The Portland daily press., 1895-03-08

land, Sweetsir, league, holman OF Carroll'
Wells, Wheeler, White, Winslow Woodside-
49,
Against the bill-Abbott. Balcock. Bag
nall, Bailey of Bridgton, Bailey of White
field, Black, Gates, Chase, CLARK of Hollis.
Coffin, Daigle, Doyle. Furnish. Geyer,
Houghton. Howes, Hurd. Jewell, heegan,
King. Kingman, knowlton, Lawrence OF
Lu5ec, Leavitt, Leighto Libby of Durham
Littlefield, Hongley, Mccullough, Merrill,
Moore of Deering. Moore OF Gouldsooro'
Moulton, Parkhurst, Peaseley of W1scasset'
Reynolds. Richardson, Robinson, sawyer oil
Smithtield, Shea. Singer. Smith OF Dayton
Smith of Hanover, Smith of Malloh,
Sprague. Stanley. Tibbetts, Tolman of War
rem. Twitchell. Weymouth, Whelden, Whit
ten, Williams-54.
Mr.. Chute would have voted yes, but was
paired with Mr.. Roberts. The rules were
then suspended and the bill passed to be
engr ossed. 1t now goes to the senate where,
unless three or four members have changed
their minds in three or four weeks. there
will be another funeral.
D1ED-IN THE sen A TE-THE LISTING
BILL.
Onl y two Senators voted for the listing
bill today. Messrs. Wiggin and Cook while
twenty.one voted against it. The Senate
passed to be engrossed the general insur-
ance law, and that amending the law in re-
lation to the shore fisheries commission.
The resolve approp1iating $14 eco for the
Maine Insane hospital was passed to be ell
crossed, no opposition being made. The
bill fixing the annual state aid to the nor
NAL schools, and the Madawaska training
school was also passed to be engrossed.
Then the Senate took ur the listing bill.
and Mr.. Wigein spoke in its favor. He
cause, and said that he knew the bill was
to be defeat Ell. Nevert heless he regarded
it as his duty to speak upon it. This bill
is identical with the measure which two
years ago was favorably reported by the
committee and triumphantly passed by the
House. 1t failed in the Senate by a tie
vote. This year it's defeat was assured and
Mr.. Wiggin believed that the opposition
to the measure was largely due to the
assertion that IFS passage would affect the
party vote. He knew men who had been
influenced by the fear of such a result TO
oppose the bill now. Mr.. Wiggin then ex-
planned the BILL claiming That it did not
make he sweeping changes in the present
law as seemed 10 be the general impression.
He read letter from the Governor of YER
mont stating that similar law in that
state was success and that it had resulted
in greatly increasing the amount of person
al property subjected to taxation. Mr.
Wiggin claimed that there were but two
positions which could oe logically taken on
this matter. One W. that he bill should
be passed: the other that personal property
should be exempted FROM taxation alto
gether. for if personal property was to be
taxed it was righ that all OF it should be
taxed. Mr.. Wiggin ag, in stated that he
realized the inter tutiliiy of attempting to
pass this bill. but he represented a large
and intelligent class of people who de-
manded some measure of relief. They ex-
peeled him to stand here and advocate this
measure even ii be had to do it alone. and
he wanted them 10 know that he had done
his duty.
Senator Marston, the chairman of the tax
committee, and who signed til ID majority re-
port against the Lill, had come up TO the
state House armed witha whole Calling
gun of information. He first told the Senate
of his efforts to learn lie view of Maine
farmers. The result was Eot an expression
of the views he senator from Aroostook at
trIbuted to them. Mr.. Marston found eighty
per cent of hose with whom he had COM
municated opposed to the measure. Then
Mr.. Marston furnished the Senator with
some evidence from Ohio. He read letter
from the secretary of state and extracts
from the report of the commission APP
pointed by Gov. Mckinley to examine the
tax law of Ohio. The commission is not at
all back ward in the expression of its views
ON the subject. referring to the law as in
quisitorIal and a school for prying; a system
which put heavy burdens on the farmers,
whose property being tangible was all
taxed, upon the honest men and upon
estates under the care of guardians and
trustees where The accounts were all open
to inspection. Mr.. Marston stated that he
had plenty of evidence of the same sort
from Vermont and other states, but he
would not weary the Senate by reading it.
The vote was then taken resulting
twenty-one to two against the bill as stated
above.
BUSINESS IN THE HOUSE.
In the House today. Mr.. Howe of Milo
moved that the rules be suspended and the
Pennington normal school resolve as
amended by Mr.. Plummer of Dexter, take
it's second reading. it passed to be en-
crossed without opposition. 1t now appro-
pirates only $4,000 to be used for repairs.
The reports on the municipal indebted.
ness resolves were taken from the table.
Mr. Noble sa i'll fhe friends of the easure