Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-19

CNNtlfutu llttIIl. ne only pace III the
bill where ii is used is where AN express
company does business over stage
line or through common carrier or
through an auto line. There we did not
see now the stage company could have
any more connection with the railroad
company 3han If they carried over Il
stage line. :
Mr. MOREY: Mr. Chairman. The
term express company when used in
this act. included every person or cor
poration. their lessees, trustees. receiv-
erS or trustees appointed by any court
whatsoever. engaged in or transacting
the business of transporting any
freight. merchandise or other property
for compensation on the line of any
common carrier or stage. or auto stage
line, within this State
suppose the owner of the stage line
is carrying freight, is carrying parcels
every day: that makes him a person
engaged in common carrying The
following section states;
The term common carrier when
used IN this act. includes every rail-
road company, street railway COM
pany. express company, etc
The previous section makes a person
transporting over line an express
company. | think the express COM
pany ought to be followed through
but If the owner of a stage line from
Reidiield makes his contract to carry
so many cases of shoes to Augusta
every day. he is transporting freight
for hire, and he has a stage line and
is a public utility
Mr.. COLE Mr.; Chairman. [ think
perhaps the senator has injected a
common after the carrier There is
no comma after common carrier
The word common carrier has been
defined. and thing this comes within
the limitation mentioned
We all go to Boston very often and
deliver our tickets to the Armstrong
Company They see fit to deliver our
baggage, but we do not call them COM
mon carriers. They are not obliged
to take trunks. A stage line is not
bound to take anybody's business un-
less they wish to. and unless they wish
to take it we cannot force them to.
If man puts out a sign John
Smith, Express Company. ana takes
every mars express, then it makes no
difference whether he runs from Read
field to Augusta or to Portland to get
the business: he is an express company
and should be regulated. II | hire a
man TO haul goods for me to the rail-
road station. he does not become
common carrier. He is being paid for it.
He is not obliged to carry my goods.
We have no objection TO this amend
ment if it is going to make trouble.
We do not believe that anybody can
misunderstood it, unless they want to.
Mr.. MOREY: Mr.. Chairman. do not
know as that is hardly the proper way
to get at it. l am not purposely mis-
understanding it.
Mir COLE: do not wish to be under
stood as thinking that you are.
Mr.. MOREY: Phis section provides
that the term express company" used
IN this act includes every corporation
OF person, or their lessees, trustees, re-
ceivers or trustees appointed by any
court whatsoever, engaged in transact
ing the business of transporting any
freight, merchandise. OF. other propef-
ty for compensation on the line of any
common carrier. or stage, or auto stage
line within this State.
Any man, if he has an express conf
pany and is transporting so many cases
of shoes to Augusta every day, that
makes him a person engaged in the
work for compensation, and he is car
rying on his business in that way. You
cannot find a stage line in Augusta that
1t not carrying on business that way.
Mr. BAILEY of Penobscot: There
seems to be no misunderstanding con-
corning the intent of the committee; it
is simply the way of getting at 1t. II
the motion is in order, | move that We
pass over this for the time being
The CHAIRMAN: ~ dilatory motion
is not in order.
Mr. HERSEY of Aroostook: Mr. Chair
man, I give to the senator from Andros-
eoggin the utmost honesty in the mat
ter | do not see how we can misunder-
stand it. l call the senator's attention
to the fact-the term express company
we all understand in the ordinary sense.
'The term express company when used
in this act includes every corporation
or person, the lessees, trustees, receivers
or trustees, appointed by any court what
soever engaged in or transaeting the bus
mess of transporting any freight, mer-
chandise or other property for compen-
sation on the line of any common car
rier or stage, or auto stage line, within
this State
Now all stage companies carry their
express over railroads and by ves-
sells, and by carrying ii over railroads.
the railroads do not become express
companies by doing that, nor does
vessel become an express company by
carrying this freight, neither does a
stage line become an express company
by carrying this freight.
Do YOU not understand it?
Mr.. MOREY: | think | do.
Mr.. BAILEY: | move that we re-
ject this amendment G-1.
The Chair put the motion and on a
viva voce vote was in doubt as to the
result.
A rising vote was then taken, and
IA being in favor of rejecting the
amendment and 10 being opposed, Sen
ate Amendment Gil was rejected.
The CHAIR: l now lay before the
committee Senate Amendment G to
Section g. Senate Document 49S.
Mr.. COLE: Mr.. Chairman, the
committee after a substitute amend
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