The Portland daily press., 1895-01-26


ducing the tax to one-ffteenth of mill,
were referred back to the committee on
agriculture with instructions to report a re-
solve providing for a fixed annual appropii-
alton. Mr.. PIummer of Dexter, who made
this motion includedsin it provision that
the annual appropriation should be for
sum of not less than $4,000. but this was
stricken out on motion of Mr.. Gilbert. Mr..
Barrett of Canaan amended the motion ty
calling for statement of facts to accom-
pany the resolve.
FOR SATURDAY SESSIONS.
There was little burst of grating in the
House this morning on the necessity OF
getting more time for the building OF laws.
Mr. Gilbert of Canton, laised the question
by moving that the House adjourn until TO-
morrow forenoon instead of Monday AFTER
noon. The matter was finally compromised
by the agreement that the House should ad-
journ over this week, but next week should
hold a session on Saturday. Mr.. Gilbert
thought that at the present rate OF pro-
gress. the General court would be in session
on April FOOLS day.
TO TAX VESSEL PROPERTY.
The bill prepared by the state assessors
for the taxation of vessel property came
Into the senate today, with statement
from the assessors. They say that they
have speLt much time and money in visit
ing potts of entry and in consultation with
vessel owners. in order to obtain all the in
formation possible concerning the shipping
interest, the Importance of which they
recognize. The bill which was referred to
them by the last legislature they find "open
to serious objections and its application We
believe would be unsatisfactory and would
yield but small and uncertain revenue to
the towns and state in consideratonsof the
fact that the vessel property of the state
has diminished materially within the two
years past. We believe some action should
be taken by tie legislature to arrest the de-
cline and encourage this important in
dustry, and we therefore return the bill to
the legislature and submit the same in
new draft The bill is as follows:
section 1.-All sailing vessels registered
or enrolled under the laws of the United
States or foreign governments. owned by
inhabitants of tbs state, shall be taxed up
on an appraised value of $40 per gross ton
mage for new vessels completed on, or be-
fore the first day of April of each year.
Vessels of one year old or more, shall be re-
duced in value ut the rate of ST per ton per
year for each additional year of age.
sSection 2.-Vessels when rebuilt shall be
taxed on the same valuation as vessels of
one-half the age of such built vessels.
.sSection ga vessel shall be regarded as
rebuilt only on an expenditure being made
of not less than 40 per cent of the cost of
such vessel built entirely new.
'.Section 4.-All acts and parts of acts in
consistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
''section 5.-This act shall take effect
when approved"
CLOUDMAN POST PROTESTS.
The following comes from Westbrook:
"To the Honorable Senate and House. etc.:
CAT regular meeting of Cloudman Post,
G. A. r., last evening it was unanimous
vote that Cloudman Post protest against
the movement to establish veterans home,
and we hope your honorable body will net
vote the money asked for that purpose"
The paper is dated January "a and voices
the objection of many Grand Army men to
state aid for the home at Newport for dis
ablcd veterans and their wives.
GORHAM'S WATER SUPPLY.
Representative Millett. today, introduced
a bill to give the Gorham Water company
exclusive right for ten years to lay its
pipes and mains in the streets and roads of
Gorham village as provided in its charter.
provided said company shall undertake tie
construction of its work and be ready TO
furnish an adequate supply of water of
water to the inhabitants of said village with
in two years from the passage of this act.'
ID Tuf
Proposals for curing nkards-The
county commissioners Will receive sealed
proposals in duplicate for the care and cure
of six confirmed drunkardS In conformity
with pier 500, Public Laws of 1898. The
right is reserved to reject any or all bids.
Such might be the form of an advertise
ment printed in the newspapers should the
bill for the care and cure of drunkards.
presented today by Representative Bartlett
Of Eliot ever become law. The bill defines
a drunkard as person who has
acquired the habit of using morpbineyopium
or other narcotics to such II degree as to de-
prive him of reasonable self CONT oil as well
as ono who has acquired such habits with
reference to Intoxicating liquors. The
measure provide that any inha bitant of the
state, who is a relative or friend of any
habitual drunkard. may ask leave to send
such drunkard at the expense of the county
to any reputable gold cure institute, pro-
vided that the drunkard or his friends are
not to bear the expense, and that the
drunkard is willing to go. Three reputable
tax payers must certify that each case Is
one worthy of assistance. Then comes a
provision somewhat similar to the usual
formula that the job shall be let to the
lowest bidder. but the authorities reserve
the right to reject any or all bids. In other
words the county commissioners shall send
patients 10 the institute which will take
them at the lowest price. provided they be-
lieve the best interests OF the drunkard will
be promoted thereby.
YELLOW oAEO BARRED OUT.
The bill embodying the views of the board
of agriculture in relation to the sale of ole
margarine, was put in today. 1t inserts the
word yellow before the ord butter and
strikes out the words Tor "a Institute tor
butter or cheese SO that the laws shall
read that whoever by himself or agent
makes, sells or exposes for sale or has in his
possession with intent TO sell, OF takes or
ders for the future delivery of any articles,
substance or compound made in imitation