Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-25

CThe bill was read by the secre-
tary)
Mr.. MORRILL,: Now. Mr.. President,
if it would be in order for me to say
a word
Mr.. THOMBS of Penobscot. rise
to a point of order.
| The PRESIDENT: The senator
from Cumberland has the floor.
Mr.. MORRILL,: yield to the sem
ator from Penobscot.
Mr.. THOMBS: Mr.. President, I
rise to a point of order.
The presidents: State your
point.
Mr. THOMBS: Is there not q mo-
ton before the Senate?
The PRESIDENT: There is a mo-
ton that the bill be recommitted.
Mr.. THOMBS: Has that motion
been put, Mr.. President?
The PRESIDENT: No.
Mr.. MORRILL, Of Cumberland: Mr..
President, I rise to a question of in
CURRY to find out what the object was,
and / want to make a few remarks
upon it even If they are out of order,
l should ask consent to say just a
few words, not that I am antago-
nistic to the motion Of the Senator
from York, but in going over this
matter. if I may be permitted to do
so, there was bill introduced to re-
peal the old law and this committee
reported ought not to pass on the bill
to repeal the old law. Then the
other matter was taken up with the
committee, and to make it plain to
you what 1 wanted, what the unani-
nous opinion of the committee was,
in other words to exempt up to S., 600.
And | did not know but there was
some uncertainty about that, as to
whether it did really exempt up to
5000 as set forth now in this new
draft, and I submitted it to the At
torney General this morning, and a
ruling had been made on it which
made the old law confusing to the
selectmen of the towns. Even in the
lefty of Portland, the assessor ruled
this way, that if an old soldier was
worth hundred thousand dollars,
say for instance, take off $1,000 and
tax the balance. That according to
the ruling of the attorney general
was not according to the law; so
submitted it to him, and asked him
if he would explain if that simply
meant what it appeared to, and what
it was the intention of the committee
to report, that $1,000 be exempted
and he said that the bill was prop
erly drawn and that would be the
; law providing it passed. Now, | am
informed by the Senator from andre.
scoggin that it was to be referred for
revision but does not change Ne
| status or standing of the bill as re-
ported by the committee and as ap-
proved by the attorney general as be-
ing correctly drawn,
That is where | am. / do not object
| to its being recommitted, but l should
object, and | should want the right
to go before the committee to have
the bill read as it does now for ar
exemption of $4,000, and of course the
right to tax what there was over.
do not object, only I just want t.
state my position in it. and l thank
you for your attention.
The pending question being the re-
commitment of the bill to the com
mittee on taxation, a vive voce vote
was had and the motion was adopted
and the bill was recommitted.
s. $50. An Act to amend Section
of Chapter % of the Revised Statutes
as amended by Chapter POP Of thu
Public Laws of 1917, prohibiting the
treatment of World War veterans as
paupers.
S. 152. Resolve authorizing the
Governor and Council to adjust claim:
for damages caused by flowing In
dian Island in Penobscot County.
Reports of Committees
Mr. Gillin from the Committee on
Judiciary, on An Act for recording