Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-03-26
further time might be taken by the people

piece OF legislation. The desire of tn,
committee was to place before the peopl,
this bill, and that it might be received
favorably out Of courtesy to the distin,
guished educators who signed the peti
tions in favor of this bill.
Among the petitioners for this legisla
tion are the president of Bowdoin col.
lege, the president of Colby, the ex-presi.
dent of the State college, and great
many others of the foremost educators OF
our State. They were much interested in
this matter, and out of courtesy Co them,
l move that the Senate non concur with
the House, and refer this matter to the
next Legislature.
Mr.. Higgins of York moved to amend
the motion of the senator from Washing
| ton by striking out the non concurrence
and substituting that the Senate rccede
and concur.
Mr.. Hume: / am not going TO contest
this matter. l simply desired that these
distinguished educators who ask very
little of the State and who have been
"downed" once this session already might
have this courtesy paid them and that this
matter instead of being indefinitely post
poned might be referred to the next Leg
| islature when the matter would have had
| full and careful consideration. However,
/ shall not press this motion, and accept
| the amcndmcnt of the senator from
| York
Mr.. Higgins said he thought he under
stood this movement. He said that 1t
| commenced Immediately after the ap-
pointment of the present incumbent of
the office of supervisor Of education. He
said that fhp npirnns rf thu, hill xync lN
understood but that it seemed to him
better to settle it now once for all, and
therefore he moved to rcoede and concur.
Mr.. Hume of Washington Tho gen
tleman is entirely mistaken as to tho ami
mus of the bill. If he thinks there was
any animus he is entirely mistaken. There
is no animus in the bill except an animus
for the good of the State, and there is no
animus in it against any individual. The
present incumbent of the Office referred to
is made member of this board by this
act. He is made secretary of the board
This bill was drawn with his help, and
with his consent. l have explained on a
previous occasion that the object of the
committee in drafting this bill was TO
bring this matter before the people
of the State. The object of
Uhlo IiopOStu IL W bTIuR tut
schools of our State into closer connection
with the State, with the head of tho sys-
TEN, and with each other. 1t is utterly
impossible for the schools of our State at
the present day to cover the whole of the
State, and the idea of this bill is that this
board should inquire into the needs of the
various localities of the State, and lend n
helping hand to further the cause of edu-
cation wherever help was needed.
The committees idea was that We
should take step forward and get into
line with those other States which are
more advanced in matters Of education
than we are. AS the senator from York
says, however, it is too late in the session
now to do anything much, and l there
fore cheerfully accede to his motion.
MIR. Higgins said that the present
superintendent had held Office only for a
very short time, and that he thought it
would be best to wait n while and give
him chance, and see if all is not accom-
plished under his supervision that would
be accomplished by this proposed board.
He said that boards had not been a
success in all places where they had been
tried, not even in Massachusetts, and it
seemed to him tnat it was not necessary
to give this matter a lingering death by
referring it to the next Legislature but
that the Senate should act upon and dis
pose of it now finally. He said 1t was
not well to lumber up the files of the
Legislature with these matters. and there
fore he made the motion he did.
Mr.. Higgins motion to indefinitely
postpone in concurrence was then carried
Reports A and B Of committee on taxa
tion on bill an act in relation to valuation
of wild lands, came back from the House,
that branch non-concurring in the action
of the Senate, and indefinitely postponing
both reports.
Mr.. Higgins of York, moved to recedc
and concur with the House In the indeli-
mite postponcment of this matter
Mr.. Marston of Somerset said that this
was the bill which was desired by the
board of State assessors, and that they
were anxious for its passage. He pointed
out the fact that it called for no appro.
priation, but simply gave the assessors
the right to try this experiment, and see
how it worked, and IL it was going to be
a benefit to the State.
MIR. Wiggin of Aroostook, said that this
bill was not aimed at the wild land
owners, but that it simply was in the in
terests of justice and fairness.
The motion of Mr.. Higgins was lost by
a vote of 2 to 10, and the Senate consc-
quently refused to concur with the House.
On motion of Mr.. Marston of Somerset,
the Senate insisted and called for a com
mittee Of conference.
The President appointed Messrs. Mar
ston of Somerset, Savage of Androscoggin, |
and Day of Pcnobscot, members on the
part of the Senate.
Bill an act to amend section 81, chapter |
II, Revised Statutes, in reference to
changing time text books must be used |
in schools, which was passed to be en-
crossed by the Senate, came back from
the House, that branch adhcriDg TO its |
former action in indefinitely postponiDg |
this bill
On motion of Mr.. Savage OF Androscog-
gin, the Senate also adhered to its former |
action.
Orders.
Mr.. Marston of Somerset, presented the
order The House concurring, /
that the State librarian be directed to fur
nish the town Of Madison with certain