Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-04-02
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SENATE MATHIS.
Bill. an scs &, prohibit corporasons,
companies OF persons from isfuire bonds,
certificates or ob;isariors Of any kind ON
The ipsallmens plan. payable In the order
in which they mature. in the House passed
70 be enzYossed, came from the Senate.
that branch -concurfing and iacenni.ei5
postporiss the bill. On motion OF NJ,
Dfunmond Of Portland the House insisted
Ard called for Q eomEistee Of conference
a.! the Chair appointed - such commit
lee on The rxFs Of the House Msssrs.
Druumord. Jersey and Psnley.
Bill, ~ sc. 10 amend chapter 2f9 OF the
Puslc Laws Of 1889. relating TO the bureau
Of industrial and labor statistics, in the
House passed &, be snarossed ~ amended,
came froz1 the SenSte. that branch nom
occurring and Indefinitely postponing the
bill.
Mr.. Merrill Of ST. Adams moved to re-
cede and concur with the Senate.
Mes.rs. Tiu,ssll Of ST. George and Ham
Of Lisbon opposed the motion.
A message vas received from the Senate,
Though the secretary, requesting the re-
turn to that branch Of the Dill relating to
thu tureau Of industrial ard labor statistics,
VIII was accordingly returned.
Bill al act to make valid the several
town meeting. IN the town Of Cape Eliza
beth, in the House passed to be engrossed,
came from the Senate, that brarch not con-
curing and irds fl litsIy posiponins the bill.
Ga molten Of M Peskes Of Dover. the
House receced and concufred with the
Senate.
o.her matters from the Senate disposed
Of in concurrence.
BILLS PRESENTED.
Mr.. Stearns Of Caribou presented the
following bill. which On his motion was
considered. under suspension OF the rules,
sithout reference to any Committee, given
its several readings and passed to be en-
or ossed:
Bill, an act authorizing the city Of Calais
to renew ito mortgage Of the St. Croix ard
Pepobscot railroad.
Mr.. Peaks Of Dover presented the fol-
lowi0g bill, which on his motion WAS con-
sidered under suspension Of the rules with.
out reference to any committe, given its
several readings and passed to be engrossed ::
Bill, an act to amend section Of chapter
80 Of the Revised Statutes.
This bill is de signed to prevent parties
from evading the statutes by branding lime
simply with the locality where it 10 made,
compelling them to brand their lime with
the name of the town.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act to incorporate the Belfast Illumi-
mating Company.
An act authorizing the admission Of the
New England Live Stock Insurance to do
business in Maine.
An act to amend tection Of the Revised
Statutes relating to the collection and pay
ment of State and county taxes.
An act to prohibit discrimination in life
or endo wmenr insurance policies.
An act to amend section Is Of chapter ) |
Of the Revised Ststutas relating to branch
tracks from railroads.
An act to amend sections 80 and 81 OF
chapter Of the Revised Statutes relating
to taxes on stock IN banks and other cor
poralions.
An act to legalize the doings Of School
District No. in the town of Eddington.
ORDERS OF The DAr.
On motion Of Mr. Peaks of Dover-BiH.
"a act to amend section Is Of chapter Al
of the Public Laws in relation to the sur
vey ing Of lumber tabled pending third
reading was taken from the table.
Mr.. Peaks offered the following amend
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clause and substitute The following
Section l. Sec. Is Of the Revised Statute
is hereby amended so as to read as follows
IAN boards, plank, timber and joist ffered
for sale shall before delivery be survey ed
by sworn surveyor thereof, if required
by the purchaser, and said surveyor shall
msrk the contents hefeon, making reason.
sble allowance for rots, knots aud sphtr
dry ing and shrinking Pine boards, thrs e.
fouiths Of an inch thick when fully seas.
ored, and in that proportion when partially
seasoned, shall be considered merchant.
able"
Mr.. Peaks explained the Intent of the
ans ndment.
The amendment WAS adopted, the bill
given its third reading AID passed to be er-
crossed.
On molten OF Mr.. Shaw of Bath, tie fol-
lowing Senate order, tabled pending pas.
ssee in concurrence, was taken from the
table:
Ordered, The House concurripg, that a
joint convention be held Tuesday. March
81, at 3 o'clock, P. M, for the purpose OF
electing three State assessors.
On motion OF Mr. Shaw the order was
amended by striking out "Tue sday, March
81, at 3 O'Clock p NJ )" and inserting 10
place thereof the following: "Wednesday,
April Isl, at IL O'Clock A. NJ" and the
order - amended given passage.
CORPORATION TAXES
On motion Of Mr.. Peaks Of Dover
Bill, an act to amend chapter of the Re-
vised Statutes, relating to corporation
taxes, tabled and specially assigned for
today, was taken from the table.
Mr.. Pesks-Th. House is not in po-
si,ion to discuss this bill fairly and intelli-
gently at this time. Mos. Of the section.
are amendments to the Revised Statutes,
and in order TO know what Is being done,
each member should have cory of the
Revised S utes before him. Hssty and
inconsid-ra,e legislation is bad legislation
The statutes require the Governor ard
Council TO assess upon the first day OF
April all the corporation taxes, and
that hey would do today but for the bill
tina. passed the House a few days ago, ere
aiing board of state assessors. That bill
put the duty into the hands Of the State
assessors to assess that tax, The bill was
approved the 26th day of March. TO-DAY
the matter is out Of the hands Of the Gov
erpor and council snd there are no Stat
assessors and so there is no one to asses
he State tax We are in that dilemms
this morning simply because of hssty leg
islation. Propose to present bill here
today to remedy that defect, so that thu
assessors may assess that tax any tue dur
ing month Of April. Now. in regard to
this bill will speak of one particular
thing. Ii increases the tax on the express
companies from "a OF l per cent to to l 2
per cent, when the fact is that for the iast
three CT four years under the interstite
commerce law comparatively no tax has
been collie oted from express companies for
The reason that the law upon our statute
books today is unconstitutional If you
cannot collect one dollar, bt cause the lsE
is uncoL siitu,ional, what do you want to
assess tao dollars for? Tns tax upon the
Pullman car Is clearly ur constitutional. j
similar law has within two years been de
clsred by the United States court to be un-
constitutional, because they say you can
net assess a tax upon q company doirs
business ia two states for the pro rata
business done in one state that TIE state has
not authority that the authority is all
in Congress, and hence any state Law which
assumes to as,ess company upon its pro
rata business in enc state when i. is
doirg business in two states IL uncorst tu-
tionai. bsve stated these two things to
thow that b. fore this bill becomes law &.