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

Resolve in favor of Bath City Hos.
pital.
Resolve authorizing temporary
loan for the year 1910.
Resolve authorizing a temporary
loan for the year 1909
Resolve in favor of the Bar Harbor
Medical and Surgical Hospital located
at Bar Harbor, Maine.
Resolve in aid of the Temporary
Home for Women and Children at
Portland.
Orders Of the Day.
On motion by Mr. Baxter of Cum
berland, Senate Doc. No. 103, Bill, re-
lating to tenure Of Office of janitors
and engineers of city of Portland;
Senate Doc. No, los, Bill. Relating to
time of service of members of Portland
Fire Department.; and Senator Doc.
No. LOG. Bill, Relating to tenure of
office of Portland City Electrician,
We're severally taken from the table;
and, on further motion by the same
senator, the same. were severally re-
ferred to the Portland Delegation.
On motion by Mr.. Baxter of Cum
berland. the Senate voted to reconsider
Tit NolS NIlGIcDy IL pdSStu W Uc ell
crossed. House Doe. No. 81, Resolve
in favor of ST. Elizabeth's Roman
Catholic Asylum of Portland" On
further motion by the same senator,
Senate amendment A, to amend by
striking out the word orphan" in the
third line thereof, was adopted. and
the bill, as amended was passed to be
engrossed.
On motion by Mr.. Milliken of
Aroostook, Senate Doc. No. 101, Bill,
relating to equitable assessment of
taxes, was taken from the table, and
on further motion by the same
senator, the same was referred to the
committee on Taxation, in concur
renee.
On motion by Mr.. Macomber of
Kennebec, Senate Doc. No. IS, Bill, re-
lating to mortgage liens on insurance
policies, was taken from the table. and
on further motion by the same senator,
the same was referred to the COM
mittee on Mercantile Affairs and In
surance.
On motion by Mr.. Howes of Somer-
set, Senate Doc. No. 1OS, Bill, to amend
Revised Statutes relating to COM
mercial fertilizers, was taken from the
table. On further motion by the same
senator the same was referred to the
committee on Agriculture.
On motion by Mr. KnoWlton OF
Piscataquis, Senate Doc. No 104, Bill,
relating to Ice Fishing in ponds in
Penobscot and Piscataquis counties.
was taken from the table. On further
motion by the same senator, the same
rs fIn n-
land Fisheries and Game.
On motion by Mr.. Donigan OF
Somerset, Senate Doc. No. 102, Re-
solve, proposing constitutional amend
ment relating to date of State cleo
ton, was taken from the table. On
further motion by the same senator,
the same was referred to the commit
tee on judiciary,
On motion by Mr.. Reynolds of Ken
nebec, Senate Doc. No. 9S, Bill regulat-
ing interest on savings deposits, was
taken from the table. On further mo-
ton by the same senator, the same was
referred to the committee on banks
and banking.
On motion by Mr. Irving Of Aroos-
took, under suspension of the rules, II
was-Ordered: That 500 extra copies
of Senate Doc. No. IL, and also 500
extra copies of Senate Doc. NO ~ De
printed for distribution.
On motion by Mr.. Looney of Cum
berland, under suspension of the rules.
it was-Ordered: That 500 copies Of
Senate Doc No. 33 be printed for dis
tribution.
On motion by Mr.. Hamilton OF YORK,
Senate Doc 107, Bill, to establish pub
lie abattoirs in cities and towns, was
taken from the table. On further mo-
tion bv the same senator the same was
referred to the committee on agricul-
ture.
On motion by Mr. Hamilton of York,
Senate Doc. No. 81. AN Act to estab-
lish uniform Poll Tax" assigned f"r
today, was taken from the table.
The same senator also moved that
the bill be indefinitely postponed.
Mr. HAMILTON of York: Mr..
President and Gentlemen Of the Sem
ate: l will detain you but few mo-
ments l regard this bill as very
important one. I do not believe we
should take from the towns any rights
they have in the management of their
own financial affairs. If we are to
have town officers, we should give
them all the powers we can to manage
their own affairs. BY so doing, and
by their taking the responsibility. we
have better towns and better govern
ed towns, and better managed towns,
because all are interested.
Now, this statute has been in force
for long while, and the towns have
become familiar with it. That is one
reason for retaining it. Another rea-
son is that the only direct tax that
is paid is the poll tax. We had man
in our city that paid between five and
seven thousand dollars of taxes, and
I asked him what he paid and he said:
Nothing, his tenants paid the tax. But
a poll tax is different. 1t comes from
a mans own pocket Now, if any
town is so situated in it's financial at
fairs that it can aid anyone, and does
not need a large poll tax. they can
establish one dollar. by statute. or up
to three dollars; and why should not
they have that right. There are poor
men in the towns. and if the towns are
well fixed financially, why, then they
can afford to aid the poor working
men. We have men in our towns that
have largo families OF children, and