Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-07

been induced to go there when too young
to simply swell the numbers of the school.
Why are the girls at Gorham better
physically and mentally? Because at
Gorham they have chance for out door
exercise. they have vacant lot there
where they can acquire better physical
development and the benefit which out of
door exercise brings They are deprived
Of that at Pennington. / am criticized
for using the word waste" The waste
comes from tearing down this building.
which is larger now than that lot can
properly carry-tearing down this good
and useful building, which when enlarged
by the amendment will be ample for the
use of this school.
Nobody proposes to close up any schools.
We have ample room in our normal schools
to accommodate all.
1t is not a question Of closing up a
school. 1t is practical question of reason
able economy in The face of the situation
here. The Governors message has been
appealed to. At that time it was a theory
which confronted the Governor and this
House. today it is a condition which con-
fronts us, and you don't hear anything
about it in the last message of the Cover
nor. 1t is said that this matter was laid
over two years ago to wait for more pros.
porous times. Now in these prosperous
times it comes up here and makes this
demand on the treasury of this State
Prosperous times, indeed That was
an unfortunate expression, pros
porous times, in which to expend $40, 900
necdlessly in erecting building on lot
where it ought not to be anyway, and in
order to do it pulling down and destroy
a good building that is owned by the
State. (Applause,)
The question being on the amendment
Offered by Mr.. Plummer of Dexter, reduc-
ing the appropriation to $4,000,
A division was had and the amendment
was adopted by vote of IS affirmative to
4S negative.
MI Plummer moved that the resolve
take its second reading as amended.
Mr. Noble moved that a yea and nay
vote be taken ON the amendment.
Mr. Plummer raised the point of order
that the motion was not In order, but
afterwards withdrew the point of order
The yeas and nays were ordered those
in favor of the amendment voting yes"
YEAs-Babcock, Bailey of Bridgton, Bennett,
Berry. Bishop, Bixby, Dodge, Boothby, Boyn-
ton Burns, Gates Chute, Clark of Hollis,
Soihh' SoiS, NoHhlHs, SrOCkeIt, DdSSett, Dole,
Dozen Dudley, Farrow, Floyd, Friend, Geyer
Gilbert of Canton, Grindle, Hapgood, Hol-
brook, Houghton, Hurd, Hutchinson, Jen-
nlngs Jewell, Jones of China, Kane, King
man, Knowlton, Larrabee, Law, Lawrence of
Lubec, Lawrence of North Yarmouth. Long
ley, Miller, Moore of Deering, Moulton, Patten.
Pin khan, Plummer, Reynolds, Richardson.
Roberts, Robinson, Ross, Sawyer Of Smith
field, Singer, Smith of Dayton, Sprague,
league, Tibbetts, Tolman OF Warren, Traf-
ton, Wells-63
NAYs-Adams, BagnalI Barrett. Barton.
Dickey, Doyle, Dummer, Fairbanks, Earring
ton, Folsom, Furbush, Garner, Gilbert of
Greene, Grose, Haines, Hamlin, Hill, His
cock, Howe. Howes,. Keegan. King Lane,
Libby of Durham, Littlefield, Mahoney Merrill,
Merry, Millett Milliken, Niles, Noble, Pack
ard. Parkhurst Parsons, Peaslee of Wiscas-
set, Rodick, Rowell, Ryerson, Shea, Smith of
Hanover, Smith of Marion, Smell, Spear of
Rockand, Spear of West Gardiner, Wey-
mouth, Wheeler, Wheden, White, Written,
Wildes, Williams, Winslow, Woodside.-6l.
ABsENT-Abbott. Bailey of Whitefield, Bart
lett Basford, Black, Clark of Naples, Hooper,
Jones of Rowland, Leavitt, Leighton, Libby
of Chester, Lombard, Mccullough, Miles,
Moore of Gouldsboro, Peasley of Jonesport,
Rich, Rideout, Rollins, Sanborn, Sawyer OF
Smith of Hodgdon, Stanley Sweet
ser, Tolman of Carroll, Twitchell, Welch.-27.
Mr.. Fairbanks of Bangor, moved to ad-
iourn but withdrew his motion to allow
Mr.. Ryerson of Livermore to present a
petition.
Mr.. Howe of Milo moved that pending
the second reading of the resolve it lie on
the table
Mr.. Lane of Augusta moved to adjourn.
1t was agreed to.