Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-03
amendment win be unanimously

Mr. BILLINGS of Waldo: ! rise Tor the
want to vote intelligentiy and right. j
desire at the same time that there shall
be an end to this call for appropriations
to finish work already commenced
have not yet learned that there Is any
thing definite with regard TO the future
of this measure before the Senate. III we
appropriate $3s 0CO. shall 1t be certain that
there shall not be a further demand upon
the people OF Maine for another appro-
pr!ation? am in favor OF either appro-
priating enough. to finish that building,
or not vote a dollar. Let us. today, either
do the. work thoroughly or not do 1t AT
all Although 1 do not speak as a tlnan-
cier. and have no reputation as a finan-
ciai man. j looking at it from my stand
point, II Is better for the institution TO
wait TWO years or four years and then
have the building completed, than It Is
TO appropriate. perhaps two-thirds
enough. Let us have guarantee. today.
that that will complete this building. II
may not be absolutely necessary to have
Il dormtory at Gorham, but II ! have
been correctly Informed, there have been
dormitories In every Normal school in the
State of Maine. Let us complete II like
men and go back to our constituents and
say 1t was necessary to complete this.
year after year for more. | am in favor
of guarantee. and If This amendment
here will give US that, ! am in favor of 1t.
Mr. Grindle of Hancock. I wish to say
sum of S3S0Co on the ground, as it was UNI
derstood. that that would complete the
building and that would be the end of it.
| certainly should have voted for the
amendment to cut ii down to 5000 but
for that That being the understanding.
what improperly rs there of passing the
amendment Withholding certain parts of
this appropriation until the work is com
pleted? | cannot see why that is not bus
nesslke.
Mr.. Walls: Mr.. President. | wish to
committee and informed them. and this
is one Of the considerations upon which
we reported favorably on the resolve.
that this should complete it. If it had
not been the understanding. you would
not have had any resolve before you in
this shape. The trustees assured us on
their hoEor that this shall be the end OF
it. but TO make the thing more sure. the
Ex-Governor has guaranteed that he will
add S20o0 more to show that they mean
to stop this thing and let this be the end
of it. If this was not the end of it.
would vote against it as quickly as you
or anyone else.
Mr.. Drummond of Cumberland: think
from the assurances that have been given
MS here by those who are interested in this
institution that there can be no question
but this appropriation is intended and
fully expected to complete this dormitory.
understand that before the $4,000
plans and specifications were made for
this building. Estimates were made and
this So. 600 that we are voting them to-
day. is within the architects estimate
of the amount necessary to fuzzy COM
plete the building. SO think we can with
full assurance vote this money to them.
today, feeling that in two years from now
there will be no further call for money
for the purpose OF completing the build
ing Further. | hope that the amend
ment introduced by the senator from
York will not pass. 1t seems TO me very
strange business methods Here are men
1:lhOrnrS w n ~.S
absolutely need them to live upon. and
they must be paid. II this $4,000 or sl3
000-that was the amount. | believe?
Mr.. Pike: | have changed the amend
ment so as to make 1t $1,000.
Mr.. Drummond: Then if even this $1,000
is kept in the hands of the treasurer as
guarantee. il simply means that for
some time Il certain class of men mustbc
deprived of their daily wages. and $1,000
left in the treasury is no guarantee what
ever. We better vote this entire resolve
men who have this building in their
hands. that We fear they are going to
use this money dishonorably and not do
what we expect they will with it. build
the building so that two years from now
it can be used as Il dormitory and no
more calls be made upon the State.
Mr.: Mccullough Of Washington: | voted
for this appropriation with the full knowl
edge and understanding that this $33.-
600 would complete that dormitory. Four
years ago in the other House | was in
favor of the State inSuring this building
The measure was voted down. Two years,
ago. after they had had the fire at Cor
ham. ! WAS in favor of the resolve APP
propriating money to build that dorm-
tory. | am in favor of il now because |
believe the State should fulfill its obliga
tons that 1t owes morally to the men
who gave these buildings to the State.
If this $4,000 will not finish the building
that they ask for. let us make ii enough
and not have them coming up here every
year and asking for more. | have the
utmost confidence in the trustees of that
institution that when they come before
this committee and upon their honor de
clare that this is the end. they will full
fill 1t. | am in favor of this resolve |
was going to say. if | have the good for
tune to be back here two years from
now. ] would oppose any measure for any
more money for that institution. | hone
the amount will be appropriated that tn.
resolve calls for.
Mr.. Pike withdrew the. former amend
ment p and offered the following sub
stitution:
Amendment "B." Add to said resolve
the worus. that the amount of $1,000 be
appropriated for the year 1898 shall not
be paid out of the State treasury. until
the work mentioned in said resolve is
completed.
The question being upon the adoption
of this amendment, II voting i'm the af-
tirmative and 13 in the negative it was
refused passage.
Upon motion by Mr.. Roberts. the re.
solve was passed to be engrossed. 81
On motion by Mr.. Pike of York the
Senate adjourned.