Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-24

and Afford ponae eoantv Of Knox
To anlead -e4- Of ehsp. X. OF The Private taa
Of ls-5. FelA;iHg 10 the placr OF holding Ihs
YEARLY meptiug OF frienis.
! To lncorI-Jrafe the cape Elizabeth Home fuF
Aged Haia.B
Additional 10 chap a,9 of the Pris 1tr And Spe,
riai Lass of i>.A- entitled An act TO ineorIp
rats tire city al { alas.
Rriss NJ 10 fhe rlosr time perch and bass in
HARDEN iakr, Somerset county.
To incorporate the Maine Pharmaceutical Ass0
eiafi3n.
Relating 10 The Auburn Agaeduct Co.
ORDERS or rHg DAY.
On motion of Mr.. Winslow of Somerset
Senate document No. 1865, an acl 10 author
ize the town of Athens. Somerset county,
10 expend a portion Of its school rsoney III
Somerset academy, was taken from the
table, and the same senator then offered
Senate amendment \. which was adopted
and the bill read second time and passed TO
be engrossed as anne nded.
SPECIAL ass gument, House document No.
324, an act relating TO savings banks, was
taken from the table.
On motion of Mr.. Deering of York tie
majority report was accepted and the bill
read first time, and House amendment \
was adopted In concurrence.
Mr.. Peaks of Piscataquis When this
matter first came before this Legislature,
and the proposition was made to make 3 dis
eliminating tax on savings banks invest.
menrs | was opposed TO it. The objections
W hich had to the bill have been removed.
| am satisfied that the State has a right TO
make a tax upon the funds of the banks,
even if it is direct tax on the property. |
think the State has entire control
over the corporations which it char
tiers. The Legislature has no night
to restrict an individual or firm in the.
matter of investments, but it has right to
tax corporation as the State sees fit, even
if il is direct tax What we require and
desire in this State is policy of develop
ment of the State. | am heartily in SYM
pathy with this bill, and | have made these
remarks now simply for the purpose of
moving that this bill now take its second
reading at the present time.
Mr.. Swanton of Sagadahoc: i am op-
posed to this bill because of the principle
which it establishes of discrimination be-
tween different classes of Investments
Savings banks now have all the induce
ments that they ought TO have TO invest
their money III the State of Maine | do
not believe that pressure should be put up
on them to cause them to invest their money
in the State of Maine. do not believe
that Maine securities are any safer than
any other investments in New Eng
land or in the West at the same
rate of interest The security of
these funds should be the first cunsitlera-
ton. A large amount of readily convertible
securities must be held by all savings banks
in order to provide against "A sudden call for
money by their depositors. Now, the
Maine securities which are readily CONVEX
tiblc are very few in number.
There is another side to this question.
and that is that this law will cause the State
to offer bounty or subsidy to the promo.
ters of enterprises in the State. The State
treasury will have to pay this bounty to Just
zlIe extent of the reduction of the tax on
home Investments, | hope this motion to
give this bill its second reading will not
prevail.
MI Decring of York offered Senate
amendment 4, including New Hampshire
in the benefit offered to Maine investments,
which was adopted.
Mr.. Peaks moved that the bill be read
second time and that the yeas anl nays be-
ordered on the question of the passage of
this bill to be engrossed.
MIR. Swanton of Sagadahoc moved to
reconsider the vote whereby the report of
the majority was accepted, but the motion
was lost
Mr.. Herrick of Oxford expressed wish
for the yeas and nays at sCme stage of this
bills passage.
The bill Was read second time and was
passed to he engrossed by IS to seven. The
vote was as follows;
Ycis Allan, Clark, Coffin, Cook, perring. Grin
dlp. Iicrsey. iIcrsom. LIONS. Mtyo. Nickcrsou.
Wiu-ow, Wuod-lS.
NWs-Amea, Harper, Iierrick, Hill, Mallct,
Swauton, Iitaichcr.-e.
Ahscn,-Brrlford Holman. Jackson, Libby.
shaw.
Special assignment, majority and minor
ity report of committee on judiciary on
suffrage bill. majority adverse
report accepted by the House.
Mr.. Winsiow of Somerset moved that the
Senate non-concur with the House in the
of the majority report
Mr.. Spofford of Hancock moved that
when the vote be taken 1t be by yeas and
nays.
Mr.. Winslow of Somerset: 1t was no;
my intention to make anv remarks on tins
matter, bat thought | noticed yesterday
that there was in the Senate disposition to
pass the matter lightly by. This is one of
those ouestions which becomes the more in.
terestiDg as time goes on This matter may
be considered from two or ,hree d,fraren,
standpoints. In the first place, on the
ground of human rights or woman's rights
il seems Ia me that no satisfactory answer
has been given 10 tho c,a;ms of woman for
the ballot on the ground ne ,iobt and ;n,t;ce
II seems ia mo ,bot ,ta, ,rn,,o, co,,o =,
ma and ash ma for tho ,iab, IN yo.e on ,,,e
gropn1 of ennaI;tv viii, mon .hare il mo
logical answer tn the contrarv
In the serond nlara I ha,ieve thor, !. !,
yoiyad q. ou.s s,;on of general n,,hlir n,li,r
of yery great impnrtanrn bali,vr tb.t
women shonll no rrant,d the -;gI,t 70 ,.o,a
for the ADVANTAGE of womankind Wc.ok,
n,easure in nrorl,iuing ,b,t our govsr,-
mont il tho host in tho ,or,d h,c,rsa !,
pives IN ,ll citizens an interest in nrhI,,
Affairs II tbis n,inrinI.. anniias IN p,sn !,
certainly anrlias +, semen baI;ovs that
v,e arc fnliy az mucb Interested in the a1n
cation and iunrovsront of onr worne, -.
of onr men. AMI We sbouId therefore moi
only grant her the r;,bt 10 voto brt sbo,Id
enronr,ge ha- 10 +,ko ,rd ;,,a,ast ava l,nra
F., direct influence in tho administration cf
rnblic affairs
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