Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-13

4 Fish Wardens.
House 5T An Act TO amend Section
l OF Chapter 80 Of the Private and Spec
ial Laws OF 1893. relating to the taking
OF Holsters and setting lobster traps in
the waters OF Gouldsboro and other
towns.
House SIS: An Act establishing a close
time on Lobsters in certain Waters OF
Hancock County.
House 57s: An Act to repeal Special
Law 1855, Chapter Is. entitled An Act
relating to the use of Purse and Drag
Seines in the Georges River.
/ House $50 An Act to amend Section
twenty-five OF Chapter forty-seven of
the Revised Statutes relating to returns
Of lists Of stockholders in banks to the
Secretary OF State.
House 81: An Act to repeal Chapter
sixty-tAree OF the Public Laws oe nine
hundred and seven. providing for fling
lists Of heirs in the registry OF deeds.
House So: An Act relating to cross
ines Of right of way Of railroads organ
lied under Chapter ffty-three of the
! Revised Statutes.
! House ~: An Act to amend Section
one Of Chapter nineteen Of the Public
Laws of nineteen hundred and thirteen
relating TO obstruction Of the drainage
Of pubic ways.
| From the House: Report OF the COM
mittee on railroads and expresses.
ought not to pass, on An Act to pro-
vide for the convenience of travellers
/ uo.l electric roads.
In the House the bill was substituted
for the report and passed 10 be engross-
ed as amended by House Amendment 4.
! Mr.. SWIFT OF Kennebec: Mr. Presi-
! dent, I move that We noncoacur with
the House and that the bill be in3efi-
nitely postponed
Mr.. WELD OF Penobscot: I ask that
a day be assigned for a hearing upon
this bill.
| Mr.. FLAHERTY Of Cumberland: Mr..
President, This is the first time VIC i ave
| been called upon to substitute a bill for
/ the unanimous report OF a committee,
which he's given it all the consideration
| that is necessary. I understand that
this is nothing more than Joke bill,
coming from the House up here, and
! really believe the Senate is ready to
vote on the matter now. 1 second the
motion Of the Senator from Kennebec,
| Senator Swift.
The question being on the motion Of
| Senator from Kennebec, that the
Senate nonconcur with the House in
substituting the bill for the report, the
motion was adopted.
| The question being on the adoption OF
the motion of the Senator from kenne-
bee that the bill be Indefinitely post
poned,
Mr.. WELD: Mr. President, is the bill
now open for debate?
The PRESIDENT: 1t is. This bill is
! House Bill 40, Does the Senator from
Penobscot wish 20 discuss the bill?
| Mr.. WELD: 1 wish to make a few
remarks. 1 will read the bill
Section !. Every street car COM
pany or corporation operating any
line Of street cars in this State shall
provide toilet on every car that
| runs for the carrying of passengers
wherever passenges are carried 10
miles or more to their destination.
Sec. 2 Any street car company or
corporation failing to comply with the
| above section shall be fined $500 for
each day it neglects or refuses to pro-
vide said toilet for each car after this
| act is in force, which penalty shall be
inforced by indictment.
| Sec. 8. All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent herewith are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect
| Sept. /. 1915.
AMENDMENT A.
| House Amendment A to Bill No.
81 amending Section l by adding aft
| er the word destination in the last
line Of Section /, the following: pro-
viding that this section shall not APP
ply to open cars and also providing
that the toilet shall be kept lu.Aed
while going through cities and viii
! lagos so that it shall read:
| Section l. Every street car COM
pany or corporation operating any line
| of street cars in this State shall pro-
vide toilet for each sex at waiting
rooms and on every car that runs for
the carrying Of passengers wherever
! passengers are carried 20 miles or
| more to their destination, providing