The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-03

fire in New Hampshire in which Al OF 40
patients burned to death, was an oplect
lesson on this point We had, sald MI.
Thatcher, rather TIM treat the insane III
this way better poison the insane IMAM
burn them up. 1t would be cheaper and
more humane. Mr.. Thatcher read from
the testimony of the trustees OF the
present hospital to show the need of adj
ditional accommodation. Gov. ROBBIE
said that if the decision of the legisia-
ture was in favor of new hospital, the
people would back them up. Mi.
Thatcher argned that in the end the best
interest of the state would be conserved
by building at Bangor. :,
Senator Waterhouse of Cumberland
spoke for the minority report and Sena-
tor Mayo foil owed for the majority.
Senator Allan of Washington followed,
favoring the Bangor plan. He said that
he might be standing on dangerous
ground but he regarded the communiea7
ton from the Governor, received ION the
morning of this debate, as a blow at the
Bangor hospital. And it came after
other sections of the state had got APP
preparations. Mr.. Allan informed the
Senate that the men of his part OF Maine
had votes. Then taking up the necessity
of quarters for the insane he said in sub
tlemen, can you say that you or Will not
be over the river next year.
Senator Deering, in brief speech IN
opposition to the majority report, re-
sented the imputations in Senator Al
lan's remarks as to the time of the pre-
sentation of the Governors message.
He had known Gov. Cleaves for 25 years
and knew that the imputation was not
justified by the facts.
Senators Shaw and Grindle favored
the appropriation for the Bangor hospi-
tall Senator Peakes opposed both re-,
ports. When new hospital was to be
built, he believed it should be built at
Bangor, but from the reports he had
read of the condition of the present hos
pital he believed that that institution, by
wedding out the insane. convicts from
the state prison and sending home those
boarded there from other states, could
be made to meet all demands of the i'm
mediate future.
Senator Seiders took the same view of
the matter.
Senator Thatcher arose at this point
and holding up the communication OF
the governor upon the matter of appro-
priations said that the Senate had today
seen this flag of distress waved. He
would not say that it had be an introduce
ed at this time for a purpose. 1t was a
misleading document, and made the
state out to be in debt. Mr.. Thatcher
read from Treasurer Beals figures and
said that he had been unable
to obtain them yesterday.
Two years ago the friends Of this APP
preparation had had to fight the treasur-
er's office. Now it seemed that both
that department and the executive were
haf aho
whether intentionally or not, one very
important item had been omitted from
the list of resources. The attorney for
the Grand Trunk had offered to pay
$500. 900 back taxes on the first of next
July, an item which did not appear in
the list.
Mr.. Peakes said that no such PROPOSE
ton had been made to the committee.
MI. Thatcher retorted that it had been
made by the roads attorney and men,
Der of the committee. The offer was to
pay the amount due at per cent inter-
est.
Senator Grindle said it seemed a little
strange that the matter of appropriations
should be bought up here after the Eye
and Ear Infrmary and Maine General
Hospital had received generous amounts.
Senator Seiders said that he had as
representative Ol CuIuUcIldIu CouA1y ACo-
commended to Senators that these appro-
priations be reduced that all might be
made on an equitable basis.
The vote was then taken on the adop-
ton of the majority report and the re-
port was rejected Is to 10 as follows:
Yeas-Senators Allan. Ames, Clark, Grindle,
Harper, Libby. Lyons, Mayo, Nickerson, Shaw,
sPSSFd Comm GooR bserng Jersey
Hersom, HILL Holman Jackson, Mallet, PeakeS,
Seiders, Swanton, Waterhouse, Winslow,
Wood-15.
Senator Pakes tried to have the minor
ity report adopted in order to amend it
SO that it should provide for necessary
repairs at the present hospital, making
no provision for new wings. The Senate
refused to do this and adjourned at
about 2.30.
The Taxation of Loan and Building Assoc
Citations.
The two bills in relation to loan and
building associations to which reference
was made this morning in the PRESS
came into the House today. That pro-
viding for the taxation of loan and
building associations organized in other
states provides for an amendment to
chapter 10 of the public laws of 1891 by
adding thereto the following section:
Sect. SAIL associations or corpora
lions doing business in this state under
the provisions of this act shall pay to the
treasurer of the state tax of one per
cent per annum on the amount of its
monthly dues received and collected
within the state exclusive of fines, in
terest and premiums to be assessed one
half of said annual tax on the average
amount of the monthly dues so received
for the six months preceding the first
day of October.
Sect. 6. Said associations or corpora
tions shall semi-annually, in the last Sat
urdays of April and October, make re-
turn signed sworn to by its secretary and
treasurer of the average amount of said
monthly dues for the six months proceed
ing the first days of April and October.
Said return shall be made to the treasur-
er of the state ON OF before the second
Mondays of May and November; and for
wilfully making a false return or ne
glecting or refusing to make the return
herein required, the association or corpo-
ration profits not less than $500 nor