Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-02-27
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Continued from first paee.)
Marble of Lincoln, the bill, as amended, va
laid on the table.
Resolve il favor of the Lee Normal Acad
envy, pending its first reading. was tabled
on motion IF Mr.. Bragdan of Hancock.
Subsequently,. m motion of same Senator
the resolve was taken from the table; but. on
motion of Mr. Wentworth of Penobscot, wis
said that he desired to present some facts ir
regard to the institution. the resolve vas
again tabled. and Wednesday at II o'clock
assigned for its consideration
Report of the Committee on State Library.
authnrizing and requesting the Governor and
Council To consult with architects and build
ers a. II the best Ia. the cost and the
necessary time of so adding tn or enlarging
the State lIonse rs to furnish annie and CON-
venient and fre-pr oaf apartments for the State
Library. and the records and documents of the
various departments If the State govern
ment. and for the use and accommo larion oi
the legislature AMI its committees. obtaining
plans and specifications of such addition or
enlargement. and to report to the next legis-
lature.-coming mp from the House for con
currence. was laid on the table, on motion of
Mr.. Rust of VALID.
On motion of Mr.. Marble of Lincoln. re-
solve making an appropriation in favor of the
Female Orphan ASYLUM of Portland. pending
its final passage. was laid on the table.
Mr. Rust of Wal 10 moved tn take from the
table bill an act t. repeal so much of sec.
chap. l50 of the public ltws of 1879. as re-
lates To the salary Of the Judge and register
of probate of the county of Somerset. tabled
pending its passage to be engrnsseI. He
said that the legislature had established the
policy of increasing salaries, and he did not
propose to challenge the Senate to a yea and
nav vote. He simply protested against the
policy.
The bill was then passed to be engrossed
House document M. 81, resolve apprnpria-
ting $1,000 for the support of sol liers' orphans
at the "Chil lren's Home in Bangor f,r the
years 1888 81, was taken from the table. on
motion of Mr.. Lebroke of Piscataquis, who
moved that it pass t. he engrOssed.
Mr. Rust of Waldo said that he believed
the resolve was funded on false principle.
and he should object to its passage. 1t re-
quires the towns and cities of the State to be
taxed to support needy chillren in Bangor.
He did not see how the resolve could he rec
onciled with the principle of equality in tax
a.ion. That was his objection To the resolve.
He moved its indefinite postponement.
Mr.. Weymouth Of PenObseot sail that the
"Children's Home" in Bangor vas an insti
tuition not local in its work it receives chill
dren from all parts of the State. 1t now has
under its care about 40 children, whose sup
port and care cost about 500 each. Thirteen
of these children are the orphans of soldiers
At the Bath Military and Naval Orphan Asy
lum it costs about $500 for each child He
hoped the motion to indefinitely postpone
would not prevail.
Mr.. Heath of Kennebec said that the insti-
tuition at Bath would take these ID children
al.
Mr.. Lebroke of Piscataqus believed in an
intelligent economy. 1t is less expensive to
prevent crime than to support criminals. In
his county it cost $1,000 to convict two mur
derers. The public schools of Maine are a
heavy burden upon the taxpayers; hut if you
should abolish the schools YOU woull strike
a deadly blow at the State itself He thought
it better To appropriate small sum TO keep
and educate these children at Bangor. that
they might have an opportunity to make happy
and useful men anil women, than to allow
them to grow up in ignorance to be supported
finally as paupers and criminals.
Mr.. Marble OF Lincoln inquired ~hy the
State should aid this particular institution.
to take care Of a few little children, when
there are 1000 chill lren in the back towns
and plantations, equally as destitute, who re-
ceive no aid.
Mr.. Lebroke. in reply. said that he hal
early formulated this axiom: II you can't
do all the good conceivable. do all the good
practicable. If a bsggar called at his door
for aims. it would be very poor consolation
to the man tn tell him that he could not aid
him because 100000 persons were starving
between the Indus and the Ganges. and as he
could not aid them he woul Int aid him. The
need of poor children in cities is even more
pressing than in the country.
Mr.. Wentworth of Penobscot said that he
rose TO second the remarks of the eloquent
Senator from Pscataquis in favor of the
"Chiltlren's Home at Bangor. The institu-
ton had been established BY a legacy given
by wealthy lady. the annual interest on
give $500 year more. The institution
belongs to eastern Maine. a. the Bath
Home does to western Maine. The ques-
ton has a deeper interest than that of
dollars and cents. The Home comments il
self to every philanthropst and friend of
orphan children in the State. The average
attendance at the school is about 40; but the
managers are constantly receiving children
and finding good homes for them.
Mr. Stubbs of Franklin said that he was
greatly interested in this institution and in
all the institutions of the State; but at the
same time lie thought the point raised by the
gentleman from Waldo Mr.. Rust had been
evaded or ignored. Why should the property
of Waldo county be taxed to support an in
stitution designed to benefit Penobseot coun-
v? He raised the same question for
Franklin. He did not feel ready to vote
for the resolve. but VAS disposed to hesitate
until he had further information. Where
are the children from? He was informed
that they were not all soldiers orphans. II
very large proportion of the inmates are
pauper children of Bangor, why should the
State be called upon to pay the bills? Send
the ID soldiers orphans at the Home to Bath.
and let Bangor support the children remain
ing at the Home.
Mr. Weymouth of Penobscot, in reply, said
that IA towns were represented at the Home
and that its benefits were not conferred alone
upon the destitute children of Bangor.
On motion of Mr.. Weeks OF Kennebec,
Adjourned.
HOUSE.