Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-23

An Act to amend SectlOn IL OF Chap
ter liz of the Public Laws of 1907. as
amended by Chapter So of the Public
Laws Of 1909. relating to the appro-
pris ton for state highways.
An Act to regulate the hunting OF
deer in Waldo county.
An Act to amend and extend the
charter of tie Baker and Spencer
Brook Dam and Improvement Com.
pany.
Finally Passed.
Resolve in favor of Edward f.
Chase, Jr., Of Bluehiil.
Orders Of the Day.
On motion by Mr.. Boynton ur Lin
coin. the order IN relation to tho re-
moral Of the commissioner Of asricul-
ture FROM The rooms lie now occupies.
was taken from the table.
Mr. MULLEN Of Penobscot: Mr.
President. the only object had in get
ting this order before the legislative
branches was to see if we could not
get the auditor into his proper place.
and get the room for him that he needs
in order to get his work along the way
1t ought to go along For that purpose,
and for the reason, I will ask for n
committee Of conference
Mr.. SANEORN of Piscatao,,is. Mr.
President, 7 would like to see a vote
taken IN regard TO this order, and I
move that we reccdc and concur with
tie House, and I would like to have
the vote taken b.. the yeas and nays.
sufficient humber having risen, the
yeas and nays We're ordered
The question being whether The SEN
ate shall reoede and concur with tho
| actor. % The House. the roll was
called.
Tiose voting yea We're: ues5rs.
Blanchard. Chandler. Dodge, Edwards
Foss Of Cumberland. Fulton. Gowell.
Hill, irving. Milliken. Moulton. Mullen.
Osborn, Pend]eton, Sanborn. STAPLES
Ste2rns, Theriault. Winslow-19. Those
voting nay We're: Messrs Allan. Hovn-
ton. Donigan. harrington. Foss If An
droscoggin, Kellogg. Leach. Mayo.
Moves, Srnitf-10.
md the motion to rccede and con
eur with the action of the House was
adopted. and the order was indefinitely
postponed.
on motion by Mr.. Donisan OF Somer-
set. Senate Document No. 20. IN Act
authorizing the merger of the Somer-
set Railway Company WASHINGTON
County Railway Company ana Sebas-
ticook & Moosehead Railroad COM
pany with the Maine Central Railroad
COMPANY. was taken from the table
The same senator then presented
SeTat" Amendment \ to Senate Doc
urlent Ne. -"
Mr.. DONIGAN; MIR President. att
er presenting that amendment I have
bot few words to say i'll regard TO il.
! do not wish to cast any reflections
whatever upon the members Of the
committee on railroads and expresses,
but ] do feel that they simply made a
mistake in allowing merger OF this
magnitude TO pass without giving the
people some relief. and knowing that
they would get the relief. When you
ti'in.I of the Maine Central merger
with the Somerset Railway Company,
tile Washington County Railway Com
pany and the Sebasticook & Moose
head Railroad Company. and then the
Boston & Maine and New York, New
Haven e Hartford Railroad. and ] I'M
derstand that the Pennsylvania road
control all of them, it seems to me
there should be something done so
that we will know and be sure the peo-
pie will have some rights, and that
the railroads should respect those
rights in this merger
We only ask them to do what they
agree to do. They agree to give us a
two-cent mileage and that one mile
age book will be good on all the roads.
believe. for one, they should have
this in the contract, or in the agree
ment, and then We would know and
be sure when they do merge that the
people will have this right, that it shall
take no more than that amount for
the mileage book in this merger.
The Boston & Maine in New Hamp-
shire has gone right against the stat
utes and raised the rate. and .hc?
re having one Of tho biggest fights
fhey ever had In the Legislature OF
New Hampshire on account OF the
Boston e. Maine raising the rates
contrary to the agreement made and
J contrary to the statutes of the State
l understand that the auditor cam
before The committee and said thai
the railroad would gain about si5.00t
~ year after the contract with the
Somerset had expired, or the rebate
mat they would get for carryln,
troops. as it would be after that ex.
| pire,,. They would get about sl5.0t
per year after he merger. for III,
receipts then will not be az great a:
when the roads are separate. I d,
not believe that anyone in this Sen.
ate believed that this amendment
would prevent them frcm making thi.
| merger. I have heard this talk an,
have heard ii said they would no
merge II this amendment went in
Tney want to merge and il is 70
their interest to merge and thi
amendment will not prevent then
J from q merger. With these remark
I will leave it 20 the Senate to dc
eide, but think the railroad can
not object to-thts amendment goin.
in. II anyone wanted to make a con
tract for fifty or hundred dollar
they would wan: it put in writing
| The railroad agrees to do this blu
they do not want it in the merger
E! Mr.. STAPLES OF Knox: Mr.. Pres
ident: l apprehend that l would b.
in favor, perhaps of this amendment