Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-14

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for both years?
The pending question being the mo-
ton of the senator from Franklin, the
same was adopted. the bill was given
its two readings and was passed to
be engrossed.
MIR WAIVER: Mr. President, if 81
mills is sufficient for the two years,
move we reconsider the vote whereby
we passed to be engrossed the tax
rate for 1914.
the motion was agreed to.
On motion by Mr.. Wing of Franklin
the bill was laid upon the table.
Mr.. BURLElGH of Aroostook: Mr.
President, would il be in order to move
at this time for Il reconsideration of II
vote passed yesterday for the indefi-
mite postponement of Il memorial to
Congress? I now move to reconsider
that vote.
The pending question being the adop-
ton of the resolution to Congress, Sen
ator Morey asked fer the yeas and
NAYS, and a sufficient number having
arisen the yeas and nays were ordered.
The secretary called the roll. Those
voting yea were: Messrs. Allen, Bailey,
Burleigh. Chase clark, Colby, Conant
Hersey, Maxwell, Milliken, Reynolds,
Richardson, Smith, Stearns, Walker
Wing-16. Those voting nay were:
Messrs. Allan. Cole, .Flaherty, Hast
ings, Jillson. Mansfield, Morey Muir
ply, Packard-a Absentees, Messrs.
Boynton. Dutton, Emery, Hagerthy,
Mouiton, Patten-6.
Sixteen having voted in the aftirma-
tive and nine in the negative, the re-
solve was passed in concurrence.
On motion by Mr.. Richardson, unan-
imous consent was given and that sem
ator introduced out OF order ad NOV
ed the massage of the following order:
Ordered. the House concurring, that
there be printed according to law 80
copies of the State auditors report of
accrued Deficiencies.
On motion by Mr.. Wing of Franklin.
An Act for the assessment Of State
tax for the year Ia was taken from
tie fable.
Mr.. WING: Mr.. President, l offe.
Senate Amendment \ to Section ; of
An Act for the assessment Of State
taxes for 1919. by striking out the
words "4s4 mills in Section l and IN
sorting in lieu thereof the words four
mills"
Mr.. COLE: alr President, l think
that is a matter hat should be thor
nughiy considered When we cut down
the appropriation fer 1914. l do not
wish to oppose the matter if the
amount will be sufficient, but although
we have raised the tax rate for 1918,
and perhaps the sum total for the two
years will be the same. it becomes a
question when you talk with indiNid-
ual members whether there is to be a
sufficient amount for the two wears to
pay tie current expenses and have any
reasonable balance on hand at the end
of TIE time. | am not in favor of the
so-calied economy plan which cuts ev-
erything to the lowest possible
amount.
ar. RICHARDSON It should have
seen 4i2 mills.
Mr.. COLE: Well. | will keep on talk
ing even if it is mistake-it is a
question in my mind now if mistake
has notabeen made. | would like to ask
,throughs the Chair of the present chair
man or the appropriations committee
whot difference in amount a quarter
Of Il mill on the State tax would make.
Mr.. COLE: Mr. President, we are
losing hundred thousand dollars
from the automobile tax which is
usually gone into the general fund
which Will go now into the State
Road fund, and this amount will only
take care of that. Our expenditures
are increasing all the time. We have
a session of the Legislature on our
hands | don't know how much more
than the ordinary sessions it is goins
to cost, but certainly our printing bill
rate it is going. There are certain
expenditures that are necessary. every
year more than the necessary AMI
previous years. and it seems to me
that when we go back to the people
and say that we have raised suf-
ficient sum to take care of all State
institutions and take care of them
properly, and have decent amount
in our State treasury so that it will
not look as if it had been looted. the
people are better satisfied than on the
So called economy plan, when there
is nothing to do with, when the
money may have to be expended for
some emergency or something of the
kind or which for some reason may
not be collected into the State treas
ury is not available, and the towns
have to wait, as the Senator from
Sagadahoc says they did wait two
years ago, that his little difference of
a quarter of a mill is hardly worthy
of our consideration here.
We have passed a resolve that the
Governor and Council shall spend not
exceeding 100000 for the renovation
of the ward at the Insane Asylum.
and if this quarter of a mill is ne
cessary to complete that ward, which
could not otherwise be complied, then
believe that we should raise. that
quarter of a mill.
Now, as / say. l am not in favor of
any unnecessary taxation, but | do
not believe in the so-caled economy
plan which cuts everything to the
lowest limit, leaves our treasury
stranded with no available means to
work upon except a figure balance
without the necessary cash. OF the
possible incomes from various sources
we do not know whether those sources
OF income are going to return to the
state Treasury more or less than IN
wears mast Those arc all con iprt11raS