Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-08
Passed to Be Enacted.

Passed 20 De CHdCtCus
" Act crcatin. a State Board D
Charities and Corrections and pre-
ssribing the powers and duties there
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An Act to provide temporary cleri
hire for the register of probate il
Aroostoo6 county.
An Act providing temporary clerl
hire for the register Of deeds in Pc
uobseot county.
An Act providing temporary cler!
hire for the clerk of court in Yor,
county.
An Act providing temporary eler%
hire FOR the clerk of courts in Piscat
aqais county.
An Act providing temporary clerf
hire for the register of deeds in OK
ford county.
An Act providing temporary CLERK
hire Tor the register of probate in Ken
nsbee county.
Ali Act in relation TO the assessment
of collection of inheritance taxes.
An Act to amend Sections l and
ef Chapter III of the Public Laws OF
1905. relating to the compensation OF
county commissioners.
Ali Act to provide for the recon
strueeion of Portland bridge.
Finally Passed.
Resolve in favor Of the Maine State
Sanitorium Association to supply free
beds and other assistance to needy
patients at said institution.
Resolve in favor of Mia l.. Goodell
for services as stenographer of the pre-
siding and recording officers of the
House OF Representatives.
Resolve in favor of the Eastern Maine
General Hospital for maintenance.
Resolve in favor of aid in the con-
struction of highway bridge over the
st John river between Fort Kent,
Maine. and st. Francis, New Bruins
wick.
Resolve in favor of f. P. Washburn,
secretary of the committee on Indian
affairs. for the expenes of that COM
mittee in visiting the Penobscot Res
erva ton at Old Town.
Resolve to provide for indexing the
House and Senate papers in the Sen.
ate office for the session for 1913.
Resolve to provide for re-indexing
the Rouse and Senate papers now on
file in the Senate office.
Orders of the Day.
The Chair laid before the Senate
for consideration the first assignment
for today, House Document 712, An
Act to amend Section so of Chapter
81 of the Revised Statutes, as amend
ed by Chapter 165 of the Public Laws
of 1911, relating to duties of the rail-
road commissioners.
The pending question was suspen-
sion of the rules and the first read
ing of the bill
Mr.. BUTTON of Kennebec: Mr.
President, this bill was tabled by me
because there was serious doubt in
my mind as to whether the Board Of
Railroad Commissioners were not re-
vived by it. ! am still more in doubt
than / was at that time. In fact | am
quite positive that the board is I'M
Intentionally don't think it is any
body's intention to do thiS-retained
in existence by these words-that is
this bill having a passage after tbs
public utilities bill was signed-that
this examination may be made by q
to the railroad commissioners, or some
person appointed for the purpose by
said board.
Now it strikes me that there would
be little question about that and in
asmuch as the object to be attainec
by this bill can be acquired in way
that there will be no doubt about 1t
/ want to offer an amendment TO thai
bill / will say this amendment will
give all the opportunities and advan-
tages desired BY the friends of this
measure.
The senator from Kennebec, Sena-
tor Dutton. offered Senate Amendment
A. as follows: Amendment House
Document 712 by striking all after the
enacting clause and substitute the fol-
lowing:
Section /. All the duties imposed
on the railroad commissioners by Sec
ton 50 of Chapter 81 of the Revised
Statutes, as amended by Chapter 16s
of the Public Laws of 1911, shall be
performed by the public utilities COM