The Portland daily press., 1880-02-13
AUGUSTA.
Refusal to Reduce the Savings
Bank Tax.
The Valuation Commission APP
pointed.
Especial Disnatcb to the Press j

to the legislature to-day on the petition for
reduction of the savings bank tax showed
disposition to let we'll enough alone. The
proposition originated with the trustees of the
Peoples Twenty Cent Saving Bank at Bath,
who asked that the tax on deposits be reduced
from one per cent. to one-half of one per cent.
The ground was taken that the present tax
was injurious to the interests OF the wage
labcrer, preventing him from saving so much
of his earnings as he desired. If the tax was
reduced to mere nominal figure it would be
the means ofincreasing deposits. The reasons
assigned did not have weight with the COM
mittee.
The Committee on the Count.
Mr.. Hale's committee on investigating the
election returns is in secret session tonight at
the State House, completing their arrange
mel.ts for public hearings.
Wallace r. White.
The fusionists charge that Wallace r. White
is shamming sickness. The falsity of this is
shown by the fact that member of the Leg
islature went to Winthrop this afternoon to
satisfy himself. He found Mr.. White in his
bed in very feeble condition, and his physi'
had been very sick man, but thought he
would recover so as to go out in week or two,
under favorable circumstances.
ITO the Associated Press.l
The Bridgton Railroad.
The railroad committee today decided to
give hearing to petitioners for Bridgton &
Portland Railroad and Presumpscot River
I Railroad next Thursday.
Penobscot Fire Insurance Company.
Committee on mercantile affairs and insur-
ance voted to report bill authorizing the Pc
nobscot Mutual Fire Insurance Company to
wind up it's business. This is a small local
company which has been running since 1868.
1t was voted to report bill in a new draft to
incorporate the Livermore Insurance Com
pany. The charter was granted several years
ago, but the company has not transacted any
business.
The judiciary committee voted to report a
bill an act additional to chap. e. Of the Re-
vised Statutes.
Certificates Of Election.
The matter of taking the power and duty of
certifcating members to the Legislature from
placing it with municipal officers, where it
rested prior to 1864, was discussed but no de-
cision arrived at.
The insolvency Act.
Committee ON legal affairs voted to amend
the insolvency act, and TO report bill incor-
porating the Waterville Telegraph Co.
Suppression of Club Houses. .
The committee on temperance gave hear
irg to committees from the temperance con-
vention. Mrs. L. NJ. n. Stevens of Portland,
A. j. Chase of Portland, Mrs. Quinby and
Mrs. Hunt Of Augusta, ex-Gov Perham, r..
W. Dunn of Waterville and L. NJ. Webb of
Portland addressed the committee. urging the
passage Of laws affecting club houses and sale
of cider. The committee promised to consider
any bill that the representatives of the cause
might draft.
The Valuation Commission.
The Governor today appointed valuation
commission as follows:
Penobscot-Elisha Shaw, Newport
Kennebcc-Joseph A. Homan, Augusta.
Aroostook-Eben Woodbury., Hoult on.
Somerset-James B. Dascomb, Skowhegan
York-John Hall, North Berwick.
Cumberland-Hiram Knowlton, Portland.
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ton.
Washington-JamesP Pope, Whitneyville.
Lincoln-Geo. B. Sawyer, Wiscasset.
Waldo-Nathan f. Houston, Belfast.
Knox-John Mehan, Rockland
Androscoggin-Abial NJ. Jones, Lewiston.
Hancock-S. T. Hincks, Bucksport.
Sagadahock- A. Preble, Bath.
Observation-Disclosures Flint, Dover.
The commissioner for Oxford county has not
been appointed. The commissioners were to-
day apprised of their appointment by tele.
graph and will assemble at the Capitol at
once. ~
Appointments by the Governor
The Governor has made the following APP
pointments
Charles A. Bailey of Oldtown, Agent of the
Penobscot Tribe of Indians.
Richard Dresser of Auburn, Judge of NUM-
cipal Court.
Cyrus A. Packard of Blanchard, Land
Agent
Col. j. B Peakes of Dover, Insurance Com
missioner, vice Wiggin declined.