The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-27
THE LEGISLATURE.
Listing" Bill Voted Down Before
the Committee.
A PROTEST AGAINST EXCLUSIVE
RIGHT ON THE PRESUMPSCOT.
Washington County Railroad Bill Passed
To Be Engrossed-Speeches on State
College and Insane Asy1um-A Bill for
a "BOard of Reference'

40 EhSrOsSeO-SpeeCIleS Oh Stdto
College and Insane Asy1um-A Bill for
Board of Reference
Especial to the PRESS.l
| Augusta, February 26.-The orators came
| to the front today and the sessions of the
House and Senate were devoted to speech
| making. The State college appropriat tion
WAS the subject of a long debate in the
| House. Mr.. Whelden of Portland. leading off
with a speech in opposition TO an amount
as large as Sa5,000. The friends nf the
measure prevailed. however. and pushed
the resolve through amended By The
Senate. r to 48.
| But the chief interest of the day was in
the Senate chamber, where Mr.. Hume made
a speech on the insane hospital resolve.
which created quite stir and where seve-
raj members explained how they had voted
for the bill to pay the superintendent of
the hospital per diem and mileage for visit
| ing the state prison. The two matters were
| not connected. Mr.. Hume spoke on the re-
solve which among other things appropri-
| ates.S5OO0 for that palatial piggeiy. the veto
message being taken up later. Mr.. Haines's
reference to the presence in tie State
| House of the president of the State college
| and the superin tendent of the insane hos
| pital was heard by those gentlemen. and
| they were interested spectators of the dis
cussion. The criticism Mr.. Hume made of
the management of he hospital brought
| out vigorous rejoinder by Mr.. Marston,
who SAID that an investigation should be
demanded if charges were to be made. Mr.
Hume in his rem arks stated that he did not
| doubt the integrity Of the officials, but his
structures upon the methods ofsmanagement
which were alleged to prevail was severe. :
! Mr.. Hume said the insane hospital resolve
| was one of Importance. He re eferred to the
enlargement OF the asylum farm. and want
| ed to know if it was necessary that the in
| stitution should go to olargeIy with the farm
| ing business. 1t is high time we should look
after our public institutions and for that
| reason Mr.. Hume had in troduoed his order
| for a special lsoommIssion to inquire into the
affairs of the State college. Is the insane
asylum for the purpose OF earring for the
insane or for raising hogs? The insane
| hospital is becoming personal institution.
| 1t is known fact that former superin-
! tendent had horse and man not only for
| himself but for each of his boys. Even now
all We have to do is to press the button and
almost a four-in-hand will drive up to take
us anywhere we want to go. That is not
thu way the thing should be done. I am
panied to see on the floor of the Senate the
head of one ot the great state institutions.
| Now has the superintendent of the insane
hospital any business on the foGr OF the
lobby of this House and Senate? 1t is the
duty of the heads OF state institutions to
make recommendations. 1t is the duty of
the trustees and the legislature to act upon
them. l want to see new order of things.
l hav RI OItht hat a nj ia od
but want to kown why state institutions
are being diverted from their purposes. l
wish to make no charges against the people
connected with this institution. have no
doubt of their honesty. but l say it is high
| time the carrying on of institutions as they
have been carried on should be.stopped. We
should have state auditor. Il is time the
| people should know how their money is
spent.
| Senator Day asked if the Senator from
Washington meant that the presid ent of
| the State college and the superintendent
| of the insane asylum had no right to be in
| the State House.
| Mr.. Hume replied that they had the right
as other men. but they had no bus;ness
| there as lobbyists.
| Nj. Marston then replied to the speech of
Mr.. Hume, saying he was heartily tired and
sick of this kicking against the doings of
| the state authorities. 1t has been insinu-
ated that state business has been carried on
| for personal ends. 1t is the duty of every
Senator If he believes state institutions
are being carried on to call halt and
demand An Investigation. If these people
are guilty of anything of that sort it is
time 10 put stop to it. If not. it is time
! for thu. Senate to stup maSing accusations
| / think if anybody knows of any state
| business carried on in a way that is not
| legal, right and just, and for the best in
terests of the state. ther 1t is that mans
duty to call for an Investigation that will
show the doing up to the light and not to
come here andEeternally insinuate things
without raising his voice for an investiga-
| ton.
The resolve was then tabled and assigned
for next Thursday. Later in the day, Sena-
tor Prescott took from the able the mes
sage returning the bill granting the super
intendent of the insane hospital per diem
and mileage for visiting the insane depart
| ment at the state prison. At the time the
| message was received number tho Sem
ators felt very badly cut up about it. as
they had voted for the bill with the under-
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