Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-21


differently, and so the Constitutional diff
Guilty did not work. Now 1t is said that
they will go out Of the State or else COM
nit perjury if You put anything more in
the way Of taxation upon them, and there
fore you must tax the poorer people But
why talk upon matter SO piains Every
body knows where the right and justice
is. And the party in power cannot afford
to do right. Well, am glad do not be-
long to that party in this case belong
to a party that allows me at least as an
individual to do right and to be honest in
these matters. II you continue to burden
the poorer sections in that way, how can
you expect any substantial growth? That
is ali ,nere Is 20 it. The argument is I'M
answerable and it is not necessary 10
answer it, because it is necessary to be
voted down anyhow.
Mr.. Daigle of Madawaska said he
thought that the gentleman from Greene
(Mr. Gilbert } had struck the foun iaiion
rock o. this matter when he said it was the
common cause of the State to educ ste the
peop'c o. the State If a certain section
OF the State refuses its support TO
educate the children Of the State at large,
Way does il not refuse its support 70
other matters just the samee And II you
impose a per capita tax for educational pur-
poses, why not impose it for other bills
that the State has to pay? do not believe
every radical change is a good thing, but
believe good thing seems sometimes to
he radical change, and this would come
in the line of it.
Mr.. kecgan moved the yeas and nays.
The question being on the motion to
concur with the Senate in adopting report
B, the yeas and nays were ordered. those
believing that the bill ought not to pass
voting yes.
YEA-Abbott, Bailey of whitefeld. Barrett
Beedle, Bodge, Boothby, Brewer, Briggs
Cousens, Daggett, Fairbanks, Floyd, Folsom,
Furbush, Haines, Hamlin, Hill, Howes, Hurd,
Jennings, Jones of China, Jones of Rowland.
knowlton, Lane, Larrabee, Lawrence of North
Yarmouth, Mahoney, Mccullough. Merrill,
Miller, Moore of Deering, Niles, Noble.
Packard, Parkhurst, Patten, Peaslee of Wis
casset, Plummer, Sawyer of Milbridge, Shea.
Singer, Smith of Dayton, Spear of Rock
land, Spear of West Gardiner. Sprague, lib
belts, WEIGH, Whelden, White, Wildes, Wood
side-j6.
NAY-Adams, Bennett, Berry, Bishop, Bixby,
Boynton, Chute, Comins, Crockett. Daigle,
Dole, Dummer, Harrington, Farrow. Friend.
Garner, Gilbert of Canton, Gilbert of Greene,
ttapEOOU, BlSCpCk, hooper,
Houghton, Howe, Hutchinson, Jewell, Keegan,
King, kingman, Law, Leavitt, Libby of Ches-
ter, Libby of Durham. Lombard, Longley.
Merry. Milliken, Parsons, Peaslee of Jones'
port, Pinkham, Reynolds, Rich, Richardson
Robinson, Ross, Rowell. Ryerson, Sawyer of
Smithfeld Smith OF Hanover. Smith of Hodg-
don, Smell, Stanley. league, Tolman OF Car
mouth, Whitten.-60.
ABsENT-Babcock, Bagnall Bailey of Bridg-
ton, Bartlett, Barton, Basford, Black, Clark of
Geyer, Holbrook, Kane, Lawrence of Lubec,
Leighton, Littlefeld Miles. Millett, Moore OF
Gouldsboro, Moulton, Rideout, Roberts,
Rodick, Rollins; Sanborp; smith Of Marion,
Winslow.-34
Mr.. Keegan moved that report A be &C
copied.
Mr.. Lane of Augusta moved that the
House adjourn till 3 o'clock this after
noon, pending the adoption of the report.
The motion was agreed to.
Afternoon Session.
The following petition was presented
by Mr.. Parkhurst of Bangor and referred
to the judiciary committee: An act to
amend chapter 80 of the Revised Statutes
relating to the inspection and sale Of
manufactured articles.
BY unanimous consent Mr.. Daggett of
Smyrna was allowed to change his vote on
the bill relating to assessment of common
school fund, from yes" to mo"
|. Mr. Chase Of Westfield was also allowed to
change his vote from yes" to no"
Mr.. Chase explained that he was not
present when the vote was taken, but
some one had responded to his name.
Regular Order.
Reports "A'' and 'B" of the commit
tee on taxation relating to assessment Of
common school fund.
The pending question was the motion
of Mr. Keegan of Van Buren, that the
House adopt report A.
Mr.. Mccullough of Calais moved that
when the vote be taken it be by yeas and
nays. ..
Mr.. Mccullough said that if this bill
prevails, the entire State tax would have
to be rc-asscsscd, and we will be kept here
at least three weeks longer.
Mr.. Keegan of Van Buren,: 1 wish to
say that scarecrows don't go down here.
Mr.. Mccullough: have no desire to
scare any member of this House, but
have been informed by competent authori
ties that such is the case.
Mr.. Gilbert of Greene said that this bill
was simply transfer of municipal taxa
ton to State taxation.
Mr.. Wheldcn of Portland said that
he saw that this House was about
to put itself on record in favor
of untried legislation. In whose call have
you heard any public cryings of men to
sustain? Is the sentiment of the people
behind it? What do the advocates Of this
bill claim? They claim it is in favor of
equal taxation. This is very plausible.
Theory is always plausible but are you
willing to vote for it? Communism is
plausible, but are you ready to vote for it.
The gentlemen say that they are in favor
of reducing the per capita tax from 50
cents to 40 cents and still they say they
are in favor Of equal taxation. If 50, why
don't they come in here with IL bill that
expresses their ideas? Do you
want to say to the people that this Legis-
lature has put upon you an additional
tax of three -fourths of mill at the re-
quest of few Theoretical mem They say
we have bill that entirely equalizes tax
alton / say, according to their own bill,
the schools in J. counties lose $3.50. Ac-
cording to their own bill, the schools in
five counties gain sl1,073. Is that equal
ity? Now the gentleman from Van Buren,
has been loud in his praises Of poor poo