Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-04-01
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years--wAilc the first proposition was for
five mills Tor each year, a tax of four
mills for 1872, we claim will take care of
the running expenses Of the state by
using economy for that year.
Mr.. MlILIKEN: Mr.. President. I al
ways have a thirst for useful Information
and with the senator from Knox would
BE- kind enough to tell me how far short
the ordinary revenues Of the State at five
mills for 1911 would come to paying these
debts that confront this administration?
Mr. STAPLES Mr.. President: Wei,
/ should say, considerable. l have
net .eompated it, but to adite large
sum. | stated before that 6 mills
would pay the Indebtedness that We
are ap against and that WITS heaueathed
10 us. ami 1 mills would pay the run
Ling expenses for l9l2.
n Mr. MILLIKEN: Mr.. President: May
- .k the senator through the Chair,
assuming that he is speaking for the
administration, when it is proposed TO
usxg2hs 6 mills to pay these bills?
= fr STAPLES: MIR. President: | will
say Is soon as we can collect IL
Mr. MIELIKEN: Mr.. President; |
would like 10 ask the senator when
that Will be
Mr. STAPLES; The first of July.
Mr. MIlI.ikEN: This year. 19ti?
NJ. STAPLES, Yes.
Mr. MILLIKEN: Mr.. President: SO
flr-as know the Governor has dis
tin,tly recommended to the Legisla-
tire that the tax rate for 1912 be =
lAilA He recommended in his first
message that the tax rate for 1911
should he = mills and expressed the
Iupe that for 1872 it would he ) mills.
lie called the Legislature together the
otber day for the sole purpose of in
forming Us the tax rate for 1872 was
Ia bc y mills / would like fer sorde
enc t. tell ME whether this PROPOSE
tion has come from the Governor, for
II it has he must be operating through
some caucus or some selected cotere
cr leaders of the party.
Mr.. STAPLES Mr.. President:
undo rstand it has been the desire Of
the Governor. there has been so much
aid about unpaid claims, that after
consultation with the leaders of the
majority party of this Legislature, it
MIS- uCflfltu NfNt HOt O4liS ~ thN 'ipN
,rnor but also by the leaders of the
arty, that We pay all the debts that
we can. and We are willing to take the
responsibility of paying these debts
that have come to us from the pre-
vious administration.
For heavens sake, is man going to
stand up here and object to our pay
ing your debts? You have told us
Il great deal this winter about debts.
We have cut down the appropriation Tor
the Home for Feeble Minded. and we
/ ave paid the debts of the Republican
1artv. Why? We have cut down the
appropriation for these things because
we had to pay these Republican debts.
We have cut down the appropriations
for all the beneficiary institutions of
the state, not because We wanted to
hut because we had to pay the debts
If the Republican party, and does that
larty object to our paying their debts:
If they do. it is a strange idea. and
y cant see why they should object
Mr.. M1LLlKEN Mr.. President: l
have not begun to object. I am search
ing for information. 1 understand from
the last remarks of the senator that
the Governor has changed his mind
since his address of the other day and
thinks he is wrong.
MI STAPLES: Mr.. President: II
don't know about that, as good men
as you and / sometimes change their
ini'ris.
Mr. AtILLIkEN: Now Mr.. Presi-
dent, this suggestion comes to- me as
a complete surprise. l did hear some
time ago that there was = prcDRsition
TO meet In the committee ofsMays
and msans and report such a ute |
for 1911 and 1912. / understand lat
idea was abandoned, and the commit |
tee made unanimous report of the |
!, mill rate. for both years.
The Governor assembled the I.egis- |
ature and announced the tax u rate |
would fbe mills for each year. Each |
town has made its plans on the basis |
If d State tax rate of mills. Now |
at this 18th hour a new scheme is sug-
,ested, or a return to the other scheme.
1 got here yesterday morning about |
!. o'clock and was here until about |
IL last night to close up some mat
ers. 1 saw evidence of conclave.
nut did not realize until today what
t was.
] wish to say few words on pay
ng Republican bills. and on the very
-ague suggestion made that tie rev.
,nues for 1911 would not be sufficient,
md then, on this proposition to levy
mills for 1911.