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

ready knew, that they were not I'M
D | der any obligation whatsoever TO pur-
sue such a course, and that II they ala
r SO they should expect that the decl-
sion might have some weight with the
al committee. / think you Will agree
q with me from what you have heard
nj here that they did have little rough
+ house up in Fort Kent You might
> perhaps change the word little ana
/ make it big.
II | submit to YOU, as / stated before,
| that the gentleman selected his own
tribunal. one in which he had the same
opportunity as the proponents of TINS
measure had TO procure votes, and was
beaten almost two to one; for that
reason | think that he should now
! stand up and take his medicine.
| Mr.. PEACOCK of Readfeld Mr.
Speaker as member of the commit
Zee OIL legal affairs which gave a long
and patient hearing TO the troubles and
tribulations OF the people from Fort
| Kent. | want TO say just a word in
support of our position. When this
matter was presented for our deter
nina ton it appeared To us that If the
| town. of Fort Kent or the village cor
poration wanted electricity they ought
| to have it. This faction which was rep
resented by my brother Cyr claimed
\ to represent the Fort Kent Village Cor
poration He stated to the committee
| that the village corporation as body
| opposed the admission of the Fort
Kent Electric Company into that town
We asked him for his authority, for
some record of a vote wherein he and
| his attorneys or those representing the
alleged village corporation. were
commissioned to come down here and
speak in behalf Of the village eorper-
alton. They could not show q single
scratch of pen stating that they were
lauthariZed by the village corporation
to take the position which they hadj
taken And 50 this committee. wishing
10 be absolutely fair and impartial.
suggested that the people of Fort Kent
themselves should take a vote upon
this matter and by that vote the two
factions. / such they are. should he
content: and when the vote was tken.
almost two TO one it was found that
The village corporation did not wan
to go into the electric light business,
enc we felt lhat we were equally fair
and Just To all parties concerned judg-
ing by that vote
one thing | wish to state here that has
not been brought out. that the Fort Kent
Village Corporation which is so DESTROYS
of going into the electric light business,
as alleged by my friend from Fort Kent
tMr. Cyr), is already burdened with or
will be burdened with bonded indebted
ness of $500 for the installation of a
water plant. These gentlemen have as
sured us that on top of that they wish
to assume the burden of this electric
lighting plant, but after long and pa
tient hearing we reached the conclusion
that the people of Fort Kent by their
votes have settled the matter for them
selves and we as committee endeavor-
ing to be fair and impartial should rem
der such a decision for these people as
in our good judgment should seem wise
we have done so.
In some of these petitions which |
were presented TO us we found the |
names of some of these village assess |
ors, and on the remonstrance we
found the names of those same gen.
tlemen, and so il seemed to lis that
that faction up there could not con-
troll itself and came down here for
our assistance. We have not tried in
any way to trim our brother Cyr No
member Of the committee would con-
sent for one moment to do anything
that was dishonest or dishonorable in
regard to the rights of the people of
the State of Maine, and we feel that
in submitting this report which we
have gone over so carefully and so
earnestly, that this Legislature should |
accept our word. We have done our
best and we feel it is right, and that |
the Fort Kent Electric Co. should be
granted the right which it asks. For
that reason, Mr. Speaker, l hope that |
the motion of the gentleman from Fort |
Kent (Mr. Cyr) will not prevail.
The SPEAKER: The question before |
the House is on the motion of the gen.
tleman from Fort Kent, Mr.. Cyr. that |
this bill be indefinitely postponed. Is |
the House ready for the question?
A viva voce vote being taken,
The motion was lost
Mr.. Cyr then asked for a division of |
the House.
A division being had,
Thirty-seyen voted in the affirmativeI
and 45 in the negative.
So the motion was lost.
1He Dill tlcn received It's ITSl anu /
second readings and was assigned for |
tomorrow morning for its third read /
ing.
s The SPEAKER: The next matter |
for consideration will be the matters |
which are tabled and unassigned and |
which come off of the table under the
order adopted by the House. The |
first matter upon the calendar is bill, !
An Act relative to municipal elections |
in the city of Augusta. The pending |
question is concurrent action with the |
Senate.
Mr.. DUNBAR of Jonesport: Mr.. |
Speaker, in the absence of the gentle |
man from Augusta, Mr.. Newbert. and
at his request, | move that the House
recede and concur with the Senate in
the reference of this bill to the next
Legislature.
The motion was agreed to.
The SPEAKER: The next matter
for consideration is bill, An Act to
regulate the practice of professional
public accounting. The pending ques