Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-22
FOURTH WEEK.
A twenty Minute Session Held,
Monday Afternoon.
| telegraph and Telephone Tax
Presque Isle Norm,I School.
"oncay's Gossip Among the Lawmakers and
Around The Departments.

/ ''i VI iiooii WHlcn marked the
opening OF the fourth weeks work
me senate in 10 minutes and the
! ifouSe IN 70 minutes had disposed of
/ tne little business before them, and
ADJOURNED to 10 A. NJ. today. In both
DodleS also there We're more emnty
seats than have been noticed before al
any session. But the crowd will be
back. this morning. and there is plenty
on the program to ensure a busy week.
/ The railroad tax hearing before the
committee on taxation in the hail of
/ TIE House will draw the chief interest
I tAls afternoon. though a number of
cthef committees have hearings as
signed. President Lucius futile will be
the chief speaker in behalf of the
roads. The committee on elections will
probably have an executive session.
TINS afternoon and evening. to talk
over the Waterville contest A num-
Der of the committee is quoted as say
ing that both ajority and Il minor
ity report would probably be sent in.
which would mean a continuation of
: the contest before the full House.
OF the small number Of new meas
ures presented at Monday nights SEES
a'AoAi
phone and telegraph tax bill intro
! duced by Farnsworth of Pembroke
who put in the railroad tax bill of two
weeks ago. This bill provides an an
nual excise tax On all telegraph and
telephone companies doing business in
the State, in place of the present tax
which is based on the property vaiua-
ton. This bill would base the tax on
the gross receipts, as is done in the
case OF railroads. 1t provides that if
the gross receipts are less than $1,000
the annual tax shall be one-fourth of
one per cent. if the gross receipts are
over $1,000 and less than $4,000 the tax
shall be One-half of one per cent; and
so on increasing at the rate of one
fourth of one per cent. for each in
crease of $1,000 in gross receipts until
0.000 is reached; if the gross receipts
are over 100000 and less than So, 900
the tax shall be three per cent. if over
S25, 900 and less than $50 COCO the tax
shall be three and One-quarter per
cent; and so increasing at the rate of
one-fourth of one per cent. for each in
crease of $25 GOO in the gross receipts,
or fractional part thereof. until $500,
600 is reached: if the gross receipts are
over S200. 600 and less than $500 600 the
tax shall be four and three-fOur tbs per
cent; and so increasing at the rate of
fourth of one per cent. for each in
crease of 100000. or fractional part
thereof, provided however that the tax
shall never exceed five and onehalf
per cent. of the gross receipts. The
tax shall be paid annually before
September |. The assessors shall have
free access to the books of the COM
panies. A fine of not less than SlGG0
nor more than $4,000 for false returns
by a corporation The bill provides
that the present local real estate tax
shall be assessed as heretofore.
Another bill to appear. Monday af-
ternoon. was one establishing a Nor
nal school at Pressure Isle. The bill
provides that the school shall be es-
tablished under the direction of the
board of trustees of the Normal
schools and be conducted at Il cost not
exceeding that of the present Normal
schools. The bill was introduced by
Mr.. Sprague of EastOn. who is conh-
dent that the bill will get passage
Presoue Isle will probably see 70 u
that the school has suitable location
and buildings and it is held that, with
the exception of Houlton. the county
wants to see the school established al
PresQue Isle.
Carleton of Winthrop, introduced
bill amending the law 50 that any per-
son falsely representing himself as
Justice of the peace. sheriff, deputy
sheriff. constable, coroner fish ana
game warden or commissioner Oh 1lSh
and game, and acting as such, shali De
punished by Imprisonment fof ohe
YEAR or fine Of not less than $500. 1heie
was a bill amending the tramp law 50
mat ii shall be mot less than 80 days
instead of mot less than 60 days tor
which they may be imprisoned. An
other new bill carries an appropriation
Of so50O yearly to be expended III WHoie
or in part by the attorney general ~
the detection, arrest and apprehension
! Of Dersous who commit crimes III liii'
state. and authorizing the attorhe!
| General to employ detectives anu oilei
rewards. Two more academy RESUMES
, drifted in. one tor Erskine academy
and one for Somerset academy each
carving $500 annually. 1t would seem
that about all the academies nav
now been heard from. There Wei a''o
bills incorporating the trustees
Springfield Normal academy, anu
amandine the charter of the tockiahu
Trust Company.