Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-03

peared in partial opposition to the ni,l
though the fact tina: the State board
ara not care 10 enact the whole law
took away much of his objection He
intended to talk principally against
compulsory vaccination bur as the new
| draft Of the bill cuts thi., out. are,l-
ment was not necessary
| Mr.. Freeman stated his case simnly.
but with clearness AMI force and was
given the closest attention by the
members Of the committee
| Several gentlemen appeared before
TIE committee on taxation, the first
| hearing being Oh the bill in relation To
the method of collecting taxes in unor-
ganiZed townships. Two Of the county
| commissioners OF ArOOStOuk county ap-
| peared before The committee, last week.
and urged that the county treasurnr,
should collect the tax rom the wild
lands direct instead OF sending tn.
Warrant to the State treasurer They
urged that by this means the counties
| would get their money more rapidly
Thursday. Charles Oak of Bangor and
:. w. Philbrick appeared i'll opposition
10 the bill and stated that their Objec-
ton was that the owners OF the lands
would then be obliged to pay taxes to
some eight different mer and that
there would be a great deal Of difficulty
in keeping the tax deeds straight. Hon
George G. Weeks of Fairfield and Hon.
NJ l.. Merrill of st. Alh;.ns spoke in
favor of the bill. 1t soon was seen that
there was little separating the two fac-
tons and the suggestion was made
. hat 49,,
which the State coull ray over tn,
taxes more promptly to the several
counties and become responsible for
taxes not collected each party wouii
be satisfied. 1t was so left with the I'M
de rslanding that another bill would he
| Drawn.
Senator l.. NJ. Staples OF Knnx
| .hcn addressed the conn ittee in behalf
If his biz to tax railroads on their ac-
tral value. fe stated that his bill
" hich is in use in IL states is in the
interests of equal taxation. He ex-
PRESSED his belief that it il unconstitu
| tIonal to tax part Of property on its
actual value and part on its gross
earnings. ana thought that if some Of
the farms in the state should be taxed
on their gross receipts that there would
be little coming to III State. Senator
| Staples thought that Maine is behind
most states in its grants to charitable"
| purposes and believed that more money
should be raised and saw no method
az fair and just as by taxing the rail
roads on their actual value. No action
| was taken on the bill by the commit
tee.
| Charles A. Hartman Of RoCkland.
district deputy for the international
Labor Union. appeared Ee fore the COM
mittce on labor. Thursday afternoon.
in favor of the bill to make 4 legal
| siayS work in Maine eight hours in
stead of 10. as now. NJ. Nichols made
a long address in which he compared
conditions in RocklaEd among the
limeworkcrs to those in Siberia. He
.said that they knew no sunday there.
They had to work on thu Lords day
if they would have Il job on Monday.
The lahorers Of this class were rapidly
becoming degtnerates. said he.
He did not know of more than 90 men
in the entire COO workers who collected
their pay. except from the company
stores. The passage Of the law would
| change ms ana give ititIi tliIlt ~ iN~'
land become better and more useful
citizens.
senator STABLES Of Knox who drew
i and presented the bill also spoke urg-
ing a favorable report. The hearing
vas continued for one week.
The hearing on the bill to establish
4 state hoard of arbitration was also
II continued for q week.
The committee on mines and mining
II reported ought not to pass on the OIL
I, provide for 4 survey to sec II there
II g coal in Maine. Same committee maze
| same report on the petition of ALVIN II.
Foge of Rocklani. in relation to de-
posit Of gold III The city Of ltockianH
ond the town Of ThOEaston.
L In the hearing before the committee
on concentrations and finance in behaif
NJ the bill established Il home for the
| faeh,e minded Judge T.. Chase OF Blue
| uiu Prof. Anthony OF Bates College.
Rev. i. w. Magruder. DR.. J. II. Al
hion q NJ. Donham. Charles Fl. Ross,
If the overseers Of poor. Mrs 6. a.
Weston and others OF Portland spoke
,r,r;,o tic favorable consideration. IL
was stated that the state would save
she amount of its appropriation III w
lessencd expenses of the other h's'i'u
lions from which this nome Will
draw and DR.. Albion cited the case =,
the descendants Of one feeple fl''i",d
woman in New York who had areauy
cost that state S1,0O0,oO0 ana hao co'"-
mitted more than leo i"urders. AIT
the hearing the committed |o'eu ~
lay the bill on the table ior iurthe'
| consideration.
The returns received in the office OF the
;reur,nce commits sioner shows the follow
40 business transacted by insurance com
NAMES Of the State for 1914:
1gr. 1904.