Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-19
LONG SESSION IN HOUSE WITH
MANY SPEAKING ON TUESDAY,
Plummer's Seal Bill Is Buried-Indefinitely Postpone
Resolve in Favor of Stmgis Deputy-That Read
field Highway-The Committee Hearings
Rum0rs of Teachers Pensions.
DEBATING IN HOUSE.

Three questions brought Up ON the
aoor of the House. Tuesday morning,
stretched the session near the two
hour mark.
Representative Peacock Of Readheld
before opposition of Messrs. Scates and
Austin. lost cut on his motion to have
the aet, opening highways in Readfield
"a automobiles, tabled until February
-, pending its third reading. Represen-
tative Jones of China was successful in
Indefinitely postponing the resolve in
favor of benjamin T. Town of Water.
vile, and DR.. Plummer of Lisbon WAS
showed under on his motion for re-
consideration of the vote against doing
away with seals-"little red waters, as
be termed them.
The committee on ways and bridges
reported ought to pass" on the act
opening Readfieid highways The re-
solve appropriating $500 has not been
reported. The bill had received its tive
readings. Representative Scates OF
Westbrook opposed Mr.. Peacock's mo-
ton to table, on the ground that the
act had been tabled and shuttled about
long enough. Representative Peacock
insisted that the House favor his mo-
ton as a matter of courtesy to him and
his constituents. Representative Austin
of Phillips, told the history of the bill
in the last Legislature, where it was
passed to be enSressed Oh Fee. a. re-
committed to the committee ON motion
Of himself on Feb. 23 and OF March
{ reported back te the House. ought
not to pass" He outlined the location Of
the road and its Importance to people
in the upper sections of the State It
Is the only road but one in the interior
now closed to automobiles. lie would
vote against further tabling,
Mr., Peacock said that he WAS not
specifically awaiting the action of the
committee On the main good reads Jill
or on the resolve appropriating $3.50
fer aid in the repairing Of the road. He
gave the history Of the road and its
condition, stating that it saved Gas feet
over the road now used over keut's
Fill. He told further of the great dam
ger If an automobile now met a nerv-
Gus horse in the narrow roadway with
the slender rails on either side pro-
tecting teams from the pond where.
he stated, the water is six feet deep
anu bQltSIl VI tilt NUT has tAOl
been found. The highway commission
er has estimated the cost of repairing
the road satisfactorily at $4,000 The
town of Readdeld is willing TO bear
half the expense. The town, he said,
has paid from $3.50 to $4,000 yearly fer
repairs
Mir. Scates said that the hearing on
this question had been the longest OF
a private nature. At the treasurer's
Office he had discovered that the town
of Readheld raises $205S.9s. receiving
back $359242.
Mr.. Peacock believed discrepancy
existed in these figures but said that
the question was on extension of time.
The question was put, the motion
lest and the bill given its third read
ing and passed to be engrossed
Mr.. Jones of China, related the Stur
gis deputies raid upon a liquor Joint
in Brewer and of the ensuing rough
house" where a man was dubbed by
officer Town. The court had decided
technical assault when the victim nae
sued for $1,000 and had allowed him $25.
The officer had appealed to the law
court where the verdict had been sus-
tanned The resolve was for the REIN
bursement OF The officer.
MIR. Austin stated the position of the
committee in voting that the resolve
ought to pass. believing that circum-
stances justified the action of the Of
ficer in performance of his duty
On the vote the motion of Represen-
tative Jones, was carried.
Judge Smith of Pressure Isle declar-
ed that in careful consideration of Dr.
Plummer's arguments he had not dis =
covered one good reason fer 2bolishin9
seals He told two good stories as IL
Illustrating his contention that such ac-
ton would be dangerous. Or. PlummeI
asked for the ayes and nays, but even
this was denied him, five only rising.
About that number upheld DR.. Plum
mer on the final vote.