The Portland daily press., 1874-02-11
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Report Of the Tax Comm issiOner

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AUGUSTA. Feb. 10.
The Governor to-day sent to the Legislature
the report of the Hon. A. w. Paine, Tax Com
missioner, under resolve approved January
10, 1874, and it was ornared to be printed and
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
The report is very able and thorough docu-
ment, and gives statement of the tax sys-
| TENS of the several States.
| The commissioner recommends that all prop
erty of private corporations be taxed for mu-
| nicpal purposes where it is located, to be in
| lieu of all tax on stocks that public corpora
| tons including railroads, but excluding tele-
graph companies, be taxed for the sole use of
| the State; that insurance companies pay tax
of one per cent. on their premiums, and express
companies like tax on their receipts; that
legislative acts of incorporation and private
bills pay duty to the State of $25 each; that
collateral heirs pay duty of one to five per
cent, according to nearness of kindred, on all
property passing by death to others than chill
dren, parents, or husband and wife; and that
ice cut on tide waters for expectation pay ten
cents per ton for right to cut
The Commissioner discusses each of these
points at length and urges the importance of re-
lieving real estate to some extent from the
heavy burden of taxation imposed upon it,
Considering the impor lance of union of action
among adjacent States in the matter of taxa
ton, the Commissioner recommends that Maine
take the lead in organizing an interstate tax
association, composed of delegates from the
different States, to adopt uniform rules of taxa
ton on all property and business coming under
different State jurisdictions.
The Judiciary Committee.
At the session of the Judiciary Committee
to-day it was agreed to report the following
bills, viz: To incorporate the Williston church
of Portland; to amend sec. 16, chap. n R. S.,
relating to the power of the Supreme Court; to
authorize the city authorities of Portland to
prevent the blowing of whistles in the night
time The Committee also considered the bill
granting the right of suffrage to women. On
vote it appeared that four members of the Com
| mittee favored the bill and four were opposed.
The capital punishment bill will be considered
on Thursday.
The Buckheld Branch.
The Legal Affairs Committee to-day agreed
to report bill authorizing the Supreme Court
| to appoint receiver to take possession of and
operate a railroad which has ceased to run
trains and raise money for necessary repairs
Fisheries.
The Committee on Fisheries tabled a bill af-
| ter the hearing, comforting upon riparian
owners the exclusive right to fisheries on the
| rivers.
The Annexation Question.
The Committee on Towns gave hearing
this afternoon and evening on the petition for
the annexation of part of Cape Elizabeth to
Portland The hearing will be continued to-
morrow. Judge Kingsbury and Hon. T. B.
Reed appeared for the petitioners, and Nathan
Cleaves, ESQ.,, and s. L. Millken, Esq, for the
remonstrants.
The Industrial school.
The debate on appropriation for an Industrial
School was the best of the season. All of the
speakers made good points, but the remarks
of Messrs Wilson, Corthell and Swasey were
of unusual excellence. The appeal of Mr.. Will
| son might well be termed eloquent.
Railroad Gossip.
Some of the Eastern people who seem to find
the occupation of lobbying rather dull say that
the compromise between the Boston & Maine
and Eastern was designed by the former to
counterfeit the opposition to the "force' and
general railroad bills.
Personal,
Mayor Wescott and Alderman Clements are
here to-day.
Reform School.
The Committee on Reform School return to-
night from visiting that institution. They will
recommend an appropriation Of $4,000 called
for, and that the practice of shutting up boys
in cells be abolished