Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-03-05
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On motion Of Mr. HUsxEwELL of Scarboro.
Ordered. That the Committee on Legal
Affairs, be requested to inquire into the ex-
pediency Of providing by Law, that all nnes
for posting notices of litigation in liquor ca.
.es In the municipal court OF Cumberland
county. be paid into the municipal court OF
county.
Mr.. FKxxELLY, from the Committee ON
Claims, on petition of Arad Thompson. re-
ported resolve authorizing tine adjustment OF
lands purchased from the State. Printed
under rule.
Mr.. SIxoSIox, from the Committee on
WAYS and Bridges. on order. reported bill an
act to incorporate the Bar HarbOr Bridge
Company. Read and assigned.
Mr.. SPRINGER, from the Committee on I'd
ucation on order, reported bill an act to make
diplomas of the normal schools legal rertih-
Gates to teach in public schools. Printed UNI
der rule.
Mr. INGALLS,, from the Judiciary Commit
tee, on petition, reported bill an act to amend
sec 2s chap. q Of the public laws of 1873, in
relation to liens on granite and slate also re-
ported resolve an order relating to resolu-
tions concerning amendments of the Constr
tuition approved March 4th, 1879. Printed
under rule.
Mr. Goss, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported leave to withdraw on petit
ton of Amos Bucknam, ct ais. for equaliza-
ton Of State bounty.
Mr.. GILMAN from the Committee on Fish
cries and Game, on various petitions and re-
monstrances in regard to the porgie Law, re-
ported bill to repeal the porgie law and to
exclude fishing for porgies in the rivers.
Mr.. CLAY from the same committee made
a minority report bringing in bill repeating
the mile limit.
On motion Of Mr.. CLAY the reports were
laid on the table and the bills ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. GILMAs reported that the Committee
on Fisheries and Game had disposed of all
the business before it.
Mr.. FENNELLY made similar report in re-
gard to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. WILSON from the Committee on Fish
cries and Game, on petition reported bill an
act for the protection of smelts in Pleasant
river in the county of Washington. Read and
assigned.
! Mr.. PARTRIDGE from the Committee on
County Estimates, reported resolve laying
a tax on the several counties of the State.
! Printed under rule
| Mr. HALL from the Committee on Ways
aud Bridges reported ought to pass on bill an
act to vest the franchise and property of
hoe. The report was accepted and the bill
was laid on the table to be printed on motion
of Mr.. JEwETr of Richmond.
Resolve in favor of an act of Congress
granting pensions to veterans Of the Mexican
war came up on its passage to be engrOssed.
| The amendment to include the ArOOstoOk war
veterans was adopted and the resolve passed
to be engrOssed.
Bill an act to incorporate the Black Brook
and Swift River improvement Company came
up on its passage to be engrossed and pend
ing its third reading was laid on the table on
motion of Mr.. Mason of Limerick.
Bill an act to authorize the Treasurer of
State to procure loan of 1907 200 was read
and Tomorrow at II o'clock assigned for its
further consideration on motion of Mr..
HATCH of Bangor.
On motion of Mr.. SrRoUT of Portland bill
an act to incorporate the Dudley Brook Dam
Co., was taken from the table and passed to
be enacted.
The majority and minority reports of the
Committee on Education on the free high
school law came up by special assignment,
the question being on substituting the minor
ity report (Which reduces the amount received
from the State from $500 to $780, for the
maj ority report which suspends the opera
tons of the law for one year
| Mr. SPRINGER of Yarmouth. advocated the
minority report. The reduction of the
amount to be received by towns would save
! $1,000 to the State. The second amendment
proposes to abolish Greek and Latin from the
studies which he thought wise: because where
those branches are taught the energies of the
teachers are devoted to four or five scholars
at the expense of fifty or sixty. 1t has been
said that the study of those branches is good
! a mi hnf ha 10
studies properly taught afford far better dis
cipine than Latin and Greek taught in the
slip-shod manner that they are in our schools.
| In regard to the necessity Of the law he
said if we want good primary schools we
must begin at the top. We must make our
higher grades of schools efficient, and we
never shall leave good primary schools until
we do. 1t has been proved that where these
high schools have been established, there has
been general elevation of the primary
schools. He claimed that they not only
tend to prevent the exodus of teachers from
the Safe but make others better qualified to
teach by giving them an opportunity to edu-
cate themselves. What we want all over the
State is good teachers, and unless we have
them all the reforms which we NAV choose
to introduce will not give us good schools.
Mr.. BRADsrREET of Bridgton, did not
think this matter thoroughly understood by
small towns, and proceeded to demonstrate
by figures that the small towns receive more
| from the State for common schools than thev
pay for the support of schools in larger
towns. He preferred to have the languages
left in the law and the amount of $500 re-
| tanned; but very much preferred the bill re-
ported by the minority to nome
Mr.. HIrL of EXETER advocated the major
itv report in the interests of economy and
because the law bears unequally as free high
schools have been conducted If the cues
ton could be put to the people today he did
not believe one-fourth of the towns would
vote for the law contemplated by the minor
ity report.
Mr. CRANE OF Winthrop spoke in favor of
the minority report, claiming that the same
argument adduced in favor of the common
schools my to very large extent be adj
duced in favor of the schools contemplated
by the bill of the minority. High schools
are but grade higher than the common
schools and thev depend upon each other for
a high degree of efficiency He maintained
that free high schools are necessity in order
to provide suitable teachers for our common
schools
Mr.. DIcKrr of TT. Kent was in favor Of
the bill reported by the minority but would
prefer to have the amount in the bill fixed at
$500 instead of $3.50.
Mr.. GILMAN of Meddybemps also advocat.
ed the minority report. He believed it to be