Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-02-13

Bill an act to amend sec. 0, chap. 1l6 of the re-
vsed statutes relating 10 the board of prisoners
in Jail, came up on ITS passage 10 be engrossed,
and was laid the table on motion Of Mr.. PIERCE
of Port aud.
Bin an act giving county commissioners jms-
dictlon over the repair of Highways came up on
its passage to be engrossed.
/ MI SMITH of Litchiicld, moved to amend by
inserting IN the "a line after the word "negects"
and before the word "to," the words "aiter due
notice to the municipal officers" pending which
| the subject was laid on the table on motion of
Mr.. WEBB Of Wiudham.
Bill an act to amend sec. 5, chap 1870 Of the re-
vlsed statutes relating to larceny, came up on its
passage to be engto~sed and wa, land on the ta-
ole on motion Of Mr.. MoORE of Ihoms-ton.
Resolve to provide schools for the tanning of
teachers in MadaNa ka territory, came up Gu its
passage 10 be engrus~cd.
MIR. FARRELL Of Van Burcn, moved to iudef
nitely postpone the resolve
MI. HILL IF Exeter opposed. He thought tie
returns of officers in that territory, signed with
their naik. wa, evidence that hI-hcr standard
If education was needed there lie said some
thing should be done to pei the teaching OF
Eng i.h TO the scholars in thai dis let. lie
movod to table the resolve, winch was caried by
a vote OF 81 to 35
Subsequently, Mr.. PARRHuRsr of Mavsvllle
moved a reconsideration Of the vote tahing the ie-
solve.
Mr.. DIcKgY opposed the motion, desiring a
Mr.. FARRELL Of Van Buren, also opposed re-
consideration.
The House voted to reconsider, 5S to IL.
the question then tocured on again lablng,
which was decided in the negative.
The question then rccuued on the motion to
indefinitely po-tpoue.
Mr.. PARKHURsr of Msysyiile advocated the
resolye. The state had been appropriatng mon
ey to educate the Frcn Of Mtdawaska territory
to read and speak English; bat they have been
teaching French and IN large part of their
school. they have left out Eng i,h On account of
the imposs lbinly Of obtaining teachers to 90 in
and teach English. The TWO normal schools pro-
posed by the oil are to prepare teachers to teach
English. The school money is thrown away as
long a. the schOla are taught only French.
Mr. FARRELL of Van Buren defended the teach
ers on the ST John river. They good H.
any in the county. lie maintained that the chill
drrn in his town talked rs good English the
children IN Maystieid. Ii the proposition was 10
appropriate a thousand dollar, for these schools
he would not object. Bat the propo,iuon was 10
take IL from the school money of the cistrict, and
the result would he that The little children Ia the
smsli schools will suffer.
Mr.. CORNISH Of MU>,u stated that the SUPER
intendent ii schools, who hal been in Mad Iwa,ka
territory last sumner, had appeared hctuIe the
committee aud represented the mauAg cement OF the
schools there as miserable. We want to teach the
children there the English language, that they
may resd our Constitution and laNs which are al
ways piuted in tle EHgllsh language. ~ matter
oi fact the children are taught French until they
ale II OF IL, whcD they are gwen an English book
corresponding III grade to our In 5ih reader.
II was ar these reasons that the bill had received
the unanimous support of the committee.
MI. HILL OF Exeter sad II appeared fact
before the comm tee that the only hook found
was the church catechi-m, ard tha' ia Ere nch
that IA many places the teachers could not talk
English.
Mr.. MAYO of Eden considered the bill in the
interests OF a better cdacati II for that people
Mr.. FARRELL declared himself in favor Of the
children learning the English language; but
teachers could be taken from any palt OF the State
without tHc till
Mir. PARKmURsT of Maysville pointed out a, an
obstacle to teachers oIug 10 N idAwaska to teach,
the fact that the teachers there must understand
French well English.
Mr.. DlCKEY OF Fort kcut was aware that a
strong prejudice exists throughout the State TO the
French people talklIg their native tongue. But
one fact is assured no FIenchman will ever learn
the English language by cOmpu sion. When the
State says to the people LIVING upon one river that
they shall do a cerain thiug 10 Way aud in no
other, it brings up feelings Of disgust and educa
ton from that moment j.. dead among the people
In lSA the state took under its guardianship that
people who could speak no word OF English.
Their progress since that time has been wonder
ful. Nn--ttnih, of the scholars there to day are
learning the English language. The peoole b4cA
fom the ST. Joun river are poor and ne felt ii ;
duty to protest against supporting the school.
proposed by the money taken from the primary
schools in those back towns. lie willing IL
meet the flends of the bill half way. If the
! llouse would exempt some Of the poorer plauta-
/ tons and approp late Ohe-haf of tue $1,000 foLn
/ the state treasury he would be satisfied.
Mr.. PARLIN of Ausoa said the legislation of the
/ state Tor the last ten years in the direction Of ed
ucation had been to prepare teachers to teach the
common schools. The bl before the House wa.
/ egi,ston in the same direction. The schools 10
Madawaska territory had fallen into disrepnte
notwithstanding the large appropriations in theil
favor, and last wear the Superutc ndeLt Of
/ Schools, under authority OF the last Legislature
nyestiga gated. II had been asceraned that the
only reading book in many of tue schools was the
calechisn Of the Catholic church, printed il
French, and that "a numbrr of the teachers could
scarcely sped a word If Euglish and could mo-
read any Of il. The bill simply provided tha
teachers shall be trained to teach French auC
English IN these schools. lie believed such
course to be one OF the principles und rlying oul
educational system. lie believed it to be for tht
interests Of that locality that normal q hoo
should be established there. He did not believe il
The argument that ii wouli rob The scholars, anC
gave statistics to show the amount Of schUo
money derived from The state by that people.
Mr.. WEEKS Of Augusta member of thu
Educational Comm Tee, said he had investig atet
the merits # the bil, an was ia favor of it. The
proposition was to take $1,000 from the schoo
mill tax and apir'p ste II t. the preparation OF
certain portilu of their own scholu. to be teach
crs of the English language. This woul not rot
the other schools because they c1nnCt begin t,
spend all the money they have now, by al
amount far exceeding thousand dollars. For
humber Of years money had been left over from
their school money.
Mr.. PILsBCRY OF Lewiston advocated the bill
lie took the ground that the sooner the Eoglisl
language is taught in al the schools Of America
the sooner we shall meet the ends ofou free in
stitutious a, nation lie believed the Engli-l
language 10 b, tue language Of the future. HI
was satisfied that no injustice would be done by
passage of the bill
Mr.. BROWNE of Bowdoinham favored thu
bill.
The Home refused to indefinitely postpone.
The bill was then passed TO he eugrossed.
On motion Of Mr.. LORD OF Kenuebunk, the ma
jority and minority pors of the Committee OF
Fisheries, on the matter of Protecting our shor
fisheries, were taken from the table The SAM
gonll, man moved to indefinitely postpone the bil
reported by the minority.
Mr.. ALLEN OF Brookine spoke in favor of III
! motion, maintaining that the bl was not in th
r interests Of the people.
/ Mr.. kIMBALL of Bath desired pos pouemen
until TO morrow. lie desired to present the caus
of the minority but his health would not permi
= of it to-day.
/ Messrs. Moulton of Scarboro', Pisburv of Lew
iston and Bowers of Saco, spoke in favor of post
: pouiug aud Mr., Curran of Calais against.
p, The House voted to table.