Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-09

tax for n Deriod of years is what the pee
, nile of the State owe to themselves for tn
maintenance of this institution. but tn
sentiment of this House and pubic sent
mcnt today is not equal to it. ines
{ things are matter of growth; matters c
, education are matters progress. yield
as always must, to the will of the ma
iority and to the will OF public sentimcnl
/ also propose to yield farther, not only {
, the will of public sentiment but to tn
will of the minority. / do not care t
. have the minority in this House under
stand that have tried to push measur
? though this Legislature against their pre-
test, though believing as do in its nece'
sity, by taking advantage OF the positio
| may have here in any way. shape o
manner. Consequently after careful
cafssi9r9uSisea~9 f this matter, after con
sultation with tn9Nr,xecNVtivc department
after talk with many me>a in high OIL
cial circles. believing as | do CHAT the
| Governor of this State is one of the warm
est friends this college has, believing that
he would not veto this resolve If 1t came
to him as it is in its present form, ana
knowing Notwithstanding all that has
been said through the corridors OF this
| House, that he never has yet said by wore.
| or intimation that he would veto it
withstanding this. and knowing his de
sire to put the mill tax inSB96 at 4 in
stead of . y and leave something i'll the
treasury and that we may go forth to the
people of Maine with a good financial
record l make this motion. | also I'M
derstand and know as you do that there
are other State interests coming forward
here for appropriations. l shall lie in
terested also in other appropriations that
| | believe are for the public interests OF
this State, one in relation to fish ard
game, and another in regard to COM
missioner Of highways, which will mean
the creation of a new office. Therefore in
consideration of our present condition and
| in consideration of what we have before
us. believing that we may get along, while
! it will be hard for the institution, while
we must pare off some things we ought
not to- while the institution must go with
out things it ought TO have, believing that
in two years, when the college will show
to the people of the Stite its advancement
in it's large number OF students and be-
lieying that future Legislature will take
care of the college in accordance with its
needs and prospects, l make this motion
and move that the rules be suspended
and that the amendment be adopted.
(Applausc.)
Mr.. Whelden of Portland said: l wish
to congratulate this House and the people
of the State that after long days of dark
ness so intense at times that it almost
seemed that the people in certain local.
Ties were in danger of wandering from
the path of absolute unselfishness, the
darkness has at last begun to dissipate
and that the clear light of economy has
begun at last to glimmer IN the cast.
| (Applause.)
The question being to reconsider the
vote by which the resolve was passed to
be engrossed,
II was agreed to-
The question then being on the adoption
of the amendment offered by Mr.. Haines
of Watcrvillc
The amendment was adopted.
The resolve as amended was then passed
to be cngrossed.
At this point delegation consisting of
members of the Massachusetts Legisla-
turc, came into the House, escorted by
Senator Hume, the whole House rising
and cheering.
Mr.. Hume said: it gives me pleasure
to introduce to this House delegitio
from the Massachusetts, Legislature con
sisting of members of the Senate and
| House of Representatives, all of whom
are natives of Maine. (ApplAuso.)
| The Speaker: 1t gives this House very
| great pleasure indeed to welcome the
gentlemen from Massachusetts who are
members of the Massachusetts Legisla-
| turc. It gives us double pleasure to do
| so because they were TO. mcrly natives of
our grand old State of Maine. Gap
plause.)
Mr.. Dickcy of Fort Kent: As a mark
of respect to ourselves and to our former
citizens who have become residents of the
commonwealth of Massachusetts,, and
have been honored by seats in their Legis-
lature now move as mark OF respect
| that the House take recess for Is
minutes that we may become personally
acquainted with the gentlemen.
Mr. Jordan of Salem, on behalf of the
visiting delegation, said: How vanish
the lines Of arbitrary demareation be-
tween two districts of this glorious Union,
when form son of Maine, now resi-
| dent of Massachusetts and member of
| the great and general court of that com
| lucHNcdibu CtlH Stiuu uiJoH tuc iioOr VI tilc
House of the State Of Maine and address
the Speaker. l assure you that it is one
of the honors of life time and dis
tinguished privilege which | shall ever
remember Our visit to this capital was
not prompted by any idle curiosity or any
desire to travel to the State of Maine at
the expense OF the commonwealth of
Massachusetts, for like all true sons of
Maine, we have paid our way. 1t was in
spired by the feeling Of a son who wishes
to return to the scenes of his boyhood to
revive the memories OF the past and to
associate with those whom he may meet
OF those he has known IN former years.
We came to Maine numbering about is
members of the present Legislature who,
as the senator has informed yon, were an
originally sons of Maine; and our senti-
nents in regard to Marie, as they were