Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-25
,,,rroved highway in the town of

,.o,,air NJ the Valley road, so called,
In the towns Of Salem and Freeman Ill
Mr. Adams Of Litchfeld: Resolve In
favor ~ the town OF Litchheld to aid
in repairing the highway.
Mr.. Morrison OF Phillips: Resolve
IN favor of the town Of Phillips to ala
in rebuilding a Weld road.
Mr.. Thomas of Chcsterville: Re-
solve II, favor Of the towns or Cnester-
yilIe and New Sharon to aid in rebuild
ing road. ,,, IN
favor OF the town of Surry to rebuild
bridge. p,.
appropriating money to aid In puiid-
ing road in Winterville Plantation,
Aroostook county.
Bv the same gentleman: Petition OF
r. q. Brown and others Of WinterVlile
in favor Of same.
." = orders Of the Day
On motion by Mr.. Plummer OF
Bridgton. it was voted to take from ths
table bill relating to the taxation or
hank stock, tabled by that gentleman
on Monday. January y.
Mr.. VIM of Lisbon: Mr., Speaker
T move YOU that the House insist IN
lis action that the bill relative to the
,.xatiop ~ hank stock be referred to
tho committee on taxation and that
committee Of conference be asked Ior.
7 will say to the members OF inns
House that believe this. bill 10 pc Oh
vital importance to the taxpayers III
general in the State of Maine. and as
If relates entirely to taxation. l be-
love that nearly everything OF that
nature should go to the committee on
Taxation. 1t does not relate in any
way TO the system Of banking put Is
simply a matter in regard to the tax.
alton of something like S1o,cOoooo o.
taxable property, and | believe that u
will get Just and fair consideration
from the committee on taxation. IL
has been brought TO my attentlon that
the S0th Legislature referred II 10 thc
committee on banks and banking, out
T do not believe that that should nave
ANYTHING to do with the SIst Lcsisla-
turc and 7 hope that tho House VIII
insist on it's reference to the commit
tee on taxation.
Mr.. GRANVILLE Of Parsonsfield:
MIR. Speaker yield the Moor to inc
gentleman from Eastport. Mr.. ChcrrE.
Mr.. CHERRY of PASSPORT: L just
wish to say a word. Mr.. Speaker, win
reference to this bill and that Is that
two years ago similar measure was
referred to the committee on banks anu
banking. l also recall that that mat
ter seemed TO be very satisfactorily
handled by that committee. and in the
promises I move you that We rcccde
and concur with the Senate with refer
cncc to this bill.
Mr.. DOUGLAS OF Lamoine: Mr..
Speaker. ] second that motion.
Mr.. ARCHIBALD CT Houlton: In
relation TO this bill, Mr.. Speaker and
gentlemen, l have had conversation
with a good many members or the
House about It, and / have been into
the State Assessors office and CLEANED
some information there. and from the
financial viewpoint feel that it should
go. in concurrence with the Senate to
the committee on banks and banking.
The question of taxation must have
been very thoroughly threshed out
two years ago, and it seems to
me that this is a matter particu-
larly appropriate for the consld-
Grafton of the committee on banks and
banking and l concur in the motion
and second it, to refer this to the COM
mittee on banks and banking.
Mr.. GRANVILLE of Parsonsiield:
MI. Speaker. as l understand it. this
is the same matter that was referred
to the committee on banks and banking
by the S0th Legislature and that it
was handled satisfactorily. i also sec
ond the motion.
Mr.. CUMMINGS of Portland: Mr..
Speaker. in my judgment this is
purely a matter of taxation. l can
very well understand as the gentle
man from Houlton (Mr. .Archibald)
intimates that it was settled salts
factorily to certain parties two years
ago; indeed, why should it not have
been satisfactory? A man is usually
satisfied when he has the privilege
of approving his own bills. L want
to call the attention of the House to
what the situation would be il the
farmers concluded that the tax on
cows was too burdensome and that
the profits in sheep raising were not
what they thought they ought to be
and presented a bill here to exempt
cows and sheep from local taxation.
and requested that the State assume
the duty of taxing that class of
property and return to the towns
wherein they were owned one-half or
less than one-half of the amount
which has usually been set upon
that class of property: and imagine,
Mr.. Speaker and gentlemen. the man
presenting that bill, asking that it
should go to the committee on Agri-
culture! That would be just as con-
sistent as to ask that this bill go to
the committee on Banks and Banking
and not to the committee on Taxa
ton. Why, gentlemen. it is too
much of tax to put upon frail
humanity to put it in such. a position
as that. Don't do it. Insist upon
your reference. and have it go to the
committee on Taxation, where it be-
longs. (Applause)
Mr. STURGlS: Mr.. Speaker, l
would also second Mr.. Cummings of
Portland.
Mr.. HOUGHTON of Fort Fairfield:
Mr.. Speaker. i rise to support the
motion OF Mr.. Cherry. + am a farm
er; l own cows and sheep: and 1
would like to say that 1 would like
to see this bill referred to the COM
mlttee on Banks and Banking.
Mr.. HAMILTON of Caribou: Mr..
Speaker. / see no reason why a cor
poration should be taxed and referred
to its special committee any more
than an individual. Now my brother
from Fort Fairfield tMr. Houshton)
has Just mentioned that he is a
farmer. He is also a business man
interested in banks. and it seems TO
me that we might as we'll line right
up here at once and have the indi-
vidual stand behind these matters as
much as any corporation. 1t seems
to me that this should be referred to
the committee on Taxation.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman
from PASSPORT. Mr.. Cherry. moves
that the House recede and concur
with the Senate. This motion takes
precedence. under the rules over the
motion of the gentleman from Lis