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

The Sneaker Joined to the Senate cemmn
TO- an Governors Message. Aessrs- Kowen
~ Hallouell, Jordan of Auburn, Smith OF
Rurton- Hatch Of Bangor. Wales OF Bidde-
ford Eaton of Wilton, and Rafter OF l'amaf-
iscotta-
ORDERS.
IN motion of Mr.. NicKsIsoN of Linneus,
Ordered. That ON Saturdays the House meek
At o'clock A. NJ, until otherwise ordered
On motion of Mr. McKusIck of CALAIS,
Ordered. That the committee on the Juoic-
iarv be directed to inquire into the expedien-
CIV of so amending the laws on fire insurance
thar the companies shall pay the am"unt al
policy in full when there is total loss.
On motion of Mr.. Rolf of Princeton,
Ordered. That the Secretary OF state DC
direc,e,. TO place before this House the reports
of the agents of the Penobscot and isssama-
ouo ldy ribes of Indians. for the use OF the
Committee or Indian Affairs.
On motion of Mr.. WILSON Of Orono,
Ordered, That the Committee on the Ju IL
ciarv be directed to inquire into the Necessity
of further legislation as To testimony by exec
utors or administrators of parties presenting
claims againstthe estates Of deceased persons
more particularly where the executor or al
ministrator shall decline or refuse to TESTIFY
On melton of Mr.. STRoUr OF Portland,
Ordered. That the Committee on the judi
ciar, inquire into the expediency OF addition
al legislation in regard TO the acknowledg
ment of deeds by notary public.
| Mr.. PARcHEK from the Committee on ways
and Bridges reported legislation inexpedien'
on order relating TO clap. IL of the puoiit
laws of 1878 relating TO town ways.
| Mr. HILL from the Committee on Educa
AZ. ta1 a
of the town of Levant. Printed under rule.
Mr.. Lone from the Committee on Ways
and Bridges, on petition, reported bill an &C
to authorize the inhabitants of Caribou Il
build and maintain piers and booms for the
protection of the bridge over the Aroostooi
river in said town. Read and assigned.
| Mr. HUTCHINSON from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported ought not to pass on bill ar
act to make valid the marriage of Addison
Monk and A. Josie Hammond.
| Mr. SPRINGER from the Committee on Edu
cation reported legislation inexpedient on or
der relating to the expediency Of amending
sec. chap. l of the revised statutes BY strik
ing out the word twenty" in the third linz
of said section and inserting in its place thu
words twenty-five"
Mr.. PAYNE from the Committee on Way:
and Bridges reported in a new draft ant
ought to pass on bill an act additional to thu
act of 1868 chap. 453 to establish ferr,
across the PenObscOt river, between Aver
Falls and Marsh Rips. Read and assigned.
| Mr. GILMAN from the Committee on Fish
cries, on petition, reported bill an act to reg
ulate the taking of fish in Dexter pond. Reat
and assigned.
Mr. GILMAN of Meddybemps gave notice
that on Monday he would move to amend thu
| L. 81, 81, Yah
cries shall be the Committee on Fisherie.
and Game"
STATE VALUATION.
The report of the Committee on State Val
uation, reporting a resolve came from thu
Senate accepted, and was accepted by thu
House in concurrence.
| The question was then on accepting Senate
amendment so as to make the commission t.
make the valuation, to consist of sixteen. ont
from each county, instead of seven, one from
each congressional district and two at large
| Mr.. HATCH of Bangor moved to non-cOn
cur with the Senate in the adoption of thu
amendment 1t seemed to him that a com
mission of seven was better fitted to do thu
work than a commission of sixteen. In tn,
matter of economy a smaller commission
would be much less expensive than larg'
one. He also thought that seven men takel
from all parts of the State would be mucl
less likely to do injustice to any section thai
sixteen.
Mr.. STRoUT of Portland. said there SCENE,
to be two considerations involved, one thu
expediency of small committee instead of
| large one, the other the principl,
upon which that committee is to be Sc
lected. One plan involves the taking of
valuation by a committee appointed, not b,
arbitrary geographical lines but BY rep
rcsenting fairly the population of the State
On the other hand it is the selection of com
mittee that gives each county a representa-
ton of one, regardless of population. Thu
interests of the State are important and di
verse, and the object is to have fair ant
equitable valuation, which will satisfy all. Ii
order to obtain this all interests should b,
represented, not by mere county lines, but S,
that the great industrial interests which are I,
bear the burdens of taxation, shall be equal,
assessed. In bringing this about a vas
amount of testimony must be taken and mucl
work is to be done where there can be NJ
subdivision of labor by the commission. They
must all take part In that respect he regard
ed the smaller number as a more efRcien
commission, as well as much less expensive
and the expense was an important cOnsidera
ton, and not TO be overlooked. 1t had beer
argued that unless there was a commits
sion of one from each county, differen
localities will not be fairly represented
| This is a State valuation and not a mere
county valuation. 1t affects the whole people
alike. The same objection might be taken tina
towns are not represented. He did not SUD
pose that any man seriously believed thai
such a commission as the Governor would
be likely to appoint, appointed in the in
terests Of the whole State, would be governed
by county or town lines, or in the interest,
of one portion of the State over another. Tit
commission when appointed should be a,
much as possible divorced from the idea thai
| they are to represent any particular section
They are not to represent q single coun
| ty, but the whole Safe However fair mer
| might be, if appointed to represent a single
county he submitted whether the inevitable
| tendency would not be to look out for The
county they are appointed to represent in.
| stead of giving their attention fairly to The
| interests Of the people of the whole State
| thereby attaining result far less satisfactory
! to all. If seven were thought too small to dc
the business he for one would be willing &c
have four at large instead of two: but he wa,
opposed in principle to the idea of commits.
sion that is confined to mere geographical
lines Of the several counties Mr.. s. then
proceeded to argue from statistics the inius.
tics of valuation by commission of one
from each county, and showed that wherea,