Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-06

table, prevailed and the matter was
especially assigned for next Wednes-
day.
First Reading of Printed Bills
II. p. No. 445: An Act prohibit
ing fishing in the tributaries to St
Croix Lake, in Townships Z and s,
Range 4, Aroostook County.
| II. Z. No. 4J4: An Act to ratify and
make valid the incorporation OF
Hammond Street Congregational
H. P. No. 1856: An Act relating to
fishing in Stony Brook, in Newry
and in Hanover, in Oxford County
II. p. No. 533: An Act to prohibit
fishing In the tributaries of Lake
Anasagunticook in Canton and Hart
ford in the county CT Oxford.
II. P. No. 534: An Act to estab-
lish daily limit on fish in C. Pond,
IN Township c Surplus, Oxford
County OH. P. No. $40 Oh. Doc. No.
2JO)
H. p. No. $50: An Act to regulate
ice fishing in Long Pond, in the
towns of Somerville and Jefferson,
in the county of Lincoln, and in the
town of Windsor, in the county. of
! Kennebec.
AT this point, Mr.. Wing of Au-
burn assumed the Chair, amid the
applause of the House.
Passed to BE EngrOssed
|. S. p. No. Ill: An Act prohibiting
ice fishing in Kennebunk Pond, in
the county of York.
S. p. No. lbs: An Act to amend
Chapter 62 of the Public Laws of
1923, relating to the Production and
Sale of Certified Seed.
S. P. No. 1SS: An Act to amend
Section of Chapter 81 of the Re-
Wis ed Statutes, as amended by Chap
ter 66 of the Public Laws of 1919.
relating to the registration of milk
| dealers.
| s. +. No. IS: Resolve for double
Stacking the State Library.
S. +. No. 161: Joint Resolution
favoring the acquiring and mainten-
ance by the United States Govern
nhent OF suitable Vessel, construct
ed and equipped especially as an fee
breaker, TO be stationed and operat-
| ed solely on the Maine Coast.
| Orders of the Day
| The SPEAKER pro tenn: The Chair
lays before the House for it's eonsid-
GRAFTON report of the committee on
| Commerce on bill. an act in relation
! 10 standard time. icing House Paper
No. Z Oh. ID. No. g. and the clerk
will please read tie report of the
committee.
(The Clerk real the report.)
The SPEAKER pro tenn: The
| question is on the acceptance of the
report of the committee in new
draft. and the Chair recognizes he
| gentleman from Portland, Mr. Hale.
| Mr.. HALE Of Portland: Mr..
! Speaker and members of the House:
l move the rejection of the commit
| tee report for reasons which I will
| outline briefly: and 1 wish. first, to
| call the attention of the members
! to the new draft which is House
| Document 26O. and is among the
i Printed bills which were laid on your
desks this morning. AS the bill is
| brief, l should like TO call aitertion
| to It's language. as follows:
Section 1. That, within the State
# Maine, the STANDARD time shall
| be based on the mean astronomical
! time of the seventy-tifth degree of
| longitude west from Greenwich,
known and designated by the Fed
| eral statute as United States STAN
! dard Eastern Time, similar pro-
vision to that is now on the statute
| books. The bill GOES on: 1T shall
| lie unlawful for any town or oth-r
municipality to vote for, or other
! wise establish any ether system of
! time"
"Scctior >. The supreme judicial
| court III equity, by writ of injunc-
! tior. CT otherwise. may restrain or
annnl proceedings in any town or
! city in violation of the preceding
| section, upon application of ten or
more taxable citizens of the State
and writ of temporary injunction
| II ay issue forthwith without fling OF
a bond by such petitions"
Now, Mr.. Speaker. 1 hope that in
! voting OIL this report the issue will
! not be confused. The issue is not
whether standard time is better time
| than daylight saving time, or wheth-
err daylight saving time is better than
standard time. because, on that
| question, I think there is no doubt
| in this House-no question In the
minds of most of the members
that they prefer standard time and
they have every right to prefer 1t.
| The only question is whether n a
| town or municipality may. in its dis
| erection, by the vote of is citizens,
| eSta b1ish some other time, and I am
| speaking on the question because it
| is of great interest to the citizens of
the city of Portland which I repre-
! sent.
| Ever since the war. every year in
| December, the citizens OF that city
have taken a vote on the question
| of whether in that city they would
establish the daylight saving sys-
| tenn of time in other words set the
| clock an hour ahead; and every year
| they have voted to do SO. and last
year they voted to do SO by a vote
Of two to one.
1t does not seem to me to be re-
| leNant to discuss the considerations
| which were IN the minds of the citi-
| Zens of Portland when they SO vot-
ed. i am willing to assume for tho
purposes of this argument that two
thirds of the citizens of Portland in
voting for daylight saving time
were absolute idiots. The fact re-
mains that they 30 voted, and
would like this Legislature to give
effect to the will Of the citizens OF
! Portland as so expressed. 1t seems
to me it is merely question Of
home rule. 1t seems to be that it is
rather local question for the citi-
! zens of Portland. / know that per-
! haps many of you are thinking that
this not local question for the
! citizens of Portland in establishing
daylight saving time to the confus-
ion of travellers end other citizens
of the State. 1t may be
that daylight saving time in Port
land causes little confusion
to people who live outside the city.
1t causes a little confusion to people
: WIN Live inside tho CITY. and tho