The Portland daily press., 1895-02-15

appropriation Tor long term OF years. liz
bell eyed that each legislature could be Ie1t
to deal justly with this institution. and ne
opposed it on the ground that one leg1sla-
ture should not vote appropriations.extena
ing over the time of other legislatures.
Mr.. Spofford also objected to the size OF
the appropriation. He understood that
since 1867. when the college first received
state aid, the state had aided il to the eA-
tent of $275, 600 only. little more than the
quarter OF the million that this resolve
called for in ten years. Mr.. Spo1ford offered
as amendment, substitute approprla-
ting S12, 500 in each of the next two years.
Senator Morrill, of Cumberland said 1t was
not necessary for him to introduce hlmsell
as farmer. He had been to Orono WIN
the college committee. and while there hau
inspected the soil. The ensilage ola NOT
smell in a way that would be agreeable even
TO the stock in his part of the state. Inc
soil seemed to be run as the farmers OF ms
region had tried to DO before experience
had taught them how. He didn't think the
farm at Orono of the right KIND OF SOIL.
Mr.. Morrill, objected to the ten year feature
of the resolve. If this legislature dld not
heed the necessity of economy. Mr.. morrill,
did not want them to deal to much in fu-
tu1e, as we cannot tell about our ability to
pay in The future. Two years ago, the gov
ernor had what some people were. pleased to
call streak of economy. but it has been
pleasing thing since then to see the money
pouring into the state treasury. Taxes
were now nigh and fell on the middle class
es, as the rich often escaped payment ana
the poor couldn't pay. Mr.. Morrill, be-
lieved that n total appropriation OF S25,OOO
for the next two years was all the state
could afford to give at this. time.
Senator Wiggin spoke in favor of the re-
solve, giving the history of the college and
its endowment. He claimed that had the
state made wise sale of the land given
it in aid OF the college, it might now have
fund of halt a million instead of Sll8,00o.
Mr.. Wiggin claimed that there was no good
ground for the assertion that the faculty
of the college were not willing to trust the
state TO deal fairly with it. This was MS
much state institution as that across the
river, and the state should keep up its OBJ
legations to it, Nh. Wiggin believed that the
institution. now growing in popularity.
and its hold upon the people, should be CIV
en- fixed income from the state that its
officers might know how to intelligently ad-
Minister its affairs.
The debate was continued by Senator
Day. Marston and Shaw, who favored the
resolve, and Senators Hovey and Hume,
who opposed it Mr.. Hume offered an amend
ment making the amount $4,000 for each
of the next two years, and providing for
the apnointment of a commission to cons1d-
er!the manag cement of the college.
The vote first came on MI. Spofford's
amendment, which was defeated by vote
OF Is to IS.
Yes-Harlow. Higgins. Hovey, Hume.
JAG kson. Morrill,. Nickerson, Prescott, Saw
age, seiders, simpson, Spofford, Wells.
No-Ames, Cook. Day. Engel. Ferguson.
ord on, Hill. Marston. Maxwell, MITCHELL,
Penney, Reynolds. Shaw, Stone. Watch
house. Weeks. Wiggin Wood.
The vote then come on aIr.Hume's amend
ment which was defeated to % as follows:
Yes-Messrs. Harlow. He yey, Hume, jack
son. Nickerson, Simpson. Wallis
No-Messrs. Ames. Cook. Day: Angel. Fer
guson, Gordon. Higgins Hill. Marston,
Maxwell, Mitchell. Morrill, Penney Prescott
Keynelds. savage S Wia;n s Woad o'"ne
These votes are equivalent to the passage
of the resolve in concurrence with the
House.
THOSE B1DDEFoRD CoNsTABLEs.
speech in defense of the famous BiddefoTd
constables, today, in opposition to the bill
abolishing the force. Mr.. Doyle's efforts
were not crowned with success, the mouse
voting to pass he bill.
Mr. Doyle went over much of the ground
trayersed at the recent hearing on the mat
ter.
Mr.. Keegan of Van Buren,, objected ION
IL, ois1a
ing Biddeford.
Messrs. Boothby of Saco and Wells of
Wells, spoke strongly in support of the bill.
Mr.. Boothby said men had taken the office
of constable for purposes of blackmail. Dur
ing the past year four constables had been
arrested for drunkenness, and that three
had taken the Kelley cure.
NEW MEASURES IN THE SENATE.
Mr.. Marston of Skowhegan, put in bill
providing for winding up the affairs of fra
ternal insurance companies. The bill pro-
yides that the commissioner may visit and
examine the affairs of any domestic corpo-
ration subject TO the provisions of chapter
234 of the Public Laws of 1889. Whenever
the commissioner finds that the corporation
is not paying the maximum amount named
in its policies or certificates in full, Or is in
such condition as to render further pro-
ceedings hazardous to the public or its poll
cy holders, whenever any domestic cor
ooration sub ject to the provisions of chap
ters "a and 237 of the Public Laws of 1889
shall after an eXistance of one year or
more have'a membership of less than three
hundred, the insurance commissioners may
present the facts in relation to the same
to Justice of.the Supreme judicial court;
the Justice shall notify the officers of the
corporation. OF ashearing and unless special
reason exists why it should not be done, the
INSURANCE. commissioner or some other per-
son shall be appointed a receiver. Section