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paying taxes on that little store and ii
was perhaps right that he should not.
Mr Rrankatt of Liminrton hriaflI

MI. Bracke6t OF Llmlngton, briefly
supported the measure. He said that he
thought the gentleman who had last
spoken had drawn great deal on his
imagination and had not carefully stud
led the measure reported. Mr.. Bracket
did not believe that the people of this
state were dishonest.
Mr.; Sprague OF Monson,, agreed with
Mr.. Bracket, that the people Of Maine, in
cluding the wealthy men, were not thieves
and perjurers. There were two national
banks In his county but they had not op-
posed it. He knew, however. that the
farmers wanted this bill. 1t was talked
at every country cross road, and had
been for the past two years. If the state
went back under the system, the law
could be tried, but Mr.. Sprague was very
emphatically in favor of the expert
ment.
Dr. Morrill, Of Madison, said that
wealthy men called this a dangerous
bill, but he was in favor of it If the
heavens fell. The mon who owned real
property and had been paying the taxes
for years were not afraid of the falling of
the heavens.
Mr.. Fairbanks of Bangor, did not be-
lieve the Heavens would fall if this bill
did not pass. He did not believe that
any law could be made to make men tell
what they didn't want to tell. He longed
to see the Heavens open and send down
a better measure that this one SO that
the state might raise money enough to
properly take caro- Of its insane.
The question was then put upon the
question of indefinite portponement, and
Mr. Woodbury. called for the yeas and
nays, which were ordered.
Mr.. Powers of Houlton, said that he
hoped the members would bear in mind
that this question required the friends of
tho measure to vote no and its opponents
yos.
Mr.. Emerson-The Speaker pro tenn
W Is about to make that announcement
[LaughterJ.
was lost, A to "a, as follows, the oppo-
nents of the bill being those who voted
yes; the friends those who voted no:
pya KFAsAbpStt Ct susksPost or ADAMS DAMS Aver
Dick6y. Emerson. Fairbanks, Fogerty, Fuller,
GaroeaOn. Hamiin, Harris. Haskell, Higgins,
Hinkley, Hunt, Lander, Libby of Sanford,
Mad6ocks, Mccullough, McKenney of Bidde
ford, Merrill of Pennington. Morrill, of Port
land, Murch, Cakes, Paine, Rollins, Russell. Sar
gent. Sswyer Of Millbridge, Sawyer of Port
Thnriow, Twitcheli, Welt, Woodbury..
NArs--Abbott Of Hollis. Abbott OF Sumner,
Bailey. Barlow Bean. Beedle, Belleau, Bonser,
Boody, Boothby. Bowman, Bracket, Bradbury,
Brown, Carlton Of Rockport, Carlton of Winter
port, Caryille, Churchill, Clark, Cook, Cornish.
Dow, Drake, Drew, Dudley, Dntton. Eaton.
Gower, Hansoa. Hopkins, Hoyt. Jillson, John
son. Jones. Kaler, Keegan, Kelley, Kent,
Knowles, Lane, Lawrence, Leighton, Leyeque,
Libby Of Carthage, Libby Of Pittston, Light,
Littlefeld Of Poland, Littlefeld of Prospect
Lothrop, Marst0n, Mathews, McKenney of
Surry, Mitchell, Morrill, OF Gray, Morrill, of
Madison. Mudgett, Noyes, Pare, Penley, Pen
ney, sPhilbrOOk, Pinkham, Poor, Powers of
Houlton, Pratt. Preble, Purington, Reed, Rob
erts, Ross. Scott Seward. Shaw Of Bath, Smith
Of PresQue Isle. Spillane, Sprague, Stickney,
Webber, Webster, Weeks of Fairfield, Weeks
ofsOldtown, White, York.
Mr.. Buck, who would have voted yes,
was paired with Mr.. Rogers, who would
have voted no.
Mr.. Twitchell of Bath offered an
amendment to make the bill apply only
to personal property. He said that as
the friends of the measure said that it
was personal property which escaped
taxation, he did not see how they could
object to this amendment.
Mr.. Scott of Patten thought this was
scheme to kill the bill by loading it
down with amendments. Mr.. Roberts
and Mr.. Morrill, of Madison also opposed
the amendment, which was lost.
The bill was then passed to be en-
crossed.