The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-09
LEWISTON WILL NOT GET THE MONEY.
The House Votes Against the Pro-
posed Hospital Appropriation
After the Scheme Has Been Under a
Fire of oratory.
Other Matters Which Occupied the
Legislators During the Day.
Especial to the Press.1

AUGUSTA March S.-Mr. Manley of Au-
gusta, called up the resolve to give $4,000
for new hospital at Lewiston, this fore
noon, but, 1t being very near noon. the dis
cussion of the subject went over until this
afternoon.
This afternoon, Mr.. Chadbourne of Bidde-
ford, opened the debate, opposing the appru-
priation. The hospital was not needed, he
thought. and it meant heavy drain upon
the tax payers Of Maine. There was also a
hospital in Lewiston already,
Mr.. Clifford bf Auburn, replied, showing
the large population of the two cities, the
amount of taxes they pay into the State
Treasury, and the need of new hospital.
MIR. Cote of Biddeford, argued against the
resolve. He said the Sisters of Mercy al
ready had good hospital, for which they
had gone into debt upon the recommends
tions of the very doctors who were now try.
ing to lobby through this resolve. If d new
hospital was to be built it should be in the
eastern part of the State. There was no
sense in having two hospitals together in
one end of the State.
Mr.. Cloutier of Lewiston, answered Mr..
Cote. He thought the Sisters would get
along very we'll if new hospital should be
built.
Mr.. Clason of Gardiner, next came to the
aid of the resolve. with an elaborate argu
ment in favor OF the resolve.
DR.. Grindle of NJ cunt Desert, broke the
long chain Of approval by an able argument
against the extravaganza of the appropria-
tion. He said there was as much reason for
building hospital in every manufacturing
city in the State
Mi. Talbot of East Machias, also spoke
against the resolve. The wording of the re
solve was so loose that it would not be busi-
ness like. Then the hospital was not needed
in Lewiston, ard the state of the public
finances was not such as to admit of building
a useless hospital. If more hospital room
was needed in the State, new wing should
be built upon the Maine General Hospital.
Mr.. Talbot then speaking of the necessity of
the resolve, said: ''If it is necessary in or
der to carry some other appropriation, say
so, If not show that there is an actual need
of it,"
Mr.. Stearus, of Caribou. spoke for the re-
solve. lie made plea for the people Of
Lewiston.
Mr.. Chadbourne of Biddeford, said hos
pital was needed as much in Biddeford and
Saco as in Lewiston. He thought the resolve
should be referred to the next legislature.
Mr. Clifford of Auburn explained how
small was the Sisters Hospital in Lewiston
DR.. Grindle said the House should distin-
guish between local and general benefits.
We should not lose sight of the future, and
the more we establish the more we shall
have to; and if we have hospital in nearly
every city the combination will, in future be
cn Of that fhaV get tWlatQVar
priations they might want.
Mr.. Warren of Castine called attention to
what had been appropriated for hospitals
this year. The list was:
For Bangor Insane Hospital. ........ ,....s $4,000
For Augusta Insane Hospital. ........... 100000
For general appropriation for Insane
For mgsPIa, MPajne General hospital 5,o00
For Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary....... 5000
For hospitals in one year........ ....S150,O00
Mr.. Warren was in doubt about giving
$40, 900 better in one year.
MIR. Barker, of the locality wherein is to
be located the Bangor Insane Hospital, raj
lied at this point. He thought that the
State of Maine could afford all the hospitals
needed. He thought necessity and humani-
ty demanded another hospital, and that Lew
iston was the place for it.
At this point Mrs. Pennell Of Portland arose
and said she would like to speak few words
to the House, but she did not succeed in at
tracing the Speakers eye.
Then the House proceeded to vote on the
motion to substitute the report against the
hospital for the report in its favor. A vote
yes was vote against the hospital These
are the yeas and nays
YEAs-Alden, Allen Of Mercer, Allen of yelling
ton, Andrews Bennett, Brooks. Burnham, Chad
bourne, Chaplain, CHAPMAN. Cole, Cote, Curtis of
Paris. DanfoT1h. Doe, Edgecomb. Fiske, Fogg
Fox, Frank, Goodwin, Gordon, Gowell, Grnde of
Mt. Desert. Grindell Of Hallowell, Hamilton,
Harrington, HoDro0k, Hovey, Hutchins, ingalls,,
Jordan Of Waltham, Kaler, Keegan, Kneeland,
Lamb Iinnell, Littlefeld, Lombard, Looney,
Mcintyre, Madigan, Mallet, Marden, Marshall,
Merrill, Mlchaud, Mitchell, Murch, Newton,
NOVEL;, UBrien, Osgood, Pattangall,- Pendleton,
Perkins, Piummer. Poor, Robie, SweetZer, Tai
bot, Taylor. Thurlow, Tilton, Tyler, Vickery,
Warren of Casrine, Warren of Deer Isle, Weed,
Wheeler, Whitten OF Lee, Whitten of Portland,
Wilbur, Winter.-74.
NAYs-Adams of Belgrade Adams of Limerick,
Achorn, Barker, Berry, Bird, Bither, Burleigh,
Cain, Carson, Clark of Saco, Clason, Closson,
Cloulier, Cook. Curtis of Perkins, Dame, Dickey.
Dingley tells. Emerson. Ferguson Field Foster
French Frees, Clifford, Glover, Green, Hanley,
Harper, Hawkins, Heald Hichborn, Hill of Au-
gusta, Hill of Mars Hill, Hinckley, Jordan of
Webster, McCabe, Manley, Maxim, Morrill,,
Morse, Moulton of Wales, Nealley. Newcomb,
Palmer, Parker, Pottle, Purington, Ross, Shaw,
Sheahan, Smith, Spofford, Stearns, Turner,
Wakefield, Wentworth, Wing, Wiswell, Wood
EngeI. iNol paired with sprague [Yesl.