Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-04

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Governor, / think that this mileage bill
ought to pass, and / think when you
pass it you will be doing fair thing to
the fellow who cannot buy a 20-dollar
mileage book; and it may seen to some
people that a 2o-dollar mileage is a small
matter, but / tell you, gentlemen, it is a
large amount to a great many of the
people of our State. ] claim it is nothing
more than a square deal for everybody.
that this bill ought to pass and I trust
that it will pass.
The SPEAKER: The question before
the House, is whether this bill shall be-
come n law, Notwithstanding the objec-
tons of the Governor. The constitution
requires the vote to be taken by the
yeas and nays.
Mr.. SCATES of Westbrook: Mr. Speak
err, if | understand the matter, and |
want to understand it, the Legislature
passed a bill making it obligatory upon
the railroads to issue 50O-mile mileage
books. That has been vetoed by the
Governor. Now the question is on recon-
sideration, and those who are in favor
of passing the bill over the veto of the
Governor will vote yes.
The SPEAKER: That is the way the
Chair understands it.
Mr.. SCATES: And to pass it over the
Governors veto, it requires a two-thirds
vote of all those voting in both branches
The SPEAKER: If the gentleman
means as between each House. or both
Houses, the Chair would suppose each
House.
Mr.. Scales: Requires two-thirds
vote of all those in
The SPEAKER: All those in favor of
the passage of this bill, notwithstanding
the objection of the Governor, will an
swer yes when their names are called !;
those opposed will answer 10. The clerk
will call the roll. ...
NI1A:--Allen, Bonn. Blther, Roland, Bo-
pan, Brennan Brown, Bueklin, Chad
Clark of New Portland Cochran, Gro
well, Currier. Gyr, Davis, Deseoteaux
B2no pnrg f9Yi Eaton idtIdge Eotf
Franck, Gallagher. Gamache, Goodwin
Gordan. Greenleaf of Auburn, Greenleaf
Haskell. Hodsdon, Irving. jenkins,
Kelleher of Portland, .Kelleher of Wa
terville, Laawfy, Leader; Leary. LeBel,
well, Maybury. McFadden, Merrill Met
calf, Mildon.. Mitchell of Kittery. Mooers,
Morgan, Mornean, Morse, Newbert,
Pitcher. Plummer, Putnam. Reynolds,
Richardson, Roberts, Robinson. Rofe,
Rousseau; Sanhorn Sanderson, Sargent,
Stevens Stuart, sturgis,, SWEET. Swift,
Thompson, Tryon, Umphrey, Wheeler,
Winchenbaugh. Wise, Yeaton-99.
, nay ;-Austin;,, Bass Benton Bowler,
Butler Connors, Eastman, Higgins.
Hutchins Jones. Kimball, Mcbride, Nor
rison. Mute, Pendleton, Peters Shelton,
Spencer. Thombs, Tobey. Trimble, Vio-
lette. Washburn. Warehouses;.
ABSENT;-Chick Connors, Emerson,
nings. Johnson, kehoe, Marston, Mitch
ell of Newport, Peaks. Price. Quinn.
Ramsay. Kicker Sherman. Smith of
Taylor. Twombly-2I
The SPEAKER: Ninety-nine hav-
ing voted in the affirmative and 2S in
the negative, the veto of the Cover
passes this House, Notwithstanding
the objections of the Governor.
Reports of Committees.
The committee on salaries and fees
reported in Il new draft and fought to
pass" bill. an Act providing temporary
compensation for the recorder of the
Honlton municipal court, the report
being signed by Messrs. Mansfield
Gonant, Morse. Reynolds, Stevens,
Gallagher and Rousseau.
The report was accepted and the bill
ordered printed under the joint rules
First Reading of Printed Bills and Re-
solves.
Resolve in favor of James W. Har-
vey, document clerk, for preparing
weekly printed index.
Resolve in favor of Helen Gaffney.
Resolve in favor of 7. NJ. Rollins
mail carrier of the House.
Passed to Be Ensrossed.
An Act to regulate the business of
dealing in securities, as amended by
Senate Amendments A, b, and F,
and 1, as amended, and by House
Amendment E.
An Act to amend Chapter 1913 of the
Public Laws of 1909, creating the
Maine Forestry District and provid-
ing for protection against forest fires
therein.
Resolve in favor of Steward and
Blunt of Skowhegan, Maine.
An Act to amend Sections 13. II and
Is of Chapter of the Revised Sta
tutes, as amended relating To appoint
ment of Road Commissioners by Sc
lectmen. 5tai-
Mr. Pumrnef Of Lisbon moved that
the bill be Indefinitely postponed.
MIR. SCATES of Westbrook: Mr..
Speaker, / don't think the House
wants. to do that. After consultation
with the State highway department
am informed that the present law
is entirely and wholly unsatisfactory.
There is always a contest between the
road commissioners and the select
men to see which shall have the au
tEority, and the highway commission
err tells me that he has more trouble
from this one source than any other
in the highway department.
This bill provides that the highway
commissioner shall not be selected but
shall be appointed by the selectmen.
placing the care of the roads under
the supervision of the selectmen, as it
should be, because the selectmen
know the conditions, and usually are
of a higher character than is the or
binary road commissioner. Some