Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-19

seems 10 me rather than have the hon
or of the State impugned in any way.
rather than TO have it advertised that
the State of Maine is holding in its
treasury $4,000 of this young mans
money without having given him any
thing for it, ii is better for the State
10 reimburse him and have the matter
forever and eternally closed, and not
have the Legislature being asked to act
upon this proposition from session to
session. For that reason. | believe ii
is better that we should reimburse the
Young man.
MIR. STURGIS of Auburn: MI.
Speaker, there Is one question which
presents itself to my mind, and one
which perhaps some member of the
committee can answer. Among those
316, more or less. tax deeds is there
anything here whaeyer. that is, if the
State pays this bill, if there is any
thing of value to be derived from those
deeds, who should have the benefit of
It? OR If on the other hand, all of
those deeds and perhaps hundreds
more, as someone has mentioned if
they nave no value and If the titles
are void, it seems to me that we had
better make a job lot of them and have
1t all done with as far as that is con-
cerned. But IL anyone of these deeds
Is OF any value to anybody, either ito
Mr. Reyes or to the State should 4
there be any allowance made for that.
The SPEAKER: The Chair will
state that in minority report b, which
was not read, in the new draft In
which the Chair notices a provision as
follows: Authorizing the payment to-
Deforrest Keyes of slS,166.03, provide :
ing that said Reyes shall execute to
the state land agent for. and in behalf
of the Inhabitants of this State deed
of release OF all his right. title and
interest acquired by said cont NEc<
and also of all clainsss and 0ex &fI&1
against said State arising ON \.
transactions" This is the IA II
accompanying report E. N36
MIR. GORDON of Biddefordsshr.
Speaker, | would like to say that Is L
understand it is practically ackn6wl-
edged by all concerned that the deeds
as presented TO Mr.. Keyes We're prae-
tically worthless, and that they We're
Anticipated and out of date at that
time. FL
The SPEAKER: Is the House ready
ton is upon the motion of the gen
tleman from Penobseot. Mr.. Hutchins,
that the minority report A of the COM
mittee be accepted, the minority re-
port being ought not to pass on this
resolve. Consequently a vote yes will
be vote in favor Of the motion that
the resolve ought not to pass" or a
vote yes means a vote to pay nothing;
vote no means a vote to pay some
thing, possibly
Mr.. AUSTIN: | will say, Mr.
Speaker, if the motion of the gentle
man from Pepobscot (Mr. Hutchinsl
does not prevail there will be a motion
made in regard to the acceptance of
one of the other two reports which
will put that matter plainly before
the House.
The question being on the motion to
accept minority report A,
viva voce vote being taken,
The motion was lost.
Mr.. Johnson of Brownfield moved
that minority report b be accepted.
A viva voce vote being taken,
The motion was agreed. to, and mi
nority report b was accepted.
Under the joint rules the new draft
accompanying minority report was
tabled for printing.
| The SPEAKER: The next matter
for consideration is the report of the
committee on taxation to which was
referred bill entitled AN Act to raise
revenue for the support of the state
government by the levy and collection
Of tax on Incomes reporting ought
not to pass"
Mr.. Sargent of Portland moved that
the bill be substituted for the re-
port.
Mr.. Austin of Phillips moved that
the House adjourn.
, The motion was agreed to.
Adjourned until tomorrow morning
at half past nine o'clock.