Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-15

uoneu u 'rom various causes and zone
to manufacturing centres, leaving
tao,e remsinin; destitute of school privileges.
St'll' IL ~ss CLAIMED that the district system
hppt os the State sixty years ago, 10 suf-
eisnt for toisy The law provides that
each district shall have at least sixteen
weeks school,ng each yesr. yet he knew one
wh 70 only scven W RI heli IL was impos.
81 le 10 comply with that statute in msnv
districts except by private contribution.
rus st'te Of things was not due 20 an ab-
sence OF interest IN education hy parput,.
eat 10 the Unequal " worked by the Law. and
ne submitted thst IL was an injustice which
should MT BE- allowed to coutinuc, He did
not claim the town systcm to be perfect, but
ccnte"ded that It wa. long stride in the d.
rce''on of equality and justice. Il would
give equal schooling to every scholar In a
town Under it there would be no seven
weeks in one district AMI ,hirty-two in an.
other. Wth reference 10 leaving the mat
ter To towns he sail the amount Of the nor
csp,'a tx for school purposes might Just a.
we'll have been len to them, vet
the legislature hat deemed II wise
TO say tina, towns shall raise
sd per cent lie referred to the large
amount OF money the eiti's paw for cduca-
ton under the mill tax. in excess of what
tbev receive back. aud said this was a matter
which largely interested those people, and
they shonli insist unp, system which
would BIS sur" rye thu parp,se for which
they pW the tax. lie hoped the motion to
m enrtcly postpone wnull not prevail, and
tat justice ", null b. d,n' ~ all SECTIONS Of
to 'n. rega"ilcss ot what might be the wishes
Of few Individual. or towns.
MIR Simpsnn rp'icd.
Mr. Huxley OF Sagtiahoc desired A post-
ponrmcnt OF the matter, as he observed
thr many seats AZ the b,arl were vacant
Ths M tion was op oscd by Messrs.
Simnson wr ght All others
Mr. Wright of oxfard opposed the bill.
u was OPTIONAL with towns to adopt the
town system, All he would leave
The authority thr'. brcau'c he believed they
were better capable IT ia iging OF their own
wants, than the " iole state at large There
might Ne reasons in one town why the dis
rict svs'em should be adopted. ani ip snoth-
r why the town system would better serve
h pe0plc lie believe The old law should
'e allowed - stand until a b tier one can be
"Niscd. and h" hal vet failed to see any
Proposition brought forward better than a
lslr,ct system
MIR RYDER of PcnobscJt moved TO table
nd tssgn for further consideration tomor-
Nv at | O'Clock
Mr.. lie sih opposed
Mr., Walton of Somerset favored the mo-
on. w th reference to the III. he said that
nier the iar some hwns hal adopted the
iwn system aud SOM had not. aud compul-
'ry leg station wcui produce much bitter
ess. In his section the outlying districts
ere most bitterly opposed to any
mango ' W" not the thickly
titled por ions but the "cross roads" and
hack Ibf.' ,,t ,,htnrtaI L.. 81.
'osc people shoul be- heari, and for this
'ason he favored delay for further con-
deration,
The motion TO table and assign tomorrow
as lost.
Mr.. FREEMAN Of Cumberland thought IL
'sirnble TOR towns lnpt the to vn system,
NJ that the prime pie of loca! self govern
eht Is va't deal more imnortant. Town
eetng /, the pure essence of simple democ-
Icv, ani any legislation ten ling to infringe
pom that he regarded rs pcrnicious in theory
NJ practice
Mr.. lilncklcy Of S,ladahoc advocated the
III aud illu-tra,ed whnt he claimed to be
me ut the in nrqlalitlc- aud the 1t Justice Of
'e district sNst"m. lie could hardly con-
ave ary atyIme II against the bill cIcept
e fact that toNns now have the power
adopt the town plan IL selfish
'ss eoull b. eliminated from the hearts
the huna' f,mily there wnnl be no oc-
sion for such iesi-tton ~ prop ,scd by the
II. Tim" and rain hal he known cases Of
justice uodcr the district system to he
rrnah to he ni,rl ton of tn pcopl but they
al aiSNs unntsci to eyalc II and the in.
iiice rrnarn II. Ffum hls experience and
=" rvaiipn he clnrltieI that there must be
better VA, tInn the Il strict system which
,i brcom' Obj ard sorn out
Mr Collins of ArhO.topk opposed the bill.
e n I'm ttel ihu' In hirkly srtil,d commu-
ties II might lee u Vopl thing. but in a Sec
Dn like Arpp.topk it would be- detrimental
the Interests of the people. and II he
'puld vote for II he Wolld be- likely to re-
i've the cen urc of his constituents. lie
onght IL better tI ALLOW the towns to Judge
n hem-clvc. as to which sy'tem they will
lupt.
- ! motion II Mr. simpson the question Of
Il II lite pb-tpunr meBt was taten by q yea
! nay vote, resulting in the affirmative as
'lows;
YEA burgess. uurtin clark. collins, Freeman,
n. Libb,. tort nf Yofs, MrIil. Nash. kickels,
iid' sargent, simpson, " Hlkrr, Wa,on Wight
NAY Austin. pagg.it. IIlnckley, IIoIbrook, Lord
f"n obr''i r"or, ~lecper.--3,
AnstNt. Hyd-r.-L
So the bill was Indefinitely postponed.
% mo'ion Of Mr, l. bby of Cumberland,
Adjourned.