Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-02-24
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or sectarian institution. That poin, N.
ing anconiroverted will not touch uren
Mr.. Speaker, ii | thought that hospital M,
in any one respect or point relislops d,
seetarian | would blend my voice viii
YOURS in opposition 10 it; would lend nv
arms 10 FORM with yours a chain a,la,ua,,
Tint would forever, forever bar it from
State assistance or aid.
Within that hospital upon n pedestal At
religious freedom rests the statue OF pos.
sectsrianism garanded with the flowers
II most perfect charity.
The poor and the rich all of every claa
and creed ask you 10 grant this arpropra.
ton. | ask YOU TO consider the eNi,rnc,
carefully and we'll
know that you are too honest, too lust.
too impartial. too educated 10 walk in any
narrow path or to be bound by any narrow
ideas.
Not alone Lewiston, not alone Aalro
seoggin county, but countless ones IN this
State who have experienced the terJer carr
| of these Sisters ask You to all il.
ask you to do unto ii as YOU would that
others would do unto you in the hour Of
| need.
MIR. Merrill of Pennington spoke briefly
| in favor of the resolve.
The question being on the motion tina,
the report of the committee tina, the resolve
| ought to pass be substituted for the repor,
| that the petitioners have leave to withdraw,
the motion was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Lane of Augusta, the
resolve was then passed to be cngrossed,
| On motion of Mr.. Bird of Portland, tho
1 H.. 10
| passed to be cngrossed bill an act to incor.
porate the Portland 4 Yarmouth Electric
Railway Co.
On motion of Mr.. Woodbury. of D,crins,
the report of the joint special committee on
taxation that legislation is inexpedent On
| bill an act TO amend see. l., chap. G, Il. s.,
relating to poll taxes, was taken from the
table
| Mr. Woodbury. of Decring This bill is
to limit the age at which poll taxes may be
assessed to 20 years. A property tax
lies against property and the property
should be taxed whether the owner is rich
or poor, young man or 30 wears of age A
poll tax runs against mans body and it
seems to me TO be wrong to say that man
who is past the age when he is able to Ia
Dor should pay poll tax, We exempt a
man from serving ON II jury at the age of
| 10. 1t may be said that there is a provs-
ion authorizing assessors to exempt man
IN case he is infirm and unable TO pay, but
| say il is not kind thing 10 exempt him
| in charity, il is not dignlcd thing for the
State to permit these hen to be exempted
rs Il matter of charity. trust thnt the
| House will vote mo on the acceptance Of
| the report of the committee.
| Mr.. Scott of Patten: The assessors now
| have a wi !e discretion in eyempting man
| who is unable to pay the poll taxes. Buff
| a man is possessed of great property and is
| 20 years old, is there any reason why be
should he exempted from paying poll tax,
and that yonng man with "a large family
and working for y a dry should be Obliged
TO pay such tax! The con mittee on tan.
atun reported = bill here which was defeat.
| ed by a lot of corporation attorneys who de-
seconded upon this House like the frogs up
on Egypt. ] say go on appropriating none,
for everything that comes mp, vote down
| MI schemes for increasing taxation, sot,
down il you will this matter to exempt Ger.
| tain bsen from pay lug taxes Hhu are per.
| feeiiy well able to pay them, cut of the
taxation You already have, appropriate
money for everything that come along, and
where are sou going To land?
The question being on the acceptance Of
the report of the committee. the report was
| accepted
On motion of Mr.. Parker of Danforth,
| adjourned.