Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-22


lating 10 the powers and duties of executor
Resolve in favor Of settlers of Mada~ask
territory.
| PASSED. To BE ESGgossED.
Bill an act TO amend an act TO incorpora.
the Gorham Farmers Club.
Resolve in favor of Joseph W, Mercha-
of Augusta.
Resolve in favor of the commissioners o
Contagious Diseases among Cattle.
Bill an act to create lien on railroa
ties and ship knees.
Bill an aes TO give aiiitionsl powers t
school dis ric,, No l Of the to 81 of Gorhau
Bill an act TO incorporate the kennebe
Wharf and transportation Company
Bill an act in relation 10 local bosris o
health ADDITIONAL 10 chap. 1873 Of the Publ
Laws of 1857.
BIZ an an relating to the adoption of lille
gitinlate children.
Resolve in favor ofrhomss MeKenney.
| Bill an act TO define robbery and its pun
ishment
Bill an act TO incorporate the Maine Ere
Baptist Association.
Bill an act 10 grant additional powers &
ihe Bar Asrbor Water Co. caine from th
| House passed to be engrossed and vas passe,
70 be engrossed in concurrence under sus
| pension of the rules on motion of Mr.. Bur
rlll Of Hancock
| Bill an act relating to the Portland Cath
| ole Orphan Asylum Society, now known a
he ST. Ehzaoeths Roman Catholic Orphan
asylum, came from the House passed 10 b,
| engrossed and was passed 10 be engrossed il
concurrence on motion of Mr.. Halnes OF
kennebec.
Blli an act to amend an act entitled an ac
to incorporate the city of Brewer and resolve
N favor of the Committee on Education
came from the House passed TO be engrossed
and we're passed 10 be engrossed in concur
renee, under a suspension of the rules.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED
Bill an act to incorporate the Persian Rail
way.
Bill an act to incorporate the New Port
and and Eustis Telephone ard Telegraph
Company.
Bill All ac, to amend chapter 81 of the
Special Laws of 1887 entitled an act to ex
tend the charter of the Stllsater Bridge.
Bill an acL to amend section 80 of chapter
100 of the Public Laws of 1887. relating 10
he teaching OF music in free Oh ,chools.
Bill an act to incorporate the Weld Tele-
rpho and Telegraph Company.
Bill an act TO amend section | of chapter
% of the Revised Statutes relating 10 til,
descent of real estate.
Bill an act 10 provide sgair st the danger
Of the spreai of small pox from paper mills
Bill an act to incorporate the Crizehs
Loan and Trust Company.
Bill an act 10 authorize the construction
of wharf in tide waters of I.lesboro.
LAID oS The TABLE.
Bill an act TO incorporate the Lake Sebag
Land Company came up an its passage to b,
ton of NJ. Heath.
Resolve providing for the expenses of III"
volunteer militia at the centennial celebratio;
# the Inauguration IF George Wa,hingtor
first President of the United States on it.
pas age 10 be engrossei was laii On the Ia
hl" on mJtion of Mr. freeman of Cimber
and.
Resolve for payment of back salaries of
guards at the State Prison came up on it
passage 10 be engrossed and was laid on thu
able on motion Of Mr.. Simpson of Penobscut.
SPECIALLY ASSIGNED.
Ri an act to amend sections and .. chan
pelllng towns to furnish scnool books for th
uSe of pupil. in their pubic sch pos, cam
mp on it. passage to b. engr,ss,d and wa
lad on the table aud assig ned for cousidera
ton at the end of the special assignments OF
'oiay, pc: ding motion of Mr.. Wright ot
oxford to ind, tinitey postpone.
1PEcfAL ASSIGNMENT.
Resolve in favor of the Maine State Col
Iege of griculture and the Mechanic Art,
came up by special assignment, the question
being upon its passage to be engrossed.
MIR. Freeman of Cumberland desired tt
call attention bri, fly to a few reflections suz
gest, d to his mind by a perusal of the re
sort of the trustees aud faculty of the Agr
cultural College. By the report he Learned
that the State has already paid TO the institu
ton S24 600. The resolve calls for an ap
preparation OF $4,000 for each of the mex
two years. the report sugge sting that an an
nuai Appropriation of SIS 600 be established
tie was not aware that the STATE is elthel
exempted or excluded from the operation OF
the Law of equivalents in dealing with it.
citizens or institutions. For every dollar il
has received 1t has given tul value, and for
every dollar paid out it is entitled 10 an equi
measure of return. Not in an,
cents, nor accurate adjustments
OF d, BIT and credit, but only on the broat
pri ic p that for large disbursement of the
, oples money they are entitled to an
equivalent in the form of some palpable am
perm inent benefit in one of the lines laid
do' by the organic law. 1t is only upor
this tn ory that the State appropriates 8
dollar for common schools. No principle i.
h..tt a.. tI.,, a., 1. ,,l.
state has in education is not that which the
ptrelt has in the education of his chidre7
but simply the element and primitive interest
OF self preservation. And because of thi.
necessity for self protection and the belief
that education will overcome this evil OF
illiteracy does it become reasonable for the
>fste TO support schools and not newspapers
churches and places of Amusement. The
State RECEIVERS value for the money paid ou
for common schools in the qualification OF
its young men for the duties of il rtelligent
citizenship. This is the sole purpose and
warrant for compulsory education. and the
measure of tn. States interest in
schools. Here should the line
Of the States duty and
obligation be drawn. If not drawn at thi.
point where would the Logical limitation ap
80, why? II . luctti)1 is such a gIo thin :
how can We have too much of il? Should II
be at the col egel Having brought the
Young man thus far snould not the 5 ate
furnish him with the means of a livelihood
and having gra luated him from college
-houll not the State furnish HIN
assistance while getting footholt
IN hrs profession? The plane of citi
zeuship is the standard up to which the
State may properly assume to educate. Hs
would not state what point in tn currcu
lum would fulfil this coniit' on, but he ven
tured to say all would agree that it would be
. long 4 stance this siie of the colleges
" hen the states iuty ceases, then opeu'
the broad field of private and corporate
bsnrvoleuce.
Thi, is question of taxation as muct
a. education, ant since the school
mn't be supported by taIe
lsviei upon the great boly %
.le pc 'ple such tax shouli be carrieI onll
40 far a. the great boiy Of tax payar. ca
m ke it ailable for their chillren Thi
| - tru'h To which the best educator
arr atakenir g--thst professional education
and high liberal trsiniug nee 'sssry % a pro
/ fe-sion shouli rot he undertaken BY IN,
~'ate tee4use sach educsriOa il for the ben
! r of small sDacia. cliss of the cormu1
I ity. Assuming these principles To be corr G
| i,e came 10 their PRACTICAL application ri
] ference TO the rghts of tax PAYERS. IIo
can the STATE he jlsi tiei in supporting an
! pm iOuiry eftip ~ fur tho HI gher .,inc III /,