The Portland daily press., 1895-03-07

Senator EngeI, member of the commit
tee on inland fisheries and game, told the
Senate of the great amount of work put up
on that committee by the numerous bills
and petitions asking for close times on
ponds and streams and in the wuods OF
various localities. If all these measures had
tde consideration they deserved. the legls-
lature would never be able to adjourn.
Senator Hill also spoke of tho LABOR
caused by these bills and petitions. He said
that he knew very little abont these meas
ures as they came up. and he believed that
IN many cases the gentlemen who intro
ducod the bills had imperfect knowledge of
them.
Senator Hume said that he would vote for
the bill B. and referred to the great sums
of money annually brought into the state
by the sportsmen. One club alone, Mr..
Hn-ne knew 10 have expended $4,000 in a
single season.
The vote resulted in accepting the report
recommending the passage of bill B. is to !.
Senator Hill offered an amendment to
strike out provisions relating 10 the salary
Of the commissioner of shore fisheries, as
that matter was covered by the bill re-
ported from the shore fisheries committee
now pending before tho Senate. several
other members make some slight changes
were also adopted, and the bill went over
under the rules until tomorrow when it will
come up for its second reading.
BEATEN BY THREE VOTES.
This is tie age of pictures. Cartoons and
caricatures have long PLAYED their parts as
aides in shaping legislation. The photo
io hni, olo f,,1 Tpdn "
there were placed upon the desks of the
members of the House, pictures made from
photographs of the Pennington Normal
school, Beneath was printed statement
that the Two story brick building shown in
the picture, it WAS proposed to remove 10
make room for a new $3L, 900 structure.
Then came the question, is this economy?'
The res olive making the S30.0O0 approp1ia-
tion was called up i'll Inc House today and
after debate was beaten by three votes.
One member sized up the situaIi ion Dy say
ing that Col. Plummer's spec ch, the Cover
nor's message and the picture killed the
measure. Col. Plummer of Dexter. opposed
the resolve. He argued that it had been the
policy this winter to avoid large expendi-
lures for normal schools. No new normal
schools to accommodate certain parts of
the state could be founded. The burned
dormitory al Gorham could not DE replaced
because it would cost too much. But here
at Pennington it was proposed to tear down
a good building and replace it with a more
ornate structure at an expense or $4,000.
If green backs and silver certificates were
as plenty as leaves in autumn it might be
proper to do this. bHt not under existing
circumstances. There was not land enough
at Pennington for this pI Ioposed new school
building. 1t was said the school was over
crowded. But there is plenty of room at
Gorham. and Casfine, where just good
education can be secured. 1t would be
wanton distruc tion of valuable property of
the state to tear down this building when
for Compare lively small sum it could be
suitably repaired. No building contractor
or corporation owning this building would
think of tearing it down.
Mr.. Merrill OF Portland. replied to Col.
PlUmmer. He cited the lack of room 1t the
school and its over-crowded condition for
several years past. 1t is shameful. he con-
tended, to subject the pupils TO such
cramped and unhealthful conditions. He
read letter from a member of the State
Board OF Health to the effect that the con-
dition of that building is menace. 1t is
not proposed to tear down the entire build
ing. He read letters from architects who
inspected the building. Architect Coombs
wrole that the old portion of the building
is inadequate in size anj cannot be
Iacfically re ndered suitable for the needs.
1t would be in the line of economy to build
new from the foundation. The building had
settled and supports had to be put in to
render the building safe. Mr.. Merrill
quoted Governor Cleaves's recommendation
for new building there. Mr.. Merrill re-
ferred to the appropriations already made
and the advocacy of them by the gentleman
from Dexter. Mr.. Merrill proposed an
amendment to make the appropriation S24,-
600. At this point Col. Plummer offered an
amendment cutting the appropriation TO
S6000 for repairs. By Mr.. Merrill's amend
ment Si4 ,000 would be appropriated in 1896
and $4,000 in 1894.
The proposed building would be ninety
by sixty feet. Mr.. Merrill contended the
lot is large enough for the building. The
first amendment was adopted.
On the question of adopting the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Plummer. Mr.. Noble
spoke in opposition. He was not ashamed
of the liberal appropriations made for our
hospitals, our reformatory institutions and
our schools. 1t is by these that the character
OF the state is measured and ne knew the
constituents would approve of them. A
man had SAID to him the state was helping
sustain thirty-two academies. What of it,?
What ARE these thirty-two academ les but
Notifications of peace, the bulwarks
against crime and anarchy? The Governor 8
message contained no command TO close up
our schools. 1t was simply warning
against experimental and extravagant legis-
lation. not against the policy of this state.
of dealing fairly with its institutions. The
committee had been on the ground. Seven
10 three they favor approLriating $50. .00O for
this school of Pennington. They are the
jury.
Mr.. Barrett of Canaan, favored the re-
solve as did DR.. Peaslee of Wiscasset. The
latter dwelt on the need of better physical
training at Pennington. where now it is
impossible because of lack of room. He
noticed on his visit to the Gorham school
the better physical development of the
girls there than was found with the girls at
Farming ton. Had the committee seen fit to
favor new normal school at Dexter, the
gent leman from Dexter wo1Id hardly be ad-
| yOcatino economy this morning