Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-02-22

Instead Of - Il week for al
TEACHER, ne have q, pay - ami 81 week
and board. an. in favor os yosins hsesss ;
/ rsrapriafissss for AL the schools that arr
us,sssr the ,s,sssr.t Ut ths St4te wlsere tss'
,x,os aos ami g,ti can n eilaistssI free Of
tussioa. Assr frast that w fross the back
tos rs sepa sea;esi on This .l.ssr III aot al,
,ow TIN. Measure to pass. We i..,k 10 ths
cities = here cath has stilseso.s.svs !, faslsi
Il, enable our ssila,ars 10 ga al s4isseaiie,i.
We was.r ,.ar >s.as,,lars. ltfu sss.s 70 iclo
ff,s. cities Ia is al honor 10 IA, lo~n Efesn
fsasn ~isseh sliss graduated Ne that are
inssre ssesi in the cs,,lnlea ssaoois, @e sa.ss
have ssholsrs To b. s~i,ica,sd, les us see
sEiat no injustice ) dane ssse ceasaoa
schools.
Mr.. Diekey Of II ksn, This is a
qnesi.oa that a.s f.een diseased iss,r. for
soa,s, 5. se.rS wten IN. ila,i. Rael
Williams va, in the iss.sse tbs same gnes-
tisr came up, sai ise sait "a "a Hasa, Il
pay a rery large tax in Aasusta. have no
Oh lire to educate, hns M neiehbor>'
caii.lrea arc Of ~ l,.,.ea imp,.rtsnc. 10 thu
State as hsine. an ii i pay asore tax than
seenin-ly oa.ht Is, II j. feF the hereit
Of is,.. c:,it lren of thu S:s.e Nas Ike,
for Instance portlami ls;oh pays So ,tssi,
Ii is mose than ttlts etssise, bar where 90
where 10 they get ih.lr represent
atiyes: Al but one wsrc educated iii
poor towns AMI weut into Portland
AMI are sent here as representatives Such
is the case. These ciiies earn and NAL
money: we of the cogniry raise the Oh b
tlrea Laughter ansl applause. And NC
h.. t,I IS
land is Interested that they should be e,i4-
Gated The city of Augusta is Interested.
because the ten leney is. if these scholars
| from the back towns become lawyers AMI
doctors, that they seek the cities, AMI the
aities get the advantage of the country e,lu-
cation
/ Now il We are 10 reduce this tax, let Us
reduce it on the per capita tax, the Old JEFF
/ fersonian tax as twas called in olden times,
and let US reduce il to 80 cents per capita.
| That wiIlrelieve the poor towns. 20 for tina,
/ If it is to be reduced but in our couatry
I districts and towns We do not have money
enough now. In the cities where they have
schools ali graded, they can educate for a
I small per cent of hat We can in country
towns; and | hope that when this bill
comes, il will come up in a general form.
! f.ti us navy ~, navy "a iSiib AZ pbNt.
Let the appropriations pass, and then let
/ the committee bring in bill AMI we will
have that discussed all at once, and if we
conclude to take ii out of the school fund.
/ let us have one general vote; but 10 have
this discussion upon every little appropria
/ lion that comes up, is. it seems 10 me, M
called for, and hope that this amendment
will be indefinitely postponed.
| The question being on the motion 10 in
| definitely postpone the amendment. the
amendment was indefinitely postponed.
| On motion of Mr.. Bird of Portland the
resolve was then laid on the table.
| Mr.. Emerson of Portland moved that
when this House adjonrns it adjourn until
| 10 o'clock On Thursday morning Wcdncs-
| day being public holiday.
| The motion was lost.
| I'm motion of Mr. Shaw of Bath it was
voted that when the House adjourns il all
journ to > O'Clock tomorrow morning.
On motion of Mr. Shaw of Bath, adj
| journcd.