Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-31

Iact on the federal income tax on the
report of the committee.
The question being on the indefinite
lpostponement of the, resolve offered by
Mr.. Osborn of Somerset, ratifying the
proposed amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the United States and author
izing Congress to impose a tax on in
lcomes in the states, the yeas and nays
were ordered and the secretary called
the roll. Those voting yea were:
lMessrs. Allan, Blanchard, Boynton
lChandler, Dodge, Donigan, Harrington
lFnss of Cumberland. Fulton, Hill. Irv-
ing, Kellogg, Mayo. ATlliken. Mullen
i Moves. Theriault, Winslow-1S. Those
.lvoting, nay were: Messrs. Foss OF
i Androscoggin, Gowell, Leach, Moulton
lOsborn. Pcndleton, Sanborn, Staples,
1Stearns-9.
| So the resolve was indefinitely post
poned.
Mr. BOYNTON: Mr.. President:
now move that we concur with the
House in the acceptance of the ma
jority report.
The PRESIDENT: The senator from
Lincoln moves that the Senate concur
in the action of the House in adopting
the majority report of the committee
Mr. MILLIkEN: Mr.. President may
II understand the situation. II we
ladept now the majority report and
pass the bill in concurrence with the
House. this is the only income tax
bill that we a."e offered by the House
If the House stdheres to its present ac-
ton and the bill goes through this will
be tbe only bill that we can accept
If the House should afterward turn
this bin down. We can then have an
iopportunity to- vote ON the federal in
lcomeitax bill. With that understand
ing Ifvote that this bill be adopted.
The PRESIDENT: The senator
from Lincoln move that the Senate
now concur in the action of the House
it, adopting the ms jority report of the
committee on taxation.
Mr.. MULLEN: l don't think | am
lanywheres near through on this pro-
position. would like to inquire just
what bill the House presents to vote
on. Is it 76i?
The PRESIDENT: 764
| Mr. MULLEN: Then. Mr.. President, be-
fore we vote on. that want to ask the
committee some question in relation to 1t.
if ! may. if | am not out of order.
The PRESIDENT You have that priv
ilege.
Dir. MULLEN: Ne President | want
to .call attention TO line 6 in Section 5,
and | would like to ask the Senate mem
bers of the committee if this Bill as drawn
is the proper Bill and If it is right as
they understand it, Section 6-I viii, cali
attention to what | mean, perhaps you
can explain it very easily--line 5-"cities.
towns, plantations Liable TO taxation under
: the provision OF paragraph A, Section 81
Now where is paragraph A, Section 2g l
can't find it. 1t is not on this.
| Mr.. IRVING: Mr.. President: I would
say to the Senator that this is new draft
as amended in the House. This is not
the regular Bill that came from the Tax
alton committee.
Mr.. MuLLE,I Mr. President: For the
benefit of the Senators and myself TO. to
make myself clear. | have heard it ru-
mored in the corridors and all round that
| there is a joker in this. don't know
whether it is sincere or whether it is
not, but / want the Senate and the House
| and the State to understand that for one
wa. to stand by the platform of the
| Democratic party. Next to that If tho
| House wont, and my fellow Legislators
won't give me that, then | will take the
State law. but | want To know that we are
getting the law when | vote on it, and
| am not lawyer. so | will ask the uues-
ton. Mr. President and Senators, at this
| time. and this Bill as printed here GER
| tainly does not mean anything at all
| Mr.. OSBORN Mr. President | request
| that before we have vote upon that
measure, that it be read in the final draft.
and I should also like to ask the opinion
as to the legality of it of some of our
lawyers here
| Mr.. MAYO: Mr.. President: I am not
on page 3 of this law. lines 10 and 20.
something that I had never seen before
fand that is the exceptions salaries
fof the United States Judge and Judges of
the Supreme and Superior Courts of the
State. II might have been there. but
| didn't notice it,
| The PRESI DENT: That has been nut
| In by amendment of the House.
| Mr. DONlGAN OF Somerset: Mr.. Pres
fdent, l just want to state my position and
| that Is, favor state income tax, but
| II We cannot have a State income tax 7
favor the national income tax. but for fear
that they would understand that didn't
| ''''i an iHtouit LA, move that this
be taken by the yeas and nays SO we will
| know how we stand.
The question being on the motion of
| the senator from Lincoln. that the SEN
ate concur with the House in the ac-
cepsance of the majority report of the
/ committee on taxation on this Resolve
| The secretary called the roll. Those
voting yea We're: MesSrs, Allan, Blanch-
ard, Boynton. Chandler Dodge, Doni-
gan, Harrington, Foss of Cumberland
Hill, Irving, Kellogg Mayo, Milliken
Noyes. Chandler, Theriault. Winslow,-
IL Those voting nay we're: Messrs
E'oss of AudroscoSgin, Fulton, GoweIl
Leach, Moultou, Mullen, Osborn. Staples
| Stearns,-9
SO the majority report of the com
mttee was accepted in concurrence.
The resolve was given its first read
ing.
| Mr.. GOWELL of York: Mr.. Presi-
| dent: Tending second reading, I NOV.
that the resolve be tabled. II I an
correctly informed there should he
some amendments offered if it is to