Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-01-10
ommtttee: hence the introduction of the

committee hence the introduction of the
order.
Mr.. IVES of Castine, thought it very proper
to have special committee He thought the
college had not succeeded as an agricultural
Institution, but not from any fault of the
college or its instructors.
Mr.. DrcKEY of Fl. Kent was opposed to
special committees, as principle, and pointed
out the difficulties arising from them, He
claimed that the agricultural department of
the college had been successful. and moved
to table the order, which seemed to him re-
Election upon the committee on Agriculture
Mr.. PICARD of Bangor. did not regard it
as reflection upon any committee.
The institution was not only agricultural but
the mechanic arts were taught. taking the
lead. as he understood. He believed it edu-
Gated ten boys away from the farm where it
educated one into it.
Mr.. HAYES of Vassalboro', considered the
college a State institution. the same as the
Reform School, State Prison and other institu-
lions and should, like them. have n special
committee.
Mr.. BRowN of Bangor. said the matter ex-
cited general interest and he thought it would
be in the order of good management and wis
dom to have special committee.
Mr.. DICKEY of Fit. Kent, withdrew his mo-
ton to table.
MT. NPAtIDING OF hlcnmOnu renewed the
motion. The matter having been considera-
bly, discussed. the Speaker had made up the
Committee on Agriculture having the very
subject in mind taking it for granted that it
would have the charge of the matter He
thought il would be a reflection upon that
committee to take it from their hands now
Mr.. Brown of Bangor thought il would be
quite proper to refer il to the Committee
on Education and many so understood it.
Inasmuch as there seemed to be a misunder-
standing he suggested whether it would not be
as well to pass the order.
Mr.. CHAPMAN of Plymouth, disclaimed any
intention of rejecting on the Agricultural
Committee.
The House refused to table and also re-
fused to give the order passage by vote of
~ to So.
Mr.. PERRY of Camden. presented the fol-
lowing;
Ordered. That the Secretary of State be in
structed not to furnish members of this House
with another box of stationary during this
session of the Legislature; but that if he has
a supply on hand to reserve the same for the
next Legislature
Mr.. DINGLEY of Auburn. did not think it
necessary to pass the order. Members had
had their usual quantity of stationary and did
not expect more. He moved to indefinitely
postpone.
Mr.. PERRY of Camden, opposed the motion
He understood it was the custom to supply
box of stationary at the close of each SEES
sion, making three in all. He wished to cut
off the third box. as he deemed two sufficient.
The passage of the order would save one or
two hundred dollars. He understood that
members of the House in the past had re-
ccivcd enough stationary to last them their
lives.
Mr.. Brown of Bangor, had received but
one box and he was satisfied with it. 1t
seemed the gentleman perry had already
received two. He thought the order was in
some way reflection on the House. He was
sorry to see the order introduced, and hoped
it would be indefinitely postponed
Mr.. DICKEY of Fort Kent, thought it was a
snug shave at retrenchment He also thought
that under the Constitution the House had no
right to legislate their salary away this year.
1t was part of their salary, and it could not
be reduced by this Legislature. daughter. }
1t might be made to apply to the next Legis-
lature. but not to this. He had heretofore re-
ceived three boxes of stationary a year, and
had never had a surplus. 1t was not more
than enough to carry him through the year,
the time for which he had been elected.
Mr.. PERRY of Camden, did not understand
that the Constitution had anything to do with
ture was going to reform matters it might as
well commence here as any where else. II
it did not save in the small things it would
not be likely to save in large matters.
Mr.. PICKARD of Bangor, said there were
one or two reasons why the gentleman from
FIT. Kent (Dickey) needed a great deal of
stationary. One was that he came to the
Legislature right along, and the other was
that he was a bachelor or widower, and wrote
good many letters. He understood that the
jack knives furnished cost 1923 per dozen and
thought they ought to be cut off. When men
work for so cents day at digging potatoes.
as one had offered to do for him last fall, the
House had no right to take $500 worth of
knives from the State.
The order was indefinitely postponed BY a
vote of 70 to 43.
Mr.. FARRINGToN of Fryeburg, presented re-
solve for the support of State paupers and
moved a Suppression of the rules that it might
be passed to be engrossed. He explained that
it appropriated $2500 to pay certain towns for
the support Of State paupers for 1873; that
the sum of $4,000 appropriated for that pur-
pose had been expended, leaving deficiency
of the amount stated in the resolve. That
sum was due from the State and would have
TO paid sooner or later.
After a brief discussion participated in by
MessTs. Dung VI DTunsWlCk, IlCkaru, BOyn-
ton and Brown of Bangor, Woodbury. of
Houlton, Dickey of Fl Kent, and Wilson Of
of Thomaston motion to refer to the Com
mittee on Finance. was lost.
The rules were then suspended and the re-
solve passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Fox of Portland, the
House
Adjourned.
CORRECTION The introduction of the order
in the House Wednesday, relating to a change
in pauper law, so that il shall conform to the
18th amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, should have been attributed to
Mr.. Gilman of Washington county, instead
of Mr.. Cramer Of Washington.
REPORTER.
PETITIONS, BILLS, &C., PRESENTED AND RE-
FERRED.
BY Mr.. GuPrILL of COMMUNICATION of
jeremiah N. Libbey and 6 others, for author