Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-04

this House lesds a. to say that II 10 q won
der that we ind in gentleman in his posi-
tion the combined qualities Of . good pro
fessional man. and man Of most excellen
executive ability. The avefase of salsyisl
established in Nss Enelsni few year,
ago, vas about 5000, and ther,
10 only one hospital having more pa
tienfs than this. our Maine HOSPITAL
II has now I believe 635 inmates. Their
have been there altogether during the yea,
s35 patienis-8SS unfortunate citizens Of
the State Of Maine-s35 people whose con.
dition asks as our hands not only the bes,
of care but the most charitable considers.
ton, and II We have at the head Of thai
institution man whose ability 10 conceded
whose superior qualidations for that position
are acknowledged on all hands. I ak you,
gentlemen, if the salary Of $500 year ID
not little enough? The superintendent has
had An experience there Of - years and
think am ~arrauted in saying that il he
shouS is tomorrow to sever his connee'
tion With th0. 'stitution, he conld 70 to any
one Of our larger states and ~ specialist in
mental diseases earn q salary four times OF
larger than l now ask for. He has the
highest confidence Of all those Who are
| ior the reason tnA L oeheve nc
'he fignt man IN the right
psce, Iof sne reason .hAt l oeneve
We couiu no' M us piece II we sn ouid lose
him, siu 10, he tus.neI feasoh hat
oehe'e Inc ssary oi S1ooo ouly appfoscne'
justice III Tue ma"er' ! move tns' tnefe
os an amendment IN tnis Dill, and that
aHel ne ~o.ds Two thousand In tne
ioufth line 'nere oe insefsed the woros
nve nunufed: 80 tnAs tue Dill ANAL fesa
Ahe s1,aty o, Tue supesantshdent ~ OF me
INSANE nosp'tai soali DC Ssovu per auhum'
Mf' hAvee OF Oeefing-Mf: speaker
~nile agree 10 every iespect win tne gen
uemah from nidoeioru a. 70 wnat ne mas
s.iu IN regard 70 'ns aoiIty OK tne phyh-
can u ne insane hosp'A' canpot agree
WIN niw IN MS smenoment' ana VIII glse'
orehy' nissory OF tne ms"ef. Inc SAL
ary OF .ne superih'ehoent OF tne Insane
mospl.ai hefe.oiofe mas oeen siooo year
Inc olii in'ronucsa or,sihahy py .ne gen
.ieman a. from b,uleiolo lA'sea 'nat saiaIy
70 g1ooo' ~ cauie oe,ole tne commiteee u.
oh insane nospi's', Ano sI'e. mature aeno-
ersuoh .nes a"ehueu 'ne ol'' nAips tne
s.is.y S.ooo Ayesl. l nope '9e smenu, !,
'nen. VI Tue sen''e""" A'o'a p'uieioiu
VIII ho' preval.
" CnAuooutne tne-.hssmucn ., As ohiy
lis'ie U, "e n's'ory VI tne mat.e. nss Deeh
sNen, VIII give 'he resi- les.. 1 oio present
ph. mere asking Ior SEooo year wen.
oeio.e has eon"ieee anu afsueh 'nat
question. .hete wss no, one s,hgie gen',e-
nisu vi 'uA. eou,ni"ee Snlnn pu, "na' ssio ns
uehe'eu .hst 9<oVo was h.t'e enough, anu
'ne reason ~ny .he s'neho"eh. was msue
~as copfes'euy oeC"use .nev oiun
ps"e'e we couio carry Tue o'H 'ntouRn the
rouse, ASKING ior - increase OF sSoo. l
oehsse uA' vas ,isn. 'hen .nu tns' 'he
sooo sense o., ule Iiouse VIII pe WIN me
hos. ! aion .eei nse compromising
oeiore ,ue Comuiittee, auu uoh zee, nAe
now oeneVe taAt Tue oii Is figut anu
just l oeueve 'nAI 'ne oes' care .h", we
can give muse poo' unior'"'a'es h'Ie
enough anu .nAs We nave "ah 'nete
whom we are cohhuen' WIZ take 'he oes'
OF care OF ana surround win every COM
.or' possio,e une pool creatures p,scea
'nefe ny NO iau'' VI 'Ae. o~n. oeAe'eu
~nen maue 'hs proposiuoh INA. Tue salary
Shouiu only os tail' ,ns' 1 $1,000 IN no oan-
EsI oi pe'ps ueieateu' uecause l nAu coh-
nuence 'hs' lue soo" sense oo .ue house
Touid ueal rue ou'; IN 'ne h,s' instance
pus S-'oo in 'ne nii' - tue salary oI the
eupefih'enoent: anu iof 'aat sa"e re"soh
oppose any reauc'ioh nov. anasmuuh as
every memper OF .ne comm".ee oeneveo
WIN me 'ns. S-ooV was no. .oo Mtse
a salsly, II Is hafdiy iaII ior mem
W opposs ~. on 'ne kFoaou VI IN ;ne
,mp,ooao,,'y ., .he pAssase VI .hc otn
! oenese 'nat 'ne" posIuon ~rouK snl
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mi. oa,sse u .,u AuI ....S ops~nea
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,!e Wv osa'e " ma,ns .sn ,o. anou W py ~ pa1
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,le s1iii.y anu % .s.e III" ~" In 'u'. s.m.sa nna
MS 'no"n W .no'. u""e' ' ~.
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.aen are ao.e " e.n !" .ne p'"Nu ~.
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anu uuo ,nss s"o"'" pi"eo WIS '"'"'' -
sies'oIsoie hs .,u -. .,,....
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.he sen.ienAn "ro ~ !" 1""se VI Wv
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oe
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nv ss'a s'.;" sn'u ~" Gu. s",;a .h..
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cent OF we a'y.uh ~ ~. su", o.q .quA, W .n.'
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we nave oons sh .hA1 We ousn. " s os
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.aise '.'"'ie 49, -" IL. 80 .,n a aa,.,ansn ~
,e' a., . -
hss cna,ke y. WA, "''pA i"
duty. that his lsboYs are onerous, thai
ho ~. .,L.r ,ba hsst =, c.ra 30 these
ne has sane" .he "ess v, '". " "1se
unfortunate people, and dop oeleve ne
will take any less care of them at the salary
"a aan0o a., h. eli a, eosnn Xvh;Ia IN
VI S<uVo 'Dan nc "ni ~ T'oo my ~
some isrger states be might earn isvgel
salary for the same amount Of work which
- ,s,to.r,. h.,.,.,;, l., N. c,.,a - Ma;,a
ne pe''oi "s "eie' 'e'i' vi. o''e v. AZ
we have not quite come up TO the tanda
of salaries in other ststee. Our Governor