Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-03

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| was then defeated by vote of &c
| to -. The minority report Ought
not to pass" was then adopted.
House Refuses to Postpone X. X.
Tax Bill
An attack against the manage
| ment OF the Maine Central Railroad
was launched in the House of Rep
resentative Cummings of Portland
in an attempt to defeat the bill
| granting a change in the methods of
railroad taxation in Maine.
Rep. Cummings charged that the
| condition of the road was due to
poor management and bad business
deals. and asserted that the only
remedy for the road was a receiver
ship and that it had been the only
remedy for years.
This was denied by Representa-
tive Martin and others and by a
vote of 10 to 88, the House declined
to Indefinitely postpone the bill.
Child Labor Resolve Defeated
After a short debate the House
| Thursday by vote of &c to q on
motion Of Representative Hale of
Portland, indefinitely postponed the
resolve ratifying the proposed
amendment to the Federal Constitu-
ton to prohibit the employment of
women and children in industry
over 4S hours a week.
House Holds Up Bath Bridge Bill
Representative Cummings of Port
land held up the Kennebec bridge bill
on its final passage in the House
| Thursday morning by tabling the re-
solve. In the course Of some remarks
| Representative Cummings said that he
| wanted to see the bridge built but that
| he wanted to be sure that it contained
| nothing vicious, nothing which was
| concealed, nothing which might be a
surprise later to the people Of the
State of Maine.
| The matter was specially assigned
| for consideration on Friday morning.
| While no definite information was
available. there was a rumor at the
| State House that an amendment would
| be offered to this measure go as to
provide that foot passengers as well
as vehicle traffic should pay a toll.
The action of Representative Cum
mings in holding up this resolve has
not apparently met general approval.
AS talked about the lobby during the
recess at noon, the sentiment seemed
to be that the Legislature had now
| reached a stage where it was time to
! sup lOO1lIS, ana lHlS heHHeDeC DT1OSe
had been sufficiently thrashed out for
it to go along without unnecessary in
reference, and let the people of Maine
say whether it should become a part
Of the law of the State or not.
Vote for Jonesport Division
Both branches of the Legislature &C
copied ten majority report of teh COM
mittee on towns. Ought to pass" on
the bill to divide the town of Jones'
port in Washington county and to
create the town of Beals.
| This measure has been before the
Legislature for the last three sessions.
1t sets off from the town of Jonesport
the large island of Beals and two or
three smaller ones as a separate town.
New Draft Of Cooper Bill
A new draft of the Cooper bill to
authorize development of hydro-elec-
| trio power by means of the tides of
Passamaquoddy Bay was offered in
| the Senate Thursday morning by Sem
ator Hinckley. The new draft is de-
! signed to meet certain objections rails
| ed by Governor Brewster in his spe-
cial message to the Legislature on
| Wednesday,
The new draft provides that the
! Public Utilities Commission shall have
full control of the Cooper company as
! it does all other public utilities. 1t
| further provides that only surplus
| power may be transmitted outside of
! the State, and that this may only be
| done upon permission of the Public
! Utilities Commission, which is also to
| nave the power to stop such transmits
| sion when, in its opinion the power
which is so being transmitted out of
| the State is required to meet the needs
! of Maine.
Would Amend Black FOX Bill
| Rep. Wing Of Auburn created great
| laughter in the House yesterday aft
ernoon by asking for a reconsideration
of the vote wherein the act relating
| to fur-bearing animals was assigned
! for third reading and by Offering an
! amendment to insert after the words
! "fur-bearing animals" the words
stations. bulls, grade heisers and ca
| nary birds"
| The House roared. but Rep. Wing
protested. saying that he regretted
this laughter.
| On a voice vote his amendment fail
| ed to carry.
Sterilization Bill Taken Up
The act authorizing sterilization op-
| erations in case of feeble mindedness
| was taken from the table on motion
| Of Sen. Speir of Cumberland. and on
| the motion of same senator motion to
| accept the majority report of the COM
mittee Ought to pass was accepted.
| Under suspension of the rules the bill
was given it's preliminary readings
and passed to be engrossed in the SEN
| ate.
| The House in the afternoon accepted
| the report Ought not to pass" on this
measure.
Mrs. Allen Presides
Mrs. Allen of Hampden, the only
woman of the House, was called upon
to preside for a time Thursday morn
| ing and was warmly applauded for the
| fine manner in which she conducted
| proceedings.
| Session on Saturday Probable
| In an effort to get as much cleaned
| up a possible this week, it is expect
ed that both branches of the Legisla-
ture will hold sessions on Saturday
| of this week. A number of big mat
| tiers are still unsettled and it appears
| that the date of final adjournment will
| be the latter part of next week.
Woman Dying in
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