Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-18
ORDERS OF THE DAY.

| On motion of Mr.. Macomber of Au-
;susta resolve in favor of the Eastern
Maine, Insane hospital was taken from
| the table.
Mr.. Macomber moved that the resolve
be now put upon its passage.
Mr.. Hamilton, of Biddeford. offered
continuing" in the first line and insert
| instead thereof the word Completing:
| in the third line to strike out the words
the. commission therein provided for
and insert instead thereof the words tho
| Governor and Council; in the eighth
line to strike out after the word them. :
The words subject to the approval of the
after the word of" TO strike out the
words said commission as provided in
chapter ls of the Resolves of 1886 and
Council or a committee thereof: in the
2lst line. after the word treasurer" to
strike out the words. lin favor of said
The question being on the adoption of
| the amendment.
Mr. Walton Of skowhegan. moved that
table. and that Tuesday of next week be
| assigned for its consideration.
| Mr. Macomber of Augusta: The resolve
under consideration has been before the
House for nearly two weeks, and it has
been on the table so that every gentle
man has had ample opportunity. as it
seems to me. TO examine the conditions
osition for the further building Of this
1 hospital at Bangor. / can see no advan.
tage no good. that can be subserved by
| further delay In this matter. A large
number of members of this House have
already visited Bangor, they have seen
the condition of those buildings. and 1t
| of all concerned that We should do some
| thing right away: and l move that when
the question of laying the amendment
| and bill on the table is voted upon, II be
by the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
Mr. Walton of Skowhegan: ask unan-
mous consent to address the House at
the present time. On the 22d day Of jan
uary. introduced in this House an order
which received passage. calling for GER
showing. first. the amount of money
which had been appropriated by any
measures introduced in this House: see
on ono, all measures which had been favor
the amounts called for by measures In
troduced; and. fourth. the amounts APP
p raopri ted by the las. Legislature. This
nm n, r, Il was to take effect on the
passed. On the "a day of February
quest of the clerk of this House. I in
troducedr an order which was joint in its
purport: calling upon the, secretaries Of
Of the amounts called for in measures
then pending before their committees. 1t
has been two weeks since that order. re.
|
statement of facts In regard to the
Eastern Maine Insane hospital. This
morning the gentleman from Biddeford
has presented an amendment. submit.
Mr.. Speaker and gentlemen. that no
harm can arise from this matter living on
the table. We have already passed meas
ures which are pending before the Sem
ate. and which have not received q. pass
age. which they are now considering I
submit. also. that nothing will be gained
by acting upon this measure ut the pres
cnt time. vii, state also that desire
4 TO submit an amendment to this resolve.
could not do it until we received the
statement Of facts which has been pres
scented. therefore ask that this matter
lie upon the table: and submit, further
that In the matter of appropriations It is
necessary that We should go carefully
! am a new member in this House. I do
not understand perhaps. 81 well as some
OF the old members. how 20 ascertain in
! tiers which are submitted % various COM
mittees and reported favtrably. We do
! not have one general committee on an
+, preparations to hear all the matters and
then report. We have N{fious commit