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

must either go to Waterville or come
TO Augusta to set Il lawyer. Now
what happens? They are deprived of
coming to Augusta to do their bust
ness down here in this municipal court,
but they must come here-most of
these people do their business in Au-
Susta-they must come here and get 4
lawyer, and il they cannot do their
business here in Augusta they have got
To take this lawyer way out to Mt,
Vernon, Rcadtield-twenty miles from
hereto do that little trifling business
that happens to be in this court.
Now il is hardship upon the people
OF these five towns to put that burden
upon them.
Not only that, but this provides
system of fees for the judge of that
municipal court, "A system that has
been abolished in this State. and
think it has been the policy of the
State not to establish any more courts
that have fees, | notice also that it Is
provided that from this little court
out hefc-not satisfied With having APP
pcals so from this court UP TO our SUI
pcrioL court the way that all appeals
go trQIn AIR our other municipal courts
appeals shall so right over the head
of our superior court To the supreme
judicial court. So important thess
matters are they must so directly .to.
the supreme judicial court.
Then another thing. the judge Is
going to set the fees. and this bill
provides that whereas the fees for the
actual vial of a case In our municipal
-. 4 Y.,N-
able costs, The fees in this court pro-
yided here, and the taxable costs, are
two dollars-almost three times what
they are in any other municipal court
in the county.
Now there are dozens of things in
that bill. | say, that work Il hardship
upon the people of my county. and
there is no occasion for il, no demand
for it.. excepting from somebody WHO
is going to be benefited by the fees
established there. and | ask that this
bill be indefinitely postponed.
The motion was agreed to and the
bill was indefinitely postponed.
The PRESIDENTS: The Chair lays
before the Senate for consideration
the next matter on the calendar sen
ate Document, No $40 an Act to Ii
cense stations for public service, the
pending question being the consider
alton of n-concurrent action of the
two branches.
Nh CONANT of Waldo: Mr. Presi-
dent. | yield To Senator Mouiton.
Mr.. MOULTON of Cumberland; Mr.
President. what is the present status
of the bill?
The PRESIDENTS: The Chair will
state that the parliamentary situation
is as follows. This bill was reported
to the Senate by the committee on ag
riculture fought to pass read twice
and passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. MOULTON: Mr.. President, l
move that the Senate insist and ask
for committee of conference.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair an
nounces as the Senate members of the
committee on the disagreeing action
of the two branches on Senate Docu-
ment 545, the senator from Gumher-
land, Senator Moulton, the senator
from Waldo, Senator Conant. and the
senator from Kennebec, Senator Rey-
nolds.
The PRESIDENT The next matter
Is House Document SIS, An Act Great
ing a State board of charities and cor
rections.
On motion by Mr.. FlahertY of sum
berland, the bill was given its second
reading and was passed to be en-
crossed.
The PRESIDENT: The next matter
is House Document 63s, An Act to
amend Section 50 ofstile Revised stat
Ites as amended by Chapter Al of the
Public Laws of 1906, relating to non
fea sance of duty by sheriffs, deputy
sheriffs and county attorneys.
on motion by Mr.. Bailey of Penob-
scot, the bill was given its first read
ing, ard it's second reading was as
signed for this afternoon.
Tile PRESIDENTS: The next matter
is the majority reports ought to
pass and minority report ought not
to pass" of the committee on judicial
ry, on bill, An Act relating 10 the
powers If the board or prison and Jail
inspectors.
The pending question is the acccp-
tdlttt u tlliICI Itiptt III iipbSf a.
ceptcd the minority report.
Mr.. STEARNS of Oxford: Mr.. Pres
ident, while / believe thoroughly that
the bill ought to pass, yet realizing
that the House having adopted the
minority report, and even if the Sen
ate saw ht 10 take non-concurrent ac-
ton. it is very doubtful if anything
could bc accomplished, therefore
move that the Senate concur with the
House and that the minority report be
accepted.
The motion was agreed to.
The PRESIDENTS: The next matter
is Senate Document 552. An Act pro-
viding for a license for a resident OF
the State to hunt on the wild lands
of the State.
In the Senate report of the commit
toe ought to pass III new draft" on
this bill was accepted, the bill was
given its readings and passed to be
engrossed.
In the House the report ought to
pass in new draft' was accepted in