The Portland daily press., 1895-03-07
Hot Fight to Reduce Farmington-
Normal School Appropriation.
TWO COMMITTEE REPORTS on
NON-SECTA RIAN AMENDMENT.
The Bill to Incorporate the Cape Elizabeth
@E Electric Railroad Passed the Senate
To Be Engrossed-Another Petition for
a City Charter for South Portland.
Especial to the PRESS.I


a Citv Charter for soutb Portland
Especial to the PKEss.'
augusta March o.-Ahose VINO lew
weeks ago were saying that this was not
ialking LEGISLATURE are letting the leglsia-
Tors do all the talking now, and The mem
pefs seem perfectly aple 10 40 H. 100. Inc
nalis OIL the state House nave echoed with
oratorF toaay on all kinds OF subject rang
ing from square talied trout and the un-
sainiy moose TO the brewers ana STOCK
gam piers.
senator Virgin made hopeless tight IN
the senate Tor his bill in relation to the
school lax. Inc Dill raises tie state tax for
schools from one mill to one and three
quarters mills Oil dollar and reduces the
per capita TAX raised by the towns from
eighty 10 lorty-hTe cents. he 1ntrod nc tlon
lof references TO tie popul1stfc theories
"hlch nave onfalneh ground in Western
states ana aliuslons tosthe possible effect
OF the OH on ponies, lent an interest 10
the discussion which II might not other
wise nave had Messrs. Teague. sawyer,
oman. ADAMS anu Gllpert OF the commit
toe on taxation had signed report IN favor
OIL the Dill.
mem - 3 49, eNe oo''AS aSAA6 49, sH'A
the wild lands could be su bJected to greater
taxallon without injustice 10 their owners
ana that the present WAS unjust in That
unoef lis operation wild land owners
oid not pear burdens equal to rthose OF
the owners OF other classes OF property.
ne argument That this was measure In
the interest," OF pcpulsm, MT. Hlggin re-
garded as frivolous. He denied tnat this
was measure In the interest OF Aroostook
county ana said that Aroostook was here
nat IN hand begging for anything. Aroos-
look was doing her share in the work of
euucation ana last year thlrty-elehti towns
OF Tue county had raised money IN excess
ol the amount required by law
oenalor walls OF hnox stated that he was
~ 1avof OF education out be thought II this
ithIhg was 10 go on we m1ght as We'll aboilsh
town governments ana then abollsh the
stare anu run the government on tie
ha'ional plan. he dld not believe IN making
100 many glI's as people Appreciated what
they pala Iof. 1here was tendency among
some classes IN thls county TO ge. some
thlhg Tor nothlng, ana Mr. wall d1d not be-
lieNe II shoulo pe ENCOURAGED.
senator Marston opposed the blli. he
uehiea thal the tax unoef the present law
is Tar more equal then IL would be under
the new ana fead nsures TO prove MS asser-
uon. lie CLAIMED mat while hve counties
galned under Mr- Virgins Plan. eleven
lost' as Uhe amount OF money raised uIder
the TWO systems would De nearly tbe sa-nc.
anu al me c"unties VINO gained we're NOT
rurai Counties, as ny Mr- Marston Hgures
Anoroscoggln was gamer to the extent of
some ol"oo. mr. marston asked Mr. Wlggln
no" ne was 10 explain 10 Inc people TINS
measure whieh woula raise the slate tax
rate II IL passed THIS legIslatule.a practical
~ republican pody. And 1t was the duty
OF hepuphcans TO legislate wisely and
economically on the eve OF PRESIDENTIAL
election when Maine would have
candldate. Mr.. Marston's allusion
20 MT. heed WAS loudly applaudeo. Mr.
1narstoh argueu tnat luis was measure Of
'popuHstic tehoehoy ana saio that MI. VIE
gin III eas ol taAatloh were ia line Win
pupn-l ',a;aas aot ~ oA.he 4,, "s nl "'sE'n
Mr.. Wiggin said he had donbted tbe Wis
dom of Introducing nolitics into this di.-
cussion. and he had refrajned from doing
SO. hut he thanked ,be Senate, for oivi1g
him a chance to speak on it now. AS to the
prospects of the RepubIiean nartv. Mr. Wio-
gin said that there was a feeling of unrest
among the farmers. whose lust claims had
long been unheeded How had the Vastarn
states TO wbie the Sepator referred rot
into their troubles? Jtwas becanse the
apricultnral nonu1ation had bean ionorod
unti, they would hear il no 1onpar Tba
farmers of Maine we're conse, vative mon
thew bad heen faith fn1 IN the oooa old Ra
publican party. and he would make NO
others. but he appealed to the Renrhlican
Senate to pass this bill.
Senator Waterlouse Of Cumberland. smoke
briefly in opposition to the ill. which he
did not believe wise, especially in these
times of unsettled financial conditions
when the Pre- sident of the United States
wanted the country to hire money.
The bill was very effeetually killed when
the question came TO vote, there being
twenty-0ne Senators on record against it
and only three in it's favor
pRoTEcTTNc THE FISH AM CAME
-,
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- N,'.'e va g. ~ -"" ~ 'ne
!. a"A'ns l ~ 'sn ON, "nu game were pelole the
3'Ao - e ~ "ent q uhnihs
'nIouszi tAo wv ions pi'is pieseh'eu u 10 iiho
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