Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-15
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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Now, the way / view it, this being
State institution, each Legislature as IL
meets can be trusted to do what is rJgnt
and fair by that institution. ! believe
that the Legislature two years hence
knowing the needs OF this institution,
knowing the necessities OF the state al
the time, will be able to judge better than
we can. and will do what is right ana
fair. am opposed to that part OF the re-
solve which carries this. appropriation on
for a term of ten years.
II sefms to me that there is another
feature Of the resolve which should not
receive the approval of his branch OF the
Legislature; and that is the part that
carries with it an appropriation OF s25, 900
n year. Since the first appropriation was
made in 1867, if ! remember correctly,
there has been appropriated in the AID
and announcement Of this institution
sum but little in advance of what this re-
solve now carries. This is resolve carry
ing an appropriation Of a quarter OF
million in ten years, and there has been
Int a little larger amount than that APP
propriatcd during all the 2s years the
institution has been in existence. am
not familiar with the details and the
management of the college The state
,nent of facts accompanying the resolve Is
not 90 explicit and clear as that which ac-
companied the resolve two years ago. /
am not unite familiar with what this
annronriation is to be used for. In all the
wears since the establishment OF this in
stitution there has been appropriated IN
aid of it some 3275,0o0. Now mere IN
one resolve the proposition is made TO
take from the State treasury IN Ten years
the sum of $3.50, 600 1t does seem TO me,
and Of course gentlemen who loilo" me
NAV be able to explain the great needs Oh
this institution, il does seem To me that
this resolve, carrying $50, 900 year ior
ten wears. is more than this college re-
ttuires. In all the years since Its estab-
lishment the appropriation mas Deen
on the average less than $40, o0O year.
Now. | do not understand that IL Is
claimed by the friends OF the institution
that it has so enlarged in the number OF
its pupils that it requires this increased
appropriation. ] understand that Ut the
present time there are but 200 students :
and although do not criticize the TACT,
| am told that there is professor or
tutor in the institution today Tor every
seven pupils. 1t docs seem 10 me that
there is nothing in the statement OF facts
to show that this year there should be so
large an increase in the appropriation.
Now Mr.. President, | offer Senate
amendment A, and move that when
the vote is taken on the adoption OF this
amendment it may be taken by yeas ana
nays.
Mr.. Spofford then offered Senate amend
ment A, amending the resolve so rs ap-
propriatc sig, 500 for the year 1873 ana
$la, 800 for the year 1896.
Mr.. Morrill, of Cumberland;
Mr. President and Gentlemen of the
Senate: 1t is probably useless for me to
tell you that am a farmer, but such Is
the case. When the State college com
mitteo visi,ei that institution, went
with them to look at the farming part OF
it.
I noticed that silo had been opened
and shall have to say if it was iilled on
scientific principles the smell of 1t would
not be appreciated by the stock in my
locality.
We have our ensilege put in SO that a
man can live to feed 1t out ana the cattlt
live to eat it
The cnsilage smclled AS ours used to
when we first commenced to fill silos. De
fore we learned how by practice to do II
right
In the first place this farm mt Orono Is
not tit for an experimental farm. III
needs n variety of soils rs we farm on
different kinds of soil and what Is good
for some kinds is not equally good Tor
others
| notice they teach short course III
dnirying. Would not be surprised II that
might be good If they did not give th'
cows too much cnsilago and faint the but
ter.
am in hopes the other branches taughl
There viii be more profitable to the boys OF
this State than what | think the farming
part of it will be.
When farm produce is rs low as it Ii
now. and taxes as high, there are few
farmers in this State that can see then
way clear to send their boys to this in
stitution and pay their board to have them
made into scientific farmers.
The military branch is good thing
and il less money was spent ON tho state
militia and the difference put IN at tnt
State College it would be more profitable
in case OF war.
We all notice chat the general govern
lnent Will commune 10 SiNe iupAV ot'N" W.
until it reaches $50, 900 at which IL Ii
to remain.
Now this bill provides for $40, ool
per year for 10 years. Now, gentlemen
/ don't like the 10 years part Of 1t.
IL this Legislature don't see tit to pay
any attention to economy. for one don
want to put the future Legislature into
straight harness
1t is easier to do this kind of work thaf
to undo it.
Now, if this college is worth to the Stat'
what IL has cost and will cost in the III
turc. hope the trustees will make al
effort to have the people better poste'
throughout the State by telling then
through the weekly papers how it works
so they may have the pleasure oil reading
IL over in case they can't see any benefi
in their locality, but will say, gentle
men, that in my opinion purely agricul
tural college would not be very well at
tended. 1t would lack for pupils,
If you remember, gentlemen, that tw
wears ago the Governor came out viii
what was termed an economical streak
and must say that it was not pleasing
to all hands ut that time, but since the
we have seen the cash pour into the stat
treasury. The State tax has been lowered
which we shall have to admire Now