The Portland daily press., 1891-02-05
settled the matter for today by moving to ad-
Journment, the motion prevailing.
The Appropriation Gil.


small number present. about everybody VIII,
ventured out being In the Senate chambe,
adjoining. where the hearing on the division
Of the town Of Camden was the drawing
card.
Mr.. E. E. Wiggin of Presque Isle was tn,
first speaker. He spoke Of the unjust dis
elimination OF taxation which 1t was eviden
rested all over our large and valuable state
There was no doubt but what the agricultur
lists Of Maine were living under a great dis
advantage. One reason why the farmers
paid so much was that everything the farme
had was visible and could not be covered up
1t might be covered with mortgages, but 4
There Is other pr0pesty in this state that |:
fnllyEas valuable, and that was the wild ant
timber lands. II you 60 there you can see it
1t stands out as does the farm Of tn,
poor farmer, but 1t has escaped tax
alton. There was no time when the
day the enormous receipts from the sale Of
lumber there would be wonderful tighten
Ing OF the purlic burden. 1t Is an injustice
that the state so placed them that they have
escaped their proper taxation. The bearing
schools and paupers, and from these burdens
the timber lands are wholly exempt. Gen.
tlemen, you have an opportunity to do justice
to the citizens Of Maime We claim that sim
liar lands should pay an equal taxwith lands
Incorporated. The expense Of paupers should
De born by the state, and the timber lands
should pay their proportionste share.
Clarence Hale of Portland said he would
like Say word on telephones, as he could
not be here tomorrow night. The company
which he spoke for was the New England
Telephone Company. The tax commission
nad made report recommending tax for
telephones. and the telephone companies
would not ask for hearing IL the committee
should adopt the commissioners report, or
keep the law as it is. II the report was ad-
opted they would ask the word "patents" be
tax a patent.
Jonn Han of Parsonsfield spoke of wild
lands as he has some experience with them,
there are eight millions acres of wild lands
or about AZ per cent of the entire area VI the
state. The lands are taxed on return Of val
uatiOn commissioners at about q mills. He
was member of the valuation commission.
and while he was not at liberty to make any
statements there will be new and increased
valuation of these timber lands.
]. Manchester Haynes of Augusta was
called upon. He said he did not know that
he cared to speak on the matter. He was
somewhat bewildered as to what the COM
mittee was trying to get at. There was
committee on valuation which he thought
he would rather be heard before. 1t was
reforms and of the present committee was
to Improve the condition of things he would
not object to any of the dUings.
Mr. Swauton wanted to know Ii he couldn't
give the Committee some information In re-
gard to taxation of timber land and II they
had beer justly valued. Mr.. Haynes said
that it was the valuation that interested the
owners aud not the rate Of taxati IN. In reply
to Mr.. Swant0n ne would not care to say as
to whether timber lands bore their share or
taxes. They are as near their proper posi-
tt0n as other property in regard TO taxation.
II nf Eu1h a n
of mortgages and was In favor OF letting the
laws remain as they are at present.
Mr.. Kennedy of Whitefeld said he was a
man who let money on mortgages and was
Interested In this lmatter of mortgages. BE
bought farm aHd had a mortgage on it. He
pal it off and accumulated little property.
Then when his friends wanted little help
he gave 1t tn them. Many young men grow
up on farm. but have no capital. As they
grow up they look around and II they can find
some one who will lend them the money to
buy farm they are greatly benefited.
and soon accumulate enough to pay off their
mortgage and get along nicely therefore. II
law was passed to change the matter 1t
would cause great deal Of Inconvenience,
and work great deal Of damage to young
men OF farming inclination and ne was sure
1t would ruin his business.
Mr.. W. H.Vinton, Of Gray, made some per-
tinert remarks on the subject of taxation OF
timber land and mortgages. he was opposed
to any change in the present taxation OF
Orsmandel Smith, also Hall G. Burleigh
spoke on timber lands and t4xat ion Of mort
cages.
viii TALK About the clason Bill.
The hearing on the Australian ballot sys-
ten. as embodied in the bill introduced at the
first of the session by Mr.. Clason of Gardi-
ner occurs tomorrow afternoon before the
judiciary committee and will be one of the
noteworthy events of the session. The
friends ofithe bill will be we'll. represented,
invitations having been sent to prominent
gentlemen In all parts of the state to speak
In its favor. Mr.. Looney Of Portland from
whom the Looney bill OF two years ago took
its is expected to be present, II will
be remembered that Mr.. Clason's bill differs
only In few particulars from that presented
by Mr.. Looney. Others who have been ask
ed to appear from among the friends OF the
s6stem are President Albion W. Small OF
Colby, Prof. G. G.. Chase of Bates, John
Garner Of Lewiston, q. W. 0akes Of Lewis
Hon. j. Manchester Haynes and Labor Com
missioner Matthews Of Augusta, City Clerk
Burgess and Walter G. Emerson of Portland,
G. II. Prescott of Biddeford and Attorney
General Littlefeld. Postmaster Manley OF
Augusta is another man who may speak for
bert of Houlton to speak for them and
others from Lewiston and other cities.
This morning Senator Chaplin presented
another batch OF petitions In favor OF the
Clason bill. These petitions bear the names
of many prominent Republicans of Dover
and Foxcroft, and are significant as showing
that the opposition voiced by Mr.. Peaks OF
Dover, the representative from tnat district,
Is not the general sentiment there. The
petitions are signed by G. G. Nichols and 60
others of Foxcroft, Wainwright Cushing and
105 others Of Foxcroft, 9. D. Paine and l27
others of Monson.
Senator Giles of Oxford presented the
petition Of the selectmeu of Brownie Id and
SO others In favor If the Ciason bill.
Salary Of the County Treasurer.
Mr.. Drummond of Portland, presented to
day bill fixing the salary Of the treasurer Of
Cumberland county at $500. annually, IN
full tor all services including clerk hire. The
bill is accompanied by statement of facts
The duties Of the treasurer take all his time
He is required to give bond OF from $40,
900 to 500. 900 annually, and has to handlr
including receipts and expenditures, $780,
QUO annually. The present salary for the of.
flee wa fixed 20 years ago. since which tint
the county has greatly increased In wealth
and population. The Office once paid as hIgf
as $2500 to the treasurer. The assistaD
treasurer of Portland now gets more by $50,
than the cOuCty treasurer. Other county Of
ficers are allowed money for clerk hire.
BY Railroad Into Eden.
Now it is the Ellsworth and fremont,
railroad for which Henry II. Clark and 2
others ask for an act Of incorporation. The
want to build a road from Ellsworth t,
Southwest Harbor in the town Of fremont
passing through Ellsworth, Trenton, Eden
Mt. Desert and fremont. For tnis purpose
they think capital stock of S5O0.OOO witt
the right to increase 1t to So. 100000 IL neces
sary.
Mr.. Newton of Calais today presented In
the House bill to incorporate the Calai
Electric Railroad Company, with capita
stock of 100000.
A warning to n Her Majesty 8 Subject.
j. F. Sprague, 7. P. Elliott, L. S, Hall aut
I G. r. Haynes. committee for the Piscata
quis Game and Fish Protective Society, In
long communication presented In the Senat,
by Mr.. Chaplin today, refer to the control O
the legislature over the game In the forest
of Maine and the immense source Of wealth
which these great game preserves are TO tb,
commonwealth. The writers regard the up