Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-17
ONE DAY TOOtSHORT
For Senate to Dispose Of State
College Resolve.
tuesday Winds Up the important
Committee Hearings.
The Features d 4 Busy Day In House, Senate
and Committees.

Tuesday was packed to overflowine
with business at the Capitol. The
feature of the day was the debate on
the Maine State college resolve In the
Senate. 1t began at II A. NJ, after the
disposal of mass Of routine work, ant,
at 1.20 p. M. the body adjourned with,
the understanding that the debate
should continue at today's session as
unfinished business. The chamber was
lacked with visitors, including many
ladies, and the crowd extended into the
LOBBY outside the doors. the sreeches
were by Senator Clason. Parsons,
Stearns and Reynolds of Cumbe, land
all carefully prepared and full OF elo-
eustnce and argument. Four amend
ments to the resolve as it passed the
House were offered, cutting down the
time from 10 to two years, the amount
from $4,000 to $4,000 or $4,000. provil-
ing for the charge of tuition, granting
State scholarships. etc. Both sides
claim to have a majority in the Senate
1nd no man is sure what the vote will
be today. The friends of the college
are in very anxious condition. how
ever. The speeches in full, as we'll as
a full report of all the routine work are
to be found in the stenographic report
in this paper.
Two orders introduced In the House,
Tuesday, and given a unanimous pas
sage, show that that body at least is
determined to rush business. One or
dered that all committees report finally
on or before Friday next. and the second
ordered that on and after Friday two
sessions be held each day. Sunday ex-
cepted, until the final adjournment.
the afternoon session to begin at 3
o'clock. The Senate did not seem SO
enthusiastic about rushing business
and when these two orders were sent
up for concurrence. both were laid on
the table on motion of Judge Savage.
The objection to the second order was
that it meant a Saturday afternoon
session.
Two more representatives were eX-
cused for the rest of the session. Pat
ten of Amherst ana Britton of Bucks
port. The new measures of Tuesday
in the House consisted of two resolves,
one of 1872 in favor of the committee
that visited the reform school and the
other of $500 for two years in favor of
Pennell Institute of Gray.
In the House after an hour devoted
to pushing along routine work. the or
ders of the day were taken up. The
resolve for the towns of Cutler and
the Damariscotta river smelt bill were
put on their passage without opposi-
ton. But the Berwick diversion case
caused a breeze. The two reports OF
the committee were taken up. Mr..
Goodwin of South Berwick made a. locg
speech for the report signed by three
members, favoring division, and Mr..
Gowell of Berwick. spoke ably for re-
port B which gives the petitioners
leave to withdraw and which is also
signed by three members of the COM
mittee. Mr.. Gowell is enc of the
youngest and most popular members of
the House, and he was given liberal
applause. The vote was by an aye
and nay vote and report A was re-
jected 102 to 10, and report 3 was ac
cepted. Mr.. Gowelrs victory was
greeted with more applause.
A large number of measures were
taken from the table and put on their
passage, many with amendments
tabled on. At 11.30 the House ad
journed and the members crowded into
the already overcrowded Senate to lis
ten to the exciting debate on the State
college resolve.