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

lie, and there was no opposition at .ns
hearing from any Individual tne
was never read before the Juoici.
aRy letters. petitions OF
against il. or anything else. Ine Only
onposition-if il might be called op
nosition-came from the counsel o.
the Maine Central Railroad. anu h5
was not opposed, but simply doupte.
the ACCESSIBILITY of the matter. an
whether anything would come OF T.
but he said the books were WIDE ope"
il the State saw fit to investigate
We are supposed TO do business ioT
all Of the people Of the State OF Mai.e'
The Maine Central Railroad and It's
subsidiaries are used by majority
at least OF the people of the state OF
Maine. When you get east OF the
County of York. and south or tne
County of Aroostook. the rest Of the
State of Maine is affected wholly py
the Maine Central Railroad, ana even
the products of Aroostook must pass
over the Maine Central and is thereby
directly affected, so that in the trans
portation Of the products and IN traV-
cling through the State we are all m
terested in the affairs of the Name
Central Railroad. The public service
corporations today. as we understand
them. are not private corporations
They are not conducted for the benerit
Of the few, but they are TO be con-
Quoted for the benefit of the great
public at large, giving for that benefit
a fair return TO the stockholders or
the corporation for the capital IN
vested.
Now if the Maine Central Railroad
is getting fair return on the capital
invested, and that capital has been
honestly invested in things for the
benefit Of the State, then no harm can
come from this investigation; if the
Maine Central Railroad has not been
true to it's trust. if it has invested its
money in things which are not for the
benefit OF the people but for the ben
eft OF 4 few. and If there IS an oppor-
tunity TO make the people who have
benefited BY those transactions pay
the money back into the treasury of
the Maine Central Railroad. and
thereby the people of the State OF
Maine be benefited. then it is our duty
TO aid the people Of the State Of Maine.
II IS not punishment that We are at
tempting TO administer to the Maine
Central Railroad if we pass this ord
er. 1t is perhaps q great material
help 20 it. 1t certainly will help TO
dispel the general discomfort.
The question being on the adoption
Of Senate Amendment \ to House
Amendment a. a rising vote was taken
and seventeen Senator'S voting in ia
vor ard none opposed, the amendment
was adopted.
The question recurring on the pas
sage of the order as amended, Mr.
Boyrton Of Lincoln moved a division
which was agreed 10. a rising vote
being taken. and i Senators voting in
favor. and nine opposed, the order was
finally passed.
Subsequently, the President inform
Cd the Senate that the House had
Indefinitely postponed the order in
non concurrence.
Mr.. FLAHERTY Of Cumberland. Mr.
President, l move We concur with the
House.
Mr.. BURLEIGH Of Aroostook: Mr..
President | move We adhere.
The PRESIDENT: The motion to
concur has precedence.
Mr.. BURLEIGH: call for a divis-
ion.
The question being on the indefinite
postponement Of the order in concur
renee. rising vote was taken and is
Senators voting in favor. and eight
opposed, the motion prevailed. and the
order vas Indefinitely postponed in
concurrence.