Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-24

. | SIdJG tu0 PARLIAMENTARY otSAosAoA2 49,
he understands II. The bill was
introduced in the House, and it was
referred by the House to the COM
mittee on Taxation, and it goes
thereafter as soon as delivered from
the printer, the House having or
dered printing, to the Senate; it has
not yet reached the Senate. The
gentleman from Auburn, Mr.. Win
ter, now moves that the bill be in
definitely postponed.
Mr.. COLE: Mr.. Speaker, per-
haps a few more words of explana-
ton on my part might assist the
members in a clearer understanding
of the matter.
The SPEAKER: II the gentleman
from Eliot, Mr. Cole. will speak loud
enough so that we can all hear him,
his words will be appreciated.
Mr.. COLE: II the gentlemen OF
the House will keep quiet, the gentle
man from Eliot will endeavor to be
heard
The SPEAKER: The Chair as
tsures the gentleman from Eliot, that
we will all keep quiet except the
gentleman from Eliot, and he must
speak louder.
Mr.. COLE: The member of the
committee who handed me this bill
said that it was the judgment of the
committee that something ought to
be done and that the burden should
be divided into four parts in their
Judgment, and that was what they
wished to submit to this Legislature,
and I give it to you for your consid-
Grafton. This burden, as this gentle
man said, should be divided, first,
among the rate payers, that i, those
who transport the different commod-
tiles; secondly, the general public:
third, the stockholders, who are now
losing their dividends; and fourth.
by the travelling public, those who
travel on the roads, by a slight raise
in rates or by a decrease in taxation,
that the roads were facing a crisis
temporarily, and that they were fac
ing receivership, and that this could
be taken care of by some slight re-
lief on the part of the Legislature.
Now, as I have said before, / am
simply conveying this message from
five honorable gentlemen appointed
by the Governor on account of their
standing, one of them being the
chairman of our Public Utilities
Committee who was supposed to
know and who was supposed to act
for the people of the State of Maine.
and it was from the chairman of
that committee that took the mes
sage. The Legislature can act as it
pleases, and / have no particular in
terest in the matter.
The question being on the indefinite
postponement of the bill,
T. A viva voce vote being taken,
The motion was agreed to, and the
bill was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. LUQUES of Kennebunkport:
Mr.. Speaker, in order to correct a
misunderstanding, I move that the
action of the House whereby the ma
jority and minority reports of the
Committee on Sea and Shore Fish
cries. on Senate Doc. No. So, was re-
committed to the Committee on Sea
and Shore Fisheries in non-concur-
renee. he reconsidered, and that the
minority report under the new draft
as it came from the Senate be recon-
mitted to the same committee in con-
currence.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman
from Kennebunkport, Mr.. Luques.
moves thatthe vote of the House yes
terday be reconsidered whereby the
two reports of the Committee on Sea
and Shore Fisheries on Bill, An Act
to amend Chapter As, Section So, of
the Revised Statutes, relating to the
legal size Of Holsters and the method
of measurement, were recommitted
to the Committee on Sea and Shore
Fisheries in inconvenience with
the Senate. In the Senate. the min
GRITTY reort fought to pass" in new
draft was recommitted to the Com
mittee on Sea and Shore Fisheries;
in the House, the bill and the two re-
ports were committed to the Commit
tee on Sea and Shore Fisheries in
non concurrence. The Chair assumes
that if this motion is considered, the
J gentleman from Kennebunkport, Mr.
Luques, intends to take action in con-
currence with the Senate.
Mr.. BAKER of Steuben: Mr.
Speaker, it seems a very simple thing
to take this action. The action as
reported to the House was that they
accepted the minority report for a
nine-inch law for York county. Our
position here l think was correct
After advertising a hearing on this
bill our action here yesterday was
to recommit this bill to the commit :
tee for further hearing. Some little
time ago this matter came up and I
warned the committee, or told them
it was my opinion that it would cause
confusion to have the matter left as
it is now. | feel that the action of
House was perfectly just. and I call
ed the attention of the gentleman
from Kennebunkport, Mr.. Luques. to
the fact that L felt that the action
of the House was correct. and that
the Senate should recede from their
position and concur with the action
of the House I have no disposition
to be at all aggressive in this matter.
but this situation was plainly stated
by me before the committee, and was
plainly stated to the gentleman from
Kennebunkport, Mr.. Luques, be me,
and I feel that our action makes the
thing legal and fair and that the
Senate should have receded from
their position and concurred with the
} action of the House, and I still main
tain that position.
The question being on the motion
o fthe gentleman from Kennebunk-
port, Mr.. LuQues that the action of
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