Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-21

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An act to amend chapter I79 Of the Privat,
and Special Lxvs Of 1867 Of the State O
Maine. entitled 'sAn act for the prosecsior
Of troat in Caihanee lake, Washinator
county,"
An act TO amend section 4 Of chap,sr I4l
Of the Revised Statutes relating 4
vagrants. - amended.
An act TO enable the county OF Washing
ton to aid in the construction Of the Maine
Shore Line Railroad.
Resolve. in fsvof Of the committee OF
the Siase College Of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts.
Resolve accepting the provision Of an
act Of Congress entitled 'An acE to credit
and pay to the several states and territorie.
and the District of Columbia all money
collected under the direct tax levied BY an
act OF Congress, approved August 5, 1861.
approved March 2, 1921. and authorizing
the Governor to acee2. the same. On mo.
tion BY Mr.. MAllett of Cumberland, laid or
the table
On motion by Mr.. Smith OF Lincoln,
House Doc. $50. was taken from the table,
aud on that senator's m7tion was xmsndel a
and took its several readings and passed to
be ergrossed.
oa motion Of Mr.. Giles OF Oxford
House Doc. 26l, an xct TO amend chapter
3i9 Of the Public Laws of 1885. entitled
IAN sci to prevent incompetent persons
from conducting the business of xppoth
eearies,' WAS taken from the table. Mr..
Stewart of York Withdrew his motion to
amend and moved a substitute amendment.
rne question being put, the motion WAS
lost
Mr.. Rogers Of Washington withdrew his
motion to amend Bill read a second
time snd passed to be engrossed.
Ga motion by Mr.. Thstcher OF Psnob-
scot. House Document 24S, an &C. in re.
!aIon to the organization of corporations
chartered By Special Statutes, was taken
from the table. Mr.. Thatcher submittad
cer.Sin amendments and moved their
adoption. On motion by Mr.. Rogers Of
Washington, laid oa the table.
Ga motion by Mr.. Rogers of Washing
ton, an act to incorporate the Columbis
Company, was taken from the table and,
on motion By the same senator, took its
several readings under suspension of the
rules and passed to be eugrossed.
On motion by Mr.. Powers of Aroostook.
resolve in favor Of the town OF French
vile was taken from the table, the
pending question being upon the motion by
Mr. Swsnton of SAgadshoc to indefinitely
postpone. The qes.ion being put, resulted
in the resolve was lode fl 1itely postponed.
On motion by Mr.. Mailet of Cumberland
the Senate adjourned until 2 Z. NJ.
AftaIuooa eession.
The Senate met at p. NJ.
Mr.. Ths,cher, for the committee on it,
terror waters, submitted their final report.
Mr.. Libby, for ths committee on fleherics
and game, to which was referred bill, an
act for the protection of fish in Bee pond
in the town of U pton in Oxford county. re
ported same oush: to pass. Resd once
On motion OF Mr. Rogers Of Washington,
the bill took It's second reading under sus-
pension of the rules and passed TO be en-
crossed.
On motion by Mr.. Ryder of Penob,cot,
bill an ACT to incorporate the Msiue Water
Power Company was laid on the table.
On motion by Mr.. Hunt Of Waldo, the
report of the committee on States prison on
the majority aud minority reports of the
commissioners sppsinted by virtue Of Re-
solve, chapter l76 of the Gath Legislature,
to irquire i1to the expediency of tho re-
,novsl of the Maine State prison to some
other place from that in which it is now.
was taken from the table ard on motion
by the same senator the whole matter was
referred to the next Legislature.
On motion by Mr.. Spear OF Kennebec
Senate Document 1873 mo. 1877 reprint,
majority and minority reports on the listing
system Of taxation were taken from the
table. The maj ,rity report being that same
ought to pass. Majority report thst legis-
is;ion is inexpedieHt. The pending ques-
ton being upon the motion Of Mr.. Swauton
of Sagsdahoc thst the minority report be
for the una GRITTY report.
/Mr. Spear OF Kennenec,
Mr.. President and Senator's:
The question, as itnow presents i'self 10
the Senate, is whether the Senate will con-
slider sry bill whatever relating to the 30
called listipg system, thai is bill requir-
ing tax payers to make list Of their taxa
BILE property, making osth to it and pass
it 10 the assessors. The acceptance Of the
minority report, ss you will undertand, ex-
ciudes any consideration of either the bill
a. originally presented, or the bill which
presented in amended form, ard | would
ssy to the members of the Senate ;nat il
the principle of this bill is believed in and
the measure reported is accepted, the bill
nay then be 50 smended az perhaps to make
it an improvement or tine preseot method
of assessing and collecting tsxes.
While the amended bill as it hag been
printed is not really before the Senate. slilI
it is well understood that il is that bill
which would be before the Senate for con-
provided this report vas accep-
tel. Nov, Mr. Presidsn', desire to dis
cuss this nstIer fairly, on a business basis
and while / do not know whs, the feeling
of the Senate may be il regard to the mat
ter for have not irterrogsted any senator
in regard TO it, still have an apprehension
tn IT there is a strong opposition to the mee5-
ure. | AM aware inst i has been attacked
from all parts OF the State and misrepre-
sented by almost every body who hss
attacked il. | an aware that il has been
placed before the State as sort Of scare
crow to the business men and to the widoT
and orphan, ard it is more for ,he purpose
Of placing the measure fairly before the
Senate that arise TO speak upon this mat
ter, than for any personal interest have in
it | believe the bill is right. | believe il
will correct evils which now exi.t and
believe it is y measure which il not adopted
now will soon be adopted ia The Ststs Of
Msine. That is tlie principle @! this meas
ure. propose to discuss it by three propD-
sitions in order that we msy uD3erstaud
~bst it is; and desire 20 dise1ss i. fairly,
ard ask the senstors to listen to it fairly
Nov, in the fiat place, what is the iaV
today? That is the firss proposition. The
second proposition is, Is the law in force :?
aud the third proposition is, What oois the
new Law propose? The Law for the assess
ment and sppo,tionment Of taxes in ihs
Stale OF Maine at present is based OF
article 3, section s, Of the constitution ~
tbi. State, which reads as follovs: "Ait
taxes upon real and personal estate
assessed by authority Of ihi, Ststs
shall he spportioued and assessed equally
scceriing to the Just value thereof
Now il you take pats to examine into this
sectinn OF the constitution you will fod
that it originally applied simply to real es-
tate. Personal property was omitted from
this cIause. In 1875 when the commission
for the revision OF the constitution occurred,
this section was smen3e1 so that il now in
ciudas personal property. "Ali real OF
personal ettsts, assessed by authority
of this State shall be spp1rtioned and as
sesse3 fqusliy sccoidiog to the jsst value
thereof" Therefore We stsrt, gentlemen,
with the constitutional smendmenS Of 1875,
With the fact that personal property
ai tina. tine Was not considered as
bearing its proportional part o'
taxes, aud TO prevent say possibility Of
excepting personal property from taxes.
except as the Legislature might except
classes of property that were adopted iato
thc eopstifu,ioo Of tho Ek,fa ~ Meipa