Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-09

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M herein equal representation could saoAs
be had. -.. ..;a ,h;.
,.,.,,er If /. commission on valuation was as
49,. I..t ~;ntcr. and finally fell through
-. - ron-concurrence of the House with
=. Senate mon the number to be appointed.
4, thai time he had voted for the smanei
,nmher INIT had since become satisned tns' 4
> representative from each county VIII eise
~. hest satisfaction to the greatest nnm0eE
IF the citizen tax PAYERS OF the STATE. An.'e
il n feeling that there should De no tAAA'lou
without representation, when every man. De
his property small or large, VIII reel tnaI US
has a right to be heard through . comm
s;orar from his vicinity. He thougat the Ar
gument that there would be . desire ny
Commissioner from one county to override OF
overreach another section was an lmputatioh
upon thel honesty of the men who snail De
Amounted and an indirect stab at the smaiI-
or commission; because, if the feeling EXIST
ed in the members of one commission "
would in the other Jealousies and oserrio-
ing will be sometl ing that will not. necessa-
riiy. enter into the deliberations OF larger
number of men who represent the dineren'
sections of the State. He hoped the House
~ould concur with the Senate in the amend
ment.
M. BRApsrREEr of Bridgton. advocated
the motion to non-concur. He said If he had
been Ief. to form his opinion from some OF the
animated discussions he had heard during the
mast week he would have come TO the eonct"
sion that the subject Of the number OF the
commission was q grab-game concocted cy
the representatives of the several counties In
order to swindle some sister-county ~
hardening her with more than her
share of taxation during the next
decade. He believed, whether the
commission was large or small, that justice
would be done and that the great inter-
ests of every county would be carefully
watched and guarded. Personally he cared
nothing about it; but he thought commis-
sion of one from each county would not be
equitable, nor SO economical as commission
Of seven.
Mr.. HATCH of Bangor, called for the yeas
and nays which were ordered.
Mr.. HALE of Ellsworth thought the incli-
nation of the House was to follow the action
of the Senate in the matter. 1t is a subject
affecting tax paying for ten years,
and all should feel that they have
been represented. Such = feeling removes
dissatisfaction and enables them to pay their
taxes with better grace. A larger commits
sion is better than smaller one because it
= commission in . matter of this kind cum
brous The tendency in Legislative bodies in
this country has been to increase the number
composing committees dealing with questions
OF money, in order that they may represent
more people and be nearer to all the cOmmu-
mites. The extra expense Of commission
of sixteen is not great when measured by the
satisfaction of all at having q representation.
1t is an expense that will be gladly paid. The
cardinal fault of small commission is that
the small communities have no representa-
ton upon it. Looking at the matter care
fully, he had come to the conclusion that
every county should be represented. There
was no danger that any section would suffer
from it.
Mr.. You've of Brunswick thought the
meagre number Of sixteen likely to run away
with the opinion of the House without due
regard to what it meant. He admitted that
there would be sixteen men in the State who
would be made happy if the number on the
commission was made sixteen, and nine dis
appointed if it was made only seven.
He cautioned the House against installing
the nine disappointed men for public opinion.
He understood to great extent who these
men were. He had seen them here last win
ter. He did not believe sixteen men could do
the work so rapidly as seven. Neither did he
believe that the matter was foreclOsed by the
action taken by the Senate.
Mr.. SrRoUr replied to Messrs. Hutchinson
and Hale.
The question was then taken on
non-concurring with the Senate in
the adoption of amendment a." and the re-
suit was in the negative, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Bradstreet, Cook, Cutler, Dunnell,
Goh, Hatch. Hill Of Corinth. Hunnewel. Hussey.
Knowles. Lord Of Bangor. Maxcy, Parker, Redlon,
Verriii. Weeks. Wilson Of Albion. wilson Of orono,
Wyman, Young.
NAYs-Andrews. Baker Of steuben. Bragdon.
Clay, Cole of Smithfed, Davis, Dinsmore, Emmons,
Fenney. Frederic French Gilman, Gdden, Goss Of
Auburn, Gouldng. Gray. Hale, Hall of Nobleboro'.
field, Hill Of Exeter, Hill Of Rowland, Hilton Of
Embden, Hor:.. Howard of Montvie, Howard Of
Jewett Of sanserviile Jordan, Leach Eeris. Long,
Loring, McAlster, Mckusick, Mclaughlin, Men.
dali. Mili!en. Nash, Nickerson. Norton. Oliver.
ington. Record, Robbins, Robinson Of Oldtown,
Rolfe, Rowell. Stratton, Temple. Thomas of Far.
mington. Toothaker, Twitchell. WATSON, Webb,
Columbia Falls.
The House then concurred in the amend
ment making the number of the commission
sixteen.
Senate amendments B. c., and d. were
then adopted.
Mr.. INGALLS, of Wiscasset then moved to
amend by striking from the first resolve all
after the word session in the 18th line.
Messrs. HALE and HATCH opposed.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. WILSON of OrOnO also offered an
amendment which was rejected
After further discussion by Messrs. Hill of
Corinth, Hale, Hatch Of Bangor, verrill of
Portland and others, the resolve was amended
on motion of Mr.. STRoUr so as to take effect
when approved. and was then passed to be
engrossed, under suspension of the rules,
on motion of Mr.. HUTCHINsoy.
On motion of Mr.. JEwtrr of Richmond.
the House voted that when it adjourned Il
should be to meet on Monday At O'Clock
p. NJ.
On motion of Mr.. INGALLS, of Wiscasset.
Ordered, That the Committee on the Ju-
dietary inquire and report to this House on
Monday next whether, in the opinion of said
committee, in the appointment of commits
sioners to make the State valuation it il nee
essary that the appointment should be con-
frmed by the Council.
On motion OF Mr.. LEWIS Of Springfield,
Adjourned
READ AND ASSIGNED.
An act to amend chap. a. of the public
laws Of 1879 relating to river fisheries; an