Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-24


ter, Presley, Redlon. Robbins. Rounds,
Sanborn, Sawyer. Silsby Sleeper. Smith
of Andover. Smith of Berwick, Snow Of
s 3 Spear Of South Portland :rt
son. Thurlo1gh. Tibbetts, Triekey; Trim
BILE, True, Varney, White of Columbia,
Whitney, King of Auburn-1o4.
NAY;-Bearce OF Eddlnstons Dunn
ABSENT:-Bartlett Of Eliot, Blake.
Charles. Clark, Corners, Cook. Cousins.
Drake, Farnham; Fortier, Frost, Gilbert.
Hall. Harmon. Havey, Hines, l1olgkins
of Damariscotta Hodgkins of Temple,
Holt, Hyde, Jones. Lombard. McLain,
Packard. Pattangall, Putnam. Richard
son. Ross, Smith of Bddeford Snow of
scarboro, Stanley. Trafton Weld. White
of Wayne, Whitehouse. Wing Of King
field-40.
SO the bill was passed to be enact
ed.
Orders of the Day.
On motion of Mr.. Spear of South
Portland the House voted to request
the return from the Senate An Act to
amend Section q of Chapter 81 of the
Revised Statutes relating to increase of
stock of railroad corporations.
On motion of Mr.. Rounds of Port
land House Doc No. 1856, An Act to
confer additional powers and privileges
upon the Peoples Ferry Co was TAX
en- from the table and on further mo-
ton by Mr. Rounds it was referred to
the committee on judiciary.
On motion of Mr.. Boyer of Portland
House Doc. No. 219, An Act to estab-
lish an additional Normal school to be
located at Machias in the county of
Washington, was taken from the ia
BILE.
The bill then received its third read
ing and was passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr. Marshall of Port
land House Doc. No. 1875, An Act to
amend Chapter 146 of the Private and
Special Laws of 1895 relating to the
commissioner Of public works for the
city OF Portland, was taken from the
table, and on further motion by Mr..
Marshall it was referred to the Port
land delegation.
Mr.. SMITH of Andover: Mr.. Speak
err: I have here Resolve in aid OF
buoys and piers in Rangeley lake,
Cupsuptic lake and Mooselucmegun-
tic lake Owing to the sickness of the
senator who had this matter in charge
this Resolve has been delayed IN get
ting here. The amount they ask for is
the same which they have usually had
in years gone by. l therefore ask unan-
imous consent to introduce this Re
solve under suspension of the rules.
No objection was made and on fur
tier motion by Mr.. Smith the Resolve
was referred to the committee on IN
terror waters.
on motion of Mr.. Andrews of Au-
gusta House Doc. No. 241, An Act to
provide for recording recogniZance in
rcgistry OF deeds, was taken from the
table and on further motion by Mr..
Andrews it was referred to the COM
mittee on judiciary.
On motion of Mr. Bureigh of Au-
gusta House Doc. No. 142, An Act au-
thorizing the Governor to issue his
proclamation to prevent the use Of
firearms in the forest in dry season,
was taken from the table.
The bill was then passed to be en-
acted.
On motion of Mr. Moulton of Cum
berland House Doc. No. Us. An Act
relating to the transportation of anil
mails by common carrier, was taken
from the table and on further motion
by Mr.. Moulton it was referred to the
committee on agriculture.
On motion of Mr. Rounds of Port
land, Senate Doc. No. 1873, Resolve in
favor of aid in building a highway
bridge across East Branch of the Pc
nObscot river in the town of Midway,
was taken from the table.
The Resolve then received its first
reading and was assigned for tomor-
row morning.
on motion of Mr.. Chase of York
House Doc. No. 223, An Act to divide
the town of York and establish the
town of Yorktown was taken from the
table and on further motion by Mr.
Chase it was referred to the commit
tee on towns in concurrence.
On motion of Mr.. Allen of Richmond
the rules We're suspended and he in
troduccd, out of ORDER remonstrance
OF ]. A. Roberts and 125 others against
the passage of An Act to create the
office of medical examiner and the Act
to amend Chapter 140 of the Revised
Statutes relating to the powers and
duties OF coronerS and on further mo-
ton by Mr.. Allen the remonstrancc
was referred to the committee on jul
dietary.
Uniform Poll Tax.
On motion of Mr.. Whitney of Cor
ham An Act to establish a uniform
poll tax. was taken from the table.
Mr.. WHITNEY: Mr.. Speaker. that
bill was tabled by me and it seemed
to me that it was wrong in principle
and would work injustice. Some Of
these towns have a very light rate of
taxation: some much higher 1t does
not seem to me just right to place a
town having a tax of only 10 mills on
dollar in the same class with one
paying 20 or 80 Further than that.
what particularly works injustice in
many cases is in the case of these
towns where they have a separate viii
lage corporation, where they would
have to pay not only the town tax but
a poll tax in the village corporation
that might be anywhere from one to
three dollars additional. For that rea-
son | would move that the bill be in
definitely postponed.
Mr.. BIGELOW of Portland: Mr..
Speaker, / hope that the gentlemen OF
the House realize that they are now