Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-03

deputy treasurer Of S.ure, House
Document No IL.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman
from Houiton. Mr.. Barnes, MOI being
N his seat. with the UNANIMOUS con-
senf Of the House we will pass that
! matter
The Chair lays before me House
An Act 10 provide for The jurisdic-
ticn Of the Public Utilities Commits
SION oVcy certain motor vehicles,
aenKte Document No. .JS, tapleu by
the gentleman from South Portland,
Mr. Hinckie., pending third READ
ing.
Ny HINCkLEy: Mr.. Speaker. !
40 not know whether the Euuse real
ICES what The bill u new dras.
q Therefore ! would like TO
read the first section Of the origina,
bill. and then call your attention to
the hln m new draft.
The Public Utilities Commission
snail have jurisdiction over every
perEsnn. firm u corporation operat-
ing any motor vehicle UPON any pub
liz street or highway for the c.-r-y-
ing OF Passengers for hire and in
SUCH nanner Is 10 afford q means If
transportation similar 10 that of-
Tered ny street RAILWAYS. ann com
monty known as Jitns!-s."
Now, gentlemen, there might he
ON o-ai argument IN favor IF tals
bill; there pronaplv is IN relation 70
JllreyG vtllch are operating naraiiel-
q ttHC - ~sa> ~ I'M, x OK 1,r5l 80. 49,.
having reguIu-iy dessSnated lou
LOIS where they operated. But, fp-
some ,easun. there ma. I,een 4 nov
oraft u Inns dill, anu t!le new DRAFT
Is SeHSt Document 81 ana wan
10 reao vou SEctior : 81 This d-art.
me PubIic Utilities Commission
Small. upun written cornpiaIpf man,
against any person. firm or cornora.
ION operatingsany motor vehicle unrr
n puniIc stree Or Wa for the car
rage OF passengers or freight or both.
10Y hlre, by len persons, firnE. cor
porAtiUns ~ associations aEc-1tvao
thereby. after reasonable NOTICE and
'saTinS ueterInlne n tx he terms
anu conditions ant make all niles
ano=reEulhtlons under which SAID mo-
- NAAi1iES IlL0} ne SO OD2r6 n
. II further PROVIDES Thai all MOTOR
vehicles so licensed hv The public
Ltiiities Commission must III. q bond
OF 5000. Nou TINS bill In .he form
we nave GOT il here tudar provides. m
z word hat every public automobile
-aii YOUR pubic auiomonlies in the
civ Of Augusta every one Of them
must come unoer The F'ubiic Utilities
-omnisslOn and file z BOND of s.apn
rms means those VINO arc taking pep.
pie 10 n from the State House. he
Augusta Hospital 10 their homes mn.
Operating N any fixeo line whatev-a-
VERY ta&lcap and every public AUTO
Monile IN this Stale that Is ussd fo-
either freight " passengers must
come under the Public Utilities Com
MISSION II Is the most r,riculoue
proposition ! have seer before ne
Legislature this wIntey, and move
Us lndef1nlie posrppnement.
viva Npce vote being taken. the
HOUSE voted 70 indefinitely s.
The bill.
Ihe ChAlr will nov lay before ne
Aou Rouse Document No. IL. in
Ac, 10 increase the salary Of the Dap
uty TREASURER Of State; and the Chair
recognizes the gentleman from Huu,.
ton. Mr.. H4rnes.
M. BARNES: NJ. Speaker. :
move 10, The House acrep. the re-
part.
The SPEAKER: The Chair will
state that The House passed this bill
TO De enErossed as amended by 4
Hous amendment. and the senate
innefinlieiy postponed il. Il comes
oack IN that shape.
Mr.. BARNES: The matter har-,r
been practically se11lea by q repor-
o1 the committee OF conference. which
may or may moi have been -epor-eo
put which Is 70 be passed as ] am in
forne6 7 move We reconsider the as,
vufe ake by the House.
The SPEAKER: The Chair Will
inquire what further motion -he gen
-ieman intends 70 make.
, Mr.. BARNES: Il is my ni,rpose to
move thet the hill be passed.
Mr.. SPEAKER; The Chair will
state again the srAtus Of he bill. We
ayr already rssssn IL 20 be On.
Ernssen as amended ny q House
amendment. and The Senate has IN.
definitely postponed II. IS II the
pleasure OF the HOUSE that we recon
sfeier h I whereby we passed ,tis
bill 70 be engrnsseG:
The motion prevailed.
On motion by Nj. Barnes. a viva
voce vote being taken the bill was
indefinitely postponed IN concurrence
with the Senate.
The Chair lays before the Rous.
NIL an Act to require d fee for reg
istratiDn OF milk dealers. House Dor
umenr No. 5l tabled Try the gentle
man from Paris. Mr.. Torhes. pending
First reading.
Nj FORBES Of PARIS: Mr.. SPEAK
es. ] WAS NOT present II The hearing
before the committee on this bill, and
! cid MOI now THAI the bill uas pend
ing until d few days ago. II ! failed
% know that, 7 think ]: talr 70 assume
that a gopd many milk dealers in The
Stair dig not know il. Since il YVES
reported ! have had talks with Z
number Of those Interested IN it's nas-
sage ! & been old that the milk
dealers will ne benefited by this bill
and that they are in favor Of il.
Gentlemen. if ! felt satisfied thai that
fact had been established. il might
remove the objections that I hat 20
the hill itself. or, al least. II might
cause mn to yofe IN favor OF it. ] do
NOT think il Is exactly fa,- fp- ,s IN