Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-16

needs help.
ment was offered by me by request Il
presented the amendment in good falth
| still believe in the principle OF the amend
ment. l believe in the Republican doctrine
of protection for our own industries
against the pauper labor of Europe, ana
even against pauper labor at home. There
is q right principle in this amendment
We believe in the Republican principles,
in the principles of protection? Then
why not stand by this amendment? Inc
State can manufacture these goods for less
than the actual cost of the material used
| These carriages and sleighs that they
make down there will sell far below the
cost of these articles to the local manufac-
turers. They can manufacture harness
down there for SIS or $40 that would cost
the local manufacturers S25. | am op-
posed to that principle so far as the State
prison is concerned. l hope that this re-
solve will not pass without this amend
ment. do not believe that the State of
Maine can afford to do it. 1 believe that
there is principle involved in this amend
ment | believe that it is right.
/ L,
ator from Somerset has said that there is
principle in this amendment. There IS
more utter nonsense in it than anything
else The State prison is now tied up as
to it's management so that instead of being
self-supporting there is an annual expense
to the State Of three or four thousand dol
lars for the State prison, and by this
amendment it is still sought to put more
If hn mt
laws they are not allowed to employ more
than 20 per cent of their inmates at any
one industry, and the effect of this Is TO
tie the labor up into five different depart
ments, each of which has to have hired
superintendent over it, 1t costs the State
$500 for the salaries of these superintend-
ents It costs actually more to pay the
salaries of these existing superintendent,
who are absolutely necessary under the
existing laws, than it does to feed the
whole of the Inmates of the prison for a
year The result of the present arrange
ment is loss of three or four thousand
dollars to the State We are now seriously
inte1fercd with in the sale of the manu-
featured articles produced there, and this
amendment would add to the difficulty
We have there as warden of that prison
one of the fairest, shrewdest and most
able business men of this State. He is the
equal, if not the superior, of any man who
has filled that office. The prison has been
better managed under his rule than 1t ever
has been under anyone else in that post
ton. II is perfect nonsense to tie that IN
stitution up any further. Give the warden
chance, and he will make the prison
self-supporting, and relieve the State of
this burden of three or four thousand dol
lars year.
The competition in these goods does not
come from the prison, but from the West.
Ninety-nine out of o hundred of these
carriages come from outside of the State.
hope this amendment will not pass.
Mr.. Walls of Knox: l had understood
that this amendment was to be with
drawn and therefore am not in any way
prepared to speak upon it. / simply wish
to say that sincerely hope the amend
ment will net be adopted. We have al
ready tied the prison up by legislation in
every possible way and now we are trying
by this amendment to kill it. The manu-
fact,lrers of the State of Maine will never
suffer much from the competition of the
small amount of work that is done down
there at the prison. We have n good
warden there, in charge of the prison. and
he is trying to make it self-sustaining
Let MS give him chance, and let the
business go on without any more interior
cnce and hampering by reason OF Legisla-
tive enactments.
AS far as cheap prices for harnesses are
concerned, / will say that HARNESS are
coming in from other states and being sold
| for five or six dollars. What little work
is being done there will not interfere to
any appreciable extent with the welfare OF
the individual manufacturers of Maine.
As said before, understood that this
amendment was to be withdrawn; of
course may have been mistaken, but
that was the way understood it.
The question being on the amendment
of Mr.. Hovey OF Somerset, the motion was
lost the vote being 5 in favor to 10 against
The resolve was then read second time
and passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr. Warehouse of Cum
berland, House document No. 297, an act
| to incorporate the city of South Portland,
was taken from the table. The same sem
ator then Offered Senate amendment A,
which was adopted, and the bill read
second time and passed to be engrossed as
amended.
| On motion of MIR. Hill OF kennebec,
Senate document No 2i9- an act to
amend chapter 25S of the Public Laws Of
| 1898 relating to the taxation of savings
banks, Swas taken from the table, read
/ second time and passed to be engrossed.
| Mr. Marstohs of Somerset introduced a
bill out of orileS entitled an act authorize