Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-16

have been, this is not revenue medS-
lire. This IL Il measure providing for
"a change of tax upon mort gages-tak-
ing il off. Surprising 1t was "A meas
ure for putting a tax on, that this WAS
a bill for putting a tax on mortgages
ana not for taxing 1t off. The tax
placed upon mortgages would be
placed upon them by the towns apd
the counties in which they were re-
corded. The revenue derived by the
State. and that is the revenue to which
this constitutional provision refers.
not how many towns may raise revc-
nue. pr cities, but whether they may in
crease their s per cent. limit or issue
bonds or anything else. but how the
state shall raise revenue. | don't be-
licve the gentleman from Rockland
will ,.eny the position that this cOnsti
tutional provision provides for raising
revenue for the State.
Mr.. LITTLEFIELD:I would ask if
the direct State tax is not derived from
the very items which we have in con-
siGern ton?
Mr.. REED: Admitting that point.
this bill in the first instance is not u
bill TO raise revenue for the State
Providing it We're to impose a tax upon
mortgages. it would he then not Il tax
measure iii itself for The State, and il
would not become Il tax measure. here
until the bill was brought in IMPOSING
direct tax upon the property of this
State. That is the lax bill to which
this constitutional provision applies.
Now, we may not lay any tax this
ha hot
reduce it. We may choose before the
close of this Legislature to place the
entire tax somewhere else so that this
Stat" vii not lay amy part of the tax
upon mort CAGES and the gentleman
from TOckland has no right TO assume
that we will We don't know what we
v i'll do. When that measure comes
| hat is Il tax measure which is provid-
cd for in the constitution and which
hasa ways been 20 considered. This is
pot Il bill to raise revenue.
Mr.. Littlefield called for the yeas and
nays.
The motion was agreed to.
The question being on the adoption
of the resolution offered hy Mr.. Little
field.
The SPEANCR The resolution is as
follows:
Resolved. That Senate document No
146 entitled An Act i'll relation to the
taxation of mortgages upon real es-
tate. cOntra.en"s Section nine of arti
Gle four of the constitution of Maine
and is an infringement OF the privileges
of this HOUSE. AID that the same be
respectfully ret,n ned TO The Senate in
forming that body that the same call
not be considered by this House. with
message communicating this resolu
ton.
All in favor of adopting this resolu-
ton will say yes when their names are
called: those opposed will say no. The
Clerk will call the roll.
YEA:-Allan. Baldwin. Barrows Bliss.
bradford of Friendship, Briggs. Bunker.
Cobb Cole. Ccpp. Dudley; Fulton. Good
gins. Hill. Holmes. HOwes. Hussey. Irv-
ing. johnson OF Calais. Johnson of Halo
well. Jones. Jordan of Yarmouth. Kim
ball, Laiberte. Littletield. Lougce. Mar
shall. Martin, Merrill of SkowheSan Mil
liken. 'Morey. Morton, Oakcs of Auburn
Page OF Appleton. Pendleton. Poor, Pow
trs. Price. Putnam. Russell. scrihner of
smith of Saco, Sparrow. Stearns Swain. |
SWEET. Talpey. Terreault. Ihomas. |
THrner OF vst" Waker
White Wilder. Witherspoor-s5.
NAY:-Albert. Baxter. Bellean. Berry, |
Blanchard. Bradford OF Livermore, Burk- |
ett. Buzzell. Byron. Clark. Cushman. Da- |
Wis of Benton, Davis OF Guilford, Denni- |
son. Downs. Fawsette. Foss. Gannett, |
G.,rcelon. Giddings.. Grant Gray. Hager-
Hale % Hal. Ho DDS Hutehins. Jilison
johnson of Watcrville. Jordan of
Cape Elizabeth. Josselyn. Kinsman
OF Augusta. Kinsman of Cornvile. Knapp. |
,,,;p I iOh 7 p1 i
Merrill of DiXtield Miller. Morrison. Nash |
of Hamrscotta. Nash of kennebunk. |
Newhegin. Newcomb. Norcross. Oakes OF
cock. Percy. Philbrook. Reed. Sanborn.
Sargent of Brewer. Sargent Of Castine. |
Sawyer of Smithiield. Scrihner of Spring
Staples. Stevens. Tracy. Triclsey. Tuppcr,
Usher. Nerrill Washburn. Weathcrbee.
Webb. Whitmore. WITT.
ARsENT:-Abbott. Bean. Cousins. In
snrSoIl. l.on2fellow. Mullen. Perry. Pur |
inton. Sawyer of Milbridge Thompson of |
Rogue EluffS-1O.
So the resolution was not adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Littlefield of Rock |
land bill. An Act in relation to the |
taxation of mortgages on real estate. |
was taken from the table, and on fur |
Their motion By :he same gentleman ii |
vas assigned :Cr THU sday of this |
week.
PAPERS from Ike Senate disposed nf
in concurrence.
An Act to incorporate the Contra. |
Safe Deposit Company. came from the
Senate having reen received in that |
branch under a suspension of the joint
order and having received its two read
ngs and been passed to be engrossed |
under n suspension OF the rules.
On motion Of Mr.. Morey of Lewis |
ton. the joint order was suspended and |
the House received the til.. and on fur
Their motion by the same gentleman |
the rules We're suspended. the bill re-
ceived its three readings and was
passed to be engrossed.
Senate Bills OF First Reading.
An Act to amend Charter 100 of the
Private Laws of 1866. entitled An Act
to incorporate the Sebec Dam Com
pany. as amended by Section 6 of
Chapter 26 of the Private and Special
Laws of 1899, and further amended by