Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-21
UTILITIES CONTEST
IN THE HOUSE, ON FRIDAY
Hopes of Republican Leaders for Passing the Bill,
Today=NeW Committee of Conference on the
Massachusetts, Ballot-=The Bull Moose
Bill Is Again Changed.
PUBLIC UTILITIES.

The House received y amendments
to the public utility measure, Thurs
day, one-half the number submitted in
The Senate. last week, and tie bill and
amendments were assigned for consid-
Grafton in the House, Friday IT would
seem that the entire measure will be
discussed and the amendments as well,
at that session and disposed of in one
day.
Several radical amendments are pro-
posed, one With reference to the per-
sonncl of the commission ana two with
reference to the manner of selection.
Others pertain more especially to the
grammatical wording OF the various
sections. two proposing To eliminate
strictly municipal corporations from
The list 10 come under the control #
the commission.
Bull Moose Bill.
Protracted discussion Of the hull
moose bill led IL refusal BY the House
10 concur with the Senate in Placing a
close time of four years on this species
Of game. The House voted GO 10 Il
en- motion to concur. made by Rep
resentattVe Austin, He then moved Ia
amend by having 4 month of open
time on both bull moose ard COW moose
Of one year age or over. This vas
adopted.
The DeForrest Keyes resolve, appro-
priating liberal sum for Mir keyes
n rounding the amount he paid the
State for alleged defective tax titles.
Representative Spencer of Berwick
moved that the resolve be postponed
Indefinitely and the House by rising
vote, approved the motion. 81 to So re-
Xersing the vote of Wednesday on
similar motion made by Representa-
tive Mitchell of Newport.
The House also killed the bill to pro-
vide for an appropriation of $4,000 for
continuation of the publication of the
York deeds. Representative richard
son Of Canton, moved 10 postpone the
measure because such work should &c
submitted To competitive bids. rep
resentatiVe Bowler of Bethel, spoke IN
favor of the work and of having tha
appropriation stand as report I'd by tha
committee.
The House voted &C to 80 to postpone
Representative Newbert endeaNored
To have The bill! killed which provides
for the incorporation Of the village or
oepnduit in the town of Wells. Il"
thought that this is contrary TO the
shirt of our form of government. The
burden of taxation, under TINS DILL
would fall in unjust proportions upon
the rural part of the town
representative Mitchell Of Kittery
objected to having affairs of YORK
county interfered with by the gentle
man from Kennehec, who. Just elected
mayor of Augusta would have ms
hands full.
Representative Bragdon Of York,
moved that the bill take its passage
and be passed to he engrossed ana t''e
vote was - TO 81 in favor.
Emergency resolves in favor OF the
Penobscot tribe of Indians and for 4
contingent health fund TO be available
in case of epdemics, were passed pS
unanimous votes.
Massachusetts Ballot Bill.
The Massachusetts, ballot h'il' oach
from the Senate Which haG passed. laN
orablv on the measure and WITH report
that the committee of conference WAS
unable to agree, was tabled ~ l'ep'
sentative Mitchell of kiuery unlh
Tuesday. "A new committee ot confer.
enee being appointed.
An appeal for commission I" ~,
vestigate the salaries of state ana
county officials and IL report to the
next Legislature was made by kepre-
sentative Bowler and the House Notea
IN favor of the idea by voice vote
Representative Newbert of AUGUSTA
was greeted with loud applause "ifh
he came into the House ana looh hiH
scat in the morning. y large bouquet
of pinks was taken To his desk ana nc
secured a second vase and dlFlde" 'i'e
bouquet, sending half of II oVt1 "
REPRESENTATIVE Swift, across the c2''i'-
her. who had teen his opponent IN tii'
race. Applause eree'eu 'i'''
graceful compliment. I'm
An amendment to the hichW"S ~"
was submitted by Represent ltlVe ot'-
Ter of Pennington, providing nat nv
in each town ana county
must be continuous. -.
An overwhelming vote IN iaN"r VI '''
establishment Of an experiments - ~
in Aroostook county was taken alter
discussion of nearly an hour