Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-14
SENATE SESSION.

commission was not discharged from
the Senate as a cured patient. Thnrs
day morning, despite its long course
of treatment by the 10 doctors of the
committees on judiciary and legal af-
fairs. 1t is back again upon the ta
Bile, for next Tuesday morning. when
numerous operations will be perform
ed, or attempted through replacement
of objectionable parts. in committee
Of the whole
The bill was tabled, last Tuesda%.
and specially assigned, for Thursday,
by Senator Stearns of oxford When
it came up, the senator from oxford
yielded the floor to Senator Morey %
Androscoggin, who moved that the
Senate Immediately go into committee
of the whole. Senator Stearns moved
recess OF ten minutes and it was
voted
During the recess. agreement was
reached that the several amendments
desired by some of the members
should be submitted before or on Fri
day morning and tabled for printing.
These amendments with the bill were
then to come up for consideration on
next tuesday morning.
Following the recess Senator Morey
explained the decision and withdrew
his previous motion Amendments
were then introduced by Senators
Wing of Franklin, Stearns of oxford
and Richardson of Penobscot.
Senator Wing of Franklin offered
two amendments to the bill, the first
ha CHI
keep any other books, accounts, papers
or records or-fts business transacted
than those prescribed by the commits
sion. provided, however, that nothing
shall be contained in this act that
shall require any public utility en-
gagged in interstate commerce to do
or not to do anything contrary to re-
luirements of any federal law. and the
second providing that the accounts OF
all public utilities Shall be closed on
June Seth instead OF Dec. 31st, and
that on or before the first day of Sep
TENDER a balance sheet shall be fur
nished to the commission.
An amendment offered by Senator
Richardson of Penobscot provides
that the rates, tools and charges shown
on the schedule first to be filed shall
not exceed those which were in force.
July /, 1913, instead of Jan. !, 1913.
Bull Moose Close Time.
The majority report of the commit
tee on inland fisheries and game Con
the bill relating to a close time on bull
moose) was accepted by the Senate in
non concurrence with the House. This
report favored a close time of four
years, and was signed by seven mem
bers of the committee. The minority
report, signed by three members, was
ought to pass in new draft"-the new
draft providing for a four weeks
hunting season instead of six weeks
insist upon their actions the law car
only remain as it is, but it is under
stood that an agreement is probable
between the leaders OF the contest.
Senator Allen of kennebec moved
| that the minority report be accepted
| in concurrence with the House, wher
| the measure was received from the
| lower branch. Senator Wing chair.
| man of the fisheries and game com.
mittee, arose in his place and waitet
| to be recognized. Senator Allen re.
| marked upon the Franklin senator:
| remaining standing and asked If Their,
| were anything special" and, if not
| who had the floor Senator Allen il
| credited with being the politest mar
| in the Legislature" and he refuses t,
| infringe upon another members rights
| President Milliken assured him tina
| mis- position was impregnable, but the
| senator from kennebec still waited
| So did Senator Wing. Finally, Senator
| Allen smiled upon his brother mem
Der and asked him if he minded sit,
ting down, as Il can't talk Well whil'
| the Senator is upon his feet" Ami.
| much amusement the kennebec sena
| tors request was granted, and he a
once launched into comparative sta
tistics of shipments of bull moose owe
the railroads of Maine for severa
years. According to these figures tn
shipments of 1912 exceeded those o
either of the years 1908 or 1909. This
contended Senator Allen, proved tina
the species is increasing rather tina
decreasing in Maine. The moose,
he declared, are thicker than ever /
the eastern part of the State. Is
| lust and fair that we close the hes
hunting in Washington county an
some parts of Aroostook have eve
lnown?" He had been informed tha
the provinces were overrun by moos
and said in this connection, THE
cross the line into Maine: there's n
. )arhed wire fence there"
"IA T. Carleton he continued, "tl
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