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


the people of the state of Maine.
AS ] have said, ! do not know what
may be the result of any committee of
conference, but / know that this Senate
ought to go to the House in all fairness,
in all openness. and ask that House to do
its fun duty, and If the House has sent
papers up here with which we do not
agree in form or anything. il there is
anything that this Senate can do which
shall change those papers which will by
some giving way of our rights. if YOU
please bring the two Houses in harmony,
it is our duty to do it, for only as we
are in harmony can we do anything here.
We are all, members of this body, and
presume members of the House sin
cerely sorry that the matter was started
as it was. As one member | am will
ing to believe that it was started hon
estly and under a mistaken knowledge
of the law. | do not stand here to inn
puEn the motives of any member of the
lower House. l do not wish to stand
here and criticise the action of any mem
Der of the lower House. for | believe that
the great majority of the members of the
lower House have acted, as the great
ma jority of the members of this House.
and as every Individual member of this
body has acted according to his con-
science in all Matters that have come
before us. =
And with that in mind. l move you,
Mr., President that this order have
passage in concurrence with the House.
ApplauseD
The motion was agreed to-
on motion by Mr.. Murphy of Cum
berland. the vote whereby House Doc
ument 6i1, Resolve in favor of the COM
mission on enlargement of the State
House was assigned for tomorrow
morning, was reeonsidered.
Mr.. MURPHY. Mr. President, / move
that this resolve lie on the table, and
that tomorrow afternoon be assigned
for its consideration. And | would like
someone to give a good and sufficient
reason why we should pay out the
States money in this way.
The motion was agreed to.
On motion by Mr. Conant of Waldo,
the vote whereby the resolve in favor
Of the reconstruction of the easterlV
span OF the old Town bridge was ia
bled for printing. WAS reeonsidered.
On further motion by the same sena-
tor, the resolve was tabled and as
signed Tor next Thursday morning.
Mr. ALLEN of Kennebec; Mr. Pres
ident, | move that the vote be recon
sidered whereby the Senate this MORN
ing, indefinitely postponed an Act to
esta bhsa Il municipal court in the town
of Peadfield
! would say, Mr.. President. that |
make this motion because after al
journment the representative from
ReddiielG interviewed me and was dis
appointed at the action of the Senate.
He assured me that if he could be al
lowed to present a new draft that he
would eliminate all the objectional fea-
lures of this bill in connection with
the surrounding towns and that il
would be in such shape that we would
allow it to pass.
Not desiring To prevent any progress
sion that we may have in the town of
Readfeld. / make this motion.
Mr. DUTTON of Kennebec: Mr..
President, this bill, the offspring of its
distinguished and prolific parent is now
dead. and | object to my colleague here
officiating in the capacity of a physician
or surgeon for the TRANSMISSION of new,
blood into it. In the first place the,
TRANSMISSION of blood requires a surgical
operation to start with, and my cold
league. at least. is nothing but an osteo-
path. and under the Osteopath bill which,
has been before the Legislature and isl
now SojOurnins either in the Elysan
fields or other fields between the two
Houses. it is not provided that an osteo-
path could perform any surgical opera
ton.
| can well understand the position of
my colleague here and his desire 10
crafty the wishes of the prepayment Of
this measure | myself. if | were act
ing here in a personal capacity, would
be very glad indeed to grant the wishes
of the prepayment of this bill. 1t is true
he has stated that he is willing to
amend it so that it would satisfy my.
colleague and myself. | suppose that
my colleague here would like to strike
out of it any reference to the town of
Mt. Vernon and perhaps some other
town. If this bill were to be amended
IN order to satisfy me.-not personally,
because l have no interest in this matter,
it does not affect me personally, but in
my representative capacity, | should
want him TO strike out every town eN-
eepting Readfield, and then provide that
this court should have jurisdiction con-
current with trial justices only.
Now the proponent of til S. bill himself
is the trial Justice in Readfield, and it.
would be a hardship and u burden upon
him, especially when swe' are going to
have Public Utilities Commission. TO
establish in the town of Readfeld a
competing court with him as trial us
tice-
Why i stand here TN my representative
capacity and object to this bill Is this:
These people up here in Readfield are "A
law abiding set of people. They are not
committing crime; they do not have need
for a court. with jurisdiction called
for here. They are people who pay their
bills; they do not have much litigation
over small matters. Therefore there is
no requirement for the business of that
community that they should have such a
court as is called for here. Were ! not
on such kindly and friendly personal re-
lations with the prepayment of this meas
ure, standing here in my official capac-
ity. ] should be inclined to think that