Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-26

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collection of inheritant taxes, report
ing same in a new draft, under tn
same title, and that it ought to pass.
The report was accepted and the bi
was tabled for printing under the join
rules.
Mr.. WING of Franklin: Mr.. Presi
dent. | desire to offer some amend
| mentS to Senate Document SO, An Ac
relative 10 compensation to employe
J for personal injuries received in tn
course of their employment and to tn
prevention of such injuries.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair VII
| state that under the motion of the sen
ator from oxford, this morning, Sen
ate Documbent 80 is in order 10
amendments, this afternoon.
The senator from Franklin offers thu
! following amendments:
Senate Amendment 30" to Senate
| Document No. SIS.
| Amend Senate Document No 57j by
| striking out all of Paragraph 9 ON thu
| fourth page after the word defined
| in the "a and IS lines and inserting II
place thereof the following:
"The Commission shah determine The
| average weekly wages from such evil
dence as appears TO them to be just
and equitable"
| Senate Amendment "E" to Senate
Document No. SIS.
Amend Section il of Senate Docu-
ment No. 575 by striking out lines
| to u inclusive. and inserting in place
| thereof the following:
| section II. Commission is here
| by created to be known as the Indus
! trial Accident Commission of the State
| of Maine. and it shall consist Of three
members. Which Commission shall he
vester with and possessed of all pow
crs and duties specified in this act and
who shall seVerallH sworn to the faith
| full performance of their duties and
| Within 10 days shall hold office for the
| term of three years or until their sue
| cassors respectively shall be appointed
and qualified to act Within 10 days
after this act becomes a law the Gov
| ernor sahll appoint three such persons
| to be members of the Industrial Acct
dent Commission of Maine, one TO hold
| office for one year. one 10 hold office
IDT lNO Year, anu nv Nti'NEt't'tt' -
| hold office for three years. And any
| member Ct said commission for wiItul
raelect of duty or for malfeasance in
office may after notice and hearing BE
removed from office Ey the Governor
and Council. In case of a vacancy oe-
curing through death, resignation or
removal, the Governor shall with the
advice ana consent of the Council APP
Doint a successor for tine term of three
wears subject to removal, as aforesaid.
Such chairman shall receive Il salary
of $3.50 per year and the other MEM
hers of the Commission shall receive
a salary of $500 per year The mem
bers of said Commission shall also re-
ceiVe their travelling expenses actually
and necessarily incurred in the per
Torrance of their duties.
Senate Amendment Of" to Senate
Document No. SIS.
Amend Senate Document No 5i' by
striking out Paragraph of Section Il
and inserting in place thereof the fol-
lowing:
ANY employer desiring to become an
asserting employer as here provided may
file with the Commission his written
assent in such form as the commission
approve and shall he allowed TO pay
the compensation and benefits herein
provided and make such payments di-
rect 10 his employees under such con-
difions as the commission may deter
mine. The commission shall require a
deposit of cash. satisfactory securities
or a bond running TO the commission
or their successors in office In Snch sum
and in such conditions that may be de-
termined by said commission for the
faithful performance of the provisions
of this act said deposit shall be
lodged with the State treasurer and a
suitable voucher given thereof.
On motion by Mr.. Wing, Senate
Amendments d, Z and f TO Senate Doc
ument 575 were tabled and assigned for
consideration, tomorrow morning, inn
mediately after the morning hour
The PRESIDENT: The Chair invites
Senator Hersey to assume the Chair
and finish the calendar.
Senator Hersey in the Chair.
The PRESIDING OFFICER; The first
matter on the calendar as unfinished bus
mess this afternoon is majority and mi
nority reports of the committee on legal
affairs on an Act to abolish the Belfast
municipal court and establish police
court in the city of Belfast Majority
report. ought to pass, and minority re-
port Ought not to pass. This matter
was tabled by Mr.. Bailey of Penobscot'
and the pending question is the accept
ance of either report.
Mr. BAILEY of Penobscot: Mr.. Pres
ident, III some ways this matter was
the most embarrassing that came pc
fore the committee on legal affairs. be-
cause ii had to do not merely with a
matter relating to a court. nut the
principal object of il, | want 10 say
frankly-of the bill, as it turned out
was to abolish the judge OF that court
1t seems that two years ago theie
was what WAS called a police court III
the city of Belfast, and that ponce
court was abolished ana muhlclpal
court was established in its place. ana
judge was appointed to fill the posi-
ton of Judge of the munclpal coui :
At the hearing before the committee
it developed that nearly every law
yer, both Republican and democrat
| was in favor of the abOllShlnS OF inns