Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-01-31

n,.;-. rs IN the present condition OF tnat ih-
.titution. aai wi.at changes, If any, are eApe-
dent or desirable.
Mr. HrJeHrNsox explained that the opJect
az the order Was not 10 take any thing OUT %
the hands Of the Committee on the Agricui-
tursI College; it seemed TO MIN very P,oPe'
that matters relating TO the educauo"Ai
nartmepr OF that institution should 60 10 INC
Committee on Education.
The order received passage =,
Mr.. PERRY Of Camden presented the ioi-
lowing: l..
Ordered. That the Judiciary Committee oe
instructed to inquire into the necessity OF re-
,,,ali,- sec. -. chap. of the revised statutes
si.ig reads as follows:
No person shall be allowed 10 vote OF
rake mart in the organization of either branch
nF the legislature as Il member unless ms
name appears on the eert'hea ron u '"-'
branch.
Mr.. PEggl explained that his object was 10
have rsueal,i l law which had outiived lis
usefulness and which had essentially oeen
pronounced unconstitutional by the recen'
nr.ir;on II The court Ii this honorable BODY
took kindly to this cndeaver to remove the de
bris from our statute books the door would
be open for further reform IN that directioh-
Tie order received passage
Mr.. JORDAN of Auburn presented the fol-
lowing:
Ordered, That the Committee on Finance
be instructed to inquire into the proprlety ol
the various legislative committees visiting
the several public institutions of the STATE
and report 10 the House as soon as may be
whether there be corresponding good results
for the expenditure incurred thereby, and II
so. whether or not a subcommittee OF three
NAV not serve As well the public good.
Mr.. YoUNG OF Brunswick hoped the order
would not be referred TO the Committee on
Finance, but that it would be considered and
decided by the House.
Mr. JORDAN said the matter related to the
financial condition of the State. 1t Is re-
trenchmcnt and should go to the Finance
Committee. 1t was a matter to be seriously
considered whether legislative committees OF
ten or more should take excursions
through the State to visit the institutions
which they represent. simply for pleasure as
it might be said. Ii it was necessary that
these visits should be made then he claimed
that subcommittee as Indicated by his or
der. was all that was necessary.
On motion Of Mr.. YouNG of Brunswick,
the order was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. JEwETT of Richmond
the House voted that when it adjourned II
should be to meet at 9 o'clock, \. NJ. to-
morrow. Subsequently, this vote was re-
considered on motion of Mr.. MILLIkEN OF
Burnham.
Mr.. Goss of Auburn presented the follow
ing;
Ordered, That when this House adjourn i,
be to meet on Monday. Feb. I'd, at O'Clock
z. NJ.
Mr.. JEwETr of Richmond remarked that
the Senate was to have Il session Saturday.
Mr.. MILLIKES of Burnham, favored the
order. Members had business at home t.
which they desired to attend, and an adjourn
mcnt until Monday at O'Clock would enable
them to do so without any material obstruc-
ton to the transaction of legislative business.
Mr.. BUTLER of Vassalboro' opposed the
order. Practically it amounted to an ad-
journment until Tuesday and loss of time
which might be devoted to important bust
ness here.
The order was refused passage.
On motion of Mr.. BUTLER the House voted
that when it adjourned it should be to meet
tomorrow at . o'clock, A. NJ.
Mr.. MiLLIkEN of Burnham by his request
was excused from serving on the Committee
on Bribery. and Mr.. Ingalls, of Wiscasset,
was appointed to fl the vacancy
Mr.. SrEoUT from the judiciary Committee
on petition. reported bill an act to incorpor.
ate the Ocean Street Railroad Company OF
Deering. Read and assigned.
Mr.. FARRELL from the Committee on
State Lands and State Roads, on petition
reported resolve in favor of John Anderson
of Island Falls. Printed under rule
Mr.. STRouT from the Judiciary Committee
on order relating to the State valuation and
certain constitutional questions thereto, re.
ported in substance that in the opinion of the
committee the constitution requires an actu.
al valuation the present year, completed be-
fore April lSt. Yet if in an emergency a
full valuation cannot be taken within that
time the legislature may take valuation
based upon the present one and such addi.
tional information as they can obtain. and
that such valuation would be held a sufficien,
compliance with the constitution. although
designed to stand for only one wear. Al.
though the constitution contemplates the tax
ing of the valuation once in ten years. there
seems to be no reason why it cannot be ia
ken as often as the legislature deems advisa.
bic: and that if the valuation taken this
year should prove insufficient a new valua-
ton may be taken next year
Mr.. HALE of Ellsworth said the object of
the order was not in any way to ask an ex-
preston of opinion from the Judiciary Com
nlttee as to the policy to be pursued in
taking the State valuation or whether a val
uation of all the property in the State should
be attempted at this session. but simply as
he understood it. to inquire as to the legal.
itv of adopting for year in some form or
other, the old valuation. And this was the
question which the judiciary Committee.
through the gentleman from Portland GMr.
Strouf had attempted to answer He had
no douot that in an emergency. it is compe-
tent on the part of the legislature. bv reso.
luton. to adopt the valuation of 1870, and
thereby make valuation for a wear or for
two years. And while the constitution de-
ctares that valuation shall be taken once
IN ienyears. such procedure would answer
the letter of the constitution in that regard
and then more complete or more perfec,
one could be made the next wear or the wear
after. because there is nothing in the con.
stltutlon that fDrhids valuation being TAX
en- every five or three years if the lepisla-
ture so choose to DO. The question OF
whether new valuation shall be attemn,ed
tins session is another matter and ia perbans
the most important that is to come before
TINS body and the body at the other end of
the capitol That is question. the first re-
Spohsisiity OF which. must lie with the com.
miitee upon valuation that has been meetino
and which. presumably, has some resolu-
ton to report. He desired for one that some
thing definite should be arrived at soon. no.
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