefer that this matter be re-
ferred to the Cumberland county delega-
ton and taken up later in the day under
a report from that delegation.
Mir. MALLETT: That motion is perfect
~ acceptable 10 me, Mr.. Speaker.
The motion was agreed to.
On motion OF Mr.. Pelletier OF Van Buren,,
An Act relating to the liability of employers
10 make compensation for personal injuries
suffered by employees was taken from the
table
Mr.. Pelletier moved that the minority re-
port of the committee be accepted.
Mr.. PETERS of Ellsworth: Mr.. Speaker,
desire to say just a word upon this mat
ter in order that the House may under
stand the attitude of the majority OF the
committee towards this matter. A Bill,
the predecessor of this Bill along some
OF the same lines. presented 10 the
committee and hearing advertised and
held. At that hearing various interests
were represented and heard. After the
hearing the commtte voted unanimously
that the Bill ought not to pass-or | will
correct that statement by saying that the
committee voted that the matter be re-
ferred to the next Legislature, believing
that it may have had some merit. After
that action was taken a substitute Bill, or
| a Bill in an amended form presented
TO the committee, and upon that no hearing
was advertised had SO far as | know.
| The committee submitted a divided report,
the majority reporting that the matter be
| referred 10 the next Legislature and the
minority reporting Ought TO pass" in
new draft | have not had an opportunity
TO read the draft as presented |
| could have gone TO the Clerk without doubt
and copied it, but when this matter was