Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-20

SPECIAL committee appointed under ana
hV value of order introduced in the
Senate. January 8 1918. to investigate
| the causes of the high price OF coal at
| Tire present time and during the past
| year in this state hereby rcoortng that
! the committee has attended lp its du
! ties and that it has summoned before
| IL many witnesses from different parts
OF the state for the purpose of ascer-
| tanning so far as possible all the facts
! bearing upon the question untlcr con
sideraton and submitting report and
| bill accompanying
ON motion by Mr., Austin of Phillips
| the report of The committee was ac-
| copied i'll concurrence.
Tic bill accompanying said report.
| being bill, An Act to protect trade and
| commerce. against unlawful restraints
and monopolies. then received its first
and second readings and was assigned
| fer tomorrow morning for its third
| reading
From the Senate: The report of the
| joint special committee on Judiciary
| and legal affairs to which was re-
| ferred that part of the Governors
message relating to public utilities
reporting in accompanying bill An
Act To create a public utilities com
mission and prescribe its powers and
duties and provide for the regulation
and control of public utilities, report
| ing that the same ought to pass"
The report was accepted in con-
| currenee.
Senate amendments AZ ..B." IL
L." "A L. &c /, &C" C l. "G."
M l." ~" wv" and *" came from
the Senate in that branch read.
adopted and sent down for concur
renee. .r.s.-n,4s
| The amendments were adopted in
concurrence. ~ 4a
| Mr.. WHEELER of Paris Mr.
| Speaker, j wish 10 make the follow
ing motion in regard To this matter
with the explanation following
move that this bill and the amend
| ments be laid upon the table until
| tomorrow morning, and by way of ex-
PLANTATION | will say that after a con-
| ference it has seemed best to take
| this action so that if the House de-
sires to offer any amendments they
may be presented tomorrow morning
and the bill may be finally disposed
| of in this House on Friday.
| The question being on the motion
| that the bill with the amendments be
laid upon the table to be considered
| tomorrow morning,
The motion was agreed to-
!
Mr.. Smith of Patten introduced out.
of order. under suspension of the
rules by unanimous consent the fol-
flowing order:
L Ordered he
tion of amendments to the public
utilities bill. so-ealled. be limited to
the session of Thursday morning.
| March 10th.
| The order received a passage.
| Senate Bills on First Reading.
An Act To make the certificate of
| the official court stenographer suf-
fieient authentieation of d report OF
evidence for the law court and to pre-
scribe the course of procedure in the
| courts in the event of the death of the
| official setnographer
An Act relating to the organization
OF corporations under private and
| special laws.
| An Act to incorporate the Andres
| eeggin Electric Company.
| An Act TO incorporate the Penob-
scot Valley Gas Company,
An Act r amend section 124 of
chapter six of the Revised Statutes.
relative to canvass of votes by the
Governor and Council.
| An Act to amend sections 1909 and
| lib of chapter Is of the Revised
| Statutes as amended. relating to
State normal schools and their man,
| agement.
An Act relating to fraternal bene-
| iiciary associations doing casualty
| business only.
An Act relating TO standard pros
visions for accident and health in
surancc policies
| AN Act relating to fire Inspector and
| the removal of fire hazards.
An Act to amend section fanra of
| chapter 81 of the Revised Statutes IL =
| latlng to the inspection of power hou1ee
| ana vessels engaged in trarisp6x
passengers for hire on Inland sv8&<5
| Grabbed pending its second reaxI{ ],
on motion by Mr.. Eaton of Oxfor1H
An Act to establish a State high
way commission and TO provide for an
| issue OF state highway bonds
Resolve for retracing and defining
the lines around reserve or school
| lands or plantations and townships.
Resolve to establish a state nursery
| TO encourage the reforesting of State
| lands of the State of Maine tTabled
pending acceptance of the report of
the committee in concurrence ON
| motion by Mr.. Cook of Vassalboro.)
Resolve in favor of the Maine III
sane Hospital for purchase of q
! mangle for the laundry at said insti-
tuition
The following bills. petitions, etc.
we're presented and referred:
Judiciary.
by Mr. Smith of Auburn Act to
amend Section Il of Chapter 6 of the
Revised Statutes. relating to contested
elections. (Tabled pending reference to
The committee on motion by Mr..
Smith,
Legal Affairs.
BY Mr.. Chick of Monmouth: An Act
10 legalize and confirm the action of
the Litchfield Plains Cemetery Asso-
cation at the annual meeting on the