The Portland daily press., 1901-02-28

to the finance committee for readjust.
ment for the conditions which face us
In the treasury must be met
Mr.. Walls of Vinalhavsn, in the course
Of brief speech closing this debate, said
that he did not think thers was any
danger Of the boys from Maine being run
over, They never had been, in Msshing-
ton or anywhere else Summing up the
situation at the end Of his rsmarkS, Mr..
All. said: at comes down TO this: II
you are willing TO help the boys,svots to
allow them the money; II you're not XII
it. That's all there Is to it.
The yeas and nays were ordsred and q
motion to indefinitely postpone wHs de-
featsd as to 20. or the Portland members
MIR. Sargent voted In favor OF the motion
and against the resolve Messrs. Allan.
Randall and Webb or Portland, MIR.
Moulton OF South Portland ana Mr.
Cordwell of Mestbrook voted for the re-
sol We. Messrs. Chase, Dow and Plummer
OF Portland were not DreseLt.
THE SAVINGS BANK TAX.
Another warmed over matter was this
mornings debats on the Senate on the
question OF the savings bank tax. Ihe
Democratic minority in the Senate, the
Hon Lindley Murray Staples, unani-
mon sly supported the bill IN long
spesoh which was in substance the same
as that made BY Sir. Staples before tne
COMMITTEES on taxation. Mr. Staples In
telling OF the noeds OF the state alluded 20
the deficiency OF 81, coo at the state
prison, to the $500 deficiency IN the
az ate printing account and predicted that
this would be record breaking legisla-
ture in the matter OF appropriations. He
said that 1000 depositors In Maine
savings banks had deposits aggregating
Sla, 600, ,0OJ. Mr. Staples said that while
he did not believe in that course, the
Senate might make the direct tax on the
de posits proposed by his bill apply only
to thess large depositors. MIR. Staples
modified his former statement that the
$7S, 600 GOO In the savings banks is IDLE
capital. He now says that that portion oil
the deposits invested in bonds is idle cap
ltal. MIR. Staples predicted that if his
bill was not substituted for the adverse
report of the tax committee, the mem mbera
Of the Senate would not be likely to re-
turn at the next session
Senators Adams, Weeks and White re-
piled to Senator Staples They said thai
the settled policy Of the state was TO pro
teCb Lub pDuN EuVHAE NnO RAnOUA ehC-e
small savings in the banks, and 1t would
be rujnous TO the banks should Mt.
Staples bill be passed. Senator Staples
cast the only vote for the bill and the nd
verse report was adopted.
FOR DRIVING LOGS.
The Grange bill TO place tax or license
upon logs fioated in the waters OF the
state was introduced in the House this
morning and Immediately sent to the
Senate for concurrence in the reference to
this committee on taxation. The Bill has
already been described In the PRESS. II
pla ces toll upon each 1000 feet fioated,
the amount being left blank. Ten cents
is the sum which 1t is understood would
be asked for. The Dill 10 similar to the
New York law.
ANOTHER SALARY BILL.
Senator Plummsr today presented a
Dill fixing the salary OF the sheriff of
Penobscot county at 5000 a year, $1,000 of
which is for services as jailor. The bill
provides that no portion of the fees OF
deputies shall he received by the sheriff
4 he prisoners in the jail shall be boarded
by the county commissioners, and the
sheriff is to have rroms rental OF the
living APARTMENTS In the jail. All fees
colIectapIe under the statute shall be
turned over to the county treasurer at
stated intervals.
SENATE BUSINESS.
Senator Burleigh presented bill rati-
tying the lease OF the Patuen and Sher-
man road to the Aroostook railway.
Senator Weeks tabled the resolves ap-
pr opriating $1,000 a year for the Augusta
City hospital and SlC00 to build road in
Wallagrass plantation.
On motion OF Senator Staples the com
mite on taxation was directed to IN
duire into the expediency OF taxing
iewelry and plate. In his speech on the
savings bank Dill, Mr. Staples referred to
this order, He said a man had been
pointed out to him who wore $500 worth
OF diamonds which escaped taxation.
The act to prevent the Killing OF human
beings by hunters was tabled on motion
OF Senator White.
A BLOW Al PASSES.
Mr.. Gardner of ~Pstten, today intro.
duced the following bill in the House:
''Section 1.-The salary of each MEM
beg of the legislature OF Maine shall be
$500 per session and each memb shall be
allowed a compensation for travel equal
60 the actual expense OF travelling once
IN each session to the legislature and re-
turning therefrom
"Section 2.-No member OF the Maine
Legislature shalI be allowed to receive or
TO use during session OF she Legislature
any railroad pass or other free transpor-
tasion on any railroad in Maine.
"Seotion 3-Any corporation or indi-
yidual granting or Offering 10 member
OF the legislature any railroad pass or
other transportation shall be guilty OF a
mi sdemeanor and shall be subject 60 q
fine of not las han $500.
section 4-This act shall take elect
September l. 1909. "
STATE FINANCES.
Hon Oramandel smith, state treasurer,
So omitted the statement asked for giving
the approximations already made and no"
pending for the fiscal years OF 1901 and
i901 The total for 1901 is s., ,464, 81 9.S2
for 1902, 81, pa 5l9 81; total, 81, 1OS o12 4e
The appropriation figures two years age
were: For 1899, $9,226, 473 SO; for 1900
g, "a, ,O4S.S2; total for 1899 and 1900, 81
SAG. .bg2 Al. Ihis Is an increase for the
two years of S35g, ,0i9,77
ON motion OF MIR. Parkhurst of Bangor
the communication was laid on the table