Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-04
Lessen Rail Tax

! taxing steam railroads operating in
the State and relieving them of a
portion of their tax burden, was
passed to be enacted Friday morning
by the House of Representatives, but
was not taken upt in the Senate in
the afternoon, as was anticipated.
AS routine matters only will be dis
posed of by the Legislature at the
session this morning, the act will
probably come before the Senate
early next week.
The House passed to be engrossed
the fox bill, so called: otherwise. the
act to enlarge the definition of the
term securities" in the Blue Sky
law so as to include contracts for
the sale of fur bearing and other
animals.
When the House adjourned Thurs
day afternoon. the adoption of an
amendment offered by Rep. Wing of
Auburn so as to include stations.
bulls, grade heifers and canary birds
to the bill. was left in the air. The
amendment had been lost on a voice
vote and Mr.. Wing had asked for
division of the House, which was not
taken.
Before the vote was taken Friday
morning, Rep. Wing Of Kingfield rose
to support the amendment. He con-
tended that 1t was a logical addition
to the bill, and that If so 1t should
be adopted and the whole thing then
indefinitely postponed. He pointed out
that the new draft of the bill places
under the head of securities contracts
for the sale of fur-bearing and other
animals and said that if he sold
horse or a COW and wished to contract
To b,,,- ha would have TO
come to Augusta and get permission
of the bank commissioner to do it,
Rep. Hamilton of Caribou asked
that tho amendment be read.
The Chair has INDUCED in this pas
time twice already" said Speaker
Gardiner as he proceeded to read the
list of animals which Wing of Au-
burn proposed to add to the foxes.
Rep. Stitham of Pittsfeld rose to
inquire if canary birds are animals or
sfih.
Rep. Page OF Skowhegan thought
the House had proceeded far enough
with its non:ense and declared the
bill was intended simply to require all
corporations selling securities to come
under the supervision of the banking
department and was for the protection
of people who don't know what they
are getting into; it was a just and
proper bill.
This amendment IS too ridiculous
to he entertained by any body of in
telligent men, declared Rep. Cum
mings of Portland amid applause.
Rep Hale of Portland took the point
of order that the Wing amendment
was to II. D. 1913, the original bill
which included fur-bearing animals
I,,t hot he inr hot
the House was II. y. sos. the new
draft which reads fur-bearing and
other animals. He contended that the
new draft takes care of all animals,
The Speaker ruled that the old
draft was not before the House and
the amendment was out of order.
Rep. Wing of kingfield moved for
indefinite postponement of II. d. sos.
division was requested by Piper of
Jackman and the motion was lost by a
vote of IS to SO.
Rep. Page of Skowhegan moved that
it have its third reading and Wing OF
Auburn moved to table. Rep. Piper
again asked for division and the mo-
ton to table was lost by a vote of II
to sc. The bill then took its third
reading and was passed to be en-
crossed.
Bath Bridge Resolve Passed
Both branches of the Legislature
yesterday passed to be enacted the
Bath bridge bill and gave final passage
to the $1,000, 900 resolve for bond is
sue, no opposition being voiced in
either branch.
Amendments offered by Representa-
tive Cummings of Portland were de-
feated and those offered by Rep. Wing
ing his amendments Rep. Wing an
nounced that they were approved by
the sponsor of the bill, the attorneys
for the Maine Central Railroad and
by the governor.
These amendments provide that the
governor and council approve the con-
tract between the Maine Central Rail-
road Co. the bridge directors; that
the council approve the leases grant
ed utilities TO use the bridge, and
provides that in case of default, and
subsequent obligation to the State to
make payments. tolls shall be charged
until they equal the amount of the
default.
Immediately following the passage
of the resolve Senator Allen of York
introduced an order that it was the
desire for the SEND legislature that
the bridge when built be named the
Carlton bridge" The order was
given an unanimous passage amidst
loud applause. Applause greeted
the concurrent action of the House
in passing the order.
Unfavorable Report on Fish Feeding
Station
The House yesterday accepted the
report of the committee on inland
fisheries and game, ought not to
pass" on the resolve for feeding
station for fish at the head of jim
my Pond Tacoma Lakes. The House
also accepted the report of the COM
mittee on appropriations and finance,
ought to pass" on the resolve in
favor of the international bridge at
Van Buren,.
The House agreed to a committee
on conference on the act to permit
sterilization for feeble minded. The
House previously had accepted the
minority report Ought not to pass"
and had refused to reconsider The
Senate had accepted the majority
report, ought to pass" and had
passed the bill to be engrossed.
New Draft on Boxing Bill
The Senate accepted the majority
report of the committee on legal af-
fairs, ought to pass in n new draft