Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-02-26

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formity of text books, and for that reason
alone he was in favor of the bill as reported
by the committee.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. VosE moved to recommit with instruc-
tions to report an amendment submitting TINS
question to the people at the next September
election.
Mr.. WHrDpEN opposed. He was opposed
to the principle, for he conceived 1t to be the
place and duty of the Legislature to meet All
these questions boldly and squarey, and ny its
vote determine whether any bill pending shall
become a law or mot He believed his con-
stituents opposed this whole scheme of State
uniformity and he hoped the House would
| come to direct vote on the question.
Mr.. BRADFORD could speak only for Wash
! ington county, and she has sent from about
| every town strong remonstrances against uni
| formity. 1t is the opinion of the inhabitants
of that county, that they are quite, if not bet
| ter Judges than any superintendent of common
| schools or any small number OF men, what
! is good for their schools. They have been
| educating our schools for many years and
have taken great interest in them, and they
are convinced of what their children need in
the shape of books. He hoped the House
| would concur with the Senate in indefinitely
postponing the bill.
Mr.. STONE thought the temper of the House
unmistakable, and that the subject might be
as well disposed of to-day. There was no
member on the floor who would go any fur
! ther in any matter that would be on the whole
| for the promotion OF education in the State
| than he, and members of the last House, call
| ing to mind his efforts last winter looking to
! the advancement of common schools, would
| bear him out in this assertion. lie had no
| doubt that the Superintendent OF Common
| Schools is actuatcd by the purest motives IN
urging this matter with all his power upon the
legislature in securing the passage of this bill
He had no doubt that there are many defects,
and that something should be done, and some
sort of uniformity will be settled on an the
State, but as he saw it to-day. according to
the best means of know ledge he had, he
thought it inexpedient to pass this bill. His
fear had been from the first that if this bill
passed it would detract and divide the friends
of education. He feared il would in jure what
has already been done in the right direction
and strike fearful blow TO the cause We have
at heart. In the future, if he thought the
State had come up to it, he would be in fay or
OF the measure but he thought present legls-
lation should be for the state OF things that
exist. He did not think anything would be
gained by submitting the matter To the people
now. for he thought them settled against 1t at
present.
The House refused to rccommit to the Com
,,;,,ao
Mr. R,rrr said some gentlemen have said
this matter has been pressed with too much
vigor. and some gentlemen insinuate that
thnrn i ,re.t ;ob fo he secured hv this pro-
nosition, Th4.a ip,inuations would find no
Judgement in his heart. He believed that
gentlemen who have been most active and IN
terested in pressing this matter have done so
any. !el6s sh thongbts whatever. Men apitating
on.. snh;ectan5 cnntin;no thpir Thought, to that
ar. AMI tn bscomc vprv earnest tor il is in
thn nature of man. Buthe would saw to gem
tlrmrn that if there are anv grounds for sup
ros;nn ,hat any ;mnronar means have
Lonn Hror,rht 10 h,or mon the friends of this
measure he wonld AK If there have not been
,a',a ord arcr,S ~ Lnn, uhlisbing establish
monts orni,nI this c,nitoI dav after dav dur
inc the discussion before the committee. who
arr, .unnIvp1 tho S,ata to-day with books: il
thnra is not to-day mon in This hall mot MEM
hars nndar th. nav of inst such establish
mantS2 He ecoptendtd hat mart of the pub
i;c Sor+;mant nnnoscd IN his measure has
haen creotal hv vthnsan,id agents of publs shlng
establishments. who are not willing to run the
80 g l. 49,: II (,,, s ,ba ,,.rlot II
FISK Vi oe!h9 cIo"ueu out VI 'iie h'~N
there have been ofhcial characters connected
with our public schools who have shown
,,reat daal nf zn.l in fms matter. he commend
I l,.
Ell them Tor II, because they DeHeFeu IL ~ ue
right On the other hand agents OF their
Establishments have been around here for
" ~ Ju.a
motives known TO all. Let US unuers'ahu
this. He had said this much upon that point
which docs not hear particularly upon the
"N ~ w 80 -. ~ No A.
question: 10 seek 10 'iholea,e 'n1 MAJ. 10 '"s
papers said, and as he believed stripped
on his coat. rolled up his sleeves and has gone
-. ~ -, 3 ff,; J,.o,;,n y ponorsa
INTO the work OF puoiic euucatioh' Dec"use
he thought he could do something tor the edu-
cationaI interests of your State don't crush
Lin, IL ,hnra;s a man in ,he State willing
MN. ~ l"eie Is d man III '"e ''e "t1'''e
to sacrifice and do tor the cause OF common
schools give him God speed
In ox,I,n,,inn of his vote he said he WAS
4" .NP''I".t'n Va H-s N ~ ~ - ,,o,,,
constrained 10 Votc against thc uii as IL ho"
stands for the reason that il did not accom-
nlisb tho oh;ect souvht He found in the
p'', wy 5s9s:,.,, - 49, .io
thlrd sectloh lliat uniformly uoes iiot tahe {
place at once, but by degrees, and he should
therelorG 'o'e 10 eo'i'u' l" "''''"''e'' po''
pomi'e TIC SAINT ,, -, a>,,
Inc yeas anu nays oeins oiaei.u vi .on-
culrehce' 'ne ques'ioii va 'ne" no , :
sui'ing IN lhe aihflh"''e os 80 yeas anu ~
nays us ioiio"s