Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-22

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this act, if he so desires. from working
more hours than those prescribed in the
act for extra compensation.
| Sect. 2. A company which violates
any provision Of this act shall forfeit
| for each offence not less than one hun
dred dollars nor more than five hundred
dollars.
Sect. 8. This act shall not apply to
electric roads employing fifteen men or
less" rs
Now. Mr.. Speaker and gentlemen, all
of the roads in the State affected by
this bill are doing their days work in
side Of thirteen hours. The object Of
this bill is to have days work done
in twelve hours. I'see that in the pa
per it is printed eleven hours. but it is
twelve hours. do not know of road
which comes under this bill that it is
going to hurt. On the Biddeford and
Saco road, they run their schedule in
twelve hours and fifteen minutes, so
that it only means fifteen minutes to
them / spoke to some of the men on
the different roads, and it will not hurt
them The only object of this is to en-
able them to do their days work in
twelve hours. 1 do not see how the
members of this Legislature can vote
against this bill
The gentleman from Corinth spoke
about organized labor. Organized labor
has nothing to do with this bill. When
organized labor wants anything. they
do not have to come here after it; they
get it without coming here. 1t is for
these poor devils who want to do some
business with their employers, and
somebody has got to do it for them,
for they do not dare to open their
mouths. I hope the motion will pre-
vail.
The SPEAKER: The question before
the House is on the motion Of the ger
! tleman from Biddeford, that Report "B'
Ought to pass" be accepted. ~.
/ Mr.. DESCOTEAUX: 1 would like to
have a roll call. "a.
/ The SPEAKER: The gentleman from
Biddeford calls for the yeas and nays.
AS many as are in favor of calling for
the yeas and nays rise. The Chair
Judges a sufficient number has arisen.
/ Mr.. ALLAN of Portland: Mr. Speak
err will you kindly give us the number
of the bill; it does not seem to be on
the calendar.
The SPEAKER: House Bill No 551.
Mr.. DESCOTEAUx: l withdraw my
motion for a roll call and call for a d.
vision of the House.
| A division being had,
\ Seventy-nine having voted in the af-
firmative and eighteen in the negative,
the motion of the gentleman from Bid
deford to accept Report 3D." Ought to
pass" prevailed.
| The bill was then given it's two sew
eral readings.
On motion by Mr.. Descoteaux of Bid
deford the rules were suspended and
the bill was given it's third reading and
passed to be engrossed.
The SPEAKER: The Chair lays be-
fore the House House Amendments A
and B to House Document No. 500, en-
titled AN Act to provide for the reg
istration of resident hunters, tabled
by Mr. Clason of Lisbon. pending the
adoption of House Amendments A and
B. The Chair would suggest that the
House consider Amendment B first.
(For debate see Legislative Record)
Mr.. GRANT of Hope: ! make a mo-
ton we adopt Amendment A.
The SPEAKER: The motion before
the House is the motion of Mr.. Clason
of Lisbon, who moves the adoption of
Amendments and e. Those in favor
of the motion of the gentleman from
Lisbon that the House adopt Amend
ment b, which should properly be con-
sidered first because. of course, if
Amendment B is killed, A necessarily
goes with it, as it simply changes the
title Of the BILL will rise and stand
until counted
A division being had
Thirty-five having voted in the affirm
ative and 90 in the negative, the motion
of the gentleman from Lisbon was lost
The pending question being on the
adoption of House Amendment A.
vivi voce vote being taken.
The amendment was lost.
The SPEAKER: Third reading of
printed bill
Mr.. WILSON of Portland: I move
that this bill be indefinitely postponed.
The SPEAKER: Does the Chair hear
that motion seconded?
Mr.. BUTTON of Bingham: | second
The pending question being on the mo-
ton of the gentleman from Portland.
Mr.. Wilson, that the bill be indefinitely
postponed.
A viva voce being doubted.
division was had.
Thirty-nine having voted in the affir
native and 81 in the negative, the mo- |
ton to indefinitely postpone was lost.
The bill was then given its third
reading and passed to be engrossed
The SPEAKER: The Chair would !
like to take up informally the matter |
of adjournment and lhe ndvisability !
of holding an afternoon session.
Mr. BARNES of Houlton: Mr.. Speak
er, there are some assignments for COM
mittee hearings this afternoon; possibly |
this hall is assigned to some commit !
tee. but l arose to move that the House |
adjourn until two this afternoon.
Mr. ALLAN Of Portland; Mr.. Speak
err. some of the committees have hear !
ings this afternoon. | know of two
committees that have hearings already |
advertised.
The SPEAKER: The Chair Is of the |
opinion that IL all the members agree |
that it would not be advisable to hold !