Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-20

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hishest respect for our Governor. He
is my Governor and Governor OF the
entire State of Maine, (applausel
and intend to support him In every
one Of his acts and to assist MIN;
but l do not think that tat should
enter into this proposition.
l was approached this morning by
a man who was branded with an
Il, and he asked me if there had been
any get-together OF the members or
the Democratic side Of the House,
and told him that we certainly had
not: and l WaNt TO say now that l
have been approached ON this ques-
ton by two different men. One OF
them was Republican for whom l
have the greatest respect, splendid
man. The other was a Democrat, a
mar for whom l also have the great
e5. respect. and they both tried to
gcc me to change my. vote and vote as
they suggested.
1t seems to me that We should not
at this time forget the people at
home. The people at home in nearly
every section are the ones who, in
my opinion, we should try to repre-
sent, and if we represent them nom
estly and faithfully, YOU will find the
combined representation of them
will be the fair representation of the
entire State Of Maine. Take our in
dustries. This is manufacturing
State to great extent, and the
manufacturers are being, so to speak,
crampe'i by the increase of taxes. l
come from a town of over four
thousand population which contains
one of the largest industries in the
State of Maine, the manufacture OF
wooden goods, and which phys tax
into the town of SiXty-four thousand
dollars Il year and which has been
shut down nearly all winter. The
citizens of that town are walking
the streets and loating, and when
they are called upon to pay their
taxes next year wouldn't it be pleas
ing to them to know that they were
going to have a reduced tax rate?
They are now getting together at
home in an effort to reduce the tax
rate at the next annual town meet
ing. They are going to try to find
some way, if possible, TO get re-
duced tax rate. .e are confronted
with the situation with our fixed
charges of Il tax rate right close TO
thirty mills: and | believe what is
true of that town is true of mo It
other sections, especially the farming
sections.
Taking all these things into con-
sideration. the greatest advertise
ment we can give to the state Of
Maine when this Legislature ad-
journs is to adjourn with reduced
tax rate. (Applause)
The SPEAKER: Is the House
ready for the question? The Chair
will attempt to explain the situation.
Yesterday. the members will recall.
this resolve was taken from the
table. came up for passage. and the
members voted to indefinitely post
ponc it, Indefinite postponement is
the same as killing the measure. The
pending question before the House
is on the motion of the gentleman
from Lewiston. Mr.. Holmes. to re-
consiler the vote whereby that IN
definite postponement was made. "A
vote of yes is for reconsideration,
and If such n vote prevailed, the re-
solve would be before us for passage
and the question Of passage would
be again debatable. A vote of no is
against reconsideration and the mat
ter would then be permanently killed.
When the vote is called for. il Il
member is DESTROYS of seeing this re-
solve become law. he would do well
to vote yes. If member Is DESTROYS
of killing this measure he would do
! we'll to vote no. Is the House ready
for the question.
Mr.. NICHOLS of Portland: Mr..
Speaker. l move when the vote is
taken, it be taken by yea and nay.
The SPEAKER The gentleman
from Portland, Mr.. Nichols. requests
a yea and nay vote, and for that pur-
pose one-fifth Of those members
present must vote affirmatively. AS
many as are in favor of yea and
nay vote being had will stand IN
their places until counted and the
monitors will return the count.
A sufficient number having arisen
tn, yeas and nays were ordered.
The SPEAKER: The Clerk will
call the roll.
YEA-Allen of Harpswell. Allen Of
Hampden, Aver, Bartlett of Bangor
Beckett. Bisbee. Bishop. Body. Brown
Of Bethel; Brown of waterford Buk k,e r
Crockett, Curtis, Davis of Dexter. Da-
witt. Decker. Deering of Saco. Drake
Dudley. Dunbar. Dwinal, Ellis. Eustis.
Flint. Forhan, Foster, Friend, Frost of
Belfast. Frost of Berwick Frost Of
Haggett. Hamilton. Harrington. Hay
ford, Hight. Holman, Ingraham, Ire
| land. Kinsman. Lait. Larrahee. Iau-
sier. Leland Ludwig. Lunt, Mansfield.
Marden, Martin ,ds1, Melsher
Moore, Morse. Cakes. Peaslee. Pendle-
ton. Pierce. Pillsbury. Piper, Pullen,
Roberts, Robinson, Sargent. seidel.
Smith. Spear, stitham. Stone, Thissell,
Wing of Kingfleld. Wing of Auburn.
Young-S5.
NAY--Allen of Yarmouth. Atwood,
Audibert, bartlett of Hanover, Benoit,
Bowman. Boynton. Bragdon, Briggs,
Cole. Comins, Cummings, Cyr. Daigle.
Davis of Portland. Deering of Den
mark, Dunning. Farley. Gagne. Gala
CHER. Gauvin, Gilchrist. Gilmour Good
rich, Gordon. Hale. Hall. Hallett Ham.
Hammond. Hartman, Holmes. Hough-
T.ittIefield. Lower, Mcdonald Mears,
Mitchell of Houlton, Nichols. Norwood.
Page. Palmer. Pike. Robbie. Roy. Snow,
Spruce. Sturgis, Thompson, Vail. Wa
terman. Whitcomb. White. Winn-G2.
ABSENT--Burns. Johnson.
The SPEAKER: Eighty-five having
voted in the affirmative and 62 in the
negative, the motion prevailed. Cap
plause).
Mr.. WING; of Auburn: Mr.. Speak
e.. what is the pending question:
The SPEAKER: The pending
question would be whether this re-
solve now have final passage.
On motion by Mr.. Wing, the re-
solve was finally passed.
The SPEAKER: Under orders of
the d&v the Chair presents. out of
order. a paper from the Senate which
waG trere read. passed and ordered
placed on flea resolution of res
pee for Chief Justice Corr ish. intro
ducei by the Senator from kenne-
2, Senator Maher.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Whereas, the wise division of gov
| ernmental powers between the three