Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-27

they say they need $40, 900 for general ex-
penses What are general expenses l
notice that the president in his report
recommends thlta fund of SO, 600 should
be provided SO that money may be loaned
to students Perhaps this so, 900 is for
that purpose. l don't know how you feel
about this gentlemen, but l tell you
squarely that am absolutely opposed to
the State of Maine going into the banking
business at least until we have more
money in the treasury than we have to-
day or are likely to have.
They say they need $4,000 for the library.
| submit that that appropriation ap-
proaches, if not reaches, extravaganza
You notice that in j. they receive $2I5l,
which added to the $4,000, makes $745l to
be expended for books or for the library
Let us make another comparison. The
average appropriation for the last 81 years
for Bowdoin's library was $6l1 year
Last year Colby expended $3.50 and Bates
expended Si73 Now | say that the State
of Maine cannot afford to put $745l into
the Maine State College library at the
present time, wish to call your atten-
ton to the form of this resolve. They
say Resolve, etc, that S25 600 for the
year 1895, and annually thereafter for a
term of 10 years. Provided, however
that no part of the above named sum shall
be expended for instruction, and that the
said trustees shall set apart such portion
of said sum as may not be necessary in
providing needed equipments, defraying
expense of repairs and of insurance. and
in the care and improvement of the
campus, to be used in the erection of such
building or buildings rs may become
necessary in consequence of an Increased
number of students
In other words, they call for an endow-
ment fund. Do you eadow your other
State institutions: Do you endow your
normal schools? Why should the whole
State of Maine be the endowment fund
of this institution. In the resolve of 1899
they specified in every case for what each
sum of money was wanted, and at the end
was proviso that the sums mentioned
she uld be put to no other use than those
specified in this resolve. Likewise in the
resolve of 1898. In every case there is
an exact specification for what the money
is to be used. Do we get this in this re-
solve: Not bit of it.
Now there are a few observations con-
corning the Maine State College and the
amounts asked for which l have deemed
proper to make. i say in conclusion that
it is my sincerest belief that the Maine
State College does not need $4,000 for
the next two years from the State of
Maine. say that we are not justified in
putting that burden upon the taxpayers
of our State. / say, with all due regard
and respect for those who are opposed, that
the sum of $50, 600 for the next two years
is very generous appropriation. l say
that the college docs not need more, we
cannot afford to give more, and we should
not give more. (Applausc.)
Mr.. Haines of Wateryille said he had
hoped he should not have to say anything
further on this subject, but he wished to
say a word in regard to statements by the
gentleman from Portland (Mr. Whelden).
These statements were made before the
Senate, and ! am astonished that anyone
with the figures before him should make
the statement hat the State college had
IL net income of ST3, 900 i'm 1898, or $685.
900. In the trcasurer's report for 1893
you will find every item that went into
the treasury OF that college, and that
figures up s73, 600. That is not the net
resources of the college; that is the money
received. In it you will find sl5, 756 for
board of students paid in. That is simply
paid out again. All the money goes through
the trcasurcr's hands. You might as
well say that the resources of a bank were
$40, 600, 900 year because the treasurer
has received and paid out $40, 900, 900, and
it would be Just as true rs this statement.
If you have any confidence in your com
mittec you will find in the statement of
facts that the total receipts Of the college
as $3.50 from the permanent endowment
fund and $50, 900 under the Morrill, act
and $1,000 from the Coburn fund, making
$40 $50. That is all the college receives,
that is all its net income
The gentleman criticises the $40, 900 for
general expenses. When the Senate had
this matter under consideration several
were opposed to the 1000 pro
vision. Two or three senators came to
my room one evening and went over this
matter in detail particularly this S10.-
300 item. with the president of the college
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