Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-02

teiS manner. RcD. @ Council of Mill
ford stated that he lives in great
numbering district and tilat he. realiz-
ing the hazards of the States great
est industry, could see no reason why
these men should be excepted.
Amendment b" was withdra wn, and
amendment c. was unanimously re-
jected on motion Of Rep. Smith of Au-
burn This amendment provided that
deposits in cash should draw for the
depositOr from the state treasury in
terest at four per cent. per annum,
and securities should draw any inter-
est accruing for the owner.
Amendment D. providing a slight
change Of a word OF two in section -
was rejected on motion of Rep. Dun
ton of Belfast.
Amendment e one of the most
important introduced, providing for
one commissioner instead of three WAS
unanimously rejected on motion of Mi.
Dunton.
The sub committeeman lost the con-
test over amendment - which pro-
Vides that employers of five or more
men tinstead OF tcn) or operatives IN
the same business shall come under
the provisions Of this act They OPP
posed the amendment. with Rep.
Smith as spokesman on The ground i
would not he well To carry the act too
far on it's first trial, and that any en-
ployer of any number OF men might he
affected by tho act by complying with
the provisions.
Newberts Contention.
Rep. Ncwbert contendcd that the cX-
emptien of smaller forces was un-
justified and named several instances
where such provision would work
unfairly. He declared himself as
against any exemption but favored
the amendment as the best thing in
sight.
ON viva voce vote the chair was in
doubt and ordered a division of the
committees The motion to reject the
amendment was then defeated by Al
to A. ON motion Of Rep. Descoteaux
the amendment was then adopted
unanimously.
on recommendation of Rep. Water
house of Kennebunk. speaking for the
subcommittee. amendment q" was
adopted. This amendment would in
sert after the word therefor in the
24th line of section Is, the following
paragraph:
~. Any employer engaged in more
than one kind or class of business de-
string to become an asserting ell
ployer. may designate in writing filed
with the commission, the kind or class
of business in which said employer de-
sires TO become an asserting en-
ployer, and thereupon, on complying
with the provisions of either para
graph Il" II" or III" of this section
shall become an asserting employer,
only for the kind or class of business,
so designated
And further amend said section II
by REMEMBERING paragraphs Nv" in
the twenty-fifth line. and ~ in the
forty-sixth line, so that said para
graphs shall be numbered respectively
w and vi"
Rep. Marston then arose and stated
that, in moving that the committee re-
port Ought To pass he desired to eX-
press his convictions in regard 10 the
bill.
He said that when the session be
gan there were four pieces of lesisla-
ton conceded by everyone to merit the
most earnest consideration. Three of
these had been. given exhaustive hear
ings in both houses, one of the three
had been signed by the Governor,
another will he this week, and the
third, the Massachusetts ballot bill had
been defeated. He reviewed and
praised the work of the suh-commit-
tees to which has fallen the task of re-
drafting some of the important meas
ures and entered comprehensive dis
cussion of the measure up for con-
sideration.
(Mr Marston's speech in full will be
found i'll the Journals stenoEraphic
report)
His recommendation that the COM
mittee report 'ouSht to pass" on the
amended bill was ably seconded by
Rep Dunton, and the committee OF the
whole, was Dissolved on motion Of Rep.
Smith.
The favorable report of the com
mittee was accepted, and, on motion or
Rep Marston, the rules were sus~
pended the bill given it's three read
ings and passed to be engrossed.