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

i Nj PACKARD of Knox: Mr.. Pres
dent. being Il member of the railroat
| committee | wish To say that every
J thing that tho senator from Penobsco
| stated here is Il fact. Anu also that
haV, talked with some of the represen
tatiycs Of the railroad since this vet
came into the House. ana they sait
that the law was agreeable To them.
Nh ALLEN of Kennebee: Mr. Presi-
| dent. / would say that as this bill, Us
yoL ali know. laid on the table somS
/ time and was retabled. | asked the
senator from Waldo what the matter
\ as with il, and he says nothing" H
said that the railroad people were sat
isfod with it. And believe why they
were satisfied with it was because the,
| was a public demand for 1t and they
| stood ready to meet that demand
Realizing the fact that we passed a
public utilities bill sometime ago which
was signed 10y the Governor. then aft
or that this bill came up and was
tabled. ask why tffs learned lawyer
from Aroostook did not inform us that
this was unconstitutional and have 1t
indefinitely postponed then. 1t is my
hoaest opinion. if the public utilities
bill had not passed, this would have
passed without murmur. The people
want it, The railroad people are ready
10 grant it, Now then if this is passed
it becomes law about July 1st. /
want 10 ask the senator's when it would
become a law under the utilities COM
mission? And what must we do as
citizens of Maine to have this become a
lsw? If I understand it correctly, we
must take the initiative. We must
start a petition, We must 60 to the
trouble and expense of having a hear
lie to get up TO the Very point that
we are at now in order to accomplish
what we want to accomplish at this
time | think it should have a passage
The PRESIDENT: The pending
question is shall this bill become law
notwithstanding the objection of the
Governor:
The yeas and nays were ordered and
the secretary called the roll.
Those voting yea were: Messrs AL
Ian. Allen. Bailey. Burleigh, Cole, JILL
son, Mansfield, Mou!ton. Murphy,
Packard. Patten. Richardson. Walker
13. Those voting nay We're: Messrs.
Colby, Conant. Dutton. Hersey, Rey
noIds, Smith, Stearns, Wings Absen-
tees. Messrs. BoEnton, Chase. Clark,
Emery, Flaherty. Hagerthy, Hastings.
Maxwell, Morey-9.
Thirteen senator's having voted yes
and eight having voted no, the bill
failed to become law Notwithstanding
Tie objections of the Governor.
From the House: Senate Document
5I5. An Act relative to compensation
10 employees for personal injuries re-
ceiyed III the course of their employ
,nent and TO the prevention of such in
juries.
In the Senate this bill was passed 10
be engrossed. In the House it vas pass
ed to be engrossed in concurrence. In
the House on its passage to be enacted,
ii was indefinitely postponed.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair be-
lieves that the proper procedure to be
in the Senate the passage Of the bill
TO be enacted, regardless of the fact
that the bill failed to pass in the
House Subsequently the bill having
failed to BASS in the House. the Senate
may ask for committee of conference
on the disagreeing action of the two
branches.
The bill was then passed4to be en-
acted.
Mr. STEARNS of Oxford: Mr.. Presi-
dent, while | feel disappointed in the
action of the lower branch and almost
compelled to give expression somewhat
to my feelings at this time. / think
that l will refrain from doing SO, but
will ask and / move at this time that
the Senate insist upon its action and
ask fer committee of conference.
The motion was agreed to and the
Chair appointed as the Senate members
Of the committee of conference on the
disc greeting action of the two branches:
The senator from Oxford, Senator
Stearns, the senator from kennebec,
Senator Dutton and the senator from
Cumberland Senator Murphy.