Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-14
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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rbasa ara not added to the eNpeh-
,;.,,ras tba,- simply pass through me
state treasurcr's hands.
"Rcceived for insurance on ll'uus, Il
school $685. Received from lhe ~
IA states government on war claims
So5 600 making total OF Sf''eif.
which the State treasurer SAYS ShNuiu
,,ot he reckoncd in the actual tc'e'piS
,F tha mast two years. IN roullu nun
bers that is about $4,000 which should
IA added to the deficit of Sllo.ooo Which
| cave YOU. making deficit OF $]"o,-
1o515 If we pass all the approprla-
tions already made and the revenue
.hould remain the same as during the
,,ast Two years-and this, mind you. aS
IL stated III this statement means
without a cent Of the temporary loan
b>inr paid. Now. You are all vel
aware that we have a floating deht or
temporary loan Of $350,020 II we pay
the temporary loan in the next ~"
wears. rs we ought to pay it-lt az
falls due-you add that temporary loan
$50 900 to the S466,000 and you VIII ma
tbat van have a deficit of $4,000 pro
vidinr the revenue remains the same
AZ during the past two years.
Now. how is the increase in revenue
likely to be over the past two years!
That is a question which no maA on
this floor can answer. 1t has been es-
timated by the committee on taxation
that il might be S45oO00: but is it right
and properv for this House to 50 on
and appropriate. money without any
regard to the amount of revenue that
We are likely TO have, without any
Knowledge of theaapproximate amount
Of the increase in our revenue. i!eF"
under these figures is an amount 81
$4,000 which we must meet. As we
know from this report there is about
S791 900 Of pending appropriations.
Striking out $S50,00 of that as unnec-
essary. you still have S466,00o, dehclt
for which additional revenue must he
provided-and that is above the estl-
mate of the committee on taxation
Now. those are the cold, hard facts
The gentleman from Nachias says that
we have wandered into a mass Of It's
ures from which We cannot be eNtri-
Gated | submit that il is our duty
under our oathS as members of thlS
LEGISLATURE to eXtricate ourselves II
we fail in our duty the people Of Maine
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among tHeiI dIuliIill "Hu VISIT Llieil'0
ana Sel lHeH !" ~ SoiIittiilII5 lol III
university hdt n Will "tlitI Mkt
leSeS 40. just 80 IONS as the! III path
ana ask N" state " az every thillS lol
thtm, Just 80 loIlS VIII i!ltlf dluilll
and friends allow II 70 br done Two
years ago they wanted the money I"
build this drill hali. II was not given
To them. They went right out ana @"r
II Themselves they raised the money
among the friends Of the institution
and ii was built. ! make no doubt but
that if this money is not approprlatcG
on tn" ground that we cannot afora
amy extraordinary expense TINS year,
they Will get their money 70 bulid thclr
steam plant if they need any assist
an"e, from the friends Of the lnStltu
ton
t,1,st tj7at ~ shall act in this mat