Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-08

York :, 49,, on every bottle. Write for
State. county aqh municipal taxation ac-
cording to their respective fair values.
the committee upon taxation be and here.
by Is authorized and directed TO INQUIRE
into the expediercy Of amending the
statutes so that tax shall be assessed
upon property situated in uninc0rpOrated
places at rate equal to the average OF
State. county and municipal taxation: ar
changing the method Of taxation Of steam
and street railroads. so that the franchise
tax paid by such railroads in addition 10
the State. county and municipal taxation
on property owned by them shall at ali
times be equal 70 their just and proper
of taxing such portion of the capital 81
corporations organized and doing bust
ness In this State as is not invested in
property which Is subject to and pays
municipal taxes In some OF the cities or
towns of this State; Of providing for an
annual franchise tax upon the capital
stock OF corporations, organized under the
laws of this State. but doing business
elsewhere: OF changing the statutes in re-
lation to the taxation Of the stock and de-
pOsits of trust compa MES organized unde:
the laws Of this State; OF CLEANSING the
phone and express companies. and OF as
sessing axppOn all sleeping and parl0r
car companies and car trusts doing bust
ness In this State. 50 that just proper
ton of the State revenue may be collected
from these sources: Of amending the
statutes so as to require the filing with
inventory under oath. of all taxable prop
erty Of the several inha bitants thereof,
and of inquiring into the amount of taxes
paid by foreign and domestic life and fire.
banks and all f1ther corp6fafions not
herein before ejtlybera ted. and whether
the same is fair Ind r4a snnafiie: and said
committee. is anfhortzed and directed
report to the LegislatAre ON the whole
subject matter of this order by bill. or
Mr.. HGTcHINGstof Brewer: 4 move
that the order be laid on The table pend
Nc VIRGIN Of Portland: wsnid ask
day WIN it can be taken. from the
'a af. III fcH1Nes: i VIM confer . with
the gentlman from Hkrsland and arrange
a, day avill be isfaetory to both
Mr.. PllKHURsr q Bangor: 1 move
that the order be printed. 81 Is,
Mr.. MANLEY ofsAnxusta: 4, want to.
fact that. BY their own vote. they have I've
port finally O1sE sday next. and no com
n %is,ss can n,t %e sny "ncn any
joint action Of this Legislature that vote
is reconsidered. Now. H. the gentlemen
who have acclaimed on this question, this
gate this whole question. Let the COM
mittee have the same authority over all
other questions that they have over the
Referring to the order presented by nv
friend. the. representative from Augusta,
his motion to refer the order to the COM
mittee ON taxation meets with nay hearsy
a 10 for c,rak I'M, &fexs.
tion is at the COMMENCEMENT, not at tina. !.
close of the Legislature, and want to
say here and now. In the most public
holder and as director Of the Maine
Central Railroad. nay more, speaking by
authority and in behalf of the manage
never shirked any responsibility placed
upon them. They have tried TO treat ev-
cry individual and the State with the ut
most fairness, and whenever the Legis-
a thorough revision of the revenues OF
this State. full, perfect and complete
revision. taxing all corporations and in
whether they be individual or corporate,
so that we may have equal taxation, then.
1 assert that the Maine Central Railroad
aid in bringing. this about. They do not
desire to evade any responsibility. They
are willing to bear their full share OF the
burdens: with all other citizens Of the
are not now bearing our full share of the
burden of taxation, still We say II we are
not. then many other kinds Of property
only fair way to meet this question Is to
meet 1t as a whole, and not by piece.meal.
In no other way can Just resut Dc
reached; The Maine Central Railroad n1oa . Wi,
a result at any proper time. (Applausel.
Mr.. GARDNER: think large pro-
portion OF the House will agree with the q
bring the matter to a head. that the time
when the committee be required to report
finally be extended leldays.
Mr.. MANLEY: That requires concur
Mr.. MACOMBER: SIX years ago. asI Il.
1t. a special committee on tax
alton was appointed by the Legisiat1Ts. =
and that committee was IN session 1T :.
Quent1y during the entire session oc me .
Legislature, and the laws relating to tax.
atiOn not only of steam railroads put o.
street railroads andlof all these otneT
corporations were q. tnas h tams rey Now
thqpe laws are right or wrong. II .s
desirable to go into general re-exam
ination and re-enaetment o. new iaws
in reference to taxation. l submit tnat "
Is only fair that we should examine auT
these corporations and all the PROPOSE
tions growing out Of the question 'offAx-
alton. $1,000
j agree fully with the gentleman from
Presque Isle tAir. SMITH that the ume
Is short; at the same time gentlemen q
have votedsthat we have plenty OF ume
and II we have, we ought to take up tn's
whole matter. II there ara other aveunes
of taxation. as available to the state ana .
the State needs the money. let us meet
them. let US stay here TIL next summer;
but submit that we should not TAKE any
one corporation, or any one set on c0rr ~ \.
rations, although have no interest," IN tne
steam railroads and never did nave: anu
think we ought to take this matter ~
under the order / introduced: That a..
lows the COMMITTEES on taxation TO taHe
up the whole proposition, WILD Iands.
street railways, telegraph and telephone
companies and everything else OF a. cor
pOratlOn nature, and make report 70
this House on which we can act inteiil-
Mr.. VIRGIN of Portland: This House
by Its action on this bill has shown tina.
1t believes that 1t has duty to Ito con-
stituents to perform by taking some &C.
ton on the matter now before the House.
This question OF taxation Is one OF the
most important questions that can come
before this body for solution; and I'm:
agine that the gentleman who INTRODUCED
this bill had no idea. when he introduced
II, Of the trend the matter would take
and that 1t would bring before this body
the whole matter Of taxation. Now u
believe every member OF the House - IN
fuenced by o spirit Of fairness and JUS
tice and equity towards everybody within :
the domain Of this State, be II q corpora
ton or an Individual. ..T,.l,s