The Portland daily press., 1889-03-06
1T LOOKS LIKE HEAVY TAXATION
But the Senate Takes Action In Favor
of the Measures.
Proceedings on the Resolves for the
Insane hospital.
Portland and DeerIng Create Diver
sion In the House.


with the expense of corps of physicians
and attendants, he had no objection to the
building of this hospital in Bangor. But it
was question of how much it was wise in
this matter of appropriations to lay upon
one year. Mr.. Libby quoted from figures
given him by the State Treasurer, and by
him given the Senate the other day, to show
that the revenues of the State could not
bear the extra appropriations now called for
That statement was as follows:
Expenditures 1889 and 1890. ..... 81, ,404, ,357 IA
heceipts.. ....................-.. 100000
The report of the finance committee show
ed larger receipts, but Mr.. Libby said that
in the absence Of the chairman of that COM
mittee he was unable to learn the reason for
the difference of the figures from the two
sources. But from the figures of either
estimate it was evident that the appropri-
ations had run beyond the revenue.
Mr.. Libby said he had understood from
members who represent the agricultural por-
tions of this State that it is very hard year
with the farmers by reason of the failure of
their crops. Was such time the appropri-
ate opportunity for the State to embark on
course Of expense that would raise the eY-
penditures to from a quarter to half
million dollars above the receipts? He
hardly thought it was.
That being the situation, what was the
Senate asked to do? The committee on in
sane asylum come to US and say that they
must have money to build two new wings to
accommodate their insane.
But there was no immediate need of the
appropriation of $4,000 which contemplates
the laying of not brick but merely the buy
Ing and the grading Of lot and the payment
n q dow 70 81 a.
superintend the doing of that work. Con-
tinuing Mr.. Libby said ''If You carry out
these resolves there are other resolves be-
hind them, and if you pass them all you must
either raise the State tax or carry over big
deficiency to the next year. In this Senate
we are all Republicans, and it is because we
have no opponents to share with us the bur-
dens OF these appropriations, that think
we should be very careful about increasing
the burdens of the people of this State at
this time"
Senator Sleeper of Androscoggin county
said he would explain the situation. He
told how many insane people there were in
Maine and how crowded the present asylum
at Augusta was, and went on TO argue the
great necessity for both appropriations.
Mr.. Heath of Augusta added few favor
able words.
Mr.. Libby wanted the vote taken upon the
TIVE resolves separately.
Mr.. Ryder of Penobscot was very anxious
luk tucui W bt VOttu upon tOS6tI6r.
Senator Wright thought they should be
voted on separately. Senator Libby insist
ed on this p0iBt also.
Senator Wright of Oxford, in a very sensi-
BILE and candid speech, opposed appropriat-
ing money Tor two institutions at once. He
thought the two additional pavilions at Au-
gusta would be sufficient for some time to
come, and therefore, he did not favor an
appropriation for a new asylum al present.
When such hospital was needed he had no
objection to its going to Bangor:
Senator Libby quoted from the report of
the hospital trustees to show that new hos
pital is not needed, as follows:
The question naturally presents itself as to how
large number of patients can be safely and prop
eriy cared Tor under one management. In reply
TO this we have only to cite you TO several of the
large institutions in New England for the care Of
the insane,
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has eight
insane asylums. The two largest are those at
Worcester and Danvers, each OF which has at the
present time one-third more inmates than there
are at the Maine Insane Hospitals and Connecti-
cut, standing in the advance. believing in one
good institution In preference to division Of in
lereSts. has in her asylum at Middleton one thou
sand three hundredIand thirtyfour patients; and
1t Is generally conceded that these institutions
mentioned are among the very best in the United
We therefore are of the opinion that the pres
ent board OF officers, with the addition of an as
slstant when needed, is capable of caring for, In
a most efficient and satisfactory manner, several
hundred uore patients; and until this limit is
1re @ neapy economy N ana pToRret
ings for the proper care and keeping of the unfor
tunate insane.
Senator Libby moved to postpone the bill
indefinitely.
Senator Sleeper opposed.
The yeas and nays were then taken, result
ing in the defeat OF the motion to postpone.
Yeas-Freeman, Frost Harding, Hinckley,
Kendall, Libby, Lord OF York, Poor, Walton,
Nays-Austin, Burgess, BurrilI Clark, Collins,
Daggett, Hanes, Heath, Hill, Hunt Lord of Pen.
obscot, Merrill, Nash, Nickels Rand, Ryder,
Sleeper, Simpson.-l9.
The $100,O resolve for the Augusta hos
pital next passed through. Senator Libby
succeeded in getting it amended SO that the
contract shall be advertised to bidders, and
so that tie furnishings shall be paid from
the net and not current revenue Of the hes
pital.
The Temperance Bill.
The temperance bill had snug rub in the
House today. Representative Chadbourne
led an assault on one section of it and sue
ceeding in getting that section struck out.
1t was the section which declares that "No
person or corporation shall knowingly bring
into the State, or knowingly transport from
place to place in the State, any intoxicating
liquors, with intent to sell the same in the
State in violation of law, or with intent that
the same shall be sold by any person, or to
aid any person in such sale, under penalty
of fifty dollars for each offense. Proof of
or employe of any person or corporation
whose duty it is, as such agent
or employe, to handle any mer-
merchandise that is being transported from
one place to another. shall be deemed suffi-
cient TO charge such person or corporation
with the knowledge &C cCntemplated by this
section" After this section was stricken
out, after strenuous opposition by Mr.. Curtis
of Paris, and after Ian amendment proposed
by Mr.. Sprague of Dexter had been defeated
pone the bill indefinitely. The motion failed
by only ten votes.
The Annexation Bill.
There was lively riot in the House this
afternoon between Deering and Portland.
The annexation bill was the cause. Mr..
Moore called the bill up late in the after
noon The bill had been put on the table to
be printed In its iisew draft. Having been
printed Mr.. Moore this a.Arnoou d., catieo II
up and proposed two amendments, 'no XIV @
ing the town two years in which to act Up"
the act, and the other prohibiting holding
meetings oftener than once year.
Mr. Fogg of Portland, opposed these
amendments. He thought the bill should be
allowed to go just as it was reported from
the judiciary committee. The city charter
allowed two trials in year. Why shouldn't
the annexation bill do the same?
Mr.. Moore said that he knew the. sent-
ments Of the people of Deering in this mat
ter. They were largely farmers and ire
quent town meetings would be very costly to
them.
The amendments were adopted by rtcd
roce vote and the bill passed.
The Reform School.
When Senator Libby presented in the
Senate, this forenoon, the remonstrance OF
the clergymen of the city of Portland against
any action that would establish sectarian
instruction in the Reform school, Senator
Poor arose and said he knew of many more
remonstrances that were coming in If any
legislation was TO be attempted.
Senator Heath, chairman of the judiciary
committee, here said that his committee
would not probably recommend any legisla-
tlon as he understood that an arrangement
had been made by the trustees satisfactory
to both parties to the controversy
lSenator Heath is misinformed. The
PRESS was informed last night by the Hon.
Albion Little, member of the Board of
Trustees, that no arrangement, whatever, SO
far as he knew, had been made.-Ed. PRESS.
Notes.
The hawkers and pedlars' bill passed the
House this afternoon after a very spirited
debate. Mr.. Engel of Bangor, and Mr.. Tai
bot were against the bill, and Mr.. Sprague of
Dexter and Mr.. Wiswell Of Ellsworth favor.