Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-21

the same. | object to helping every
! body except myself | think in the
long run we will all get along Just as
well if each man tries to help some
body else | have heard of a reply
made by a person years ago when
somebody asked for something, that
he had known people to make a very
| GOOD living minding their own bust
ness | think if the farmers of this
/ State will mind their own business.
| and everybody else in the State VIII
| mind his own business and not inter-
| fere with other people we will all be
| better off.
| The question being on the motion
that the bill be indefinitely post
| poned,
| A viva voce vote being taken,
The motion was lost.
| The bill was then passed to be en-
| crossed.
The SPEAKER: The next matter
for consideration is bill, An Act to Gre
ate a Public Utilities Commission, pre-
scribe its powers and duties and pro-
vide for the regulation and control
of public utilities The pending ques-
ton is the first reading of the bill.
Mr.. WHEELER of Paris: Mr..
Speaker. | rise at the present moment
for the purpose of making a motion
that this matter. Senate Document No.
453, be specially assigned for consld-
Grafton, tomorrow: and / hope there
will be time for the reception of
amendments, if any gre to be pre-
scented, at the present time so that
they may be printed and also assigned
for consideration with the bill at the
session. tomorrow morning.
The SPEAKER: Before the motion
is put the Chair will state that under
the order passed by the House the
time for the Introduction of amend
ments is limited to this session. air..
Mr., SANBORN of South Portland;
Mr.. Speaker, if in order | wish at this
time to offer three several amendments
which have been handed to me. and
in this action to reserve the right 10
oppose any or all of them if upon ex-
animation such course seems proper,
The SPEAKER: The Chair will
state that it is proper, and the Chair,
will receive the amendments.
Mr. Sanborn of South Portland then
offered House Amendment A, as fol-
lows:
Amend Section 2S in line of the
printed document by inserting after
the word utility" in the third line the
words "of the kind named in Section
o."
Mr.. Sanborn of South Portland then
offered House Amendment B. as fol-
lows:
Amend Sec. 10 of Senate Bill No. 453
by adding ut the end of said section the
words except schedules of utilities
under the control of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. which last
named schedules OF rates. tolls and
charges shall be those in force, Septem-
Der /, 1919
Mr.. Sanhorn of South Portland then
offered House Amendment c, as fol-
lows:
Amend Section of Senate Bill No
459 by inserting after the word pow
err in the S7th and Dist lines the
words public use"
Mr.. Kehoe of Portland then offered
House Amendment D, as follows;
amend Section 9 of said bill by striK-
| ing out the words seven years in the
ninth line thereof and substituting there
for the words until the first Wednes-
day of January, A. d. 1919, or until his
successor shall have been chosen and
qualified also by striking out the words
five years and three years in the tenth
line of said section and substituting
therefor the words until the first
Wednesday of January. a. ID. 1917, or I'M
til his successor shall have been chosen
and qualified and until the first Wednes-
day of January, A. d. 1915, or until his
successor shall have been chosen and
qualified Also by striking out the words
in the 18TH 18th and 18th lines of said
section Each member thereafter APP
pointed shall hold office for seven years,
and inserting the following: After the
appointment by the Governor of the first
commission, it's members shall be elected
by popular vote in the following man.
ner. at each regular State election one
member of the commission shall DE
chosen by plurality vote. The nominal
ton and election of such commissioner
shall be governed by the same laws
which govern the nomination and election
of the Governor and State auditor. The
term of office of each commissioners so
elected shall be six years, beginning on
Il
the first Wednesday of January, imme-
diately following the date of such State
election IA Es. ..,ft
Mr.. Kehoe of Portland then offered
House Amendment f.. as follows tf3t.
Amend Section . of said bin by
adding after the word state in line
1877 of said section, the words but
the provisions of this act shall not APP
ply to any water company owned or
operated by any municipality, village
corporation or water district"
Mr.. Kehoe of Portland then offered
House Amendment +, as follows:
Amend Section of said act by
| adding after the word Others in the
| 99th line thereof, the words But the
provisions of this act shall not apply
to any electrical company owned or
| operated by any municipality, village
corporation or lighting district
| Mr.. Kehoe of Portland then offered
| House Amendment G, as follows:
| Amend Section p of said act by add
| ing at the close of said Section But
| nothing in this section shall be con-
strued as forbidding municipalities.
| village corpora lions or lighting and
heating districts from making, gen.
i celIipo diStributinP and SuD-