The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23

sented to his once.
Petition of Stockton citizens that the
bounty on seals be increased from so cents
to So head.
Remonstrance of A. K. p. Dakin and 9TH
ers against the. county of Washington, aid
ing the SOC allied shore line railroad.
Bills to incorporate ECharles Bigelow, L.
Frank Vose and others as 1.-The Sabattus
Water company; and Gideon @. Hastings,
Elias Thomas, S. B. Mitchell and others as
the Bethel Light and Power company.
A FAVORABLE REPORT ON THE W. G.
T. U. RESOLVE.
The finance committee voted to report
favorably on the resolve aproppriat1ng
$500 annually for the ". G. T. U. depart
ment for finding homes for homeless chill
dren. Mrs. L. NJ. N. Stevens and Miss Leav-
lit of Portland, and Mrs. Truman and Mrs.
Holway of Augusta advocated the measure.
THE NEW INSANE HOSPITA L..
The hearing on the proposed appropria-
tion of $4,000 for the new insane hospital
at Bangor this evening, was not exciting,
but it gave an opportunity to number OF
gentlemen to make pretty little speeches in
favor of the project. Nobody spoke against
it and one Col. Peaks of Dover, was neither
in favor nor against. He said that when
the time came to build hospital he thought
il should be built at Bangor. but he was not
prepared to say that the time had come.
Mr.. Fairbanks of Bangor, asked him for
his opinion, and Col. Peaks said that he had
none. He thought that should be left to
the committees. 1t was a question for the
jury not the witness. All the speakers dealt
In generalities. They spoke eloquently of
the duty of the state TO the insane, and OF
Bangor as the proper location for the
hospital but they presented no figures nor
was there any evidence as to the kind OF
hos pital to be Quilt. although picture of
centr al building and two wings drawn by
Architect Coombs of Lewiston, was hanging
by the committee.
DR.. Sanborn, who could have told Of tho
condition of the Augusta hospital was not
in attendance.
Ex-senator Grindle of Mt. Desert, made
the first speech. The most interesting part
of his remarks vast that in which he referred
to the old assertion that the Bangor hospital
project was part of a scheme which resulted
in the defeat of the effort made in 1889 to
remove the state capital 10 Portland.
Dr. Grindle said that he knew that the
matter of increased accommodation for the
| insane had been urged upon the legislature
| as early as 1887. 1t was also true that 1889
many members said that they would like to
| see the capital at Portland. because Of con-
| venience. The pleasure to be found in
large city and the objections OF some to AL
| eusta hotel aceommoda tions. 1t was true
| that later some of these gentlemen did not
vote as they had talked, but he thought
that was because they had in the meantime
found that their constituents objected to
| the removal on the score of economy.
| Whatever might have been done by indi-
| yiduals he did not believe that any consid-
cradle body of men were parties to any such
trade. He asked the members of the COM
| mittee if they would make themselves
partners to such an arrangement. The men
of 1889 were TIE same sort of men as those
who were in the legislature in 1894. He
would not have taken up this matter. but
| for recent references to it in newspaper.
| Senator Wiggin, Representative Noble of
Lewiston, ex-senator Mayo of Hampden.
| Senator Hume, Hon. Archibald, Mr.. Nichol
of Calais, Col. Peakes. DR.. Garcelon of Lew
iston and Speaker Powers were the other
| speakers.
Nobody spoke in opposition. Senator
|
| lieyed the state should care for its
DEAF AND DUMB
wards without sending them out of the
state, at IA great expense, and then sending
| the governor and council to inspect them,
| also at great expense. He proposed to find
out what this method of caring for the deaf
| and dumb had cost.
| The tax committee today voted legislation
| inexpedient in the matter of requiring
| banks to make returns of their deEositors
and the amount of deposits. Leave 10 with
| draw was voted on the petitions for the ex-
| emption of soldiers and sailors from the
| poll tax.
! Hon. L. T. Carleton, Col. E. @. Earring
ton. E. Y.Gay, j. Manchester. Haynes and
| F.E. Timberlake, spoke before the judiciary
| committee this afternoon in advocacy CT the
proposed general law for the protection Of
! fish and game. This is part of the report
| of the commission on special legislation.
| THE GoRHAM NORMAL SCHOOL.
Gorham was called Sleepy Hollow, and the
| land of Nod before the educational commit
| tee this afternoon, but its citizens who
| spoke for and against the 10000 appropria-
| tions for a new beading house for the Nor
| plegmatic Dutchmen of whom Irving wrote
| or the inhabitants of that mythical place,
| the land of Nod. 1t was the liyeliest hear
| ing of the session SO far, and entertained
| a large audience. This morning there was
presented to the House a remonstrance
against the new building. signed by many
| Gorham people, and these remonstrants
| were represented at the hearing by Mr..
! Roscoe G.. Harding and Prof. Hunt. Gov.
| Robbie was the first speaker for the petition
ers, and related the history of the school.
which he was largely instrumental in found
| ing. He showed that the town voted 5000,
the citizens raised $1,000 more. and the
! trustees Of the seminary gave fund of
| $1,000 OF nearly $3O,0uO in all. which was in
| vested in beautiful building and donated
| to the state with the understanding that
| the. state would maintain the school. But
| this was not all, because there was also
given for dormitory the seminary building
recently destroyed by fire. making Gorham's
girt to the state the equivalent of about
| $4,000. I'VE believe said Gov. ROBBIE. In
conclusion, ''that there is q moral obligation