Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-02-23

garl TO military affairs The gentleman
from Nenscn has rather seotfed 1t the idea /
that the youth should know anything
About bearing arms; but am asraii that /
human nature AMI human ST airs haze not
changed SO that we can yet belisse that We
shall aipsys be At peace with the whole
world
The resolve sas ;hen read the third time 1
ard ssess to ke engsess.,i.as
Mr. Higgins Of Limerick moved 10 re
eofsi.ier the vote whereby the resolve was /
passed. TO he easros<esi. and further moved l
that the motion TO reconsider tse isbi on the
table anf thai " esiIsss.sy of next week bc I
assigned fo. its further consideration
4 division was called for and the latter |
motion was lost by vote Of so to So.
The question then being on the motion to |
reconsi;erth vote hereby the resolve
was passed tn he eagrossei.
MIR. Brown of Watervilie | have Us
tened 10 tisis discussion with some interest.
had always supposed until this discussion
WAS had that this was an agri-
cultural college never gave
much attention TO 1T. | had seen
that former Legislatures had appropriated
sums of money and had supposed that IL
was an agricultural eollese. II it is not,
don't know shy the farmers of this state
arr particularly interested in il. Ii seems
10 me that our colleges should not b. sup
ported by contributions from the STAKE
treasury. Nv friend from Bangor says
that this is the only place where anybody
can be taught in the military art. and il Is
proposed for one thing TO give this college
$500 to prepare bank for the boys 10
shoet at 1t does not look ~ me TO be
right and Ii seems 10 me that this is u aus
conception as to what kind of an inslitu
lion this il. Ii was sadlled on 20
the State some years ago by some act OF
tile general government, but here it is. and
il seems TO me that be fore We appropriate
this sum of mouey we had better look care
fully into the u,dtter, for nobody seems 10
understand it. Some cali il an asricultu-
raj college, some call ii shooting gallery
and some one thing and some another
Here is an item, ''potting and storage room
for forcing house, what does that mean:
don't know how TO vote on that question.
There are other things that do not under
stand here. hope some course will be
taken in this matter SO that we can really
understand what is to be done with the
money that is to be voted in this appropria-
ton; SO think that this matter should be
suspended in some form and looked into.
Mr.. Bean of Mason: 1t is a matter Of
pride with me to point to several boys that
were reared on back farms i'll this St.i
who have graduated from that college. |
do not think that because they are farmers
boys il goes to show that they should be
farmers, but il gives them Il chance TO secure
an education that suits their particular
tastes. Some of the very best engineers in
this State and in Massachusetts have grad
uated from that school. Every boy that
graduates from there is snre of securing a
good position. Boys that | am acquainted
with are today holding positions OF trust in
Maine, Massachusetts and California. 1t
is my opinion that we make no mistake
when we appropriate reasonable sums to
carry on this institution.
Mr.. Dickey of Fort Kent: have been
on the committee heretofore and have Wis
tied that institution in years past. | have
examined that college as closely as any man
could, and it is Just as much an agricult-
ural college as any in he United States.
One of these colleges Is established in every
state. This is free institution. 1t is the
only one of the colleges that pretends to be
free from this terrible bugbear that is raised
here, of sectarianism. This college is free
frcm it. In regard 10 the new hall, they
thought of building a small one, but the
committee went there and ovcrruled them,
believing that we should have eventually
from 400 to tiO0 boys there, because We can
Send poor boys there and they 20 there
free.
They make good deal of talk about this
school being military. The idea of the
United States was that they did not want II
standing army, and these colleges were cs-
tabistcd purposely to drill the boys in mill
itary affairs all over the nited States, and
make them as one military organization,
aud can yOu call for anything better than
that: Does it not take the place of the
English standing army:
Many go from that college as agricultural
men, others become engineers. Whom
have the Maine Central Railroad got q en-
gincers: Hardly a siag'e one but what
comes from that college head man
and alt the others. Go all over the nited
States anil you find these agricultural
college boys as the engineers
of our railroads. Foreign nations have
sent for them. These repairs ought TO be
made, and this appropriation shoud receive
a passage. If they have target shooting,
you want it safe. Give them an cmbqnk
mcnt. II would b. Il SIN 10 allow the boys
to fire over that farm at random. When |
Won vote upon this question hope you viii
vote understanding that this is an agricuI- |
tural college, that it is free from this ter
rih'e sectariani-m, and | hope the resolve |
will pass l,y unanimous vote.
The question being on the motion to re- |
consider the vote whereby this bill was
passed to be cngrossed the motion was lost
Mir. Powers of Iioulton: We all under |
stand that to-day is Washingtons birthday |
and that the Governor is going to have a |
reception. ! make my remarks simply as /
suggestion that it might be pleasant both |
for the Governor and for ourselves if this |
House would call upon Inn in body. II /
has been suggested that time be assigned /
to meet in this hall this afternoon, AMI , 80 |
o'clock has been suggested; AMI if we
met here at $50 we could go in about , |
O'Clock. would make the suggestion ., ti |
a view of attending the reception that this /
House 10 meet here Mt 2 80 and that VIC all !
call upon the Governor and attend the re- |
eeption together.
On motion of Mr.. Morrill, of Portland /
Senate document No. pa an act relating /
to tile expenditure of school moneys, vas /
taken from the table
The pending question was the thir,l read /
ing Of the bill.
Mr.. Morrill, of Portland offered the fol /
lowing amendment; Add at the end of see.
=, This act shall not apply to the proyis- |
ions of chap. 4; of the Private n III Special /
laws OF 1897, hich is to remain and con-
b uue in force
Mr.. Lane of Augusta: wish to inquire 1
in regard TO the effect Of the clause in <rc
/, 'aud the discipline and instruction of .
which is not in the English language
Mr. Powers of fIoulton: As | read the (
bill. with ali due difference to the committee /
that reported it, il is u bill that wouli work I
great hardship. and it is wrong and should I
not he passed at all. certainly know tbat
it will deprive more than 1000 aye. more
than 1000, of any right to school money or
any cducation in my county. know hi,
is so. There is 80 miles of country along
the st. john river where instruction in Eug-
iish is absolutely impossible. Scholars lrsru
some English but discipline and instruction
in English is absolutely impossible and it
is unjust to say that they shall not have
any school money ali along those NADIA
wsska towns. At IT. Kent and Van Buren,
YOU fnd some people who speak Enyli.h;
betw cen those points hardly q person can
speak English. 1t seems TO me that those
children there should have their right To- in
sirnctIon. The French language is one Of
the finest in the world, and the fact tba,
they have to be taught generally in tie
French language should not deprive them
of that instruction. This bill takes away
their school money and their right to in
-traci.on- Again We have in our county two
81 ho.'ls, isiek''r Classical Institute and tie
Ei.I.En,l.l .al.nnl at Hr.snne I.Ia.. md Tic