Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-14

L.. WEDNESDAY, MAkCH
a viva vOce vote being taken the
House voted to.Iive the bill its third
reading at the present time. and the
bill was passed to be engrossed in
concurrence.
tspeaker Holley resumes the
Chair.) -.
On motion by Mr.. Hamilton Of
Caribou, the House voted. to recon
slider its action whereby it passed
to be enacted this morning. an act
to amend Section 80 Of Chapter lit
OF the Revised Statutes, as amended
by Chapter 1873 Of the Public Laws
Of 1917. and by Chapter 152 OF the
Public Laws Of 1921. relating TO the
Board of State Assessors: and on
further motion by the same gentle
man the bill was tabled. pending
passage to be enacted.
Mr.. DOUGLAS of Lamoine: Mr.,
Speaker. wish to take from the
table, House Document No. 329, Re-
solve granting the consent OF the
state to the building OF bridge be-
tween big Five Island" and Hen
Island" tabled pending assignment
for second reading. and move second
reading.
The SPEAKER: The Chair will
state for the benefit of the members
that upon your calendar this matter
was apparently tabled by Mr.. Nc
Donald OF East Machias. This was
an error. and it was tabled by the
gentleman from Lamoine. Mr.. Doug
las. who now moves that House
Document. No. 329, Resolve granting
the consent Of the State to the build
ing Of bridge between big Five
Island" and Hen Island' be taken
from the table.
The motion prevailed: and on fur
Their motion by the same gentleman
the resolve received its second read
ing. under suspension Of the rules.
and was passed to be engrossed.
On motion by Mr.. Winn Of Lisbon,
it was voted to take from the table
House Document. No. 1922. an act re-
lating to the taxation of shares Of
bank stock, tabled by that gentle
man March Q. pending the motion by
Mr.. Stitham of pittsfleld to indefinite
ly postpone.
Mr.. WYNN: Mr.. Speaker. yield
the floor to Mr.. Stitham of Pittsfield.
On motion by Mr.. Stitham of Pitts.
field that gentleman was granted
permission to withdraw his motion to
indefinitely postpone this bill.
Mr.. PLUMMER of Bridgton: Mr..
Speaker. it seems to me that a bill of
a similar nature has been before this
Legislature. and the matter was
thoroughly threshed out before a
competent committee. I think we
should do away with all unnecessary
hearings, and insist on the motion
to indefinitely postpone.
The SPEAKER: The Chair has al
ready declared that unanimous con-
sent was given to the gentleman
from Pittsfield, Mr. Stitham). to
withdraw his motion: and now does
the gentleman from Bridgton. (Mr.
Plummer) make the motion that the
bill he indefinitely postponed?
Mr.. PIIMMER: I do. Mr.. Speaker.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman
from BridEton, Mr. Pldmmer. moves
that this bill be indefinitely post
poned.
Mr.. STITHAM: of Pittsfeld Mr..
Speaker. the statement of the gentle
man who just spoke that the sub
ject matter of this bill had been act
cd upon. I cannot agree with. A bill
llHS " DonN SlOCA was DtloIt
our committee for consideration. It
was a bill to repeal law. This bill
is a bill to amend, and I claim that
they ere both separate and distinct.
This bill was presented i'm this House
and was referred to the committee
on Taxation and was sent to the Sem
ate. The Senate l believe. refused
to give it a hearing. and / feel that
it is a peculiar situation when this
House of, Representative refers a
bill to a committee and the Senate
will not even give the bill a hearing.
Therefore. | move. Mr.. Speaker. if in
order by -
The SPEAKER: There is motion
before the House to indefinitely post
pone in concurrence with the Senate.
Mr.. STlTHAM: 1 say. Mr.. Speaker.
that hope and trust this House will
at this time support nue. in withdraw
ins, my motion to indefinitely post
ponc.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman
has already been accorded the privi-
lege of Withdrawing his motion by
the House by unanimous consent.
The gentleman from Bridgton. Mr..
Plummer, thereupon made a motion
similar to that which the gentleman
withdrew, namely. to indefinitely
postpone. The question now is on
tho indefinite postponement of the
bill.
Mr.. WYNN of Lisbon: Mr.. Speaker.
I certainly hope that the motion of
the gentleman from Eridgton. Mr..
Plummer. will not prevail. Since this
bill came in here, it has certainly
had a rough road. Sometime ago. il
YOU have read the papers. and think
it was true. this bin came in here,
and was reported in the press of the
State of Maine identicallY with the
bill as l understand that Mr.. Stitham
has put in. That was withdrawn be-
fore it was read in the House, as |
understand they had n perfect right
to do: but it would seem to me--and
| think it will seem so to some of the
rest of the Representatives in this
House-that there must have been
some outside pressure brought to
bear. Now this bill comes in here.
presented by MIR. Stitham in regard
to the raising of tax rate on banlt
stock: and while I will not say that
I am particularly in love with the
bill. or anything of that sort, I do
believe that it should have due con-
sideration. The bill that I presented
here sometime ago cannot
see has anything to do with this.
This bill took its usual course. was
referred to committee. had hear
ing in the committee. and was then
referred back to this House as to
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