Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13

5 matter and it is now out of til,
hands of the committee, and | do no
think the matter should be re-openet
at this time. a..as--
The SPEAKER The Chair Would
suggest that possibly the matter might
be taken care of in some way by an
other report from the committee. The
; Chair is unable to entertain the prop
osition of introducing this bill at the
present time, owing to objection hav-
ing been made.
/ The SPEAKER: The first matter
for consideration on the calendar for
today is bill, An Act to amend Chap
ter 4s9 of the Private and Special
Laws of 1901. entitled An Act to sup
ply the town of Lubec with pure wa
Ter. The pending question is con-
current action with the Senate in
which branch this bill was referred to
the next Legislature in nom concur
renee with the House
on motion by Mr.. Trimble of Cal
ais. the bill was tabled and specially
assigned for consideration, tomorrow.
! The SPEAKER: The next matter
, Tor consideration is bill, An Act au-
thoriZing the city of Bangor 70 supply
the town of Hampden with water. In
the House this bill wus received under
Il suspension OF the rules by unanimous
! consent and referred to the committee
on regal affairs In the Senate the
OH was referred to the next Legisla
| ture IN non concurrence with the
Rouse voted to rccede and concur with
! inc senate in its reference of this bill
/ To the next Legislature
! 1t SPEAKER: The next matter fe,,
consideration is bill. An Act To ON
= iatse the powers and jurisdiction of
! me Western Somerset Munieinal
curt The pending question is the
thlfu reading of the BILL
MI. L3AWRY of Fairfield: Mr.. Speak-
er' | move that the bill be indefinitely.
poStpohed Tor the reason that to es-
tdpiish a court at North Arson at this
tiihe IS unnecessary. I may be able 10
give the House a little light unon this
! question by stating something in re-
gard to the history of this eourt The
court originally was established as a
In I909 the name was changed an1
.iie jurisdiction enlarged giving Skow-
hes%h the first Monday of every month
eAeept August at 1900 \. NJ, at Madi-
son the last Monday of every month
except July At $50 A. NJ. Fairfield the
second Monday of January, March
JaiN, september and November at 900
A NJ. and at Bingham on the second
Monday of February. April. June. DC
toper and December at 100 4. NJ.
RMS bill calls for the establishments
OF SIX terms of court in the town of
Arson, to be held in the village of
North Arson. Now it would seem from
the facts of the case that the business
that comes from North Arson proper
would not warrant the establishment
OF court there at this time North
Arson Is situated five miles from
bingham where they have established
under the present law five terms OF
court. 10 miles from Bingham and
five miles from Madison where under
the present law there are II terms of
court
The records show that from l.te
FIRST Monday of July. 1909 to the first
MONDAY OF March, 1913, in the western
Somerset municipal court there were
fS9 civil cases. OF those only four we're
entered by the attorneys of North An
soii, making one a year. Now the at
tofneys of North Arson ask for the
establishment of court there. and If
my figures are correct as stated fhe
attorneys from North Arson have ONLY
had III the last four years an average
OF one case n year. and it would moi
seem at the present time as though
TINS enlargement Of Jurisdiction of this
court was needed
Inc original law says that the court
snail be in constant session for the
trlal OF criminal cases, ard the sessions
theseot may be held at Skowheg gan
falrfleld. Madison and Bingham. the
place OF hearing in all cases 10 be de-
ternined by The Judge SO that any
criminal cases would not come under
the jurisdiction of the North Anso1
court unless the judge so decided.
The question being on the motion To
Indefinitely postpone the bill,
A viva vice vote being taken.
Tie motion WAS agreed to. and the
bill was Indefinitely postponed.
Tie SPEAKER: The next matter fo.
consideration is bill, An Act to incor-
porate the trustees of the john j.. Cur
tbs Free Public Library i'm bradford
Oh motion by Mr. Morrison of Cor
NTH. the bill was tabled for printing
The SPEAKER; TNe next matter
/, for consideration is bill, An Act to es-
tahlsh a uniform poll tax
MI NEWBERT of Augusta: Mr.
Speaker tabled this matter the other
day pending consideration of the
amendment offered by the gentleman
from Lewiston Mr.. Plumner. My only
! objection to his amendment is that
: believe in self government for towns
and cities. | do not believe in the uni
form poll tax for any specified sum.
His amendment for a two dollar uni
! form poll tax would otherwise be sat
| isfactory to me. because that is the
pres.n Mt roll tax we have in my city:
! we are all satisfied with that poll tax,
! but / shouldn't want to vote to impose