Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-03-16

TO obtain suitable teachers ~ - yAcVc, He
said there il no "oae gala| power about the
matter for he Is 10 Nc appointed by the Gov.
and Council snd has 10 give bonds TO the
State for a faithful discharge % his trust.
Mr. kgnvA~ rvplci ~ Nj. f,Rw ELt. He
objected 10 the princaglc NJ giving any indi-
viiual such ,saasssll,cd power over the cduca-
tional interests II a whole district. He thought
the amendment Svccssar, faf security against
the waste Of money which may take place. He
knew that of the sums of money appropriated
tor Madawa>ka about one half had dropped
out on the way, He did not attribute tins If
regularity To any one but he wished TO guard
against such thing in the future and for tins
reason he had offered the amendment to place
the money where the people of that iocallty
can look out for IT, He argued that it Is
primary schools which that section needs at
the present time and not high schools and this
was his reason for his amendment to approprl-
ate the money equally.
Mr. B,iulrR said the question is whether
this money shall go to the common schools of
that district or shall some agent be appointed
hereafter to make disposition of it as he sees
fit. The representative of that district says
let it he distributed equally and trust to no
agent with arbitrary powers, and he Mr..
Barker was in favor of this proposition. If
we do anything for that section let us listen to
the representative of that district and II 1t Is
found that the plan does not work well 1t can
be rectifed
Mr. MILpRAM said that this bill provides for
high schools in that section in order to have
schools of higher grade where persons may
be qualified to teach. The bill provides that
in consideration of the one thousand dollars
given by the State for these high schools, the
towns must raise fifteen hundred dollars more.
What was the argument OF the gentleman from
Stetson when he wanted to get a resolve
through in favor of the high school in his
town? He said he would favor any town ask
ing an appropriation for high school, provid-
ing that town raised an equal sum- ms bill
requires those plantations to raise $1,000 in
consideration of grant of $1,000 from the
Treasury, and he thought the argument of
the gentleman from Stetson would hold good
in this case. He was for having the money
divided equally among these several schools
and letting the agent who draws that money
from the Treasury give bonds for its proper
expenditure He did not think it fair to at
tempt to carry measure through the House
by making statements against gentleman
who is not member and cannot defend him
self, that money has dropped out on the
way" He hoped the bill would pass without
the amendment.
Mr.. HUMPHREY, as a member of the com
Iiitttc W iiCn ItiOl ttu tilc VII 'u'oS"tS' us
passage without the amendment. The com
rnittcc. after a careful investigation, reported
1925 for the common schools of this region.
and $1,000 for the high schools, for the pur-
pose of educating persons for teachers, as the
people in that section are poor and have not
money to import them. The gentleman from
Madawaska comes in with an amendment,
which proposes to take the one thousand dol
lars for the high schools and appropriate it for
the common schools, making the committee
appear to recommend or offer resolve APP
propriating Sl325 for the common schools.
The committee did not propose to recommend
any such thing, and if the $1,000 is to go to
the common schools he would be willing to
drop it out altogether.
Mr.. KEEGAN again spoke i'll reply to several
members.
Mr.. SMITH of Litchfield, as. a member of
the Committee on Education, said ne urged
the points offered by Mr.. KEEGAN. on the at
tcntion of the committee. and that they were
duly considered, and the bill reported was
the best that could be done under the circum-
stances. The committee had concluded to
make an appropriation and they thought there
should be some hold upon it by the State,
hence the provision for the appointment of an
agent; and he thought good man, whom we
would be willing to trust, would be appointed
by the Governor. The high schools had been
provided for, and Mr.. SMITH explained briefly
their object and advantages to that section.
He was for the bill without the amendment.
Mr.. PIKE said for more than quarter of
century we have been trying to Americanize
these French people, and according to all re-
ports We have made no progress in that di-
rection. And he very much doubted the pro-
priety of squandering any more money in that
way. They are a pleasant and happy
Ia .,,II do do ca1,n tlEtr
dition or speak English, and why should we
press the matter upon them?
Mr. BAKER suggested to the friends of the
bill some defects therein, and at his suggestion
the gentleman from Madawaska modified his
amendment so as to disHi bute the whole sum
(Sl325) equally among the public schools,
said amount to be expended by an agent, who
shall make return of all monies expended
under his supervision
Mr.. BAKER said the remarks of the gen
tleman from Calais had been to lead him
(Mr. b. to have grave doubts as to the pro-
priety of singing out from all the rest of
the State the new, as well as the old, this sec
ton. and aid, as we propose to do and have
been doing for series of years, to bring this
people up to'the educational standard of the
rest of the people. He was not prepared to
say that he should vote against the measure,
but he said if he voted in its favor it would
be with great hesitancy. He was willing to-
vote money for educational purposes, but he
wanted to know that money so appropriated
will be useful.
Mr.. FARwELL again spoke in opposition to
the amendment and in favor of the original
bill.
Mr.. HUME moved the previous question
and the House seconded the call.
Mr.. STICKNEY favored the bill and was in
favor of allowing the people to act for them
selves, and not have an agent in the matter
TO 'lord'' it over them.
The main question was then put, which was
on the passage of the bill to be engrossed, and
on this question the yeas and nays were Or
dered on motion of Mr.. FARwELL.
The amendment offered by Mr.. KEEGAN
was adopted.
The yeas and nays being taken the House
gave the bill passage by IS yeas and 20
nays as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Adams of Mayfeld, Ames, Baker,
Barker, Barton, Bcarce of Turner, Rean, Bonney,
Boothby, Bracket, Chase of Winn, Conforth, Cox,
Gushing Darling, Folsom, Foster of Argyle, Green,
Greenlief Guptl, Hammond of Paris, Hamilton,
hartman Iathorn, links, Holbrook, Hume, Irish,
Jones Keegan, Kimball, Lamson, Leighton, Lewis
of Liberty Lewis of Pttston, Lord. Main, Martin,
Mas N..J Mnulfpp