Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13

question whether this House VIII al
low this corporation. to increase its
capital stock a million and a half dol
lars without providing for the payment
Of this Just claim.
Mr., DUNTON of Belfast Mr.. Spsak-
er, the case is reduced to this, as
understand it: That the plaintiff in
this suit admittedly has no legal claim
against this company, and therefore
cannot enforce any right at law against
it; also that ii has no claim in equity
under the equity procedure Of our
courts; therefore in equity it has no
rights that can be enforced as law
Now the only rights that are recog-
nized under our courts and our laws
are the rights To proceed at law or
in equity. 1T is conceded also that
this railroad company is asking for
nothing more than it should have. Now
we com" right down to this point:
shall this House place as a condition
upon giving to this company what il
should have, the payment OF an alleged
claim which has no recognition in law
or in equity? In other words, shall this
House use its power as a club to drive
this company TO pay what neither at
law or IN equity it can be compelled to
pay, or ought to pay, before it will
give to the company these rights that
il asks for and admittedly ought TO
have?
Mr. PLUMMER of Lisbon: you'll
like to inquire whether this company
could increase it's capital stock under
the railroad law, OF under the general
law2 Is there any way Of that Kind
The SPEAKER: OF whom does the
gentleman from Lisbon make the in
auifY
MI PLt'MMER of Lisbon: From
anybody that knows?
The SPEAKER: The Chair will refer
the inquiry to anybody who knows.
Q-aughterD
Mr. PII'MMFR of Lisbon: The point
is this-I suppose my friend from Pat
ten tMr SMITH will question my legal
knowledge. and | hereby publicly state
that | do not know anything about it
il this company can be authorized uE-
der general law To increase its capital
stock why does ii come here2 II II
cores here for special permission i
must be disposed to accept whatever
conditions we grant, or whatever con
ditians We impose; and if ii does not
like them il can then go ahead in the
other way. 1t appears that for some
reason Or other. which | do not know,
that The fee to be paid 10 the secretary
of state en- condition that ii increases
its capital stock. is less than ii would
have to pay under the general law.
That looks. Oh the face of it. little
peculiar 1t may he all right. and /
presume there may be an explanation
lor it, but, like my friend from Presqae
Isle. | have been in Missouri too. and
| think that all of us ought 10 lie
shown III regard IL these things. As |
understand il. that is what we are
here for
The SPEAKER, The question is ON
The adoption Of the amendment offered
10y tie gentleman from Kittery, Mr..
Mitchell
\ viva Vace vote being taken.
Tie amendment was adopted.
Mr. Pmmmer Of Lisbon offered House
Amt ndmcnt b, to amend by striking
ont in line seven of Section three the
words seventy five" and inserting in
place thereof the words one hundred !"
The question being on the adoption
Of House Amendment Il,
a viva Noce vote being taken,
Tie amendment was adopted. tAp-
pladse)
The bill tien received its third read
ing and was passed to be enerossed as
amended.
The SPEAKER: The next matter for
consideration is bill, An Act relative
to municipal elections in the city o.
Augusta The pending question is con-
current action with the Senate.
Mr. NEWBERT of Augusta: Mr.
Speaker. will ask for the Indulgence
81 the House and move that this mat
ter he laia upon the table,
Mr. .PLUMMER of Lisbon: MIR
Speaker. | do not like this undue prom
inence that | am getting here, but
there are good many other people,
as / understand it, here in the House
Sho are in agreement Upon this pro-
position of allowing these matters to
remain on the calendar upon which
there is no hope of action. The city
electlcn in Augusta will come oil next
Wedne sday. | think, anyway; but
whether there will be choice at that
tim nobody knows. If there is, TINS
bill will he unnecessary, and at any
rate the consideration of 1t shoula
come up probably and get by soon
enough to affect that particular eiee-
ton. i submit gentlemen, as dle
before. that il is useless for the state
to be paying out money for printing
without any apparent use II the
LEGISLATURE wants to vote to do IT, or
course il has the power
Mr. NEWBERT: Mr.. Speaker Just
want to say that it won't cost the
state much to print that matter once
more. one line There may be some
agreement reached shortly in regard TO
this matter, and trust that my motloh
will prevail.
The question being on the motion To
lay this bin upon the table
The motion was agreed to-
The SPEAKER: The next matter
for consideration is bill, An Act To
INCORPORATE the Kennebec Realty COM
pany. The pending question is the thifd
,.,,,,li.., ae tbo hin and its massage To