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


head of Jimmy Pond in the town of
Litchfield in the county of kennebec
| Oh. p. No. 1125).
Same gentleman from same COM
mittee on petition in favor of a law
| prohibiting night fishing in Rapid
River and Pond lin the River, in
Oxford County, and also in Upper
and Lower Richardson Lakes and
tributaries Oh. P. No. 314) reporting
that the same be placed on file.
Mr.. Burnham from the committee
| ont Public Utilities on bill An Act
giving additional powers to the Pub
lie Utilities Commission Oh. P. No.
| 109D Oh. Doc. No 316) reporting
same in new draft Oh. P. No. 1870
| under same title and that it ought
! to pass.
Mr. johnson from the committee
on Appropriations and Financial At
! fairs on Resolve in favor of Bath
Military and Naval Orphan Asylum,
| (H. =. No. $50 reporting same in
new draft (H. 2. No. 128D under
same title and that it ought to pass.
| Mr.. Atwood from the committee
on LEGAL Affairs on bill An Act to
authorize the city of Lewiston to
| issue bonds for school purposes Oh.
p. No. 720) reporting the same in
new draft I'll. p. No. 1880 under
same title and that it ought to pass.
| Mr.. Deering from the committee
on Appropriations and Financial AZ
fairs reporting ought to pass on Re-
solve in favor of International
bridge. Van Buren,. Maine, st. Leon
and customs office. Oh. p. No. 519).
Passed to be Ensrossed
s. T. No Z: An Act to amend Sec
ton II of Chapter III of the Revised
Statutes, as amended by Chapter 249
of the Public Laws of 1917 and Chap
ter 1913 of the Public Laws of 1919 and
Chapter 104 of the Public Laws of
1921, relating to the salary of stenog-
rapher of kennebec Superior Court.
s. T.. No. s: An Act to amend
Chapter eco of the Public Laws of 1917,
as amended by Chapter 100 of the
Public Laws of 1921, increasing the
salary of the stenographer of the An
droscoggin Superior Court Is. Z. No.
81 IS. Doc. No. 45).
Mr.. STURGIS of Auburn:. move
the indefinite postponement of this
bill.
Mr.. Speaker and members Of the
House; This is Senate Paper S, s. d.
40. and it came before this House
early in the session. At meeting of
the Republican delegation it came be-
fore this House early in this session,
L registered my protest but it was not
acted upon. / have been Informed by
! the members of the committee on Sal
aries and Fees that a member from
the Senate gave them to understand
that the Androscoggin delegation
were unanimous for this resolve. You
might want to know why l did not ap-
pear before that committee. | will
say that | was detained at home
through no fault of mine. the Over
ruling Power upsetting my plans.
l will state emphatically that the
Androscoggin delegation as a delega-
ton, were not asked for their opin-
ion. Mr.. Speaker, | realize the place
| am ina poor, innocent farmer from
/ away back-opposng two of the lead
| ing attorneys of this House. Our for
mer action in this House was to in
, definitely postpone in non-concurrence
with the Senate. Two days later the
Senate adhered to its former action
and asked for committee of confer
once which was. granted. 1 feel, Mr.
! Speaker. that through some oversight
the committee of Conference did not
The Senator from Androscoggin in
formed me that the stenoSrapher was
very efficient and that it would be a
hard matter to fill the place as good
stenoeraphers are very scarce. L told
him that being the case | would feel
1t wise. as many We're looking forward
to life work, to have a Class A
school of Commerce at the University
of Maine along with the request of it's
president to have a Glass A school in
law and medicine. But. Mr.. Speaker,
to my surprise | have located a young
lady in the State House who is, as 1
understand il, open to such position,
! and | am Informed from what l con-
consider a reliable source is fully
capable of doing the work at the old
salary of $500. | refer to young
lady who came here with the late
| Governor parkhurst as his private
stenographer, served Governor Bax-
ter in that capacity. and upon the ar
rival of Governor Brewster. who had
his own stenographer, this young lady
was out of a job, and she is at present
doing stenographic work for our be-
loved Speaker
Mr.. Speaker and members of this
House, the original bill called for
derstand it, to S2250. Now in 1928
the stcnographer in the Superior Court
of Androscoggn county had her sal
airy raised from $500 to $1S0o. She
is a married lady. very efficient, a
graduate of the high school and on
gradua ton went into the office of an
attorney in Auburn who later became
judge. When he was appointed Judge
she of course went along with him.
Now of course We realize that none of
us are efficient in any line. Even the
man who goes out and plows the
ground and raises potatoes could not
do much without experience. Now to
get back to my story. I am informed
by member of the Androscoggin bar
of long standing that in his judgment
this stenographer received from the
attorneys of Androscoggin county
nearly or quite $1,000 year for pre-
pairing briefs from her records for the
law court, he paying her for one case
the sum of one hundred dollars. This
lady also acted as stenographer for
the Judge of the Municipal Court of
Auburn six weeks last summer. taking
the place of his regular stenographer.
Mr.. Speaker, I feel that this Is I'M
just to the taxpayers of Androscog-
gin county for any raise in salary,
complying with the recommendation of
General Lord that even two per
cent curtailment was in the right d.
rection. Our county tax from Auburn
in 1914 was s13,740.59. in 1924, S44.-
0S4.J6. more than three hundred per
cent raise in ten years.
Mr. Speaker, l hope my motion will
prevail.
Mr.. WING of Auburn: Mr.. Speaker,
may I inquire as to the disposition of
an act in relation to the salary of the
stcnographer of the kennebec Superior
Court
Tho SPEAKER. Tho hill has inst