Massachusetts Vetoes Railroads Regulation Bill Amid Bid By Rail Interests
Governor Eugene N Foss vetoes House Bill 2485 to regulate railroads, calling it a humiliating bargain that seeks to buy the right to enact the law. He argues the financial provisions were a price exacted by railroads and urges Massachusetts to reject such terms. The veto, expected to be overridden, centers on whether public control should be purchased.
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Governor Foss Vetoes Railroad Bill Over Financial Provisions
Repudiating the measure as a bargain that discredits the Commonwealth Governor Foss vetoes the railroad bill. He warns no option is worth public discredit and urges Massachusetts voters to repudiate the legislation while lawmakers debate sections 15 16 and related provisions beyond 1908 acts and 1912 updates.
Governors veto challenged by leaders on railroad bill
House and Senate leaders say Governor Foss errs in veto of the railroad bill and argue no valid reason is given to sustain the veto. The committee chairmen stress the merits of the measure and urge overriding the governor’s action. George H. Ellis reports on the political stance and implications.
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Senate Railroad Committee
Foss
Chairman Says He Has Nothing to Say
The Democratic State Committee chairman stated that he has nothing to say at the present time. He offered no further comment or remark on current events or forthcoming plans.
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Peter F. Tague
Charlestown
Morton H. Burdick
Adams
Martin Lomasney
Tague
Lomasney
Washburn bill veto blamed on finance section by governor
The speaker praises the bill's financial sections that prompted the governor to veto, arguing they were a valuable addition and questioning why such action was taken against them. The remark frames the veto as misguided.
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Washburn
Governor Silent On Veto Until Studied
A local official stated they will not comment on the governor's veto action until a full review is completed. No further statements were provided pending study of the decision.
President First National Bank comment on veto bill
The bank president states I have no comment to make in regard to the veto of the bill. No further details are provided and no additional quotes are given. The brief note records an official stance without policy implications.
Governor's stance on railroad financing and mortgages
The governor aligned with the speaker's view opposing two financial sections. He argues the 1912 law should stand and railroads should issue mortgage‑backed obligations only up to twice their capital stock. He contrasts this with current law allowing bonds without mortgage protection.
Passage of trolley bill ends long fight on Beacon Hill
Features of the day report a trolley bill passing over a veto to settle a years long dispute. The Blue Sky bill faces Senate Ways and Means scrutiny while the Public Opinion bill survives a scare. Foss weighs nine in eleven veto. Democrats outline a legislative campaign. Haines bill on railroad control advances to the next General Court.
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Next General Court
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Senate
Carmen
Tremont Temple
Railroad Commission
Committee On Rules
Banks hold large share of bonds in major railways
Savings banks own four-ninths of the bonded indebtedness of the Boston and Maine and the Boston and Albany railroads and one-fifth of the bonds of the New Haven. They also carry deposits totaling 2,000,000 people, highlighting their vital stake in these lines.
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Boston & Albany
New Haven
Boston Holding Company
Springfield
Worcester
Boston
Governor veto on Washburn bill criticized
Arthur B. Chapin argues the governor's veto undermines a largely sound bill, contending the veto rests on financial sections that did not justify rejection and urging reconsideration of the act's merits.
Opposition to Financial Sections in Bill Cites Merits
A lawmaker states the two financial sections should never have been included in the bill and notes ongoing opposition to those provisions while endorsing the remainder of the measure. The remark highlights fiscal concerns amid broader legislative debate and procedural pushback.
Governor Veto Opinion on Washburn Railroad Bill
A reader endorses the Governor's stance to omit financial sections of the Washburn railroad bill, opposing savings banks and the bank commissioner concerns. The writer urges sustaining the Governor's veto.
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Washburn
Raymond Whitcomb Co Opens New Office In Boston
The Raymond and Whitcomb Company opens a new office at 17 Temple Place near Tremont Street in Boston, adding to its longtime 306 Washington Street location. The agency, a tourist operator, will sell railroad and steamship tickets and arrange rail, Pullman, hotel accommodations, and tours to Europe, Alaska, Yellowstone, California, Panama cruises, the West Indies, and U.S. and Canada trips.
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Canada
Cambridge Taxpayers Association elects new officers
The Cambridge Taxpayers Association has elected President Stoughton Bell 1st vice president Edmund Reardon 2nd vice president William J E Sander clerk Arthur Drinkwater and treasurer Henry Randolph Brigham.
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Stoughton Bell
Edmund Reardon
William J. E. Sander
Arthur Drinkwater
Henry Randolph Brigham
Trolley Merger Passed in Western Mass Legislature
The western trolleys bill passed despite the Governor's veto, uniting western lines with the Berkshire system under New Haven holding. Vote 164 to 48 in the House and 81 to 6 in the Senate, after a six year fight over railroads rights to hold trolley lines and New Haven control. The measure faces related public service and financing debates as stances on nine hour carmen limits and railroad commissions unfold.
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Boston & Maine
Connecticut
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Governor Guild
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Berkshire Street Railway
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