Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-10

| other property that is not being tax, d
| iii the state of Maine. l say there is
| not Il wild land owner in the State but
| who is opposed to this bill today.
| Why? Because When they see the ice
| broken in one place they know it IS
much easier to- break il, another.
| There are others who desire to
| speak oil this question. | know that
the argument will be made that a
| majority Of the committee has voted
against this measure and that the Voice
of the committee should be listened to
| by y0u. Gentlemen. il Will not be the
| first time on the floor :of this House
that Il ma jnIity report of Il committee
| has been turned down and the minority
| ,eport accepted. | remember a bill
| that came from the judiciary COM
| mittoe with Il unanimous report and it
was unanimously turned down by the
| House and | think YOU did right. You
understand and | understand how
| things are put through committees.
| New. when YOU vote, vote your con-
scieutious convictions: and | submit if
| YOU do YOU viii vote to accept the min
Gritty report.
| MI. REED of Portland: Mr.
Speaker and Gentlemen of the House,
ff;ug
| do not rise with the intention or eX
rectatiom of answering the argument Of
the gentleman from SkowheSan. TIL"
study of many years which he has de
| voted to the subject. the exhaustive
| manner in which he has presented it
| to this House. is precisely what
| should expect from Il gentleman of his
| recognized ability and great learning;
| ANA however much | may differ from
| him i'll the general conclusions which
| he his drawn. | certainly feel that the
| House owes to Kim Il debt of gratitude
;or 81 clearly and SO fairly presenting
| Tor our consideration this difficult and
intricate problem. Another reason
why | would not attempt to answer
| the gentleman from Skowhegan is the
| fact that | believe that most of YOU
| in a very laIee measure agree with
what he says We all admit that tax
alton is necessary. We all admit that
| the taxation should be justly and fair
ly placed upon the rich and upon the
| POOR. and bear fairly and justly as far
| as the ingenuity of man can devise.
| and for the purposes of taxation | en-
| tirely agree with the gentleman from
SkoWhesan that the method which has
been devised for the taxation of rail-
roads is correct. that it is good. and
| that there is no disposition at this time
on the part of this House nor on the
part Of the gentleman from Skowhe-
| gan to change this well established
policy.
The question then comes upon the
| issue as II is presented to us. whether
| it is proper time and whether the bill
| that he has presented is the proper
| bill. He has referred to the question
Of the report of your committee.
agree with him that it is the duty of
this House to oVer-turn a report of Il
committee which is wrong; but what
is the fact of about usual experience?
If we do so it is a thing unusual. The
committee had an opportunity to take
evidence upon this question and to eX-
anime it in "A way that you have not
examined it; and | believe it is far
from the intention of the gentleman
from Skowhegan-althOug We might
have inferred that from his rcmaks-
to reflect on any member of this COM
mittee. or to suggest that any action
that they took it not as honest and
we'll considered and true and just as he
would take himself. | do not believe
that he intends to impute TO any MEM
Der OF this committee any injustice.