Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-25

gentleman will remember that we increase
the salaries of the Judges Of the suprem
court and some other public officers. Nor
no public officer eau receive any sum great
er than the amount of salary hxed by Law
and If this sum should be in excess of ,h,
amount it vi all lxpse back into the treas
ury. The estimate vas made by the Stat
Treasurer and made in conformity to ,h,
existing statutes.
Mr.. Txlbo, stated that the point he wishes
to raise Vas ~nether any ofhcixl had paid an,
MONIES in excess Of any legal appropriation
The appropriation msde in isS7 was S7l 600
i The report of the Treasurer which mas
be taken as Official says that he paid Si5 6&6
aud that in lss. ~e paid sds. 200, an in
crease of $1,000 for the salaries of publ,
officers The gentleman SAYS ,ha. was o,
account of the h~ which Was passed. II,
didn't dispute that point. The point is ~A,
the appropriation 81! 600 or S7l 900.
This bill asked for S2250 for night watch
instead of : 500. He wanted some explanA
tion from the committee as TO that. He no
tleed in regard TO the trustees of the Insane
Hospital, that an additional sl2uo had beeu
called for. Then comes the DC hciency hict
the gentleman from Augusta speaks sboul
in regard TO hsh and gsme-ssoo. There
Was appropriated last wear for that purpose
s65oo. There has only been paid out s5,
2c+ so. Where WAS the iehcIencyY For
sea aud sh IRE fisheries there Was approprl
sted $500 and sS76e Is have been paid out
an excess of ss69 Is above the appropriation
Then comes the large appropriation of $40,
0oO for the State beneficiary of the Insane
Asylum, The chairman Of the committee
say the law requires the State to provide for
our insane. lie would not withhold 4
dollar from the support of the insane. but
he did contend that when il became neces-
sary TO raise a sum of $4,000 the people
should have a vol e in II, and not one dollar
should have been expended until there was
an Appropriation properly made and put into
thehalds of their servants according to the law
He wanted these ms.t'r- understood. SO that
when they voted they would know what they
were voting for. Some Of these sums might
be necessary, but he coul iu't see the neces
sity of others without further explanation.
MIR. Maniey said hat the g ntleman from
Eist Machias fully understood the Treasur-
er's report lie didn't believe that that gen
tlemau meant TO mislead the House inten-
tlonally bur he had certainly misied the
House. The report of the State Treasurer
shoss as it ought TO show just the amount
that he expended from JAn, | To Dec. 81
! Now If n Judge of the supreme Court got
his warrant for hts last curriers' salafy oa
the Slst day of December an didn't pres, n .
II until the next July, that wasn't lust
charge that the State Treasurer had exceed
| ed the appropriation although IL appeared in
the account of that year in excess of the ap
preparation. The warrants must all be
drawn for the appropriations by the Gov
ernor and Council against their proper ap.
! propristions on or before the 3lsi day of
! December of each year else the amount not
drawn lapses back into the treasury, but a
man who has warrant in his favor is not
Obliged to present that for payment until he
sees tit. There is no d ference between the
Treasurers report and the appropriation of
two years ago II you will compare them in
this light. There is not dollar in this bill
SO far as the committe, has any kno sledge
that is to reimburse any expenditure made
contrary to law. If there is a dolla- that
| does not belong here then the committee dii
not so understand it and tn heads of depart
ments misrepresented TO the committee.
The gentleman calls attention to the increase
of the night watch. Governor Marble and
his Council, thinking that it was necessary to
protect the ate funds, ordered an extra
him to remain in the State rreasurers Off e.
He Was placed there by direction of the
Governor and Council. This increase is not
an increase of salary for the
other light watch, but is TO pay
for the extra service that the
Governor and Council said was required.
Now as TO this item about sea and shore
fisheries deficiency and the fish and game
and the inspectors of steaboats-that money
lspsed back into the treasury. 1t was due to
individuals, but the only reason as | stated
before that 1t was not paid was because of
their neglect. They did not appear here until
the I'd or 81 of January lfth y had been here
on the 3lst day of December their accounts
would have been audited and the warrants
drawn. They were not here aud these sew
ersl sums were turned back into the treas
ury. The bills have since been audited and
approved and this is to reappropriate il and
pay the bills. Now as to this large sum of
the insane State benefcisries, the gentleman
says that the legislature should have been
called together Why, Mr.. Speaker, that
was absolutely impossible. How could
the trustees or the officers of tina,
! institution tell who was to be
brought there on any day or
week? This deficiency did not occur in a
@ uay VI "e"' '','o"ea t"o Ses's'
-" n'''oe' i'o" usy
nay anu i'o'" WEN
and when an insane patient was
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put ,. =" ''ie 0o'I u''i ~ .ou'i eon''ne w
30 ""' w ''r '"Yu
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Mr. Robe OF Gorham agreed with the gen
tiefnan from East Machlas that TINS Dill VA
one OF the most important that we have be
tofe the Rouse Mr. hooie was some" VIVA
surprised That when the plil Vas read II had
no COMMANDED any more attention from the
House because u OIL that anects thei'
constituents. Inc disposition 70 e1'ra'a
gahce Is great ana gto"lng eVii IN the so
ciety at large ahn we nnd its result IN hnAn
ciai ship~recks ana disasters ana we shai
nnh II among ourselves unless we take some
] means To remove the burden tnat n ~ festi