Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-02-21

and AppletOns Name reports, was taken rom tai
table aud given a final passage.
Bill an act additional to an act in aid. of fret
4 high schools, approved Feb. "a, 1873, came up OF
IL. passage to be engrossed.
Mr.. MURRAY Of Pembroke sail the bill con
1 tanned "A proposition to divert $50 900 from the
| school funds TO the support of free high schoo
| annually and he moved 60 amend nv striking oui
the ohie ctionsl feature. He did mo-, think that Al
this stage Of tne session the House cared to en-
/ terrain a proposition which struck "A blow at the
| common schools OF the Stat. 1t would be unfair
| to the ; ate 10 pass the b II.
Mr.. HILL of Exeter ndor.el the amendment.
I lie regarded 1t as prepnsterous idea to take the
/ money for the sap lott of common schools for the
| poOrt of a few high schools. Ii the nigh
! SCHOOLS could not be supported ia any other way,
| he was in f,vor Of abolis1ing them.
Mr. AUSTIN of Milford also supported the
| amendment. The legislature should not. und I
| the cry Of economy, thus strike a blow at the
common schools.
Mr. PIEKcE of Poliland could not see any con.
sisiency m proposing to cut down the school mon
ey raised by towns, from 50 t. 20 cents per head,
thereby diminishing the comm school fund
SOB ,OOO,aud then opposing Thu. little matt Of ii
cents per head; for that was al thet It amounted
10. 1hls was called blow al the common schools.
Every dollar the towns cat Il IVA IN tn .r appio-
pIlafiOus was a blow at common schools. The
system that had been in vogue Tor the support of
common schools was the same as thar of building
rairuajs IL was an IN nst system that could not
stand because of lis n Justice. lie tr1,ted til
II
he des red the indefinite po>tppnemeut of the hill.
Mir PARLGS of Arson advocated he amend
mtnt. The la~' speaker had said the system was
wrong. and s. 300 bad been taken from tue school
fund tOr normal school in ,he western part Of
the state. That was a. far As he Vas viii ing TO
20 in that direction. The wealth of tue stale
should educate the people.
The yea, and nays we've ordered, on motion Of
Mr.. SMITH # Ilodgdon.
Mr.. loUNG OF brunswick declared himself on.
IN IA. 4 mol h, ter nj
the best hing was to do to abO N il. The best way
of d-po,ing of the subject before the HJUse 10
indefinitely postpone il, fthe House opposed TO
taxing the money from the school fund for tie
appropriation for free high schools provided
for by the law creating tnem.
MI. CORNISH Of Window explained the effect
OF the till understood it.
Mr.. JONES of Lewiston said if the amendment
was adopted the bill should be Indefinitely po +
pon,d.
Mr.. PORTER of Bu,lin.t ton moved 10 indefinite
" postpone.
Mr.. WEYMOUTH of O.dtown did not thick it
good policy to stilke blow at any in-iMtiou At
go late stage in the session. The nd fuire
postronement of the bin ne considered would
strike blow at free high schools without ary
ht airing on its meIits
Mr.. MouLToN of Scarboro', thought the bill
after the adoption of tie amendment unnecessary
1t provides for ~ha is already established.
Mr.. MAYO Of Elem, desired to put himself on
record in favor OF the ansn dm mt.
The discussion was further continued by Messrs
Young, Wey mouth, Moore of Th1ma.ton, and
others.
The yeas and nays were then taken on the
amendment, resulting 10 the affirmative, as tol
lows:
Yr.s-Ncs.rs Adam. of Perkins nlap,a,ion
Allen, Andrews, Austin, Bearce, Bliss. Blunt
Bodwell, Body, Boothny, Bowker, Bradbu "
Briggs, Burgess, Cain, Caswell, Chapman, Clay, Co
burn. CotBo of ShatIeiyb. Cole. G iruisn. Cro.hv
Cnr,an Dayi. of Free Yo,t Davis of Jackson
pickey DrInkwater Over of New sharon
Taught Fevler Fisher Friend Fnller FLYNN
Farrrl Garcelon. Ger,l.b. H.. Ham. Han.on'
Hatch fiji Jyins lin of Buck mort hin of Exeter
IUrchiev Uouland Jackxnn Keatiog K,mhsn
Of Wne,tord kpi,hi nC sweden Knight ~ lin.
culnville Knight of Norih Berwick. Lancaster
Law, Lincoln, ord of Charleston. L,or of Kenue-
bunk Lot,rop N,vo Neserve nf Rrownhe;d
Meserye of Hollis. Mitchell. Moody, Moore Of
Thoma.ton Morrill, of Cenburn. morrill, of Sebec
Moulion M1rr,y Norwood \ovl.nd ORR Ot,s
Paflin, Patt,iiga, Phinncv. Pickett. PIl.bury'
Pine, Plumm.r Porter of { .rinou Porter of Bnr
Enyion Ptatt Pn,inton Kevnoljs Ron
BINS, Robie Sci iers Sbanlei n Sher
man Simn.,n Smith of Auhnrn S,nith ot
Hodgdon, smith of LitchfeId. smith of Hanover.
smith If WATERFORD Siarhird simpson, Talbot
True of Falmouth True of New Gloucester rrue
Of P.ri. IIodrrynod Virkerv Mad. vo,tn W.hh
OF Windham, Webb OF Deer Lie, Weeks, View
mouth, White, wilson OF RAYMOND. Wilson of
IIowdoin, Woodbury., Woo icock, Williams, York,
Youpp-ll7
NAYs-NIessrs Adams Of Deering. Cutler. Dana.
Jones, Kimb.l of Bah. Mclaughlin. Moore of
Blddeforu Pierce Richardson Smith of Water.
vile, Strickland TAILOR OF Bdd, ford Weed.
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