Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-01
B. & NJ. BILL RECEIVES
PASSAGE BY HOUSE
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| Of the products Of the farm already.
Brann Of Winthrop insisted upon the
yea and nay vote on the question Of
postponment, and the motion was car
ried by the vote Of 81 to Al.
House Concurs on Reyes Resolve.
The Senate having voted to post
| pone indefinitely the resolve in favor
of DeForest Reyes which the House
favored Tuesday night. the House re-
coded and concurred in the action of
the Senate.
Insurance Measure.
Rep. Higgins Of Brewer opposed the
motion of Rep. Bonney Of Bowdoin-
ham to accept the report of the con-
ference committee on the act to abro-
gate the licenses of foreign insurance
companies under certain conditions,
the committee have reported unani-
lnously in favor Of the passage Of the
act 80 changed as to affect only acct
dent and health companies. He de-
clared that no eastern State has this
law. that New York had it and repeal
| ed it, and that New Jersey recently
rejected it when it was placed before
it's legislative body. Rep. Ward of
Augusta supported him in his position.
Rep. Bonney stated that no opposition
to the measure had appeared before
the committee on insurance and that
the only objections that had been
brought to bear against the bill came
directly from foreign insurance conf
panies interested. On deivision Of
the House. the motion of Rep. Bonney
failed and Rep. Higgins thereupon
moved indefinite postponement and his
motion prevailed without opposition.
Conference on Burns Resolve.
The Senate having disagreed with
the House in it's favorable action on
the resolve authorizing Michael
Burns TO bring suit against the State,
Rep. 1erllins Of Augusta moYed the
Nouse insist and ask for commit
tel of conference. A viva voce vote
di& f3t satisfy the Speaker and d4
Vision of the House the motion pre-
vailed, 6o}to Al.
Lewiston Police Act
A long duel between Representa-
tives Mccartt and Clifford of Lewis
ton was staged then the act to amend
the charter Of the city of Lewiston
and provide for a police commission
was taken from the table. the pend
! ing question being the adoption Of
an amendment providing for local
referendum on the act.
Rep. McCarty in opposition to the
amendment declared that only prac1i-
cal politicians in Lewiston are asking
for the referendum while the best in
tcrests of the city are opposed to it.
He declared that the old system of
choosing the police in Lewiston had
proven very unsatisfactory. He said
newly appointed Lewiston police
officer spends the first year of his
three-Eear term in learning the duties
OF his office, the second year in per-
forming those duties, and the third
year in arranging for reappointment
Thus, he said. the police system Of
Lewiston had been thrown entirely
into politics and the object of the
pending: legislation was to take it out
of politics and TO insure to police
officers the permanency Of their posi-
ti"ns SO long as their conduct in office
was satisfactory.
Rep. Clifford employed all the usual
arguments fer the referendum, declar-
ing that the referendum supports a
cardinal principle Of popular govern
ment that Lewiston wants it. and that
The now law which seems to be gen.
orally desired should not be forced
upon Lewiston but offered the city for
adoption If desired. lie said II Of the
10 members of the Androscoegin dele
cation favored the adoption of the ref
crendum amendment
IN" debate was highly interesting
and AT times flashes of wit brought
forth applause and laughter. and once
or twice each duelist attacked the
other vigorously. though with no ap-
parent i'll feeling. The amendment
was adopted by Il vote through divis-
ion of the House 50 to o.