Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-16
Thursdays Brief
Of Business in the
Senate and House

morning in the House OF Representa-
!tlves on the matter of the State pier
and the building Of the steamship
sheds. On motion of Rep. Gran
vile Of Parsonsfield the resolve max
ing an appropriation for the build
ing of steamship sheds for the pier
was taken from the table. and Rep.
Granville yielded the floor to Rep,
Rounds Of Portland.
In making this motion that the re-
solve be passed to be engrosscd,
Rep. Rounds told how the legislature
of 1919 passed a resolve proposing an
| amendment to the constitution pro-
| NidinG Cor the building of the State
F.! pier at Portland and appropriating
| $l,150,0O0.
The people at the polls by vote
; of five to one accepted the PROPOSE
ton of the State pier said Rep.
| Rounds.
| And the pier was built within the
appropriations" continued the gentle
man from Portland.
1t has been said that this pier
| helps the city of Portland. OF course.
it does. but it also helps the rest of
| the State. The income from the pier
thus far has been 100000. If it were
not for he Eastern Steamship Com
pany which wishes 10 use these
sheds, there would 10 an embargo
on freight on the New York, New
! Haven & Hartford Railroad and the
| Boston IL Maine. Railroad.
| This is a business proposition that
we get this money and get it as soon
as possible. The sooner we get this
| appropria ton, the sooner boats Will
! lie going to the eastern part Of the
| state. to Passport. Calais and Roci>
| land. to help the people i'll those COM
| munitieS and also 10 give them The
same freight rates as in the days OF
f, the International Line
| portland pays one sixth of the
| taxes OF the whole State anyway
This bill has been held UP long
| enough"
Representative Nickerson OF Swan
I Vile sounded the alarm of a possible
! higher tax rate if this resolve We're
passed. This IS the first large appro-
! DriatiOn to be made and no provision
! was made for it in the budget said
! he. 1--WE are going back to the peo-
. pie with higher tax rate than ever
{ before while the agriculture of the
state is passing through the valley of
a great economic depression"
! The reason this appropriation was
not in the budget was because the
T, original bill took it from the contin-
| gent fund. which will grow and grow
until nobody knows what size it will
! reach if we do not take something
out" countered Rep. Rounds.
The resolve went on to second
reading.
Speaker HolIey Gets Applause
Speaker Holley was greeted with
! cheers and handclapning that lasted
| for more than minute. all the mem
! bers of the House rising and viGor-
ously applauding, as he assumed the
gavel for the first time, for this week.
you're awfully good" said the
| Speaker with dcen emotion as he
pounded for order with the new savel
which his friends had presented him
on the night before.
Committee Reports
! The judiciary committee Ought not
! to pass" on the bill to exempt dent
! lists from jury duty: the committee
on taxation reported Ought not to
pass" on the Overlook bill to repeal
the property exemption for soldiers
and soldiers widows, Ought not to
pass on the bill relating to the tax
alton Of the blind. ought not to pass"
on the bill changing the tax on rail-
roads, committee On legal affairs re-
ported legislation inexpedient on bill
increasing the powers OF the Charles
II Hay Co. corporation; the COM
mittee on ways and bridges reported
legislation inexpedient on the re-
solve to aid in rebuilding the road
from Bingham through Jackman to
the Canadian boundary. The COM
mittees on salaries and fees reported
fought to pass" in new draft on re-
solve. increasing the salary OF the
Judge Of the Sagadahoc probate court
and fought to pass" in new draft on
salary increasing clerk hire in the
York County registry of deeds. i
State auditor Ebert D. Hayford
called attention to the House of Re
representatives.. Thursday morning to
the fact that the last legislature had
made no provision for the payment OF
! interest on State pier bonds coming
due March /. Of the present year.
The State Auditors message is con-
| tanned in the stenographic report OF
Yesterdays proceedings in today's
Journal.