Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-18

every district, and at the en-; Of the three
years, q aaii, We had . unanimous vote |
TO 70 hack to the cid school disnic1 systen.
Mr.. Circuit OF Monmouth called for the
yeas and nays, which wsre ordered
Mr.. Shaw Of BATH live in city and
We have cur swn syefem there. and have
noshing to do viih this district system. The
city Of Bah pays from 5000 to $1,000
more than she n caives back b educate the
children Of the State. Not only does Bath
do this, tut other ciiies also pay large
proportion towsfd educating the children Of
the State Now under this new valuation
some sloo 900 more IL going 10 be added to
the school fund, add it vas ehoSn TO tbs
ccmmitsee that some 20 per cent. OF the
money that vas put into the school districts
was wasted 1t was represented TO Ne
fairly and squarely that the town system
vas better; that the scholars in the outly-
ing districts rec-ivsd better advantages, ard
that being the case. signed the maj srity
rs port Of the Committee.
Mr.. Stone Of ffoy-I have known some
thing in regard to our common schools In
towns for the past 20 years, and l will
SIMPLY say that we do not want the town
system. When we want ii we will adopt il.
The gentleman from Bath says that the
cities Of Bath, Lewiston, Portland, and 20
on, contribute to the country schools True,
tsey % IN the very small towns, but We are
also tie feeders for the large cities. Our
scholars 60 there AID accumulate property
and help build up the cities there.
Then why should nos the cities help edu-
cate those back in the small towns? II 10
nothing more than right they should do it.
We do not complain because our money IL
going into the savings banks ia the cities
we d. not complain because our scholars
are going there and building MP homes, and
become taxable there, but We do want to be
let alone in regard to cur schools. Can the
states Of New Hampshire. Vermont and
Massachusetts or any other state in the
union boat of any better schools than We
have in the State Of Maine today?
Tie question was then on the substitution
OF the minority report for the majority.
YEAs-Adams. ckett.-BraiforS, Brainard.
Brown, Burgess, Callahan. Cummings. DAvis.
Dole, Drew, Drummond, Dunn, Edgerly, Err
vine. Fisher, Fuller Of Bailowel. FULLER Of
fremont, Cannon. Gentleman, Gilmore. Gid
Ham of Lisbon, Hargrsves. Hartman. Harris,
Hathaway, Hiscock. Howes. Hunt. llussey John
son, Jones OF Brootsvie. Kane. Kelley. Kendall.
Libby of Bingham. Libby Of standish, Littleheid.
Msrston, Martin, Nc Ulster Merrill Of Eddington,
Miller. Mooers. Moore, Morse, Mullen, Nash,
Osgood, Packard Of Corinna, Packard of Sears,
port, Parker, Patterson, Peaks, Penley, Porter,
Rid. out. Savage. sewali. skolfeid. Smith Of Port
man. Trusseli. Vaughan. Weeks, Wesoolt, " hitten.
Wlsweil, Wyman.-qt.
NAYS Archibald, Chadbourne, Clark, Clason,
80 boo Oh, % IN.~t
Kent. Graves, Halves. He rick. Keegsn Nelson,
shaw Of Bath, Snow. ntcomb. WaterhOuse-16.
ABsENr,-Allen Of Denmark, Allen Of Pressure
Isle, Aver, Bird, BuckDsm, Coolidge, Cote.
Cousins, Eastman. Farrand, clifford, .Glidden OF
Vinalhaven Guptili. Ham of Dresden. II srrir gton,
iiersey, Hersom, Hill. Jones Of Brighton, kaler,
Maxim, Merrill of ST. Adams, Mitchell, Monroe,
Noble, Payson, Plummer, Rand, Kicker, Ridlon,
Roberts, Rollins. Ross Russell. Sargent. Shaw
Of Portland, Smith of Turner, Webb, White.-is.
So the minority report was accepted.
On motion Of Mr.. Harris of East Ma
chias. bill an act relating to the Poland and
Minot Water and Electric Light and Power
Company, tabled pendipR adoption OF
Senate amendments "a" "B," &C" and
sd" was taken from the table, amend
ments adopted in concurrence and bill as
amended passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Mooers of New
Sharon, bill an act to incorporate the New
Sharon Cemetery Improvement Association,
tabled pending fret reading. was taken
from the table, rules suspended. bill read
three times and passed to be engrossed.
TAX BILL.
Mr.. Savage OF Auburn moved to take
from the table House Document 1868, bill,
an &C. relating to the assessment and COL
|. ction of taxes, tabled pending frst read
ing, and that il be assigned for Tuesday Of
next week for further consideration.
Mr.. Savsge-Mr. Speaker, permit me to
make a statement to the House in copnec-
ton with the motion which I have made.
No. 1853 is q lengthy document. wish
nov simply to state to the House
that besides the readjustment of certain
corporation taxes, railroad, Telegraph, etc.,
thst there are only three essential changes
from the present law. The committee
deemed that inasmuch as there had already
been ID amendments to chapter since
1883 aud inasmuch as in any event there
would be quite number Of amendments
made at this session that probably 1t was
wiser in the interests of both members of
the bar who might have occasion to
consult this chapter and also of
town officers and other citizens that
the law should be re-enacted engrossing
all the amendments 90 that whoever might
have occasion to refer to the tax law would
fiod it all in one chapter, 80 that this chap
ter. While qGite voluminous, is really chap
ter 6 of the present law with three suhstan-
tial amendments; frsf, the deg law, which
Is new; secondly, the committee recon-
mend change in the assessment of State d
county taxes so that the COLLECTORS instead
of paying directly TO the State and county
treasurer as now shall settle their State and
county taxes with the town treasuIers, and
the town ;reasIfers settle with the county
and State tfeasurers. The third charge is
with reference to the sale Of real estate for
non payment of taxes. As you all know
we now have two systems, one applying to
nonresident real estate and the other to
resident real estate. These two Systems
are unlike in nearly all their details, and
ihs report Of the committee consolidstes
them into one. Otherwise than that there
are DO essential chxr ges 10 the bill from
the present Law.
vas assigned for Tuesday next for further
CONFEDERATION.
CHANGE IN VALUATION COMMITTEE.
Announcement. wss made Of the appoint
Teit by the speaker of Mr.. Hersey Of
Bpcl field as member of the valuation
committee, in plsce Of Mr.. Trafton, de-
ceased, late rnt inter Of this House
On motion Of Mr.. Tiussell of St. George,