The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-03-19
AtAugusta.

Gov. Burleigh has re-sppointed Judge
Foster, Associate Justice of the Supreme
Judicial Court.
!. N. Wadsworth, clerk 10 the Superiu-
tepdent Of Schools office, died at his home
In Manchester, Tuesday Of pneuuonis.
The bill to abolish school districts was
defeated 10 the House Tuesday by . vote
Of 81 to Is.
Senator Haines' bill to regulate rail.
road fares etc. was discussed 10 the Sen
ate Tuesday BY Senator Haines Of Kenne-
bee and Senator Moore of Cumberland,
but was defeated BY vote Of 10 toe.
To day IL assigned for consideration of
the Clsson ballot bill. The Appearances
are that It will pass the Senate to apply
to cities and towns, and that 1t Is gaining
votes In the House.
The Valuation report meets with vigor.
Gus kicks from many sources including
the cities Of Bangor and Brewer.
The Temperance committee hare mcd!-
fed their bill somewhat In minor points.
A bill WAS presented In the Senate
Tuesday to abolish the municipal court Of
Biddeford and create police court TO te
. court of record With . seal. This
movement u 10 get rid of Judge Hamilton
against whom charges have been prefer
red And petition for removal on account
Of immortality and intemperance.
Judge Savage Of Auburn. from the
Committee on Taxation, reported Q gen.
eral tax bill 10 the House Friday. The
bill 10 long one, and covers points al
ready printed from time to time. It fol-
lows 10 q large degree the report of the
Tax Commissioner. In regard t. rail.
roads, In addition TO the present law. 1t
provides that the amount of the annual
excise tax shall DO ascertained - follows /:
The amount of the gross transportation
receipts - returned to the Railroad Com
mlssioners for the year ending on the
30th day Of June preceding the levying Of
such tax shall be divided BY the number
Of miles Of railroad operated to ascertain
the average gross receipts - follows: On
the first thousand dollars per mile Of
such receipts or fractional part thereof,
the tax shall be ct the rate Of S5 per
mile per thousand dollars Of such re
ceipts ON the second thousand dollars per
mile, the tax shall be elO per mile; on the
third thousand, the tax shall be go per
mile; on the fourth thousand, the tax
shall be $50 per mile, and 80 on for each
$1,000 per mile for such receipt the tax
shall be increased 90 per mile for each
such $1,000 receipts, provided that tax
shall In no event exceed e6O per mile on
any $1,000 per mile. This plan ID similar
to one presented to the committee by Mr..
Hall O. Burleigh Of Vassalboro, and by
Il road with receipts of $4,000 per
mile would pay tax Of el55 . mile, and
one with $1,000 tax Of e2l6, and 90 on
increasing $50 per mile with each add.
tional o. 900. Under II the tax Of the
Atlantic and st. Lawrence would be In.
creased from e1l.724, as at present, TO
el8,l72; Boston and Maine from o37, 1857
to @55, 4s4; Maine Central from *62 500
to $S0,7Cl
Mr.. Osgood presented . bill providing
that an amendment to the constitution be
submitted to the people ct the September
election Of 1892. to change the constltu-
tion and other laws SO - to hold annual
sessions Of the legislature instead Of be.
ennial, the elections to remain same a. at
present.
Mr.. Shaw Of Portland, from the finance
committee, presented the estimated re.
ceipts and expenditures for the coming
two years % required BY an order. The
estimated r, celpts for 1891, under . 3
mills rata Of taxation, are 81 ,266, 1893; es.
timated appropriations for 1891, el.747,-
036, consisting Of the first appropriation
bill, e9S5, 45s OIL; second appropriation bill
under the existing law to carry on the
government, eS78, 1884; all approprla-
lions made BY the present Legislature to
March IL, e77,S38.69; pending resolves
and bills Involving sn appropriation 10
date. 1851 ,454 7si estimated receipts for
1893, 1853, s82; estimated appropriations
for 1899, el,7l7.70S.70, consisting Of ap-
pr0pria.ions pending e360, 900.
The committee on financial affairs re.
port to refer TO tho next Legislature Vie
reduction per capita school tax from so
to 30 cents.
The committee on the library. BY Drum
moud, chairman. reported . resolve ap.
propriating o. 900 to move and index the
library and also for the continuation Of
the publication Of the York deeds.
The committee on the judiciary will
probably report adversely on the bill for
animal sessions Of the Legislature.
Friday has been asslgnsd for consider
alton of the Bangor New Insane Hospital
appropriation.
Ths report Of the valuation commits
sion was submitted 10 the committee, on
state valuation. There b talk, 70 am.
Der Of the committee states, Of referring
the report 10 the next Lsglslasure or TAX.
Ing . recess Of the present Legislature
until August, the committee 10 sit during
the interval and revise The report.
The woman's Municipal suffrage bill
wes defeated 10 the House BY that body,
rsfaeing 70 reconsider IL vote 10 adhere
70 adverss action. Ths Senate voted to
rsc0mmit The matter 70 ths committee but
IL House refused 70 recoasidee. Rep.
ressatativs Marion favored rsconsidsrs-
1he tax blu rsportsd from Tie Com.
nitaee - Taxalioa hes been assigusd for
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