Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-08

I provisions for extending it as has oeen
done in the past. Eliminating that we
, ma we have an actual floating debt at
the present time of $3.50. 600 $50. 900 fall
ing due in 1901, and $2G0000 falling Iue
| ~ l!O2. Now what will be the State S
expenses for 1901. provided we vote
every appropriation that is now asked
I Tor? The appropriation bill just passed
and known as the first appropriation
| bill, carries 81 ,SO7 64S.S9
In that is a temporary loan of 900
+ 600. which does not fall due until 1902
consequently the bill should be 81 500. -
6iS.S9. Now, then, add to that every
appropriation pending, everything ask
cd for then for the year 1901. includ ]
ing all Of the highways, all the bridges,
| including the one at Bingham. AL
which amount to some 10000. ana we
find that the total expense for 1901
would be $2.1lIJlo.S2. Next. what viii
be the expenses for 1892? If every APP
preparation asked for is voted it will
be 1885, o22 .66, and for the two years.
ST .c09, 552.4S. and this pays the entire
floating debt of $2J0,000. which is all
that the State owes aside from its war
| ucbt anu inc bOndCd GeDt.
Now. what will be the receipts Of
the state for the years 1901 and 1902 ?
Assuming the valuation to be the same
as in the two years just past, but
which in fact will be more. We find
that, taking our increase as proposed
We have an income for the next Two
years, 1901 ana 1902. of $f,042, 1876. The
States expenses for the same time
Will be S4,009. 552.iS leaving a balance
| in the treasury on the first day of jan
uary. 1903. OF 49,. 500 IS. Understand me
this is If we vote everything asked for
up to the present time, including the
entire floating debt of $250,000 which
has been accommodating for six years.
| This would leave the State free from
debt except the bonded debt. whicn is
| at the present time s., 1903 600. 50 tina
| the State has not gone behind 1909 :
1864 except by paying $500, 900 upon
the permanent bonded debt.
Now ! assume. as | said in the first
place, that this Legislature is made W
Of mon who propose to do right and jus.
tice, and if the State has taken unto Itself
any institution that is worthy Of supper
and help this Legislature will grant il
u
from 50 that il will not increase taxation
or overburden any corporation that is
now being taxed or in any other way be
come a detriinent to the State of Maine
Mr.. DI'NN OF Orono: Mr.. Speaker. il
| rising at this time to defend a resolve
which introduced into this House. a re
solve that was reported unanimously h.
the committee If which. without my
asking and almost against my consent.
am member, ana 4 resolve Of whCl
after a fun and careful investigation
am heartily in favor, | experience 4 par
tial embarrassment when ! realize, as
now fully do. that nothing is 20 hard Il
discuss. nothing 80 difficult OF dcmonstra
ton. as a self-cvident fact; and while
have little faith in my own skill and bill
ity in The premises. | have an abiding
hope in the supreme justice which cover.
this world and marks even the fall Of til,
sparrow. / ask YOU now. Mr.. Speaker
and ] ask rermi- Of the members o
this House that | may IT, allowed I,
leave my seat and from the chart on tn,
wall explain precisely what is wanted TN
der this resolve.
The SPEAKER: Permission IL granite.
the gentleman.
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