Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-07


renee with the House a resolve ap-
propriating $3.50 TO defray the ,ex-
penSes of the Governor and Council
and Legislative Committee in con-
nection with the dedication.
The Senate passed to be engrossed
in concurrence with the House a re-
solve omitted from the general high
way and bridge appropriation bill
calling for the expenditure of $4,000
for bridge across Chute river In the
town of Naples to be taken from the
highway and bridge fund.
Senator Phillips resurrected the bill
providing for the appointment of
dental member to the State Board
Of Health and 1t was passed to be en-
crossed.
The State Park Commission Re-
solve was passed to be enacted.
Senator HinckIey Sustains Scalp
Wound
Senator Hinckley OF Cumber-
land received severe scalp
wound as he entered the
Senate Chamber late Friday after
noon, following a recess PERIOD AS
President Harrington was ringing the
gong, which is stationed at the en-
trance of the chamber the cord broke
and the gong dropped. striking a
glancing blow upon the Senator's
head.
The blow caused the Senator to
stagger slightly and he was hurried
by his fellow senators to the Office
of DR.. George w. Coombs of the
Health Department on the floor above
where the wound was treated. With
in five minutes the Senator was back
at his desk participating in the bust
ness of the upper branch.
The report of the Committee on
Labor referring to the next Legis-
lature the Holmes Memorial to Con-
gress in favor of a national 48-hour
law was accepted.
Disagreement on Highway Bond L.
sue Resolve
The new conference committee on
the $6,000,000 highway bond issue re-
ported that il was unable to agree.
Water Power Commission Bill Re.
Called
On motion of BuZzcll of Waldo the
Senate recalled the bill amending the
water power commission law from
the Governor and Senator BuzZell Of
fcref an amendment changing the
appointment OF members of the COM
mission btck to the present manner
by the Governor, instead of two be-
ing appointed by the President of the
Senate. two by the Speaker of the
House and one by the Governor; al
SO cutting the amount appropriated
for the purposes of the commission
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Hinckley of Cumberland opposed
tho amendment, which was defeated
to 10, Hinckley lated offered an
Il ,1,c n,tn
ton to conform to the BuzZell amend
nlent.
Ir discussing the amendment Of
fercd hy Senator Buzzell, Senator
IIl,'"l:ley stated that the committee
felt that in the past there had been
an effort to make political capital out
of the commission. and that the pro-
posed arrangement would leave less
opportunity for biased reports.
Order Rejected Propoundng Cues
tons on Water Power Issue
There was a little flare-up in the
House Yesterday morning over a
matter connected with the Dead river
reservoir plan. when Rep. Cakes of
Portland presented an order that the
Icgi stature submit several questions
to the attorney general and request
that lie answer them as soon as pos
Siblc. After the order had been adopt
cd, this action WAS rcconsidered by Il
big majority on motion of RepreSen-
tativc Rounds of Portland. who OBJ
jCctcd to any delay. Representative
Rounds was supported in his objcc-
tion to further delay by Representa-
tive BarWiSe of Bangor.
The questions prepared by Rep.
Oakcs were as follows:
W hat is the legal status OF the lots
that the state intends 10 he flooded
by the proposed kennebcc and Dead
river dam?
Can the money received for leases
he used for general purposes?
II not, tor what purposes may it
be used"
To what extent may its use he con-
verified by legislative action?
What right has the State. other
than riparian. that it can lease"
at all conferences up to that time
other proposals had been insisted
upon which could not accept under
any conditions. and the provision OF
the single plan on which we finally
attempted to agree We're hardly
reached for detailed discussion
These conferences We're reported tc
some of those interested and in dis
approving the plans then suggested
emphasis was placed on things
which were finally omitted. to the
exclusion of discussion of other de-
tails, so that objection to the princi-
pies and requirements contained in
the proposed Dead river bill was APP
parently omitted from oversight in
attending to even more Objectionable
features rather than from design.
The differences in the circum-
stances surrounding public utilities
and private industrial companies arc
sogi eat that conditions which one
might bear arc not necessarily safe
for the other to assume. The for
mer have public duties imposed
upon them which they must fulfill:
the latter are not in the business OF
selling power: they are subject to
intense competition from moro fav-
orably located states and must gov
crn themselves accordingly.
1T seems to be enough here tC
say. that these corporations which
have made very large part Of all
Of the industrial development so far
! accomplished on the kennebeC
river do not feel that they would he
warranted in assuming further fin
ancial obligation under the provision
of the proposed Dead river bill. as
much as they would like further to
| advance tho industrial prosperity OF
Maine. The fact that they have in
vested their own money here and
are DESTROYS OF adding to the eff
cheney of the plants already existing
and increasing their capacity. and
the further fact that they expect to
/ bear all the cost including payment
Of whatever State authorities may
find to be the full value Of State
property taken or damaged, without
concession OF any kind-tllcse facts
must be sufficient warrant for their
60;