Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-05

MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, X. v. Tx
braries reported same on Resolve in
relation to the early York county
deeds.
the reports were accepted and the
bills and resolves ordered printed I'M
der joint rules.
| Mr.. Jones from the committee or
railroads and expresses to which was
| referred bill, An Act to encourage and
aid the building of railroad through
the undevelored portions of northern
Maine, reported that the same be in
definitely postponed.
Mr.. PIKE of Eastrort: Mr.. Speak
er and gentlemen of the House: trust
that this morning we are performing
| the last sad rites in regard to this bill
which has been heraldcd throughout
| the halls of this capitol as being in
te interests of labor and one purport
ing to come from the brotherhood OF
| locomotive engineers, who, by the way
are not benefited by it in taxation. /
want to say to the House and to the
| people of Maine that the solid Demo-
cratic representation here, save one,
| is not in mourning I want to say to
| the people of Maine that the Demo-
cratic party stands now shoulder to
shoulder, as in the past, for the equal
| ization Of the burdens of taxation, and
| that Notwithstanding this bill has been
| introduced in this House by the leader
| of the Democracy, the party as a
| whole repudiates it; that it stands
for equalization of taxation; that it
has unalterably opposed the granting
of special privileges to rich and pow
erful corporations. 1 trust, during the
next 10 years, the time in which this
bill was to run. that the fair county
lpf Aroostook will not be invaded, that
northern hordes will not swarm over
is borders and devastate and lay
waste this fair section of our State.
/ believe that such legislation is OBJ
1bxious to the majority of the people
Iol Maine: and / want to send a mes
sage to the people of this State tina
th Democratic party of Maine now, a
inthe past, is fighting to have taxation
bone equally by the corporations anG
Blythe people.
| The question being on accepting thu
reprt of the committee that the bill
be Indefinitely postponed,
TIE report was accepted.
Passed to Be Engrossed.
An Act to amend Section "a +"
Chaner PAP of the Private and Spe
cial Laws of 1926.
An Act to amend the charter of the
city 4 South Portland.
Resolve providing for assistance il
rebuilding the East Branch bridge il
the town of Oakfeld.
An Act relating to the issue of bonds
An Act relating to supplementary
associations.
RcskC in favor of the Contra
Maine General hospital of Lewiston.
Finally Passed.
Resolve in favor of the Maine In
| stitutin for the Blind
Orders Of the Day.
Mr.. DAVIES of Yarmouth: Nj
Speaker, in view of the very eloqucn
eulogy which has been pronounced y!
| the Rc7 Mr.. Pike over the remains o
the Bmsar & Aroostook rebate bill
| NauShteri 1 sincerely hope that tn;
House Will not consider anything J
may have to say in regard to it a:
being ort of ORDER, but I cannot per
| init this occasion to pass without OK
pressing In this presence my Scnti
| nients and giving some reason for III!
| course OF action.
l felt that it was a duty incumben,
| upon us 10 make good, ana as quickly
as possible, to the electors of the Stat,
of Maine our promises touching tho
matter orrebatcs of taxes on railroads
made in he last campaign. That was
a matter that was fought out all over
this entie State on every political
platform w the gentlemen who spoke
in the inteests of the Republican party.
We told tie electors that if they would
return us to power we would dlscour-
age and circumference rebates to rail
roads as axes; and it seemed to me
that it WIS incumbent upon us, as /
said, to make that promise good My
mind did 1Dt resist the Impression that
there Were certain evidences of trim
ming, Of tmporizing and or qufbbling:
but if the promise had been made, and |
we must al admit that it had, I felt |
that the ssoner a positive declaration |
in regard % the matter was made the |
better
I desire 10 take this occasion to in
vite every Democrat here TO come into
the Republican party. daughter). |
We will Kali the fatted calf of re- /
pentance and celebrate your coming, Il
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