The Portland daily press., 1897-03-19
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Augusta, March 18-On motion of Col.
Stetson, the House reconsidered its amnnd-
ments and subsequent action on the resolve
in. favor of the State College passed the
Senate amendment making the annual APP
preparation $4,000 for ten years and then
passed the resolve to be engrossed,
The original resolve was for one-twelftn
of mill on the state valuation. The House
amended to make the appropriation S25 200.
The Senate, after the two days debate, pre-
viously reduced the sum to s2O, oOo, and today
the House concurred Thus the resolve car
rying an appropriation of $4,000 annually
for the state college has been passed to be
engrossed by both branches There was no
debate in the House today on the matter
The judiciary committee reported a new
bill to establish city hall commission for
Waterville, the original bill having been
reported unfavorably as previously an
nounced.
One or two members a day are excused
from further attendance.
The order for afternoon sessions came
back from the Senate amended so that
there will be one session Saturday, one
Monday and two on other week days. The
House reconsidered and concurred with the
Senate
Mr.. O'Neil of Biddeford moved to recon
slider the enactment of the bill to amend
the charter of Biddeford, pending He sta ted
thai he wished to amend it by inserting
clause to give the voters of Biddeford
chance to accept or reject the amended
city charter at the polls.
Mr.. Hamilton said the bill had been be-
fore the legislature, or in the committee
all winter, and he had heard of no objection
| except = from Mr.. O'Neil and that the
changes in the CHI arter were so slight that
the citizens did not wish to vote on them.
MI. Hamilton moved to table the bill pend
ing MI. O'Neil's motion. The motion was
carried.
Unfinished business being next in order,
Judge Philbrook of Waterville opened the
days debate on the resolve in favor of the
Eastern Maine Insane hospital. The pend
ing question was indefinitely postponed
Judge Philbrook gave the opposition the
credit of honest motives, but resented Wig
orously the insinuations that its supporters
had been won to the side on which they
are fighting by dishonorable methods. He
thought the question in hand was broader
one than can rest On the number of cots
institution. There are 1000 uncared for in
sane persons and imbeciles in Maine who
| are not specially cared for.
! e.. Judge Philbrook said, however, that it was
unwise to send any person from home COM
| forts and attention to an institution that
had for 20 years advertised itself as in
capable of caring for him. He then read
| from the reports of former visiting commit
tees of the Maine Insane hospital to show
that there had been for several years more
patients at the hospital than could be well
accommodated there. He quoted the trus-
tees to the effect that every possible effort
had been made to clear the hospital of
any persons that could be cared for else
where.
He said the management of the Maine In
sane hospital had been forced by lack OF
accommodation to adopt policy to keep
down as much as possible the number of
persons admitted to the hospital
The gentleman from Waterville then re-
TUNED to the personal criticisms that have
been exchanged in the House and said that
when the members got so they could not
refrain from that style of debate it was
time to acknowledge that they were not
honorable and capable enough to legislate
for the people, and indefinite ly adjourn.
Mr.. Talbot of Lewiston spoke in favor of
the resolve. He went on to say that COM
promise was impossible and that the full
appropri3t ton would have to pass OF the
whole thing abandoned. He thought this
should be followed. However, he advised
stopping entirely if large establishment
was to be aimed at. 1t would give the leg
islature of 1897 the distinction of appropri-
ating the largest amount on record but adj
vised advancing ON the line adopted.
MI. Palmer of Bangor called attention to
the remarks OF the Governor in his address
on the Maine Insane hospital
Mr.. Folger OF Rocl1land said that he ad
received new light on the subject since
the debate in February and that it had
confirmed the opinion he then expressed
that new insane hospital is needed
Mr.. Pattangall said he came to the legis-
lature with an inherited prejudice against
the Eastern Maine Insane hospital and