Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-09


only Republican who voted against
the resolve. The Democrats who vot-
ed for it were (14) Audibert Of Fl.
Kent. Burns Of Eagle Lake. Carlton
Of Rockport, Gates Of Harrington.
Corliss of Bath, Hammond Macomber
Of Jay. Mulligan Of Nobleboro. Orff
OF Cushing. Overlook Of Washington.
Pike Of Eastport.
Just before the House adjourned
Speaker Harrington urged the COM
mittees to get to work and expedite
legislation all they could. He said:
1T seem; to me that the committees
should get together and get to work
as quickly AZ possible. I believe we
a all going to agree that We must
get together and conserve time.
A great many Of the committees
met Wednesday afternoon for the
purpose Of organization.
New Legislation
The following new matters we're
introduced on Wednesday In the
Legislature:
In the Senate
Senator Folsom Of Somerset on
Wednesday introduced in the Senate
an act to regulate the employment Of
Legislative counsel or agents. provid-
ing that person. corporation or as
ISOLATION employing or agreeing to
employ L person to act as counsel or
agent to promote or oppose directly
or indirectly legislation by the Legis-
lature shall within 10 days after such
employment or agreement cause the
name Of such counsel or agent tc be
entered upon a docket which the sec
rotary Of State shall prepare and keep
of legislative counsel and legislative
agents.
The act further provides that no
person shall be employed as a legis-
lative counsel or agent for conpen-
sation dependent upon the passage or
rejection of proposed legislation or
upon any other contingency connect
ed with the action of the Legislature
thereof. The legislature may, upon
cause, disbar a person from acting
as legislative counsel or agent. but
person against whom proceedings
are brought for disbarnent shall be
allowed hearing before committee
or otherwise as the Legislature may
determine. No person who has been
disbarred shall be employed as
Legislative counsel Or agent within
three years after his disbarment.
The penalty to be imposed for .
violation is fixed by fine Of not less
than $500 nor more than $1,000. and it
is further provided that any person
acting as a legislative counsel or
agent contrary 70 the provisions Of
the act shall in addition to such fine
be disbarred from acting as les;sIa-
tive counsel or agent for three years
fr: m the date Of his conviction.
In the House
IN the House today Rep. Baxter Of
Portland introduced an act to create
the Maine Water Power Commission.
The full text Of the bill is as follows:
Baxter Water Power eiIi
Section I. The Governor with the
advice and consent Of the Council,
shall appoint three citizens Of the
State. one Of whom at least shall be
u civil engineer who shall constitute
commission to be known az the
Maine Water Power Commission. The
chairman OF the commission shall be
designated by the governor: the first
one appointed shall hold office for
three years. and the other members
shall hold Office for two and one years
respectively. and the terms Of the lat
ter shall be designated by the gov
ernor when making the appointments.
Each member thereafter shall hold
Office for three years. ANY vacancy
occurring in said commission. shall be
filled in the same manner az by orig
inal appointment. but such appoint
ment shall be only for the unexpired
portion Of the term in which such va
cancy occurs. The members Of said
commission shall each receive five
dollars per day while engaged upon
work Of the commission. and they
shall also be paid their actual and
necessary expenses incurred in the
performance Of their duties. No
member or employee Of said commits
sion shall have any Official or pro-
fessional connection or relation with
or hold any interest in or stock or
securities in any water power or wa
ter storage reservoir company, OPP
Grating within the State Of Maine.
No commissioner shall hold any 9TH
err office of profit or trust under the
government Of the United States or
Of this State except the Office OF JUS
tice OF the peace or notary public. nor
shall he serve on or under any COM
mittee Of any political party. ANY
wilful violation Of the provisions of
this act by any commissioner shall
constitute sufficient cause for his re-
moval by the governor with the ad-
vice and consent Of the council.
Section 2. The Commission may
employ a competent engineer with
the title Of Chief Engineer, who shall
have charge under the direction Of
der this act. The chief engineer is
hereby authorized and empowered to
employ subject to the approval Of the
commission. such engineers. stenog-
raphers, clerks and other subordi-
mates az he may find necessary to
carry out the provisions Of this act,
but he shall not incur any expense in
excess Of the amounts annually ap-
propriated by the State Tor the pur-
poses Of this act.
Section 3. The commission shall
adopt and have a seal and shall be
provided with a suitable office at the