Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-03

get far away from the legislative
chamber during the continuance of
proceedings. lest the Democrats and
the insurgents suddenly determine
upon a coup and succeed in overturn
ing the Speaker With the insurgents
thus in revolt, the normal Republican
majority is very small. The situation
in that regard is very like the days of
the 51st Congress when the late
Speaker Reed had only margin of
about half dozen votes behind him.
There has been much talk about in
surgent sentiment in New England
1t has been voiced by the Vermont
Congressman. especially by Repre-
sentative Foster of Burlington, who is
pretty well known in the Pine Tree
state. But the Maine Representa-
tives have no sympathy with it. They
are staunchly for the Presidents
legislative program and ready to vote
on his bills any day they can be pre-
scented in the House and brought to a
test.
The Maine men are hearing occa-
sionally from their constituents in pro-
test against the corporation tax. Some
of the corporations of the State have
joined in asking Congress to repeal
the publicity provision OF the corpora
ton tax. A number of influential
business men have been in Washing
ton to urge that resolution be adopt
ed by Senate and House. suspending
for six weeks, after the supreme court
has decided whether the corporation
tax is constitutional. the provision re
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partment AS is we'll understood the
New England men were almost all
against the corporation tax but it was
adopted to prevent the enactment of an
income tax law and the publicity pro-
vision was one of the features which
the New England men had to accept as
a matter of political expediency. Con-
gress is not at all likely to attempt
any remedial legislation now The
conditions are the same as they were
at the extra session and any move to
pass such a resolution would probably
result in opening the entire tariff
situation.
Governor Burleigh has recovered
from a rather severe case of grip and
was able to be out of doors little last
week. Representative Allen of the
first district. has also just weathered
bad attack of this maady. which has
been very prevalent in Washington
during the last six weeks. A large
percentage of the public men of both
houses of Congress have been driven to
bed by its ravages.
Governor Burleigh has quite num-
Der of Maine projects to take care of,
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eral public buildings bill. The idea
prevails that there will be no such bill
this session. although there is great
pressure for it, Both Republican and
Democratic Congressman find it helps
them materially in their contests for
reelection to have public building
or two to their credit. In case here
is a bill this year Gov. Burleigh will
naturally try to obtain IpprOprla tions
for buildings for Maine towns. where
a site has already been purchased.
Gardiner is town in point. Then he
will probably seek to obtain something
for sites in Maine towns. That is the
method he has followed very success
fully in getting a number of public
buildings for Maine. 1t does rot in
volve such a large appropriation. as
authorizations of site and structure
would in one bill and is Therefore more
easily obtained. 1t causes no serious
delay for it takes year or two to
purchase site and by tina. time
another Public Buildings bill! is passed
carrying an appropriation for the
structure.
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