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

ed me t" vote in any way. for or
against the bill never.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman from
Sk"whrsan will proceed.
| MEMBER: Question
Mf; MERRILL: want tn say to the
Scntleman who called for the Question
mat YOU cannot get me- OFF nv Tert i'm
n ,rr,.e w WY. uanshi,tl; Now. the gentle
IN regard 10 the Portland IL RumIori
fai!s Railroad. that they pay $50 times
-: III! a'lich TAX as they paid in The Year 1901
,l ,,'' ~ ~ Exactly. Until 1901 they did not
| 'oo times as much. And what are they
| LAYING IN proportion to their valuation.
mere Is not Il gentleman who knows
What the assets Of that road consist of
hut what will say that they are ur1cti
caliy WORTH hundred cents ON the dol
l:'r. ana IN. present rate Of taxation M
ger ms blil Is Just four -ninths .: what
It would b." under valuation If they
Pald what they are able To nav ON th,ir
property. Now, they have rolled nm an
immense atlount OF wealth and say that
they should pay taxes here. When | trst
started out | did not pay any tax. | now
pay 600 times as much. and y,m might
call ii million times as much if vou
multiplied nothing by Il million | SIM
pose ii is the experience OF every man In
Gnis House that his taxes have been in
,'rcased il he has increased his propertv
holdings. am now taxed on every dollar
am WORTH ana every dollar am owing.
ana 50 are you
Now. l sar, Mr.. Speaker and gentlemen.
| call upon you again and ask You to
vote your conscientious convictions upon
this question: and move YOU Mir Speak
r., that the minority report be substitut-
d for The majority report. and ihat the
vote be taken by the yeas and NAYS.
The question being, shall the xcaS ana
nays be called on the motion to Substitute
The minority report for the ma iority re
port,
ihr motion was agreed to
The SPEAK Err All those in favor of
substituting the minority report which is
10 Increase the tax. will vote N..S rs their
| names are called nj those opposed will
vote no. The clerk VIII cali The rnll
YEA'-.All"n. cobb. Cole. Fulton Hast
lnss. hin. lioiSkins. holmes. liussry.
liutchins. Jones. Jordan of Yarmouth.
Merrill Of Skowhcsdn. Otk,s OF Milford.
Scribn"r Of Charleston, Sparrow. Turner
Webster, White. Wilder. WitherSpoon-2l
NAY Abbott. Albert. Baldwin. Bar
rows. Baxter Bean. Bcilcau, Berry. Bliss,
Bradford of Livermore. Briggs. liurkrtt
EuZz"l. Enron. Clark. Copp, CuSllm:tn.
;Nis Of Benton. DAVIS of Gull"rd. Den
niSon. Downs, Dudley; nawse't": Foss.
tirant. Gray, Hale. Hail, Hathaway. Hig-
-ins, ll"wcs. Johnson Of lIalIowrl, John
son of Watervilc Jordan at Cap" Eliza
eth, I"s'"l l<imball. Knapp. l.auisLn.
leighton, Leonard. I.ihiry i.nm.frlow.
Marshall, Martin. Merrill OF D.Xii.lI III. Mil
Ter, Miliikrn, MorcN, Morrison, Mullen,
NaSh Oh i''thiarisc"tt"; Ntwh sn. New
comb. Norcr"ss Oakes oi Auburn.
q iirirn. Page OF Iiampdcu. I'cacock.
Pendlcton. Percy, Philbrool1, Poor. Pow
,rs. Prlc". rnlint"n. heed, Russell. San
tine, Sawyer of AIiirds-. Sawyer of
Smthficld. Scrihncr Of Springfield. Shaw
ShcEcncll. Smart, Smith of Madison.
smith Of Saco; Staples; Ste;'rns. Stevens.
Thompson of Oron", Thurl"ush. Tracy.
\crriH. Walker. Washbuln. Weuthcrbec
Webb. Whtmnle-99.
ABSENT :-Blanch1rd. Bradford of
Friendship. Bunker. Cousins. IIag"rthy of
Ellsworth. UagcrthN OF Sedgwick, Him
son Inecrsoll. Irving. Jillson. Johnson of
Corrville. Lalihcrte. I.ittlcticld. Lougen.
Morton. Nash of kenn"buuk. Page of APP
plcton. Perry Putnam. Scavcy. Scw"ll.
Thompson of Rogue Bluffs. Frcworsy.
i'IicEcy. TupprI. Usher. Nittum. Wit-:,0.
So the motion was lost
rhe question being on the acceptance ot
the ma .'oritH report.
The report WAS accepted.
On motion of Mr.. Gray of Paris. major
ity and minority reports oi the commit
te" on legal affairs. reporting ought NOT
10 pass and ought To pass" ON bill. Re
latin@ 10 South Paris Village Corporation
establishing; Il system of lighting. WIS r,.-
assigned for Wednesday of next week.
On motion OF Mr.. Higgins of Limerick.
resolve providing for an epidemic or
emergency fufd was taken from the ia
he
The roSoiv" was then read n second timc
anu Wis IhSS't" 10 ne tnsTnsS.'d.
an motion 81 AR. hi,nntii OF E"ckllnd.
IN - iIllolu iNNiS'o o'itiiteS frElilnE
w ,i''',,'''' ','','' anu "iHi'iioilS Oh ran
'oii"H' Wiz 'ihe', iio,i thf ttDIc. ana on
iur'h'i n"'oh hE me same gentleman
INC rhicS were suspended. the hill r"c"iv- !
"d us thr'r several readings and WIS
passed tn he cngrOSSed.
ON melton OF Mr. Higgins Of limerick |
resolve IN !"N"r OF building bri'e" he |
t~een f'inSham ana Concord Was taken |
ir m the ianie
IN" resolve was thon read 4 second |
'inif anu Wis p,SSfn 10 ne rh%roSs"d.
~ H...l'h 81 WI: .iisSinS report OF the |
Commute" On !u',!.iifN. r'p"ftih- ought
n.' l" I"tNE ~ Nh 10 amend ft"Vls"d |
Stfti'"S' rcE''ihE l" searches AMI %flZ-
uI'S. WIS ,ihfi from tle iabh. ana on !
intth"f motion ny the sam" gentleman ii |
Was rec committee 10 IN" Commute" on ju- |
ditiafN-
On motion or Mr.: Morrison ~ Eden. tn" |
rules were suspended and that %"nt!emHn |
''l' ' '';, pt'!''"i!S ~ i'Nl ~ YIN on
f"h-I'SihehtS 70 Sh'ut Gtf1" i"rhS. ana
on iHrth'T n'oti"h ny inc sam" gentleman
thtN were referred 10 the committee on |
inland fisheries and game.
On motion "i Mr. Powers or lioultnn.
House "fdtr relatln" 10 land sold ny In"
Ht''rt l'i ,''h = h''n' ~ iiAtS' WIS TAX
en- from tn table. ana on further motion