Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-31

, samc thing happened to the similar at
tempts with the cigaret bill and the in
crease of salaries for clerks in Knox
county.
Rep. Murray moved a suspension of
the rules for the reception Of the Sen
ate order, adopted during the morning
by that body, relating to the Legisla-
ture urging Maine members Of Con-
gress to use best. efforts to urge I'M
qualified protection Of American rights
and universal military training, and
its adoption was at once made, in con-
ference.
Unfinished business being reached,
act to amend Chap. 127. Revised Stat
utes, to make plain penalties imposed
under certain sections thereof, on mo-
ton Of Rep. Pattee of Harmony House
Amendment A, correcting some clerical
errors. was adopted and the bill passed
to be engroSsed
Act amending the law relative to i'm
portation of horses and cattle and to
testing of pure blooded cattle to be sold
for breeding purposes, was on motion
of Rep. Hart of Holden amended to
correct an error in copy and passed to
be engrossed.
act relative to municipal elections In
Mt Desert reported unanimously that
Senate Amendment A be rejected and
the bill passed in form received from
House. The report was accepted. on
motion Of Rep. Phillips Of Southwest
Harbor.
Two reports being received on the
act for the creation of the office OF IN
land fish and game commissioner and
the adjustment of the office of COM
missioners of inland fisheries and game,
the majority ought to pass and minor
ity ought not to pass. Rep. Berry NOV
ed the acceptance of the minority re-
port
Rep. Harrington hoped the motion
would not prevail.
On a voice vote the ayes had it and
the minority report was adopted
Rep. Anderson had the act relating
to compensation for personal injuriH~
| to employees given it's third reading and
passed to be engrossed.
The maiority, ought not to pass, and
minority, ought to pass, on act to make
uniform negotiable instruments, were
reached and Rep. Sisson had adopted
the minority report, but the vote was
quickly reconsdered to permit debate
Rep Buzzell of Belfast said that he
believed that the law would work out
we'll and the motion of Rep. Sisson OF
Island Falls that the minority report
Ought to pass" be accepted was adopt
ed by a vote of 81 to 10, and the bill
was passed to be engrossed
Rep Meserve of Naples moved the
indefinite postponment of the act to~in-
crease the fee of itinerant vendors. Rep
Wilson of Portland said that this bill
was aimed to reach Boston concerns
who come into the State for few days
with their goods in direct competition
with the local merchants who have
rents and other expenses to pay. Rep.
Meserve's motion was voted down and
the bill was sent on it's way rejoicing.
On motion of Rep. Rounds of Port
land the House accepted the minority
report Ought to pass from the COM
mittee on salaries and fees on the act
to give a pension to judges of probate
who had served for 20 years. Messers.
Rounds of Portland, Barnes of Houlton
and Buzzell of Belfast, who introduced
I the measure, spoke in favor of it, while
Rep. Wilson of Portland spoke against
the act, contending that it. was. dam
gerous precedent to establish.
Act amending Section IA, Chapter 10,
Revised Statutes, relating to taxation
of personal property was taken up and
Rep. Barnes of Houlton moved the adop-
ton of the minority report, ought. to
pass. He said that it related to pulp
wood, cordwood and logs. In January
of any year the stuff was standing in
the woods and was real estate. BY
! April / it might be cut and piled and
was then personal property and taxed
when taxed where the owner resided.
Experience has shown that much of
| it is never taxed and this is a measure
to raise funds by taxation. 1t should
bear its share of the burdens of the
State. He knew a held-up drive of two
years ago, recently sold for s24 per
thousand. Think of some half-million
or more at that price-and it was never
taxed This House should see that it
shall not longer escape taxation any
more than our auto or horse or other
taxable property
Rep. Jordan of Baileyville thought
that this matter of taxation of logs,
pulpwood, etc. was beyond the reach
OF the assessors and that owing to the
antiquity OF the law which this bill
seeks to change we would find only COM
plications and no benefits.
Rep. harrington said it would be well
when considering the taxing on April
l of the logs. etc, found there it would
be we'll to think of where the money
came from that produced the material
In the taxable form. Some logs may
also be af1oat on April 1. rendering
them hard to find. for taxation purpo les
The question be put on the adoption
Of the ought to pass report, the Chair
was in doubt on the voice vote and was
about to order a division, when Rep.
Barnes said he must raise the point of
no quorum, but Rep. Harrington quick
ly had both reports tabled.
The House also at that point refused
to ADJOURN and Rep. RoundS had the
rules suspended and the vote of in
definite postponement reconsidered on
act relative to competency of witnesses
in court and the bill tabled until next
Monday But the House refused to do
the same for Rep. Jordan on the act
relating to exemption of live stock from
md ~, G,i.