The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-06
The COMMITTEES.
Continued from FRS, Page.

Australian ballot law, and, TO secure
privacy and protection of the voter such
portion Of section TWENTY-FIVE of the
Australian ballot law, as relates to the
guard rail, location o; ballot box. and
number OF persons to be allowed inside
said ennlosed space"
II is also said that the bill will include
O provision for the use OF envelopes Ia
voting. Hon. J. II. Manley said to the
PRESS correspondent regarding the mat
ter that he supposed there would be
number OF bills put in very much like
this one, but he did not know who would
present them.
The first election contest came before
the House this morning it being that
brought by Keefe of Eliot for the seat
now occupied by Thomas f. Staples of
the same town. It was referred to the
committee on elections.
The election of United States Senator is
fixed by law and occurs at noon on Tues.
day. January IL. The houses vote sepsr'
ately and the result Is declared the next
day.
The usual orders were passed today
providing the members with postage
stamps and newspapers.and In accordance
with the usual custom az adjournment
was taken TO next week, when the iegis-
lature will convene at 10 a m, Tues.
day.
IL would be strange session OF the
legislature when the laws In relation to
taxation were not under discussion.
This year there is likely to be lively
contest over the savings bank tax. In
his annual report BANK Examiner
Undertake recommended that the tax be
reduced, arguing that as the rates Oh
No, agordsd the hanks the deno.,tors
would withdraw their money and place
IL where 1t would escape taxation al
together. Tbs report of the examiner
II, =. ,,,..s, a. 81. i,,,,, ~,
VIII be submitted 10 the committee on
banks and banking and any bills to carry
into effect the recommendations OF the re
nov. win ha drawn and prssent,d Inv thnt
,,,,.,ao 7, O. av,,,ar, .,r..av that
s,a,,as,.to,, =. u.a,,o, az 90. ,,,,l ~.
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opposed but the plan mas many supporters
and Notwithstanding the opposition, 1t
ia nv no means unlikely that the change
- ~, ,,aaa Sho,,ld RI. ,ax ha rsa,,c',a
=, ''a :, 49,. A.. re-,
>.-,1,, -. 1000 - - 49,.
ihhe Prop'sAeioh eha' S-V0o NC iH"uS WIG
limit OF the amount which may be de-
posted by an individual will also be en-.
a,,ad ,,t, ,.,v Thoss who o,,rg N this
Nv
p.es''on ."ae 'Ao 'a''"s' DnNo "e
useu " "e"i'"y ps,s'n' " ESCAPE 'aA"
ton would NATURALLY favor THIS propo'
sition.
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noohoeu ny ope"Aer 9'e'so" al" 'ei
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mond OF Cumberland, Hamiin OF Han
cock.
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OF Pressure Isle. merrill OF SkoWneBah,
virgin OF Portland Maniey 81 augusta
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