Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-14

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% raise = nilis. and that VIII mean, Of
course. that ,Aat particular Admins
trAcoh viii have signed its death war
rant because The PIE viii say tnat
! raise q the TAX rate from eIyh, mills
20 L l. disastrous and exLraTazAniy
wrong. Now the gentleman from Port
land fNr Rounds, irtir.ates .hat. ,nere
il some cat r. tee meal or niger
n the ~ocCpjle IN the suggestion that
the fiscal year should End June 10 TIE
bill provides that after these gentle
men have met ard listened % every
5oGy VINO asks for money from tie
state, and after they have go; T. their
reports from everybody VITO has haI
money from me state co- the preced-
ing YEA. that they SHAH tahulate them,
ana on the 9Th day after tAe next
session OF the next Legislature tAa-
budget shall come IN That i o.e o
The very potent features Of his bill
one OF the admirable features Of this
child o. nine, 4 parent Gay 1e a.
lowed 10 express ar op:s.on or cha
features Of hls otsPrlng-noI On ihe
18th dzy c. Feo-lIEE. but sonle Inc
Lr-VF- LIZ --t.l 10 ~ 60 ~A- -
viii cone ii s.on-c 10 you -has
that IS business
Further. gentlemen. LIS 4. only al
VISOR. and tna LEGISLATURE IS The 81
creme body W have 10 MARYLAND
law With their es,,Ea4s. wEica VII
D. printed and submitted. the oEcgeI
committee Is required TO submit 10 the
Legislature such other papers and data
as Il MAJ have. and those ylpers ani
estimates vii 60 10 he proper CON
aai.,ee OF the Legislature. Now l have
been through = twice, and I say thai
crude as or present system is -.eG-
zen, as i is unsatisfactory as J. : :.
-aay respects st:I i - vastly
better than II budget System a.
all. Stop and think moment
Suppose Vo4 rI7 through thirteen
weeks here with no check on appro-
priarlons. now u the word can yoU
fix up your tax rate and have any
idea whether II Will be al eight mill
tax. a nine mill TAX. or q zen mill TAX
7 L cannot De done.
! About The expenses. the gentleman
from Portland Mr.. Rounds did no-
I ESzd -1-d( - 49, - -A-s -
: c,,s-orled 20 read that sort of thing.
! think Il ne had known that / had 3
persona, interest II this matter. he
would have pccdsred over that
GOOD deal more than Re did; bUt five
hundred dollars. gentlemen. IS ne
limit that the budget committee can
pay out for clerical assistance. Al
CT YOU who have clerks know what i
costs 10 get & stenographer, d nrst-
I class clerk NOWADAYS. The budget
/ does provide that rot over two taous-
] and dollars Is available 20 The use %
! prepare the suggestions that these
gentlemen are going 20 present to the
Legislature.
! Many features commend this sys-
TEN 70 ne. and I am going 10 De
through before the clock strikes
twelve. as We have some more bus.-
ress 70 atterd to before We go 10
/ lunch. One Of The most com mend
able features IS that after election.
when i has been determined who
VII, he the executive Of the State tina,
nan vino have rad the experience and
. know about the finances will get TO-
/ dII- ~L4A-~ l---A-
know enough about the Republicans
OF Maine who have held SIC. oHces
arC know enough about the Demo
cas Hho have held such o.1ces. ID
know that afte- the complexion OF
! the officials has been changed, *e
wou!s still have Just as honest ard
Just IS fair a budget estimate as Il
We had retained the same eIGSec
committee. and DO not hesitate %
say that j would probably De eve-
better. Now this IS II interest OF
plain business. with nothing personal
I about Il whatever II luck tavo-s me-
ard the lightning does not strike
! shall have nothing 20 co with az
other budget of the State o. Name
for a good many years; bat IN the
B interest OF good business. l hope this
1 bill will be enacted II law.
/ Mr.. ROUNDS Of Portland, M.
1 Speaker. when 1 put IT d bill. some
OF the lawyers Of the House got up
7 and Questioned why | put II n IS
lavnar. They found out that was
right and that there vas II the Con-
/ sti-ulior that the should furnish q
the lawyers. although he may De
smart. has told us-wanted 20 know
What IN the world re PIT that Dill N
for. TIE Constitution provides that
i. should be IN here on the frs week
in January but you got this book On
your desk only yesterday morning
This book by Legislative ace should
have been on your desk By the nrst
da~ Of February. Now We are TO
have a budget committee That - 60
ing 10 report III Eve days. but we 90
not know whether We will get II the
last OF the session or not Inat II
rhv say that the budget committee
i only piiinz up little more e1-
perse on the people Of Maine
The SPEAKER: The suestio1 BE-
fore the House is the motion OF the
gentleman from Portland. Mr.. Rounds
thar the biz be indefinitely post
poned. AL those who are II favor
~ re motion will say aye; those OPP
posed no.
A viva woe vote beng taken the
motion failed Of passage.
on molten by the gentleman from
Houlton. M Barnes. the bill vas then
given its three several readings. Tn
der Suspension of the rules. ana vas
PASSED 70 be engrosseG-
The Chair lays before tie House
report Of the committee Oh Jud.oi-
AIRY ought not 10 pass, On bill an