Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-31

count on the exact hour when they
will be brought up and we Will get
through with these matters. The other
matters later on will have to take
their chances.
The motion was agreed TO.
Mr.. CUSHMAN of Auburn: Mr..
Speaker, I would like permission to
make a suggestion in regard to these
matters at the present time, II In oroer'
The SPEAKER: You have that per-
mission.
Mr.. CUSHMAN: Mr.. Speaker, every
member in this House has copy on
his desk of the Legislative Record. On
Page 5S5 of that Iecord is an OPINION
by an eminent judge OF the supreme
court of the State of Maine as to the
ownership Of these water powers. l 90
not think that this opinion would be
questioned at all in the State of Maine
The SPEAKER: The Chair is Of the
opinion that the gentleman is out OF
order. This matter of course, that we
have been discussing is more OF less
informal and not necessarily part OF
the record. We are simply deciding in
formally as to our method Of procedure
for this week and next---as to the meth
cd most conductive to getting the bus
mess off our hands We are discussing
simply methods and not the question;
and I shall have to rule the gentleman
from Auburn, Mr.. Cushman, out OF
order unless his suggestion has to go
with the method of proceeding which
we have adopted.
From the Senate: An Act to incor-
porate the Grand Isle Light ana POWER
Company. This bill was passed to be
engrossed as amended by Ho4ts amend
ment A. 1t comes from the 1te> with
House amendment "A indefinf ia; f@nf-
poned and bill passed to be engf1tfed:
On motion by Mr.. Baxter of $4rt-
land. the bill was tabled and specially
assigned for Tuesday next.
The SPEAKER: The Chair will
name as the committee to formulate q
set of rules for procedure in.regard to
debate, Messrs. Holley of Arson, Far
rington of Augusta, Dutton of Bingham
Cole of Eliot and Murray of Bangor;
and would suggest that. if possible, a
afternoon session in regard to the mat
| ter of debate.
From the Senate: An Act to extend
the charter of the Washington County
Light and Power Company. In the
House passed to be engrossed as amend
ed by House amendment A. Came from
the Senate House amendment A indefi-
lfitely postponed and the bill was
passed to:%be engrossed.
On motion by Mr.. Baxter of Portland.
the bill was tabled and especially as
signed for next Tuesday.
From the Senate: An Act relating to
the Clark Power Company. In the
House. passed to be engrossed as
amended by House amendment A. Came
from The Senate House amendment A
indefinitely postponed and the bill
passed to be engrossed.
/ On motion by Mr.. Baxter of Portland
the bill was tabled and especially as
signed for Tuesday night.
| From the Senate: Ar. Act to author
ize Blaine s. Viles and Guy p. Gannett
to erect dams and water storage basins
on Bog Brook and tributaries in Dead
River plantation in Somerset county.
In the House, the House voted to recon-
slider the vote whereby the bill was
passed to be engrossed. House amend
ment A adopted. Bill passed to be en-
crossed as amended by House amend
ment A. Came from the Senate, that
body recoRsidering the vote whereby the
bill was passed to be engrossed. House
amendmapt indefinitely postponed
Bill passed to be engrossed as amended
by House amendment A. Came from
the Senate. that body reconsidering the
vote whereby the bill was passed to be
engrossed. House amendment A indefi-
nitey postponed. Bill passed to be en-
crossed.
On motion BY Mr.. Baxter of Portland,
the bill was tabled and especially as
signed for Tuesday next.
From the Senate: An Act to author
ize the oxford Electric Company to ex-
tend its lines TO and within the town Of
Hebron and to purchase the equipment
and franchises of trustees OF Hebron
Academy. In the House the House voted
to reconsider it's action whereby this bill
was passed to be engrossed and House
amendment adopted. Bill passed to
be engrossed as amended by House
amendment A. In the Senate, that body
reconsidered the vote whereby. the bill
was passed to be engrossed.F House
amendment A indefinitely postnoned and
the bill passed to be engrossed.
On motion by Mr.. Baxter ofAPortland,
the bill was tabled ana especially as
signed for Tuesday nexts
(Mr. Murray of Bangor in the
Chair)
From the Senate: An Act relating
to the Vassalboro, China and Windsor
Light & Power Co. This bill was pass
ed 70, be engrossed in the House as
amended by House Amendment A. In
the Senate House Amendment A indef-
initely postponed. Bill passed to be en-
crossed.
On motion by Mr.. Baxter of Port
land, tabled and especially assigned for
Tuesday next.
From the Senate: An Act to amend
the charter of the Central Maine Pow
er Co. In the House passed to be en-
crossed as amended by House Amend
ments A and b. In the Senate, House
Amendments A and B indefinitely post