Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-15
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!riljio gc, ana it IS Il question of privii-
tgt not of any member, but a question
of ~ ivilcso III ;tn. Hnusp. and | vis,
10 offer this; resolution AID to state
why it shoull be- adopted. The resol,i-
ion is as follows:
Resolved. That senate document No.
sc entitled An Acl III rcr!tiOn to tn.
AVIATION of mort gags uim real es-
t3c," cultrtVclI-S Sea-. ion nIne of ar,i.
Gle fuur Of tn. constitution of Maine
and is an Infringement; Of the privileges
# this House. and that the same b.
respectfully returned to the Senate in
forming that hnuy that tie same cam
ilrt hr considered by this House, with
:. message communicating this resolu-
lion.
There is upon the table an Act intro
duced into the Senate reported to and
acted upon by ne Senate which, as the
resolution states. is an Act in relation
to the taxation of mortgages upon real
estate There is Il provision of the con-
StitutiDn of the State o. Maine con-
tanned in Section nire of article four
II the constitution which reads as fol-
lows: "All bills for raising Il revenue
shall originate in The House of Repre-
s.entativeS. but the Senate may pro-
pose amendments as in ether cases"
In the constitution of the United States;
is precisely the same provision. al
NEST in tn" same language. 1t is Sec
ton seven If article one. and reads as
follows: An Hills for raising revenue
shall G!isina:a in the House of Repre-
Scnta:ives: bu: the Senate may pro-
pose or concur with amendments as On
;.,hcr bills
don't know. Mr.. Speaker. that we
nave any y" ICED 'nts in the proceedings
# The Legislature here: but under the
same provision OF the constitution OF
he United 81 atcS thcre ere not want
AG p"crelenis in the Congress of the
United States from the earliest tim"
unit! TOW. IN lie first place. the reso-
iuticn which now offer is privileged
Jrdrr that clause Of the constitution
Notwithstanding II may be cOntende,l
that tbs bili Goes OF raise revenue bur
that il rather decreases revenue be-
raUsr il is a bill providing that certain
property which the law provides shall
ne taxed for the purpose of raising
reycnue snail rot be taxed: but that
question has been frequently and con-
s:stently- settled both by the House Of
Rep, .$entativ"s and the Senate in
congress. This clause Of the constitu
ton lcrordinr to tie uniform con-
-tructI0n given by thcsC august bodies
IS tha, any Iil Whicl, mas to do with
l"Vying. importing or reducing Il tax,
~ which has tG do in any way with
rev. nue. lax which fixes the raising
If rcN,'!i1te. il t.ialtever respect ii rray
change it. is within that provision of
;lr constitution rnd Is equally privi'rg-
I'd with Il bill inst in.l;oscs new taxes
Now it may Dc suggested that this
'Ti!l Is not in =. Ia ton 20 The revenues
nj tie stat: Dat the revenues raised
~ this Legislature are the revenues:
q: conducting nc governments of the
whole state. This biz directly affects
III" taxes when arc to come to the
state. the property on hich ta!,
shall be ltNiol to meet the expenditure
nf thu state itSs If. ~ other words. i
= til" foun.ia ION of t;tc state tax. 1t j.
4 part of tn rrvei ~ q the state.
Now. III 1855 W.l,u. il | ltt.Nllect cor
rcctiY. 10 less 4 person tfan James G..
ls-'l NV Wa III 'tN'l Va Nii' li'iuNN ~
Representatives in Congress this very
uucsti": as Ia whether y bin that af-
f@Cted the revenue laws ard was not
distinctly one hat Increased the rpNc-
nucS was within thi; provision of Il,
:onstii utiOn. or was cUVer rec, by the eH-
preston ~ bill raising lcvenue:" and
dat Speaker ruled as follows as APP
pears ola l;a:-.' G;% OF the Congressional
Record for tn" second CsEion Of tie
18Th Congress: The Chair thinks
wherever il is asserted on the floor pi
The House that the rights or privileges
Of the House have bee" invaded o:
violated ny any othNr Body or by anv
individual. y question O. privilege is
presented 1t Least ia the extent that
thr Chair is Obliged to submit it to tn
House for its decision. OF course the
Chair itself VIII decide all questions OF
order arising during Legislative proceed
h'gs of the House. but when the allega-
tioi! is made that the rights of privll-
eyes Of the House collectively have
been invaded it is Question which
does not come within tne province OF
The Chair to decide. The House is the
custodian and guardian of it's own
rights and privileges &c body. and
must always possess the power and
have the onnortunity to determine
what those rights and privileges are or
whether o.: uyt they have been i'm
properly inta:fered with
TllllhinS ti,at this bill! " as an inva-
SioE Of the privileges OF tho House I'M
der this clause of the constitution.
sought to end out how it could be
reached: and according t. the ruling
ri the distinguished Speaker from
whom ! have r"ad. I .ll that the pro-
cecding in :ha National House of Con-
gress is to reach il by q resolution
such as has been here PRESENTED. 1t is
q question for the House to decide
whether its priv ilegeS lave been inter
fcred with. DURING he second session
Of Inc 31th Congress another eminen.
son OF the state of Maine was Speaker
of the National House of Representa-
tiveS. Thomas 3. Reed The question
came up and was discussed as to
whether any bill affecting the reve-
nues, affecting the raising of revenue.
was bill within this clause Of the
constitution Of the United States. an!
nece ssarilv whether it would be bill
within! the sam, clause Of the cons;itu-
non o. the Stat of Maine. That propo-