Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-30

pointment Of hydro-electric power investi-
eating committee as follows:
Resolved, that q committee be appoint
ed consisting Of two members on the
part Of the Senate and three on the part
electric power investigating committee,
who shall serve without compensation
other than their actual expenses. 1t
shall be the duty Of this committee to
get the facts in relation to our water
powers and hydro-electrical development
in this State.
This committee shall hold at least one
public hearing In each Of the following
cities: Portland, Lewiston, Augusta and
Bangor. giving due notice thereof for the
purpose Of hearing anyone interested in
these questions. and that a sum not ex-
ceeding $1,000 shall be and hereby is ap-
propriated to pay the expenses of this
committee and said committee shall make
their report to the next Legislature.
After one Of the most spectacular fights
in the history Of the session in the Sem
ate. in the course of which President
Bailey spoke from the floor in opposition
to the Baxter amendment to certain pow
or charters which would forbid the trans
mission OF electricity out Of the State.
the motion to indefinitely postpone that
amendment as attached to the act re-
lating to the Knox Gas and Electric Co,
which was taken up Thursday morning
as test case of the several pending
amendments, was carried Is to II. follow
Ing a lengthy and at times somewhat bit.
ter debate.
Senator Holt of Cumberland championea
the AMENDMENTS whish had been intro
Baxter of Portland and tabled in the
Senate pending the test;
The opponents to these amendments had
contended that II tho general law did
not cover the situation there was no
need of the amendments. He read the
law Of 1909 and stated that 1t did not
apply to corporations (which prior to 1903
were empowered to transmit electricity
without the State.
On motion Of Sen. Deering of York
the Senate proceeded to vote upon the
question of the indefinite postponement
of House Amendment A to the Knox
Gas. and Electric Co. act. specifically for
bidding the transmission Of electricity
without the State by this company and
the amendment was indefinitely postponed
by vote of IS to ~. as follows:
Yes-Bailey, Butler of Franklin, Co.
nant, Davies. Deering. Fulton. Gillin
Googin, Gordon, Hastings, Higgins. Lord
Marshall, Merrill. Peacock Peterson
Kicker, Swift-1s.
No-Ames Bartlett, Baxter, Boynton
Burleigh, Butler Of Knox, Chick Davis
Grant, Holt, Walker. Wood-12
Absent-Stanley.
On motion OF Sen. Higgins resolve
was passed extending sympathy to Sen
Stanley and family of oxford in the loss
of their child
Son. Deering had referred back to the
Judiciary committee the ballot act relat-
ing to the change Of voting which that
committee had referred to the next Leg
islature.
on motion Of Sen Marshall the resolve
relating to the tenure of office of county
attorney was taken from the table anu
the majority report. ought to pass &C
copied
Sen. Boynton of Lincoln secureu an
amendment to the Sheepscot and Damar-
iscotta river seining bill pending pas
sage to be engrossed extending four or
five miles further off the rivers the limit
in which seining could be undertaken.
changing 1t from Merrill's ledge and
Mary's island to Shepherds island and
Brooks and Farnham's points.
At 1857 the Senate recessed until 2.30
in the afternoon.