Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-09

wise in order to take care Of the SAL
airy and that 1t was not an exorb:tant
fee. 1 will repeat my motion that we
reconsider the vote whereby the
amendment was rejected.
The SPEAKER: The question is or
the motion OF the gentleman from Au-
gusta, Mr.. harrington. The Chair has
announced that the House has voted
to reconsider it's action whereby Sen
ate Amendment A was Indefinitely
postponed and the question now is the
adoption Of the amendment in con-
currence.
Mr.. HARRINGTON: / did not know
the question had been put, Mr.. Speak
err. If it has. l move that we adopt
Senate Amendment A in concurrence
| A viva voce vote being taken,
The motion of Mr.. Harrington to
adopt Senate Amendment A in con-
currence was lost.
| On motion by Mr.. Meserve of Naples
the amendment was indefinitely post
poned.
! On motion by Mr.. Harrington OF
Augusta. the bill was passed to be
engrossed without the amendment.
From the Senate: Order introduced
by the gentleman from Portland, Mr..
Baxter. that the State assessors be
directed to investigate and report as
to the advisability of imposing an ex-
else, franchise or other tax on cor
porations which generate, distribute or
sell electric current for light, heat and
power purposes generated within the
State of Maine.
! In the HOUSE. read and passed. In
the Senate indefinitely postponed in
non concurrence.
| Mr. BAXTER: Mr.. Speaker, / intro
duced that order because I thought
this was a very important question
and that this was the best way to ham
die it. We all know that the commit
tee on taxation at this session has
been very much overworked. The ex-
penses of the State are constantly in
creasing. and in order to meet them
we must find additional sources OF
revenue. 1t seemed to me, as well as
to some of the gentlemen 1 talked
with that there might be good reason
for taxing the electric companies OF
! the State of Maine in the same or a
similar manner as we tax the rail-
road companies. When we' meet here
the committee on taxation really does
not have time to go into big ques-
ton like this, and / thought that the
Board of State Assessors IL given six
months, as 1t is in this order might
get together such information as was
needed so that the next Legislature
would have something to start with.
! l do not know just how to handle
the situation Mr.. Speaker: but l move
that we insist upon our former action
and ask for 4 committee of confer
ence.
/ A viva voce vote being taken,
The motion prevailed, and the Chair
appointed as such committee Of confer
ence, Messrs. Baxter Of Portland
Hutchins Of Mexico and Bussabarger
! Of Lubec.
| Mr. ROUNDS Of Portland: Mr.
Speaker, 1 have a report TO make.
! The committee of investigation of
the printing Of the stenographers' re-
port of proceedings Of the legislation by
the Kennebec Journal, has made an in
vestigation of the matter and begs
leave to submit the following report:
| The committee in conference with
Mr.. Flynt Of the Kennebec Journal
and after satisfactory Explanation by
Mr.. Flynt, Ia Of the opinion that the
fault lies with the Legislature and not
with the Kennebec Journal on account
of the fact that the committee reports
are net reported into the Senate and
House Of Representa- tives Immediately
after the hearing. thereby delaying dis
cussicn on tho various acts and re-
solves until the closing days Of the SEES
sion. making it physical impossible
ity for the Kennebec Journal to keep
up its legislative printing as 1t is oblig-
ed to do in order to facilitate the bus
mess Of the Legislature. and at the
same time publish a full stenographic
report of all debates in both Houses.
| Your committee recommends that an
order be passed by the next Legislature
instructing every committee to report
all bills back to the respective houses
in which the bill originates within q
limited time after the hearing. Signed
Bussabarger. Rounds. Cole.
! On motion by Mr.. Reed Of Bangor
! the House voted to accept the report.
From the Senate: Final report OF
joint standing committee on public
| buildings and grounds.
The report was accepted in concur.
renee.
From the Senate: Majority and mi
rority reports from the committee or
sea and shore fisheries. The commit
tee on sea and shore fisheries, to which
was referred the bill entitled IAN Act
to establish the legal length Of lob
sters in York and Cumberland coun-
ties. have had the same under consid
GRAFTON and ask leave to report that the
same ought to pass, signed, Peacock
i Wood, Ames. Holt. Hartman. Butler
for the committee. Minority report or
same subject matter ask leave to re-
port same in new draft under title OF
AN Act to establish the legal length
of Holsters in York, Cumberland and
Lincoln counties" signed. Newcomb
Harris, Fletcher and Goldthwait
Mr. NEWCOMB of Scarborc: Mr.
Speaker move YOU that the House in
sist and that a committee Of conference,
be appointed.
! The SPEAKER: The Chair will state
that it comes from the Senate with tn,
majority report fought not to pass" ac
cepted. There never has been any actio.
be the House.
Mr. NEWCOMB: I move to adopt th