Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-21
THE LEGISLATURE.
Another Saturday Session Will
Occur Today.
Lively Debate in Senate on the Good
win Corporation Bill.
Finance Committee Vote $4,000 a Year
to University Of Maine.

6Otn Houses VIII meet, tnlS morning
the House at $50 and the Senate q
Quarter of an hour later Each branch
took separate action, the House rcfus-
ing to concur with the Senate in the
Passage of joint order to meet at 8.3(
O'clock. The probability lis that the
r.umber of members in attendance will
be small and the lack of q quorum is
almost a certainty. Still, if the Ques-
ton be not raised business can be
Transacted, and the work be pushed
ahead another day.
An interesting debate took place in
The Senate, yesterday morning, in
Which Senators. Goodwin of Somerset
Clark of Hancock, Wing of Auburn, and
Alden of kennebec, took a hand. II
was on the question of accepting the
Unanimous report of the judiciary com
r1ittee, which was ought not to pass, or
the bill to compel treaSurerS of corpora
lions to make annual statements of as
sets and liabilities at the request of mi
rlority Stockholders. Senator Goodwin
contended that the majority stockhold.
ers of some corporations so manage af
fairs as to neglect to show what bust
ness is being done and by that means
are able to buy the stock held by the
small holders at a small percentage OF
the dollar.
Senator Clark supported the gentle
man from Somerset, while Senator
Wing maintained that the committees
report was just one, that the bill
should not pass. Senator Alden simply
lreplied to Senator Clark as to state
ment made by him, but subsequently
supported the bill by his vote.
The question came on the motion of
Senator Goodwin that the bill be sub
stituted for the report of the commit
tee. This motion was defeated, only II
voting for it while Is recorded their
votes against the same.
In the House Davis Of Waterville, in
troduced a bill to repeal the law relat-
ing to collectors of taxes in towns,
which was passed at the present ses-
sion, and which was signed by the Gov
ernor, March 4. This law prohibits col
lectors from being elected treasurers
until they shall have settled the collec-
lions accounts with the towns. Mr..
Davis stated that this law would work
hradships in many towns and cities, as
it is difficult to secure two different men
for these offices. Usually the same per-
son fills both positions.
The House refused to concur with
the Senate in accepting the minority
report of the judiciary committee in
relation to the incorporation of the
Messalonsl.ee Electric Co. and asked Tor
Il committee of conference. Weeks of
Fairfield, Davis of Waterville, and Ray
nolds of Winslow, were appointed as
such committee.
Howe of Canton, introduced an act
relating to the location of telegraph and
telephone companies. The bill provides
that the tax shall be assessed on the
pro rata part of the gross receipts from
business coming from other states or
countries into this State or going from
this State into other states or countries,
in addition to assessment or business
done wholly within the State as in the
lease under the present law.
The committee on counties has voted TIC
accept the following county estimates fol
the wears 1903 and 1901: