Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-03
HAMILTON Of Caribou


cepted
Passed to Be Ensresssd
s. +. 270: An Act relating to
schools of the Passamaquoddy Tribe
of Indians.
Grabbed by Mr.. Foster Of Ellsworth
pending third readng).
s. T. S9S: An Act relating to the
definition of banking.
GRABBED by Mr.. Nichols of Portland
pending third reading).
S. P. ISL: An Act amendatory of
and additional to Chapter 14S Of the
Revised Statutes, relating to State
Pensions, creating field agent for
the blind, and guide: and defining The
duties and compensation of such field
agent and guide.
S. p. 603: An Act to incorporate
the Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes
Railway Company, and to authorize
certain towns to grant assistance
thereto.
II. P. 313: An Act relating to fish
ing in certain waters in Franklin and
Oxford counties.
II. 2. All: An Act TO authorize the
employment of stenographers by JUS
tees of the Supreme Judicial and Su-
perior Courts.
II. p. $50: An Act relating to when
no succession tax shall be assessed on
the stock, bonds and evidences of debt
of Maine corporations.
H. P. $50: An Act relating to GER
tain exemptions.
(Tabled by Mr.. Curtis of Brewer
pending third reading).
II. p. sos: An Act relating to State
highways and to the creation of fur
Their revenues.
Grabbed by Mr. Curtis of Brewer
pending third reading).
II. T., 1855: An Act to authorize the
State auditor to carry forward to the
succeeding year construction accounts
and to constitute them continuous
carrying accounts for the purposes
designated by the Legislature.
II. p 1856: An Act to authorize the
recording of marketing agreements of
cooperative agricultural associations,
and requiring that liens hereby at
tached to crops before delivery to the
association, and to the members in
tercst in the association after such
delivery be collected through the as
ISOLATION.
Grabbed by Mr.. Mitchell of Houlton
pending third reading).
H. +. 25S: An Act to raise an ex-
else tax on corporations organized for
making, generating, selling, distribut-
ing and supplying electricity or cleo
trio current fer power, lighting. heat
ing, manufacturing or mocha meal
purposes.
Mr. WING of Auburn: Mr.. Speaker,
yield to the gentleman from Angus
ia, Mr.. Martin.
Mr.. MARTIN of Augusta: Mr..
Speaker, | move that this matter lie
on the table.
Mr.. WING: | ask for a division.
A division being had,
Fifty-three voting in the affirmative
and II in the negative, the matter
was tabled.
Mr.. WING: Mr.. Speaker, may ]
ask the gentleman to assign a date
certain?
Mr.. MARTIN: would ask to take
gentleman from Auburn, l would say
following the routine business this
morning, and following matters that
have already been tabled.
II. p. 1853: An Act to amend Sec
tions ., 5, 6 and of Chapter PA of
the Public Laws of 1923, relating to a
tax upon gasoline.
Mr.. HAMILTON of Caribou: Mr..
Speaker, i wish to make an explana-
tion in regard to the situation of the
facts. The third tax bill, as | under
stand it, was a three-cent tax. Then
we had several other bills for three
cents and four cents and two cents.
The first bill that was put in called
for three cents straight. This new
draft, however, gives exemption to
stationary engines and motor boats,
-.At.
principle of charging the fellow who
uses the road the three-cent tax.
Now there has been a change of
view in regard to the distribution of
this money. A good many at first
thought the money should be distrib-
uted on ffty-ifty basis according to
the one-cent tax bill two years ago.
In order to meet the road program
which a good many desired, the distri-
button is now changed in the new
draft, calling for two cents of the
money to go to construction work and
one cent of the money to be divided
between your State-aid roads and your
third-class roads This would give, of
course, quite as much to the towns as
they had two years ago in the bill
then.
Now there is one further suggestion
in regard to this matter. and that is
in the method of collecting the tax. 1t
has been worked out. and we feel that
the tax can be collected with very lit
tie illegal, unjust or fraudulent meth
eds in regard to it, and with very
little expense; and in agreement with
some of the members at least of the
Ways and Bridges committee, this
matter will be put on the table and
L, g..
move Mr.. Speaker, that this be tabled.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman
has taken considerable latitude in his
motion as to which the House seems
agreeable. Does the gentleman from
Sangerville (Mr. Leland) desire to
make a statement?
Mr.. LELAND of Sangerville: Mr..
Speaker, if the gentleman (Mr. Ham,
ilton) would withdraw his motion to
table. l should like to say just a word.
The SPEAKER: The Chair will
bear with the gentleman if the House
will.
Mr.. LELAND: 1t will be recalled,
Mr.. Speaker and members, that the
matter now under consideration was
the first report of the committee,
ought not to pass. The committee
has not yet been able to present to
this House its report on the matter
upon which we finally agreed as to
what should pass. It would seem,
perhaps, in view of the many Difficult
ties which We encountered, that at
least this matter should lie on the
table until the committees report to
this House is made, when the MEM
bers, of course. will be in a position
to discuss the matter and to make
I,n;t- iSi.N 1,at 10
nation, | should be very glad If the
gentIeman'S motion to table prevailed