The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-16
COMMITTEE ON TAXATION HAS
NOT YET REPORTED.
The Bill For Compulsory High schools
Against the Measurc-Naval Reserve
Bill signed-House Against Conn
pulsory Temperance Instruction
senate Concurs in Typographical
Survey Bill.
ESPECIAL TO THE rREss.l

ESPECIAL 10 THE FREss.l
Augusta, March 10. There was most
decisive and significant vote in the House
this morning. 1t followed what mem
bers vigorously denounced as an attempt
to stifle legislation. 1t did not necessari-
Iy indicate what the vote on the one
question Of Importance left in the hands
Of ooyumittee would be, but 1t showed
that the House was not in q frame of
mind which would permit any effort to
hasten matters until 1t knew what
action the committee on taxation pro-
posed ON the Gardner bill increasing the
tax on railroads. The committee had
not made its report when the Senate
Immediately after assembling, fixed
Friday at midnight as the time for
final ad djourDment. The order doing this
was introduced by Senator Shepherd
and sent to the House. Not knowing of
the warm reception it was destined to
receive there, the Senate followed 1t up
with another directing the committees
which have not already done SO to report
lOItu WIN. ANS oIdCA fCoShoe eAO AAcooo
just after the vote on the first one had
bsen announced. MIR. Gardiner moved
that 1t be laid >on the table and the mo-
ton prevailed without.a contest
The first or adjournment order reached
the House at about the time the chaplain
MIR. Gardner moved that the order be laid
upon the table. The vote was declared
carried, but cries of doubted were
heard on all sides. The House had not
then heard of the true inwardness Of the
order ae later set forth.
Mr.. Macomber started the oratory. He
said that he didn't believe that any in
terests would suffer by the passage of the
order as business was practically COM
pleted. He was applsuded.
Mr. Gardner, in a manner which showed
his deep feeling, protested against this
summary action. he said that there
were matters before the legislature which
demanded attention. Ihs question OF
taxation should not be suppressed In this
manner In the interest Of clique. He
protested against any gag rule.
Mr.. Virgin of Portland made the point
of order that the motion before the House
was not debatable.
"Therv's another" cried Mr.. Gardner.
~ am sorry to see such feeling prevail
| in this House"
The motion to table was overwhelm.
ingIy defeated.
h.. ha ms va
OF the order and a series Of three-minute
speeches were mads They were vigor-
GUS and to the point. MIR. Pierce OF
Blaine wanted to know what 1t was that
this order was designed to head off. II
looked to him as If there was something
behind this order. What is 1t they are
afraid of, he demanded.
Mp. Merrill OF Skowhegan stigmatized
the order as an attempt TO stifle Iegisla.
ton, it being we'll known that before the
committee OH taxation there was an i'm
portant measure on which no report had
been made. Mr.. Merrill earnestly con.
tended that this order: should not receive
passage until the committee had made
its report.
Mr.. Maxcy of Gardiner indorsed' what
Mr.. Merrill had said. Mr.. Maxoy said he
had voted in the miniority with Mr.. Gar
dner and was surprised that the minori-
| ty was SO small. Mr.. Maxoy said he did
not want to stay here any longer than
| necessary, but he was opposed to this
kind of an attempt to shut matters off.
The yeas and nays on the passage OF
tbs order were then ordered and the
vote resulted n to IS against 1t. as fol
lows:
| Ayes-Messrs Abbott, Beal, sBelleau,
Bennett, Bird. Bodwell. lBridgham, Brit.
| ton, Buck, Burns. Cham berlaip, Chase,
Chick, Crane, DeCoster, Deering, Eaton,
3srceion, Gentlsnan, Goss, Haines Hill,
Hopkins, Erving, JOhonnett, Jones Keefe,
Aibion' Libbey Of South Berwick, Ma
com ber, Manley, Melcher, Nickerson OF
Orrington, Parker, Peaslee, Perkinsi
Phiibrook. Porter, /. Powers, Rankin,
Reed, Rowell, Rysrson, Sargent of Sedg.
wick, Sutherland, Taylor. Turner. Vir.
GIN. Webstan West, Wilbur, Wilson ei
CheiTyfsld, Wf1sons OF 6orhams Wood