The Portland daily press., 1893-03-29

Denalf The gentleman rom LuDec nau
been firing away all winter.
The House sided with Mr.. Mccullough
and passed the bill, Major Dickey having
first withdrawn his objection. But Mr..
Dickey served notice on the House that
hereafter he should object to the recep-
ton of new measures.
About the Wild Lands.
The House this morning de~oted a
good deal of its time to talking about the
bill in relation to the sale of land for
taxes, the discussion being made inter
esting by references to wild and nabobs.
The bill is one designed to facilitate pro-
ceedings against land on which the taxes
have not been paid and it seemed that
the most of the members of the House
regarded the bill as aimed primarily at
cases where taxes remain unpaid on wild
lands Mr.. Andrews Of Bangor opened
proceedings by moving that the bill be
Indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Brown of Waterville defended the
bill. He stated that it did not repeal the
present law but in future proceedings
would be taken in connection with
either the old or the new plan. Mr.. Hig-
gins of Limerick offered an amendment
w lhOfAC UIC JILL dpDly OAly W WiAN ieSAAeto.
He said he understood that wild land
owners from their undivided profits now
established national banks and lived
in luxury the greater part
of the year, returning to their inlet
lands only long enough to escape taxa
ton at municipal rates. Laughter.
Mr. Powers of Houlton said he was in
torested in wildlands but did not object
to this bill if it applied to all lands. He
did objectto making it apply to wild
lands alone, however. Mr.. Powers
pointed out that the bill did not affect
the valuation Of wild lands. He main
tanned that wild lands were often over
valued. He himself paid taxes on a
piece of wild land valued at $4,000
which he would sell for $4,000. He had
intended to have this over valuation
amended, but the matter had been over
looked.
Mr.. Marston of Skowhegan said he
and paid taxes on valuation of $3.50 on
land he had afterwards sold for so cents.
Mr.. Higgins subsequently withdrew
his amendment and the bill passed as
amended by the Senate.
The Grand Trunk Taxes.
The bill for the settlement Of the con-
troversy over the Grand Trunk taxes has
been reported as follows:
The state treasurer is hereby author
lied and directed to receive from the
Grand Trunk Railway Company of Can
heretofore assessed by the state against
said company with interest on the several
sums since due at per cent, together
with any taxable costs, in full settlement
Of the amount due from said company to
the state for said taxes now remaining
unpaid; provided that the amount of all
said taxes and interest as aforesaid, shall
be paid by said company into the state
treasury on or before the first day Of
July, 1892.
Miscellaneous.
A good half hour was spent by the Sem
ate today in discussing the amendment
made by the House to the librarians re-
solve inserting the word document be-
TO g the word clerk; thus specifying the
kind of clerk the appropriation is to be
used for instead Of leaving the matter
entirely with the librarian. The Senate
non-concurred with the House.
Senator Thatcher amended the bill re-
lating to bridge over the Kenduskeag
stream, so that majority vote Of Bangor
people will be needed on the question.
The House has passed the bill relating
to the inspection of mines, shops and
quarries.
The Senate today passed the bills re-
lating to days Of grace and the taxation
Of loan and building associations. The
bill relating to the assignment Of wages
was indefinitely postponed, and that re-
garding the taking of game and fish by
non-residents referred to the next legisla-
ture.
A Popular Legislative Conundrum.
How many times in half an hour can
senators change their minds? The
senate amused the spectators this after
noon by apparently trying to answer that
conundrun1.
First it voted to indefinitely postpone
the resolve making an appropri alton for
Maine day at the Worlds Fair by vote
of IA to 8. Then the resolve amended to
reduce the amount $500 was passed by
vote of 10 to 6, the first vote having been
reconsidered. The resolve as reported
from the committee appropriated $4,000.
81, 900 for invitations, decorations, ETC.,
and 81 800 for the expense of the govern
or's staff, Gov. Cleaves having stated
that he preferred to pay his own bills,
he is not included in the resolve. Sena-
tor Spofford moved to amend by making
the second amount $4,000 and including
in the party to represent the State be-
sides the Governors council, the presi-
dent of tho senate and speaker of the
House, the heads of the chief depart
ments of state, and committee Of Is
members of the legislature. This
amendment was adopted.
Subsequently this amendment was
taken out of the bill and one proposed by
Mr.. Swanton reducing the party by leav-
ing out the legislative committee and
heads of departments was adopted in it's
place. Then on motion Of Mr.. Allen,
seconded by Mr.. Peakes, the matter was
indefinitely postponed But little
sober thought changed this state of af-
fairs and Mr.. Thatcher brought up the
matter again, the vote indefinitely post
poning it being reconsidered on motion
of Mr.. Winslow. Mr.. Seiders favored
the resolve. Mr.. Peakes was willing to
vote $500 il place of the first item of
$1,000, but with constitutional prohibit
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