The Portland daily press., 1891-02-25
THE STATE COLLEGE is DISCUSSED.
Senator Rogers Calls 1t a hotbed Of
tuberculosis
There VIII Be Two Reports on the
Clason Bill.
Foreign Loan and Building Assocl-
atIons Under Fire.
Especial TO the Press. !

AUGUSTA, February M.-Normal school,
and the State College used up some time dur
ing this mornings session of the Legislature
In the House. Mr.. Stone of Troy, when tht
bill appropriating $4,000 annually instead
of $4,000 for the Normal schools came up,
spoke in opposition to the increase. The
matter was once discussed last week and to-
days short debate added nothing new to the
question, The House adhered to its former
action in favor of the bill and passed 1t to be
engrossed.
ThesState College which wants money fol
new buildings. one of which is to replace
Wingate Hall, destroyed by fire, was before
the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Haines of Kennebec the
resolve In favor of the college was taken up.
Mr.. Haines said this was the first time the
college had ever come to the Legislature
without debt saddled upon them. The
resolve calls for $24, 800 for improvements,
including the building of Wingate Hall,
water pipes, hose, etc. Mr.. Haines explain
ed at length the needs of the college for what
they asked and hoped that the resolve would
pass.
Mr.. Rogers of Washington said he was
pleased with the way the gentleman blew
his horn about the Maine State College, but
there was no other college In the state that
sent Its graduates every year to harp upon
lts resolve and beg for more assistance. The
college was hot bed Of tuberculosis which
1t had tried to spread all over the state, and
now they talk of dairying down there. No
butter can be made that is fit to eat. and it is
poor place to talk of establishing dairy
building. Mr. Rogers moved that the appro-
priation OF $1,000 for dairy building be
stricken out
Mr.. Haines said he had hoped that he
would never have to speak of tuberculosis
again. 1t was matter of great
r gret that the disea.e had ever been
there. but how it originated no one ever
knew. Mr.. Haines then told the history of
the cattle and their troubles and what DIR.
Bailey had said about them. The whole
thing was misfortune and there was no one
to blame. tuberculosis has nothing to do
with the educational work at the State Col
lege. In answer to Mr.. Walton Mr.. Haines
said there was no intention of getting In
debt
Mr.. Walton of Somerset, said the college
was a liked factor and the people proposed
to keep 1t whether an elephant or not. He
would offer few amendments. First, that
the provision that the money be paid during
1891 be struck out and the words "as re-
quired for above named purposes" be insert
ed. He also proposed an amendment by
adding land providing further that no part
OF said appropriation of S16 900 shall be ex-
pended until contract with responsible
proved by the governor and council for the
completion Of the new building to replace
Wingate Hall and furnish the same for the
sum above appropriated and the amount of
insurance now in the hands of the trustees
of said college,"
MIR. Rogers said some remarks had been
made rejecting on DR.. Bailey. The man
who stood between the people Of Maine and
the dread disease tuberculosis deserved the
highest praise and not censure.
Hofn oafA hat t.e. 6r.gf Iywn ,I,of
he had said. Id never did when he finished
but he had no intention of saying anything
rejecting on DR.. Bailey. He thought the
last amendment would hamper the work of
the directors in building.
Mr.. Walton said that his brother from
Kennebec appeared in two-fold position.
As legislator he voted for an appropriation
and then went out and spent 1t. He didn't
want the college in debt again, and Ii the
appropriation was not large enough, make it
large enough. Let the Senator from Kenne-
bee say how much they want and will vote
for it.
Mr.. Haines said he thought it was large
enough as 1t was presented.
Mr.. Rogers motion to strike out the dairy
appl opriatiOn was not seconded, and there
fore failed
The motion of Mr.. Walton providing for
the expenditure of this money was lost by a
vote of Is to II, as follows:
NAYs-Messrs. Giles, Gilmore, Grindle, Haines
Ryder, Sherman, Smith, Stewart, Thatcher-l5.
YEAs-Messrs. Adams, Chaplin, Mallet, Mehan,
Nash, Rogers, Swanton, Wadlin, Walton, Warren
Wilbur--I1.
Mr.. Walton's first amendment was adopted
and the bill passed to be engrossed.
Matters of Life Insurance.
Mr.. Drummond of Portland presented to-
day bill to prohibit discrimination in life or
endowment insurance policies. 1t provides
that no life insurance company doing busi-
ness In the state shall make or permit any
distinction or discrimination in favor of indi-
viduals between insurants Of the same class
and expectation of life, in the amount or
payment OF premiums or rates charged for
policies Of life or endowment insurance, or
in the dividends or other benefits payable
thereon, or In any other of the terms and
conditions of the contracts which 1t makes.
Nor snail any such company, or any agent,
sub-agent, broker or any other person under
any contract OF insurance or agreement as to
such contract other than as plainly expressed
in the policy issued thereon. Nor shall any
such company or agent, sub-agent, broker or
any other person, pay or allow, or offer to
pay or allow, as inducement to insurance,
ano rebate of premium payable ON the policy !;
or any special favor or advantage In the divi-
dends or other benefit to accrue thereon; or
any other valuable consideration or induce
uon whatever not SpeclneQ In the policy
contract of insurance. The bill fixes the
penalty for violation of its provisions at a
fine of not less than 800 nor more than $500,
and deprives any agent or broker convicted
of SO violating its provisions of his
certificate for three years. The bill is
similar to the dresent statute, being de-
signed to correct certain errors In that
Senator Smith of Lincoln presented bill
relating to fraternal beneficiary nrganlza-
tions. 1t provides that any fraternal benef-
ciary corporation, association or society, Or
ganized under the laws of another state, is
suing benefit certificates payable at stated
periods Of equal length, aggregating in the
whole not less than % years, and also paya-
BILE at death to any beneficiary therein
named may be licensed by the Insurance
Commissioner to do business in this state
upon complying with section of chapter
234 p. L., 1889.
The Law and the Fishermen.
Mr.. Jones of Brooksville, presented today
bill to amend section II. chapter 40. R. s.,
as amended, relating to the taking of mi
gratory fishes. by striking out the words
"All small bays, inlets, harbors or rivers