Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-03

the City OF Portland.
An Act fixing the pay Of the Night
Watchmen Of the State House.
An Act n provide for the Temper
airy Licensing Of Automobiles and Mo-
tor Vehicles.
An Act for the Assessment OF a
State Tax for the Year Nineteen
Hundred Sixteen.
An Act to amend Section Forty
seven Of Chapter Thirty-two OF the
Revised Statutes, az amended by
Chapter Two Hundred and SIX Of the
Public Laws Of Nineteen Hundred and
Thirteen, relating to the use OF motor
boats in Hunting Sea Birds. Duck and
Water Fowl.
An Act to equalize the salaries Of
County Commissioners.
Ar. DUNTON Of Penobscot: Nr. Pres
ident, I move TO take from the table the
resolve Just tabled by me in regard TO
the Public Utilities Commission.
The motion was agreed to.
The same senator then offered Senate
Amendment A to An Act amendatory OF
and additional to Chapter 70 OF the PIb-
lie Laws Of 1913. entitled AN Act Great
ing a public utilities commission, de
scribing its duties and powers thereof
and to amend certain provisions q the
Revised Statutes and Public Laws % the
State relating to public utilities.
On further motion by the same senator
the Senate reconsidered the action where
by this bill was passed 20 be engrossed.
Senate Amendment A. Auerd b. strik-
ing out In the Eth line Of Section the
words editors and regular reporters Of
rewgpa pers."
Mr.. COLE Of YORK: Mr. President.
don't know what reason the aenator from
renobzcot has for making the amend
rn.nt That matter was carefully coasid-
cred in the committee. II was PIT in VI
der a. separate bill, with ether matters
pertaining to the Public Utilities CornTn:s-
sion. ana incorporated in general bill
covering practically all Of the various
matters pertaining 70 Chapter l2t Of he
Public Laws Of 1913.
- - tke passage of tbs .aw creating
he Public Ctil.riss Cora-niza.or--or per
maps W 10 the tirge OF the aEti-paas law.
four years ago-it had been the custom
OF railroads to issue lree passes 10 news
papers FOR the benefit OF The editors and
the reporters. regularly accredited report
ers. On duty al the time, and the news
papers in return published in their col
ur.ns a timetable, and that timetable
was Of great service 10 the travelling pub
lie. and to local people who had thos.
papers.
At the time this amendment came into
thig bill. quite a number OF people came
to the judiciary committee asking that
something Of that kind should be dore;
there were numerous complaints made
from time to time to the newspa pers,
asking why those matters had not been
published. Now 20 publish those at reg
ular advertising rates would mean a great
deal Of expense to the railroads, for
which the public must pay. and the rail
roads felt they couldn't afford to do thai.
Consequently the timetables were cut out
Of the newspapers.
The committee felt no great Injustice.
would be dorc in allowing this to go
through. and that the benefits accruing
would more than Offset an! thing SO far as
the railroads were concerned, or any
loss. For that reason the amendment 10
the public utilities law was passed.
Now the matter has gone through this
Legislature and been consider ed and il
has come to the last night Of the session.
and don't believe it Is wise at this time
to send that bill back TO be engrossed.
II is long BILL involves Il large num-
Der cf amendments. and il seems to me
no great damage can be done.
nave no personal interes st in the mat
ter az all, an. can see how the grea:
public would be benefited by allowing
this matter to 90 as ii is.
MIR DCETON: Mr.. President The
principle embodied in that is one that
this State has spent great deal OF
time to overcome. in past Legislatures.
They have worked upon this matter OF
giving free passes on the railroads for
Of business or anything else is prohibit
ed. The Public Ctilities Commission is
prohibited from allowing free passes.
The newspapers and the newspaper
reporters mould public opinion. and We
don't want an exception brought upon
that. They will probably publish their
timetables as 1t is. 1t is 70" their in
terest more than it Is for the publcs.
| can't see why they should be picked
out as d special class for free transport
tation
Tho gentleman speaks about its being
a long bill, hut that blu has never been
printed AM been before this House in
printed form. No matter what they did
in the committee. We didn't know it.
and it will be considered it was put in
there As a kind OF "nigger in the wood
pile. 1t is one of the things that both
parties have demanded should not he
given away. ] ask you to vote for the
amendment.
The question being on the adoption OF
Senate Amendment A, a rising vote was
taken, and four Senators voting yes.
and thirteen voting no, the amendment
was rejected. The bill was then passed
to be engrossed. and passed to be en-
acted.
Finally Passed
Resolve in favor of Louis Garcelon
for Services Rendered as Clerk of the
Committee on School for the Feeble
Minded.
Resolve In favor OF Charles F. Barnes
for Services as Messenger to the Com
mittee on Revision Of the Statutes.
Resolve in favor Of Brooks Newbert
for Services as Clerk. Stenoprapher and
messenger to the Committee on Taxa
ton.
Resolve reimbursing the Town of Pitts
field for Supplies Furnished to Certain