The Portland daily press., 1897-03-18
NOW GOVERN oRS'S turn.
Senate Reduces State College Appro-
priatiOn
FRO M AMOUNT GRANTED BY THE
HOUSE

Which In Turn Had Discounted Commit
tees Ideas of What State Could Afford
Ten Year Clause Remains But Tuition
viii Be Charged.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.]
Augusta, March ia cold and crue l
cut ana denied attempt to influence legis-
lation came into the House this morning
In the form of printed slips placed upon
the desks OF all the members. Upon the
slips was an itemizsd list Of the expenses
OF Albion Little of Portland, while at
tending to his duties as one one Of the
Eastern Maine Insane Asylum commits
sioners. The resolve liking the asy-
lum appropriation at 1878. 900
come up for debate by assign
ments today and these bits of paper were
distributed with the design of killing off
the commission and placing the affairs
of the new asylum in the hands Of the
governor and his council.
The Senate benches filed up early.
Most of the honorable mem bers wore new
ties, buttonhole bouquets OF other evil
dences that they were to be looked at by
crowds of admiring people. Back of the
Senate seats were mGssed groups Of chairs
and every chair was occupied, there be-
ing three women to one man In the as
semblage. The gallery was crowded with
women who looked out from under a
forest of ostrich plumes.
While President Day was reading the
House bills and reports of committees,
President Harris of the Maine State
college was button holing Senator Simp-
son of Hancock county and Senator Cla
son was busy talking to Senator Morrill,
of Cumberland. So the noble work Of
making laws and getting appropriations
went fearlessly forward.
Repr sentative Gowell's fight against
the division of the town of Berwick
which was sustained in the House yester-
day was favorably considered by the SEN
ate today and Berwick will remain en-
tact.
Senator Wyman of Washington had q
petition in favor of grass seed inspection.
Senator Mccullough moved to re-
consider the sardine bill. When this was
done, Senator Chamberlain added one
amendment and the bill was passed to
be engrossed. ss
The resolve in favor of Maine State
college come up as unfinished business at
II o. clock.
Senator Savage of Androscoggin took
the floor and opposed the s25, 900 resolve.
He was a friend of the institution and
wanted the state to appropriate a
sufficient sum to maintain the college.
He WAS willing the state should deal
literally with the state college but WAS
not willing to vote for the support of a
state university. The trustees had en-
larged the purposes of the collegs and it's
courses. We just pay for this and addi-
tional courses and Instructors which the
trustees may deem necessary, without
any voice in the matter. The state is not
in a condition to grant this appropria-
tion. 1t is high time there be one man
in the state house to say halt against this
large appropriation. If the trustees will
abandon the university idea we will deal
| literally with the State college. He would
rather vote $685. 600 for two yenrs than
| 1885, 600 for ten. He would have $40, 600
for two years and tuition to amount to
S., 600 which would be sufficient to run
the Institution.
| Epgel of Penobscot favored the Original
resolve. He said there were no bankers
sons in this institution. It is an institu-
tion for the Industrial classes. He be-
lieved that tuition would breed classes.
Even the commission said the institu-
tion was doing excellent work. The re-
port of the trustees was sufficient evidence
of the needs of the institution to every
body but Senator Savage. The whole
matter had been looked into by tie legis
lativs committee. They knew what
amount was necessary to carry on the
work of the college. If the appropriation
were cut down, some of the pupils must
be sent home, and at least the doors of
the institution closed to any new appli-
cants. He criticised Senator Claaon. for
what he termed TINT sentlema n S
eleventh hour economy. Why it had been
legislative enterprise in Kennebec
county for years to get all possible out of
the state treasury. Now they turn the
economy bugbear ON this d eserving in
stitution.
/ billings of Waldo, Poor of Oxford,
Simpson Of Hancock and Salley of Somer-
| set supported the resolve.
| Senator Clasoa withdrew his amend
ment making the appropriation SIS, 900.
! On yea and nay vote the House
amendments carrying Sa5, 600 year for
ten years was lost, seven to fourteen.
The vote then came on Senator Walls'
amendment su bstituting $40, 600 for S25,
600. This was carried eighteen to
| thirteen.
| 1t was voted II to 13 that tuition be
charged all students
| Senator sSavage's amendment, making
the appropriation for two years instead