Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-08
SATURDAYS SESSION
OF THElEGISLATURE
WAS QUIET ONE

| The Saturday session of the House
Of Representatives was quiet and un-
eventual There were 20 representa-
,ives present when the House was
! called to order at nine o'clock and
| several others drifted in before the
adjournment The Houes adjourned
TO 10 o'clock, Tuesday morning.
! Only five Senators were in the Sem
ate chamber when President Hersey
called to order; one or two more en-
| tered a few minutes late. Senator
| Fulton Of AroostooE moved the in
definite postponement of the osteo-
path bill, but was not recognized for
| that purpose.
Redraft of Child Labor Law.
| Under suspension of the rules Rep
resentatiye O'Connell Of Millinockct
introduced in the House an act relat
| ing to the employment Of labor. In
quiry at the Office of the depart
| ment Of labor brings out the informa
ton that the bill is substantially the
same as the present child labor Law,
and in SO far as it affects labor it is
absolutely the same. The bill was
drafted by the department of labor
TO change the method Of administra-
ton of the child labor law TO facili-
| tate its operation both for the en-
pIoyers of the State and for the de-
! partment of labor Itself.
| Under the present draft as now in
force the employed minors between
! the ages of IA and 16 are required -
furnish their employers with certif1-
| Gates showing date of birth and other
required information and these
certificates are kept on file by the
employer for inspection by the de-
partment of labor or others officially
interested. Many of the certificates
are written in a foreign language and
the translation and inspection Of
these On the premises entails heavy
expense for the department.
| The new draft of the present Law
| provides that the employed minors
/ between II and IS years OF age may
furnish their employers a work per-
nit issued by the local superinten-
| dent of schools for the protection #
the employer and data bearing upon
| the permit will be examined AMI
| passed upon by the department OF
labor in the offices of the depart
| ment of labor at Augusta. thus
| eliminating the expense of travel,
hotels, and other heavy expenses in
cident to the administration of the
| law as it now reads.
Rumford- Mexico Toll Bridge.
Burton L. Goodwin OF Mexico and
Thomas II. Sherman, president of the
Mexico Bridge Company, were be-
fore the committee on highways AMI
| bridges, Friday afternoon, to discuss
the resolve authorizing the town OF
Mexico to purchase the toll bridge
between Mexico and Rumford Mr.
Goodwin explained that the town of
Mexico vas interested in the pur-
chase of the bridge in order that it
| might eventually be made a free
bridge, believing it might eventually
net the town enough to retire the
| bonds. He said plans had been made
and approved by the Legislature au
| thorizing the joint purchase by
Mexico and Rumford, but that Rum
ford took no interest in the PROPOSE
ton to buy and Mexico might decide
to purchase it alone, if Rumford
showed no interest. He explained
| that Rumford is not interested in
making the bridge a free one, be-
cause the toll tends to keep the en-
| ployees Of Rumford mills in Rum
ford. The bridge is 375 feet long
and in excellent repair. The COM
pany now owning the bridge is capt.
tailed at $4,000 and Mr.. Sherman
estimated the earnings a from FIVE 10
| six per cent.
The resolve is similar to one intro
| duced in 1913, except that it provides
that Mexico may purchase alone, if
Rumford desires to take no part In
the purchase. No opposition ap-
| peared and it was stated that no op-
| position exists.
Lake Road, Oxford County.
Senator Thurston of oxfo.d and
Burton L. Goodwin Of Mexico ap-
peared before the committee on high
ways and bridges Friday afternoon IN
| favor Of resolve appropriating $500
for repair Of the Lake road. so called,
in Oxford county. 1t was stated that
this road lies on the shortest route
from the White Mountains to the
Rangeley region.
Hampden Bridge Resolve.
Senator Leary Of Penooscot and
Rep. Smith Of Hampden were before
the committee on highways and
bridges, Friday afternoon. in behalf
Of resolve appropriating $500 for
steel bridge on the State aid road IN
Hampden between Hampden and Bel
fast, q much travelled tourist high
way. Rep. Smith said the electric
road had not kept faith with the town
Of Hampden in relation to pre-con-
struction promises.
Township 8, Ranges and 8.
Halbert p. Gardner of Portland
and Patten told the committee on
highways and bridges, Friday after
noon. that the State could well afford