Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-05

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| Resolve in favor of the Central Main'
| Association for the relief and control o
tuberculosis, for maintenance.
+! Resolve in favor of Lee Normal acad.
! envy, for maintenance
Resolve in favot of the Oldtown- Orono
| Anti-Tuberculosis Association. for the
! treatment OF tuberculosis among the
| Penobscot Indians.
Resolve in favor of the Childrens Pro-
tectivc Society, for maintenance
Resolve in favor of the Peoples Ferry
Company, for maintenance.
Resolve to establish a State nursery to
encourage the reforestation of the waste
lands of Maine.
Resolve in favor of the Waldo County
General Hospital. for maintenance.
Resolve in favor of the superintendent
of public buildings, 10 provide for ran in
Mr.. Cole of York. tabled and assigned
for tomorrow mornng.)
Resolve authorizing the land agent to
Investigate the cuttings of lumber on
the public lots in the county of Aroos-
took.
Resolve in favor of the Augusta Gem
cra Hospital. for maintenance.
Resolve In favor of the Trull Hospital
Aid Association, for maintenance.
Resolve in favor of the Children's Aid
Society of Maine, for maintenance.
From the House: An Act to amend
chapter 1913 of the Public Laws of 1913,
relating to the public utilities commits
sion.
In the House this bill was received un-
der suspension of the rules ana was
passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. COLE of York: Mr.. President. |
desire to make an explanation of the
bill. When the act to create the public
utilities commission was printed. mad
vertently there crept into the copy some
how, unknown to anyone. the word
mot i'll the fifth line of the S5th see
ton, which makes affirmative a mega
tive, and which instead of restricting the
issue of stocks and bonds gave absolute
authority to issue stocks or bonds to the
the commission. How this was included
is not known. and this is an act to do
what should have been done in the
original draft, or do what was done in
the original draft, correct an error which
crept in there.
| therefore wish to suggest, through
the Chair that ii might be we'll for pee-
pie who send out copies of this bin TO
withhold them until this can be printed.
for every public utility under this bill
has absolute authority TO issue all stocks
and bonds which it wishes for Il months
without the consent of anyone. This is
to amend that bill so that it shall be in
Guided in the bill.
That explains, Mr.. President, all there
is to the amendment.
On motion by the same senator. the
rules were suspended and the bill was
given its two readings and passed to be
engrossed without reading in detail and
without reference TO a committee.
Orders of the Day.
The PRESIDENTS: The first assign
ment this afternoon is the Resolve in
favor of the Maine Insane Hospital to
liauidate deficiency in certain accounts.
Senate Document Az.
The pending question is the motion to
insist and ask for a committee of confer
ence
Mr.. COLE of York: Mr.. President, 1
move that we insist and ask for a COM
mittee of conference
The PRESIDENT: The Chair will
state the parliamentary situation. This
resolve was passed TO be engrossed in
the Senate, and now comes from the
House with House Amendment \ adopt
ed. The Senate voted to indefinitely
postpone House Amendment y.
The motion was agreed to, and the
Chair appointed as Senate members OF
the committee of conference on the dis
agreeing action of the two branches.
The senator from York, Senator Cole.
the senator from Penobscot, Senator
Smith, and the senator from Cumber-
land, Senator Moulton.
The PRESIDENTS: The next matter is
an Act to establish a neutral automobile
zone with adjacent states.
Mr.. STEARNS of oxford: Mr. Presi-
dent. at the time this bill was tabled, |
was not informed as to the nature of the
bill. I now understand that this is in
effect reciprocity proposition between
the States of Maine and New Hamp-
shire. AS far as l am informed it is en-
tirely proper and / move that the rules
be suspended and that this bill take it's
oN't itedhi5o at this tHle anu pass
to be engrossed in concurrence.
The motion was agreed to, the bill was
given its first and second readings and
was passed to be engrossed.
. On motion by Mr. Reynolds of Kenne-
bee, n
Adjourned until tomorrow morning at
9 O'clock