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

| WIS lOT lDt DSSI lHltTtSlS u TIE Std-'s
of Maine that any income tax, or any
tax assessed upon incomes should be
| so arranged that the proceeds of the
| tax would 60 into the treasury of Maine
rather Than in to the national treasury
| at Washington | sincerely believed
| that and | still believe It, but there
| was on" exgenCy which the members
| of that committee foresaw, and that
was that in presenting such Il bill as
| they did members might divide in opin-
| ion and thus both bills he defeated.
| Now for this Legislature not to en-
| act Il tax upon incomes would in my
! opinion, he an act Of absolute bad faith
| towards the people of the State Of
Maine, and ! said as distinctly as
said anything the other day that
If. this Legislature decided thai,
| 1t was unwse to levy > tax on
incomes the proceeds of which should
| go TO our State government / would
| join with the gentlemen who opposed
| the bill in the committee and assist
| them in any way / was capable of do
| ing ratifying the proposed amendment
to the national Constitution. What !
said then [ meant, and the House in
dulged us in a hearing the other day
and accepted our view in the matter
The senate accepted that view of the
matter this morning. and this after
noon after | presume some sort of a
elaboration they decided that it was
| wrong. | see no course that this House
can adopt under the circumstances
except to recede in the vote taken the
other day on the national resolve and
l eIN~ al
| There is no possibility at the present
! time that the State income tax can be
| adopted. A motion to insist and call
| for a committee of conference would
| result in nothing save the loss of both
| bill and resolve in the two Houses. l
| know that majority of the Legisla-
| ture OF both Houses want to fulfil she
| pledge that they made to the people
have desired to enact an income tax,
and that now 10 carry out the promise
we did makeNin good faith to the peo-
pie and 70 carry out the intention of
the report Of the committee, we who
| have thought differently from some
others In, regard to the matter must
| waive for, the time being and surren-
der tn the majority in the Senate and
| the minority in this House our views,
submit to others, and join with them
| in ratifying this resolve: and l hope
that my motion may prevail that we
recede from our action and concur with
the Senate.
The SPEAKER: The question is on
House Bill 81, Resolve ratifying the
proposed amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the United States giving Con-
gress the power to lay and collect
taxes on incomes. Is it the pleasure
of the House that this resolve receive
a passage?
1t was agreed to.
The resolve then received it's first
reading.
Mr. Davies offered Amendment A.
that the secretary of State be directed
to notify the secretary of state at
Washington d. c.. of the action Of
this Legislature.
The amendment was adopted.
The resolve then received it's second
reading as amended and was passed TO
be engrossed in concurrence. A~s
on motion of Mr.. Pattangall the
House voted to concur with the SEN
ate in the indefinite postponement of
bill for taxation of incomes by the
State.
On motion of Mr.. Jordan of Portland
the House voted to reconsider its &C
ton whereby it passed to be enacted
bill in relation to expenses of the coun-
ty commissioners of Cumberland coun-
ty. and by further motion of Mr.. Jor-
dan the bill was indefinitely postponed.
Passed to Be Enacted.
An Act to appropriate money for the
expenditure of government for the year
1911. $50
This bill containing the emergency
clause must receive 101 votes in its
favor.
division was had and the bill was
passed to be enacted by a vote of III.
An Act consolidating the State Wa
ter Storage Commission and the State
Survey Commission and to amend GER
tain sections of Chapter 212 of the
Public Laws of 1909 creating the State
Water Storage Commission and re-
pealing Chapter SO of the Public Laws
of 1899 and Chapter "A of the Public
Laws of 1905.
An Act for the assessments of State
tax for the year 1912. (Tabled on mo-
ton of Mr. Pattangall.)
An Act relating to the collection of
inheritance taxes.
Passed to Be Enacted.
An Act to abolish the Office of the
recorder of the Western Hancock
municipal court.
An Act to amend Section 81 of Chap
ter 10 of the Revised Statutes as
amended by Chapter 1877 of the Public
Laws of 1907 relating to terms of the
supreme judicial court in Piscataquis
county.
| An Act authorizing the city of Port
land to construct public buildings upon
public grounds.
An Act to regulate the practice OF
embalming and the transportation OF
persons who have died of infectious
diseases.
An Act to ratify and confirm the or
SANITATION of the Yarmouth Manufac-
turing Company.
An Act to amend Section of Chap
| ter 8 of the Revised Statutes, relating
to taxation.