Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-03
COMPENSATION BILL.

Was defeated by a small margin. Rep
resentatives Mooers of Ashland ard
Smith of Pressure Isle lined up against
Rep. Marston of Skowhegan and 3
spirited discussion, which for 4 mo-
| ment looked as though it might de-
velop into something more serious, en-
sued. A short time later Mr. Mooets
moved reconsideration of the vote
whereby the bill was passed to be
engrossed, but was defeated. 20 to s..
Representatives smith of Presque Isle.
and Mooers voting with tile minority
Representatives NeWbert of Augusta
and Seates of Westbrook voted WITH
| the Republicans in support of the
| measure.
When Rep. Mooers requested that
the bill be returned from the secre-
tary of State after having been pass
ed to be engrossed Tuesday, Rep.
Marston asked what his intention was
and Mr. Mooers said it was not to sub
nit amendments but that motion t
| indefinitely postpone was contem-
plated.
Rep. Marston said that in view Of
what had happened in the last i
hours he did not think the House
| could afford to vote in favor of recon-
sideration. He then said the bill was
| taken from the secretary of States
office. last night, without authority,
and was in the pocket of a member
of the House, this morning. This UNI
usual procedure was hardly fair and
he insisted that the opponents of the
measure should attack it fairly. He
insisted this was wrong and wicked
thing to do.
Mr.. Marston said he would issue
warning to those Who are opposine
| the bill that before they order refresh
ments for the wake they be sure Of
the corpse.
Rep. Mooers with some show If
! feeling. denied that the bill had been
| in his pocket overnight as Mr. Mars
| ton had minated He said he did
have the bill in his pocket for 20 min
utes this morning. that he had had
| it, in his possession. as he had a right
| to do, to read it.
Judge Smith of Pressure Isle also
displayed some feeling in his denial
| of the remarks of Mr. Marston say
ing that his statement was either due
to misunderstanding or was deiibcr-
|
no chance To have vote on the meas
ure and that now is the proper time
to have that vote for the bill Is. ON
passage to be enacted.
Rep. Marston said he vas sorry It
he had made an incorrect statement,
| but he had been Informed on what Re
considered reliable information thht
the bill had been taken from The sec
rotary of states office. lie said he
was very glad Ia apologize for any
state ment that MIS- not absolutely cor
rect.
Speaker Peters informed tho House
that it is necessary to have the docu-
ments under discussion in the Atouse,
before action can be taken in such
matters. and the discussion ended
while the clerk sent for the bill =....=
Later in. the session.. this morning
when the documents werfFin the hands
| Of the clerk, REPRESENTATIVE Mo2oersf
renewed his motion that the House re-.
consider its former. action. Mr.. Mars
ton briefly 6pp6a6d <thtsj metlp9e NJ
the suggestion or Rep. Austin of Phil
| lips the yeas arfds hays were demanded
and in the roll call with 1873 member
voting, the House refused to conside;
its former vote,
Hotel Inspection.
When the bill TO provide for the resu-
lation and inspection of hotels came up
for consideration on the disagreement III
action between the two branches, the
House having voted to indefinitely post
pone, the Senate having passed to be en-
crossed, Austin of Phillips moved that
the House recede and concur with the
Senate. In support of this action ne
said that the hotel business was one
of the largest indus tries In Maine lie
understood there were 900 hotels with
the capitalization of $20,000,000, This
bill provided no hardship to the hotel
proprietors and he thought it would be
good advertisement for the State.
Mitchell of kittery opposed the meas
ure. He said he did not object from "A
personal standpoint, but from that of
small hotelkeeper. The small summer
hotels which took people for 81 day
We're benefactors of the people of mod
crate means and this bill would be an
injury to them. He then discussed the
features of the measure.
The gentleman from Kittery said he
was willing the hotel should be pat nn
der the control and regulation Of the
public Utilities Commission. 1t
been claimed that the hotel people of
the state favored this bill He always
understood the Rickers TO be pretty good
hotel men. They We're certainly not in
favor of the measure 1t was his opin
ion that the people of the State would
aoiC latl had
created enough offices for one session
even though they failed to create this
Office of inspector.
| Sanborn of Snnth Portland and O'Con-
/ nell of Milford spoke in favor of the
| measure while Durgin and Mcbride of
Mt. Desert opposed IT,
| on a yea and nay vote the motion to