The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-03-01
Advertising Nom Resident Taxes.

The Senate on the 18th ult. passed by
very large majority. tho bill as reported
from the Judiciary Committee, our MIR.
Weld, Chairman. to have the towns pub.
lish their unpaid non resident taxes in
paper in tho county where such towns are
located, ifuny; ifnot, in the State paper;
the Till being the Identical form suggested
by the original movers in tho matter. Hcre
we may say by way Of parcn,hcses, tina,
our brethren ofth Democratic press, from
whom We have noticed not word in IN
vor Of tho proposed amendment, and for
which silence they do not deserve tho dis.
interested fairness shown by tho result,
will not fail TO give tho Legislature due
credit for making no political exceptions,
which really would have boon manifcstly
just TO do.
At the time of,hc passage Of the bill in
the Senate twenty-nine ont Of the thirty
members were present; yet motion to
delay action was made for tho reason that
absent members desired to be heard on the
question! Senator Perkins Of Kcnnebec
commented uponlthis motion very severely.
His remarks were refused publication by
the State paper in its official report OF the
debates and hence We give his speech
entire. Mr.. PERKINS said: ...
Ma. PRrslpEsr,-lc can see no reason for
DELAYING. There 10 no member who de-
sircs tho delay. We sec whose finger is
moving about here in this matter We
have arrived at that day Of tho session when
il is time to be looking elsewhere, to be
closing up tho affairs Of the session and
pursuing sotne business TINT will give us a
living. / arm not DESTROYS Of laying any
matter OF tho table. unless there Is some
good reason for SO doing. ~
We have now full board. ] do not for
ret that matter did come up here, Affect
ing the State Printers and when there were
only twelve members Of the Senate pre-,
sent, and Il was known that Senators had,
expressed desire to DO heard upon the
mntter, that they werc DESTROYS Of stnting
certain facts within their knowledge. and in
the interests Of the public to be made
known that when those Senators werc out,
gentleman whose finger is working in
this movement, lct the House, came In
here and tho matter WINS acted upon. II
was done In very quiet manner, and got
beyond the reach Of the Senate. We have
now full hoard. A matter affecting Its
interests Is before Il. full time has been
given. We arc prepared TO act. ! '',y
I have no objection 10 the printing OF nd.
vertisements in papers which will give par
ties interested more information. ] desire
that in this matter Of advertising tho lands
of nonresident proprietors, the people IN
tcres,ed should l,e served in the most etict.
ual ,nanner-that the the fullest advertise.
nent should be given Of lands to be sold
FOR taxes, and in the county where the
lands arc located. o..
Perhaps at the time tho law was passed
requiring the publication in the State paper,
that paper had a circulation throughout the
State. To-day an satisfied u Il has any
snch circulation, II Is a forced circulation.
It's local circulation Is very limited. j wish
wc could soy that we had respectable StRte
papcr. Talk Of It's being State paper? ]
am ashamed oft. ! tell you at this hoard,
that YOU will rue tho day you allowed that
contrnct for State printing to pass without
objection. We are paying from fifteen to
thirty thousand dollars per year, to enable a
party (as'they say, barely tn lIve) to sustain
State paTer--for what7 To advocate the
interests Of tho great Republican party OF
the State. We have contributed, by pat.
ronage, in The last ten years, over $l96,0OO
to support that paper. l do notspcak with.
out book. Hero AFRO tho figures %