Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-25
Maine LEGISLATURE,
SEVENTY.FOURTH SESSION
SENATE.
Wednesday, March

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Senate called to order by the Presi-
d Mt.
Prayer by Pew. Mr.. Gibson Of Au-
gusta.
Journal of the previous session read
and approved.
Papers from the House disposed of
IN concurrence.
"An--Act to amend Chapter s of the
Revised Statutes relating to the Board
Of State Assessors" (This bill was by
the Senate passed to be engrossed as
amended by Senate Amendment A.
The House passed the same to be en-
crossed as amended by Senate Amend
! ment A and as further amended by
House Amendment Az
Mr.. Macomber of Kennebec there
upon moved that the Senate insist up
on it's former action.
Mr.. MACOMBER: Mr. President:
In order that the Senate may under
stand the situation of this bill, / will
explain it as l understand it. The
matter came before the Committee on
Taxation on the recommendation OF
the Tax Commission, to give the State
Assessors employment all the year.
Under the old law, they We're always
compelled to do certain things and to
spend q certain amount of time at
their office. Under this bill, they are
required to serve all the time; and the
recommendation of the Tax Commits
sion was that the salary, or considera
ton for. this additional service should
be increased to $500 a year. from
$500 which they are now getting. The
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was a little high, and we reported in
favor Of making it $4,000 a year. Now
l understand that it has gone into the
House, and, while they have not
changed the duties as prescribed in
the bill, they have cut down the salary
from $4,000, as recommended by the
Tax Committee, to $1500-their Did
pay. That is, we have doubled their
duties and have increased their pay
$500, and yet, the House has put it
back to the original figure. 1t does
not seem to me to be fair and l think
we ought to insist OF the recommended
ton of the Tax Committee.
On motion by the same Senator, the
Senate thereupon voted to insist and
to ask for a Committee of Conference.
Majority report of the Committee
on Legal Affairs, on Bill IAN Act to
provide for Attorney General and AS
sistant Attorney General, to take
charge OF the legal prosecutions upon
failure or refusal of the County At
torney to perform his duty, and for
the prosecution Of such county
attorney" that the same Ought not
to pass (Signed Smith Morse,
Snow. Marshall, Staples, Hall, Pike;
and minority report of the same Com
mitttee, on the same bill, that same
ought to pass" (Signed) Hamilton,
Gowell, Coolidge. con motion by Mr..
Staples of Knox, both reports were
tabled and assigned for consideration
Thursday. March 25)
House Bills Read and Assigned.
An Act to amend Chapter 522 Of the
Laws of 1907, establishing the Sanford
Municipal Court. (On motion by Mr..
Hamilton of York, under suspension OF
the rules, this bill took its second
reading and was passed to be en-
grossed)
An Act to amend Section 10 of
Chapter 249 of the Private and Special
Laws of 1905, entitled AN Act to au-
IEOTlZc ltlG AldlIlt anu INV III uiiS" I'M
Electrical Power Company, Ltd, Of
New Brunswick, to exercise certain
powers in this State. con motion by
Mr. Hastings of Oxford under suspen-
sion of the rules, this bill took it's
second reading and was passed to be
engrossed)
An Act TO amend Section Of Chap
ter Al of the Public Laws Of 1897, pro-
yiding for the care and education or
the feeble minded. con motion by Mr.
Hamilton of York, under suspension
of the rules. this bill took it's second
reading and was passed to be en-
grossed.)
An Act to amend Chapter 81 of the
Private and Special Laws of 1908,
entitled An Act to authorize the
Houlton Water Company to generate
sell and distribute electricity. con
motiun by Mr.. Hastings Of Oxford
under Suspension o. the rules, this bili
took it, second reading and was passed
to be cngrossed)
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