Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-25

| their lawyer up there and he talked
| but Il very few minutes and report
ed that the Portland Company need
ed this money because they were go
! ing to enlarge their plant. Now. II
! have shown you right from their re-
ports, Just what they have reported,
as to what the enlargement of their
plant was. They are running behind.
| They have come in contact, on ac-
| count of their high prices, with the
Electric Company. .
Now, I am not speaking for the
Electric Company or anything OF
| that kind.
Let us look at the personnel of
| that Committee. That bill that has
come here has one name signed to
I it, just one name. and that is Sena-
tor Carter.
Now, l went before that Commit
tee and | suppose that | am to blame
for i'll take the blame for it-but
we got into a little question about
some of the statements that this one
prepayment alone was the only one
heard there. and he occupied but a
very few minutes and sat down, and
l thought he was somewhat uncertain
as to whether the bill was all right
OF not.
Now ] do not thing the company
care Il snap whether the bill goes
through or not, from by interview
| with them On the personnel of that
Committee was our brother. one Of
| the most loyal and best members we
have in this House. and he did not
| have a word to say because our
rules prohibit his taking any part in
! the discussion and he has not taken
/ part in it. | refer to Brother Jones.
! L.; Il
sion at all. and he is on the Com
i mittee. He has taken no part in the
matter and he has acted like an hon.
orable man, and he is an honorable
man. and | believe he works for the
! interests of his company and is Il
very good man for his company.
The other one, Il lawyer. Lawyer
Anthoine. introduced the bill. He is
on that Committee. and l got the
| impression when l tried to say some
thing about this to the Committee,
| that Carter-the name that is sign
ed on the bill, and the only name on
! that bill when it came in-that he
| was very favorably disposed to-
ward the Portland Gas Light Com
pany. Now. | got that impression,
and | got up and spoke, or tried to.
! and | asked Il question of the law
/ yer-and | was very much to blame,
i suppose L should have waited I'M
til the proper time to question him
| was very much to blame for that
and when | got up to ask some ques-
! ton about this part of The late
! Presidents report, three lawyers
| jumped on me-three all at once
and | sat right down, just as Oliver
I Twist did when he asked for more.
Now, that is the bill that came in.
right thprp and that -: tho
mel of the Communicative lawyers
on that Committeeman ! think
three of them are vrey much inter-
ested in the passage of this bill. Now.
| that is the true statement, just as
it occurred before the Committee.
Mr.. CUMMINGS of Portland: Mr.
Speaker. | do not care to take up
any time on this question. | do,
however, want to call attention to
just one thing that the gentleman
from Westbrook said. ! do not want
him to convey a wrong impression
To this House. His statement is de-
sinSned to lead the members TO be
lieve that there was but one member
OF that cou.nittee in favor of the
report, although we have been told
that it was the unanimous report of
| the Committee. So | do not want
any misunderstanding in regard to
that.
| am sorry to say that the whole
] sum and substance of this matter is
7 that Westbrok is in the hands Of a
small company with n large capital
| ization, and 1t has absolutely moth :
/ ing to do with the Portland Gas
! Light Company. Their remedy is to
go before the Public Utilities Com
mission TO get a fair rate for the
services they render.
The SPEAKER The question IS on
! the adoption of the amendment. the
I motion of the gentleman from West
brook, Mr.. Gilmour.
| a viva voce vote being taken, the
! motion to adopt the amendment fall
J ed of passage. and the bill was as
signed for its third reading tomor-
row upon the hour of converting.
The SPEAKER: Under tabled and
assigned for today the Chair pre-
SCENTS resolve proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution prohibiting
! the use of public funds for Sectarian
/ schools. :. l.. 10. S. y. 8, tabled by
| Mr. Wing of Auburn, March 10,
/ pending final passage; and the Chair
recognizes the gentleman from Au-
! burn, Mr.. Wing.
Mr.. WING of Auburn: I move that
the resolve be finally passed and l
! Yield to the gentleman from Port
land, Mr.. Hale.
Mr.. HALE OF Portland: Mr.. Sneak
er and members of the House. / sin
/ cerely hope that the motion of the
! gentleman from Auburn, Mr.. Wing
/ will not prevail.
| Today for the first time In the
present session. we approach a con-
| sttutlonal question. and | hope the
| House will bear with me. even If at
! times / have to be a trife technical
IN considering the provisions of our
constitution and the legal effects or
inns amendment.