Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-20

he added two years hence SUFFICIENT
amount to carry out the project, 1t would
take four years in which to complete the
revision. 1t is utterly absurd in view OF
the full and careful investigation which
has been made by the judiciary commit
tee on the part Of this House l hope
that at this late day such a proposition
will not be for moment considered.
The question being on the motion to
reconsider,
The motion was lost.
The regular order being the motion to
reconsider the vote referring to the next
Legislature reports A and B, relating to
the division Of the town of Madison, Mr.
Haines of Waterville, moved that the vote
be taken by the yeas and nays.
The motion was agreed to, those III
favor of referring the reports to the next
Legislature voting "no'' and those not in
favor of referring it to the next Legisia-
ture voting "yes.
YEA-Barton, Bixby, Burns, Clark OF Ma
pies Coffin, Cole. Cousens, Dole, Dude y;fsr.
OF Canton, Haines, -Hamlin, Hill, Howe,
Howes, Jones of Howland.' Kingman, LARA
bee. Lawrence o. Nor.h 1a ahmrst p,ummer.
Rodick, Sawyer of Milbridge, Shea, smith OF
Hanover, Spear of Rockland, Stanley, Toll
man of Carroll, Tolman Of Warren, Whelden'
NAY~Abbott, Adams, Babcock, Bagnall,
Bailey of Bridgton, Bailey OF Whitefield bar
Tets Basford Beedse gepy B Slsn Bpises
Daigie, 6nmmer, Floyd, Friend, GiIbert Of
Holbrook, Hurd, Hutchinson, Jennings, Kee-
gan, King, Knowlton, Lawrence Of Lubec,
Libby of Chester, Libby of Durham, Lombard Lombard
Moore Of Deering, Niles, Noble, Packard,
Parsons, Peaslee OF Jonesport, Pinkham, Rey-
nolds, Rich. Richardson, Roberts, Ross, Row
Sweetser, league, Tibbetts, Trafton, WEIGH,
Wells, Wildes, Winslow, Woodside.-72.
ABsENr-Bartlett, Bennett, Gates, clark
ner, Geyer Hooper. Houghton. Jewell, Jones
of China, Kane Lane, Law, Leavitt, Leighton,
Longey Miles IL Moogs Of RSeon
Robinson, Rollins, Sanborn, Sawyer of Smith.
field, Singer Smith of Dayton, Smith OF
Hodgdon, Smith OF Marion, Sprague, Twitcn-
ell, Weymouth, Wheeler, White, Written.
The motion to reconsider was accord
ingly lost.
On motion of Mr.. Knowlton of Port
land, an act to amend clause 26 of sec
ton of chapter of the Revised Statutes,
relating to corporations, was taken from
the table.
Mr.. Knowlton offered an amendment,
which was adopted, and the bill passed to
be engrossed as amended under suspen-
| sion of the rules
On motion of Mr.. Gilbert of Greene, an
act to amend sections and 119 of chap
| ter II of the Revised Statutes, relating to
| manner of assessment of common school
funds. was taken from the table and
made the special assignment for tomorrow
morning.
| On motion of Mr.. Larrabee of Portland,
an act to incorporate the Bethel Light and
Power Co., was taken from the table.
Mr.. IIarrabee offered an amendment,
which was adopted, and the bill passed to
be engrossed as amended.
| On motion of Mr. Fairbanks of Bangor,
the order relating to excuslng William
II. Haines was taken from the table.
On motion of Mr.. Fairbanks the House
reconsidered the vote by which April l
was assigned for it's consideration, and
on further motion of the same gentleman,
the order was indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Mr.. Larrabee of Portland,
resolve relating to the Portland School
for the Deaf, was taken from the table.
Mr.. Larrabee said: ! desire to move
reconsideration of the vote whereby this
resolve was passed to be engrossed, and l
wish to offer an explanation as to the rea-
sons why l introduce such motion. L
desire to offer an amendment to this re-
solve, the purport of which is to reduce
the amount of appropriation the resolve
carries from $4,000 to $4,000. This
amendment Is proposed by the friends OF
| this measure and by the friends OF the
school in whose aid this resolve is. In
view of the extraordinary appropriations
| this Legislature has already made and OF
others which are to follow, the people OF
Portland within whose limits this ap-
preparation is to be expended for State
institution. desire to put themselves on
record here as not asking in these times
| for any extraordinary appropriation.
They have never come to this Legislature
with request for an appropriation for
State institution or the State institutions
which are located within their boundaries
in excess of the absolute needs and in
terests of their institutions. Upon
careful re-survey of the situation, the
friends of the measure believe that they
can substantially accomplish what Is de-
sired with the $40, 900, the amount which
now propose by this amendment; and
while the SIS, 900 is not excessive and it
will be necessary to defer until later day
some of the improvements and advantages
which should now come to this school. yet
in the line of strict economy, and believ-
ing it to be for the best interests of the
school and for the State, 1 offer this
amendment.
Mr. Plummer of Dexter said that the
committee on education visited Portland
and was highly impressed by the condi-
tion of the school and the noble work done
there 1t was one thing above all others
that appealed favorably to that commit
| tee. There was no division of opinion in
| regard to it, We heard them as to the
wants of the school, what they proposed
to do, the cost of the property which they
| proposed to buy and the improvements
they desired to make, and 1t was claimed
and shown to our satisfaction that $751;
900 was the least amount which would do
the work Consequently our committee
reported that sum. do not believe that
| it is excessive. The gentleman from
! Portland has said that some things will
| have to be deferred. This is only mat
ter Of $4,000, is it wise to defer something
/ that ia necessary to be done in order to