Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-02-03


in saving that the institution is i'll a flourish
ing condition. The entire value of the prop
erty to-day is 100000 which is necessary to
be used. They have no accumulated funds.
He hoped the House would give the hill n
passage.
Mr. SMITH of Iitchticld opposed tho pas
sage of the resolve. The State Of Maine Is
bowed down under debt Of eight million
dollars besides being obliged 70 bear IFS pro-
portional part of the United States debt. If
this is granted to kent's Hill Seminary. there
are scores OF others just rs needy who will
wish to be treated in the same manner.
Mr.. BAKrR advocated the passage of the
resolve at some length and on the ground that
it would only be carrying out contract made
by the State
Mr.. HUME replied to Mr.. Baker.
Mr.. MupRAM looked upon this matter as
simply carrying out a contract made by the
State The gentleman from Cherryfeld had
spoken of retrenchment. The proper time
for rctrcnchment was in 1864 when these re-
solve, were passed.
Mr.. DARLING asked for an explanation in
relation to the grant.
Mr. BEARcE of Lewiston explained at some
length and concluded by advocating the pas
sage of the resolve.
Mr. SrICKNEY did not oppose the resolve
because it was sectarian, but because there
are other portions of our State that need the
money appropriation to sustain the schools OF
a lower grade more than this Seminary. II
Maine had money for all of our schools he
had no objection to this donation. He hoped
the resolve would not pass to-day, and he
moved that it be tabled
Mr. BARKER said his vote would be con-
trolcd by two considerations. The first he
drew from the Constitution of Maine winch
saws the State shall endow Educational lnsti-
tutions of this description and also that the
several towns in the State shall be required
to make suitable provision at their own ex-
pcnse for the support of the common schools.
The State has no authority to donate to com
mon schools, but we have the power and it is
our duty to compel towns TO do that. His
next consideration was, is the State able to
donate to these institutions! Mr.. Is. INTRO
duced statistical evidence to show that the
State is able and for this reason and the for
mer one given, he should vote for the resolves.
Mr.. BoNNEY favored the resolve.
Mr.. Bradford was for having the resolve
lie over until further information in regard TO
the matter could be obtained. He thought
the Legislature could not be too careful IN
appropriating money
The motion to table was lost by AZ yeas
and 40 nays.
Mr.. FARwELL moved the previous ques-
ton.
Mr.. Hume moved an adjournment. Lost.
The House seconded the call for the pre-
vious question, and the main question was
ordered to be put, which was on the passage
of the resolve to be engrossed and the yeas
and nays were ordered on motion OF Mr..
FARwELL, resulting in the affirmative by 40
yeas to So nays as follows;
YEAs-NIessrs. Ames, Baker, Barker, Barton,
j, ,.tl.t Lou stnn Roam
Bliss Bonney, Boyd, Boothby Bracket, Burgess
Chamberlain, Chase of Woodstock, Clark of Read
field. Conforth Crockett, Gushing, Daggett, Dear
born bennett, Dickey. Douglass, Dunning, Duncan
Farwell, Folsom, Foss. Foster of Argyle. Oannett
Green, Greenlief, Guptll Hammond of Westbrook,
Hamilton, Harding, Hartman, Hathorn, Halves,
Hobrook Humphrey. Irish, Jordan of Minot, Kim
ball, Lane Leighton Lewis of Liberty, Libby Lord,
MAY Mayo, McDougal McGlvery, llcLain, Mears,
Mildram, Newcomb, Palmer, Patten, Plummer,
Purinton Reed, smith of Hodgdon, spauldng,
Twltchcll, Nose, Whidden, Wilson,-7o.
ariscotta Bradford, Chase of Vim, Clark of Hol-
den, Cox, Darling, Davis, Kinks, Holman, Hume,
nssfy Jordan Of Banwss heWs on
Ray, Riggs, Sargent, sherman OF Camden, skinner,
Smith OF Litchfeld, Smith Of Warren, stickney,
WATSON, Weston Wentworth, Wheeler, Whltehouse,
Wilder Ioung-3S.
ABsENT-Messrs. Adams of Biddeford Adams of
Mayfeld, Bearce of Turner, Berry of Button
Drawn, Brown, Burbank, Burnham, Campbell, Cole
Cotton, Cousins, Gates, Colt, Gould, Ham, Ham
mond Of Paris, Jones, Main, Mason, Mckown
MOQtOn, Phillips, Pierce, POWers, FRAY. sawyer
sherman of Islesboro', Smith of Saco, Smith of Par
Sturgis. Stone, Slower Thompson, Thur
lough Tobey Warren, Waterhouse, Watts, White.
40.
SO the resolve was passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. DICKEY,
Adjourned.
PETITIONS, BILLS, &C., PRESENTED AND RE-
FERRED.
By Mr. Observation-Disclosures of inhabi-
tants of Corinth, against the petition of Benz.
Ball ct ais, for a division of West Penobscot
Agricultural Society; Of the citizens of Stet-
son in aid of same; of the citizens of New
port in aid of same; of Arson Fisher and 36
ct ais. in aid of samc of citizens OF Garland
in aid of same; of citizens of Exeter, in aid
of same; of Charles Shaw and 3S ct ais, of
Dexter, in aid of same; of Peter Barker and
Is ct ais, in aid of same; of Simon G. Jer-
raid and 20 ct ais, against incorporation OF
the Penobscot Central Agricultural Society;
of Joseph Z. Sinclair ct ais, in aid of same.
BY Mr.. DIcKEY-Bill an act to incorporate
the ST. Johns Agricultural Society. Referred
to the Committee on Agriculture.
BY Mr.. Recommendation of Walter G.
Morrill,, for an act to incorporate the Howard
Slate Company, with bill accompanying.
BY Mr.. Decentralization of w. c. Ham,
mond and 225 ais, asking that Van Buren,
may be made half shire town of Aroostook
county.
BY Mr.. HuMpnREY-Bill an act to incor-
porate the Sebec Lake Company.
BY Mr.. STANDARDIZATION of Joel Valley
and 20 ais, in aid of the September Term of
Supreme Judicial Court being holden in
Presque Isle. Referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Decentralization of Marcis Dafour
and 43 ais, for assistance to build road in
Madawaska.
BY Mr.. Foss-Petition of S. T. Williams
ct ais, asking for an appropriation to build
turnpike from Kingsbury to Abbot; of Jesse
Murphy, asking to be remunerated for open
ing a winter road from Chesuncook Lake to
Moosehead Lake, and for an appropriation to
make said road passable in summer; of A.
Covurn ct ais, asking for change in the act
passed in 1917, SO that the privileges granted
for the charter OF road from the n. f. Bay
of Moosehead Lake to the Penobscot West
Branch, may extend to turnpike, with the
right to collect tolls thereon.
BY Mr.. SMITH, of Hodgdon-Petition of
Roman Michaud, that money be refunded for
lot of land of Nelson Herrin for remunera-
ton for lot of land in the town of Lime
stone, 10 which he was duly entitled, and
which was conveyed by mistake of the Land