Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-23
RAILROAD TAX.
taxation Committee Hearing
the Feature Of Tuesday.
m''''nocket Bill and Camden Water
Bill Presented, tuesday.
'"o measures that Win Bring on riuh,..
House Clergyman Utilized. q,

=, -, ,,i'I'ute sessions were again
Ut'' tuesday morning. with only
''iiouht Of new business and
ny 'oulhe work passed off in sho, :
o'ueF IN both branches. There was
| ~ nipple of debate. and the few
! e"-'ii.'itlee reports and bills in their
'iiS' ana second readings were dis
posed OF without a hitch. Most 20
''io'e VINO failed to appear, Monday
''itorhooh, We're in their seats. thouoh
le" are detained at home with tha
, 5i1p' II the House the much discussed
: lily io-4S-!ooked-for Camden water hin
req. 1T was expected that there
| would be skirmish over the matte,
"i reference. its friends wanting II IA
go 10 the legal affairs COMMITTEES ond
those unfriendly preferring to have -
put In the hands of the Judiciary rom
ihi'.ee. Inc pill was introduced by
, AnofeWs OF Rockport. Carleton of
winthrop, promptly moved that the
Dill De tabled for printing pending ref
/ efence. and no word of opposition wa
| Heafd. thus the preliminary battle
was postponed until today or tomor-
row.
me prayer at the opening of the
opening of the House. Tuesday morn
ing. was by Representative Farms
worth OF Beddington, the only CLERGY
man in the Legislature, this winter
MT. F'arnsworth is a young man of
ability and is very popular with his
fellow members. There wasn't such n
very large batch of new matters intro
duced, tuesday morning, in fact. it was
about the smallest that has vet an
peared at any session Two or three
matters, however. We're of much i'm
portance and will be often heard from,
later on. The Camden water bill has
already been referred to. Mr.. Real Of
Bangor. introduced out of order Just at
the close of the session a bill providing
for the incorporation Of the West
Branch Driving and Reservoir Dam
Company. This is the measure known
as the Millinocket bill which has had
considerable discussion in advance.
The Great Northern Paper Company at
Millinocket wants large and more
certain supply of water for their mills.
and this bill gives the new company,
which is in their interest, a large con-
troll over the water supply of the up
per Penobscot. 1t is said there will be
strong opposition to the bill from
some of the leading mill owners and
lumbermen of Bangor. Old Town and
Orono. and warm fight is expected.
The incorporatOrs of the new company
are F. II. Appleton, J. p. Bass, j. Fred
Webster, Fred A. Gilbert. A. l.. Smart
]. S. Barnes. Jr.. Payne Whitney.
Somers Hayes and Carrot Schenck. and
the capital stock is put at 100000.
Another new bill. Tuesdays provides
that in the future all the sessions Of
the supreme judicial court for Wash
inston county shall be held in Machias.
At present the January and October
terms are held in Machas and the
April term in Calais. Two more aca-
denny resolves appeared, one carrying
$1,000 annually for Arson academy and
one $500 for Hampden academy. There
We're eight long circumstances against
any law restricting theuse of the Songo
river or it's tributaries for driving logs
or pulp wood. Seven petitions APP
peared asking for law protecting the
gulls and tern on cur coast. The first
was headed by Prof. l.. 4. Lee Of Bow
doin college, another by President
Harris of the University of Maine. ana
another by President Chase OF Bates.
The first remonstrance against resub-
mission appeared. 1t was sent III by
the oxford Baptist quarterly meeting.
4 solitary petition for law against
trading stamp schemes appeared as
reminder of the deluge which Hooded
the 69th Legislature on this matter.
This trading stamp business was re
ferred to this Legislature BY the last,
but it doubtful if any action is taken.
TIE adjourned hearing of the rail-
road tax matter before the committee
on taxation was held in the hall OF the
House. Tuesday afternoon, and as was
expected, drew a large crowd. Every
seat on the floor was filled and there
was good number in both galleries.
A number of ladies We're among the
spectators, and many of the leading
LAWYERS of the State We're present
Ex-Gov. Powers was an Interested
sDectator. The hearing on the various
railroad tax bills before the commit
| ice had been begun on last Ihuis SUD!
evening, and was continued until ues-
day afternoon. partly in order tnat
| President futile OF the Boston G, NJ
and Maine Central Railroads, nlsht
We present and address the committee,
and when Chairman HodGdon caiieu
| ,he meeting to order at go p. M. eX-
| GOV. Cleaves introduced PRESIDENT
| futile as the first speaker OF the aIlet
| noon. Mr.. futile spoke in direct pus-
iress-like style. which carried nuci,
weight with his hearers. he re'e!' "a
to his notes only occasionally. ne
smoke for an hour. and was cioseS
followed by every member OF the COM
mittee and every spectator. lfe hu-
tboritv with which he spoke. coupled
with his straightforward ara earne =,
manner. made a deep impression on an
First. he sketched briefly the h'stoi
of transportation and showed the de,
inheritance of railroads in the worn "
civilization. The principles OF taAa','l
we're taken up and he argued '''a' :
tax on the gross receipts. as assessor
in Maine is the only just way Oh Id
ing a railroad company. In dis'
the concrete cases of the tWo -.
lines which he represented ne -,
hut little on the Boston u Mai,.e