Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-26
Afternoon Session.

The motion was agreed to- %
Afternoon Session. ".... .
on motion Of Mr.. Burleish of Au-
Susta. Tho vote was reconsderrd where
by the resolve laying IL tax on the
COMMITTEES of the State Tor the years 1909
and 1919 was referred to the commit
| tee on appropriations and financial af-
| fairs
on motion Of Mr. Burleigh the rules
We're then suspended and the resolve
received its first reading. Senate
Amendment A was adopted in concur
| renee, and on further motion by Mr.
| Burleigh the rules We're suspended, the
resolve received its second reading and
WIS passed to be engrossed
Unfinished business: Motion of Mr.
| Peters of Ellsworth to reconsider the
vote by which the House adopted
| House Amendment b to the billy to
divide the town of York and establish
the town OF Yorktown.
Mr. ALLEN of Jonesboro: Mr.
| Speaker | am sorry to be compelled
| to take a little of the time of the House
| again on question which has occu-
| pied so large portion of our time for
the last few days. After having voted
| by an overwhelming majority to adopt
House Amendment 3, someone has dis
covered that there is some flaw in the
amendment Now we are asked to
overturn the vote that was taken yes
| terday ard open the whole matter for
another afternoon session; and | sin
ctrely hope that the members of the
House who may have some desire to
| get home in time to see their wives
and families before they are entirely
grown uA beyond their remembrance
| 0aughter) will refuse to reconsider this
vote. If it is necessary l can stay here
| all summer but | should like to get
| home ard see my family before they
have grown up beyond my remem-
brance; and hope that the House will
| insist that if the gentlemen who wish
| ed to reconsider this shall give us good
reasons why they should take so much
of our time and involve us in another
afternoons discussion OF this matter.
| Mr.. PETERS of Ellsworth: Mr..
| Speaker: / voted for the amendment
| proposed by the gentleman from York
because | believed it had merit | vot-
| ed for the minority report to divide
| the town of York because | believed
|
| stances like those existing in this case
| where separate communities get to
| pulling apart in that way, the only
| thing is to divorce them. In regard to
| this particular question ] made the
| motion to reconsider because ] was
| informed by the friends of the bill that
| in the amendment offered by the gentle
man frOm York. there were various de-
| ficiencies in ths way Of machinery
| there was no date fixed and no ade-
| quate machinery for carrying out the
! project of authorizing q referendum by
| the people. and l think it is the only
| fair that the friends of the bill should
| have the opportunity of offering their
substitute for the amendment. | simply
| ask that they have q chance to be
| heard and | would suggest. if it is per
| fectlv in order that the friends of TINS
| proposed amendment should argue to
| the House the merits of it now.
| Mr. CHASE of York: Mr.. Speaker:
| If tie only object of the gentleman
| from Ellsworth is to put the matter
| i'm n position to be discussed, | have
| no objection.
| Mr. PETERS: | simply desire that
| we listen to the discussion by these
gentlemen as to the relative merits of
| The two amendments.
Mr.. BURLE!GH of Augusta: Mr..
Speaker: With the understanding that
| it would be in order to present the
| amendments desired by the friends OF
the minority report at this time, | will
| offer the amendment for that pur-
| poac.
The Speaker read the amendment
as follows:
| Amend said act by striking out
| House Amendment b" and substitute
| ing therefor the following:
Provided, however, that this act
| shall not take effect unless a majority
| of the taxpayers who We're assessed a
tax for the year 1909 upon poll or
nropcrtv within the limits of said pro-
| nosed town of Gorges who are present
and vote at the meeting hereinafter
| provided for vote to accept TINS act
| at a meeting of said taxpayers to be
| called BY Il justice OF the peace or no.
| tarv hubble of the county of York on
netition of not less than 10 of said tax
pavers. which meeting shall be presided
over by q moderator elected by writ
fen ballot. and which meeting shall be
held at some time during the month
J, of August. A. d. 1909, at some
suitable place within the limits of
said proposed town of Gorses, ano
which meeting shall be called by
!: hosting three notices within the territory
\ of said proposed town, to wit: One at the