Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-27
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MAINE LEGISLATURE
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from ATOOStooh. MT. Irving, tnat next
tuesday be assigned for the second
reading Of the bill.
Mr. Howes of Somerset thereupon
called for the Yeas and Nays
The Yeas and Nays being order, the
vote being had resulted as follows.
Those voting Yea were Messrs. Eaton.
Gowellt Hamilton. Hastings, Howes.
irving Knowlton, Milliken, Shaw, Their
ault Walker, GD. Those voting Nav
we're Messrs. Baxter, Boynton, Colcord
H,ll. Looney. Lowe. Macomber, Minott.
Mullen Osgood Reynolds, Staples, War
rem. Wheeler 90.
So the motion was lost
The presidents: The pending uues-
ton now is on the motion of the Sena-
tor from Cumberland. Mr.. Wheeler to
assign the present time for second read
ing.
Mr. HAMILTON Of York: Mr.. Presi-
dent: Would be in order to make a mo-
ton to assign some other day.
The PRESIDENT: 1t would be in
day than today
dent: From the remarks Of the Senator
motion. it appears that this is a bill of
a good deal Of Importance to the State
and bill that has been long while in
the other House, and of it's hearing
there. of which none of us here has had
the benefit at least I have not and T
know good many others have not:
and if it was so long there, it seems to
me we ought to have some time here I'M.
on it in order that we may be prepared
to vote intelligently.
know that We are all anxious to get
home. I realize that fact. But it seems
to me that day or so would be of but
little consequence in a matter of this
Importance, and we have worked con-
scientously up to this time and I do
not think we should now do an act that
would not be proper and right.
I would ask of Senator Macomber
through the President, if the matter of
printing could not be started and the
final figures put in later. 1 suppose
there is only one item to go in later.
know nothing about the batter however
But | do not see why this item should
stop the printing of the whole bill and
it seems to me that there could be no
ter should go over. I was going to make
a motion that tomorrow morning be as
signed but that would be unfair no.
cause many of the Senators do not want
to be here tomorrow; and if this bill is
OF such Importance as the Senator from
Cumberland says, all the Senators
should be here so that we may get the
wisdom of the whole, and not Of a few.
! believe 1t would be eminently fair. and
! make the motion that this be assigned
for Tuesday at nine o'clock if that mo-
ton would be in order.
The PRESIDENTS: The Chair rules
that that motion is not in order. as if
is In substance the same as the pre-
vious motion.
Mr.. HAMILTON: 1 will move that it
be assigned for Monday at 1 o'clock.
The PRESIDENT: The pending
question is on the motion of the sena-
tor from York. Mr.. Hamilton, that
Monday at o'clock be assigned for
the second reading of the bill
Mr.. WHEELER of Cumberland: l
fear that the senator from York, Mr..
Hamilton, mlsunderstands the effect of
this bill upon the general bill. The
whether there is to be an increase in
One-half mills. If this DILL is rejected,
the tax rate remains at three mills.
II this bill passes, the State tax rate
VIII then be four and one-half mills
and you cannot begin the printing of
your tax bill until you know what the
rate is to be. 1 believe there are be-
tween five hundred and six hundred
pages in this tax bill, and it will take
nearly, if not quite, a week to print it,
The bill contains the amount assessed
upon every city and town in the State
and upon every piece of wild land in
the State; and after you have ascer-
famed the rate. you nave then to null
tply the valuation by the rate to get
the exact amount for which each piece
OF property OF the State is to be as
Sessed by the State. 1t is absolutely
impossible to begin the printing of that
TAX Dill unit: this question is decided.
Realizing the great Importance of this
question. feel that the senators should
nave some little time to consider it.
IL they desire time; and I am not at
all opposed to the assignment of the
matter for tomorrow morning. If the
matter is decided this week, the print
ers may so at work on the bill tomor-
row night and Sunday. and Sunday
night. while the rest of us are at home {;
put if the matter is delayed until next
week. the inevitable result will be that
we shall have to come back week af-
ter neXt-we cannot possibly adjourn
next week. but must come back the
week following
Some of the senators desire to be
away tomorrow: but. it seems to me.
they must choose between being here
tomorrow. and being here week after
next; and they must decide that in
their own way. I am willing to come
here week after next if the Senate
desires. or l am willing to be here to-
morrow and decide it then.
Mr.. HAMILTON: Mr.. President: If
1t is so important that this bill be
printed, and if it is SO important. as
he states it is. why is it that the tax
Dill has been delayed so long in the
other House" There must be negli-
genCe somewhere to account for the
TACT that the bill has Just come here
and that it has come just at time