The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-02
AT AUGUSTA.
General Business Of the Legislative
Session.
QUESTIONS OF TAXATION TAKING
ATTENTION OF LAWMAKERS.

Loan and Trust Companies and the Live
Iy Mr.. Burnham of Biddeford-A spe-
ciaI Pensioner in Baldwin-Other Bus
iness.
AUGUSTA, March 1.-The loan
and building associations are
now receiving the attention of the COM
mittee on taxation. This afternoon
Gen. Charles Hamiin Of Bangor appeared
before the committee and advocated a law
to tax such organizations formed in this
state one-quarter of one per cent upon the
dues paid by the members semi-annually.
Gen. Hamlin would place higher tax
upon lean and building associations or
ganized in other states and doing busi-
ness here Mr.. E. P. Burnham of the
Biddeford and Saco savings institution
thought that loan and building assooia-
tions should be taxed equally with savings
banks. Mr.. Burnhams remarks were as
entertaining as his speeches always are.
He thinks the loan and building associa-
tions are competitors of the savings
banks and should be placed on an even
footing with them. Gen. Hamlin will
submit rules embodying his views.
Other Taxation Matters.
The committee heard the state asses
sors in advocacy of a bill to allow the
assessors to make correction of errors
and abate taxes in cases where 1t is
shown that property has been subjected
to double taxation. This bill will be fa-
vorably reported. Captain j. S. Wins
low of Portland is here and will tomor-
row give the committee reasons for tax
ing only the net earnings of vessels.
The Conspiracy Act.
In the Senate today, Mr.. Peakes op-
posed the bill to repeal the so-ealled con-
spiracy act. He claimed that the meas
ure had already been amended to meet
the views of labor organizations, and it
was law which need have no terror for
any law-abiding citizen. The bill went
over, but it will be vigorously opposed
when it comes up tomorrow.
Corporate Franchises.
Senator Seiders spoke against the bill
to tax corporate franchises, claiming
that it would drive valuable business
from the state. The law passed in 1891
has already had this tendency. Senators
Scranton and Deering favored the bill
which with that taxing express COM
panies went over until tomorrow.
The sebago Lake Question.
The committee on interior wators to-
day voted to recommend leave to with
draw on the petitions for legislation
affecting navigation rights in Sebago
Lake. This will probably be the end of
that matter so far as the legislature is
concerned and the busy mill wheels on
the Presumpscot will not be clogged
by restrictive law.
Adjutant Generals ONCE.
Ex-Adjutant General Sprague is pre-
pairing an itemized list of the expendi-
lures of his department which will be
used by the military affairs committee in
their report in response to representative
Parker's demands for an investigation.
Close Time for Deer,
The committee will report in favor of
close time on deer for two years in
York, Cumberland. Knox and Waldo
counties and Mt. Desert Island.
A Yarmouth Loan.
Mr.. Cook of Yarmouth will present in
the morning bill authorizing the town
to make loan of 1000, about $4,000
of which is wanted for a new municipal
building.
An Ambitious Augusta Scheme.
That ambitious scheme of Augusta
capitalists and others in mill property to
secure charter giving them the right to
build dams and store water on the upper
waters of the Kennebec, which was
reported in the PRESS at the time,
of it's introduction in the House will meet
with some spirited opposition. Hon. S.
J. Walton of Skowhegan will represent
those who believe that such sweeping
powers should not be given to any cor
poration.
To Pension Jedediah Elliott.
The selectmen of Baldwin represent
that Jedediah Elliott of that town is SO
years old, with no property excepting
cheap camp, and has a wife and two
very small children to support. A re-
solve was introduced to give him PEN
sion of SO month.
On the Druggist Bill.
The minority report on the old drug
gists' bill came into the Senate today.