The Portland daily press., 1897-03-10

Mr.. Pattangall opposed tuition for all
the ground that the state should not
discriminate between rich and poor.
Regarding luxurious furnishings in
the rooms, MIR. Pattangall said he knew
of rooms where the furniture consisted
of bed, two chairs and cook stove.
In these rooms he said, students cooked
their own food. Mr.. Pattangall said he
had heard no plea from economy from
eihter MIR. Blanchard or Mr.. Searls and
that he noticed that the Wilton academy
was asking $1,000 instead of $500 ns usual,
and that resolve for $500 was going
through without any protest from MIR.
Blanchard. MIR. Pattangall said that he
noticed that the chief thing against the
college was its alleged divergence from
it's original purpose. He said that the
power to regulate the courses at the
college did nos lay with the legislature.
Mr.. Pattsngall argued the benefits of q
technical education for commercial pur
suits.
against applying the mill system in
making appropriations. He advanced
policy toward the college which he said
he should support. 1t is to make two ap-
propriations, one outright and one on
the condition that the college secured
some given sum from other sources. He
thought, however, that the college ought
to be self-supporting Mr.. Walton called
attention to the law saying that when the
| means of the trustees are INADEQUATE for
| the purposes Of the colleges, the number
| Of students shall be regulated and lin
tied and apportioned TO the senatorial
districts according to population. MIR.
Walton said he did not believe in state
university, but did believe that the col
lege should go along on its present
lines.
ES1Mr. Stetson of Bangor combatted the
idea that all graduates of the national
colleges should go into agricultural pnr
suits. Regarding the habit of calling
the college state pauper, Mr.. Stetson
| said that 1t was made pauper BY being
robbed when the land grant for its sup
port was sold at an average pricef OF o3
cents an acre when other states got So
for their grants.
On motion of Mr.. Jewell OF HalloWell,
yea and nay vote was ordered.
Me. Hamilton's amendment to Mr..
Blanohard's amendment, making the
sum to be annually appropriated $4,000
and striking out that section Of Mr..
Blanchard's amendment, relating TO tu
ition, was carried by vote of 7s to
40.
The amendment of Mr.. Blanchard as
amended WAS then passed and the resolve
received it's first reading. Mr.. Hamilton
| of Biddeford moved that the rules De
suspended aud the resolve be given its
second reading.
MIR. Hill of Portland moved that 1t be
laid on the table. He said that he did
! not like to see such All Important matter
acted upon when one fifth OF the men,
bers were absent. The motion to table
was defeated rs to so.
Tie motion of Mr.. Hamilton to sua-
pend the rules was lost on vote by d.
vision.
Mr.. Pattangall called for yea and
my vote.
| MIR. Goodrich Of Maxfeld made O mo-
tion to adjourn.
Tho motion to adjourn was defeated
63 to SS.
| The yea and nay vote on the suspension
of the rules to give the resolve it's second
reading was taken and, the motion was
carried, n to 38. The resolve was then
| given it's second reading and passed
! to be sngrossed.
| Mr.Jone of Lincoln moved to adjourn
and a dozen mem bers shouted "No,"
| but the motion was carried.
Although the great contest on the bill
| is expected in the Senate more stubbon
opposition was looked for In the House.
The bill passed by the House differs
only from the bill reported by the COM
mlttee in the amount appropriated. 1t
gives $25, 900 year instead. OF one twelfth
of mill on the state valuation.
The bill providing new charter for
Portland ives tabled on motion of Mr.
Moore of Deering.
The.following bills we're passed to be
engrossed: Lewiston, Augusta and Cam
den railroad; taxation of certain planta-
tions; Saco River Telegraph and Tele-
phone company; Good Will Home; Epig-
copate, Protestant Episcopate church
Maine Industrial school; Kennebec and
| franklin railroad; Fryehurg railroad
| company; better observance Of Lcr.l q
Day: educational institutions report to
state superintendent; amendment to Sec
tion 81 Of chapter 40 CT Revised Statutes
charter of city of Bangor: relating to
| auditors; amendment to Revised Stat
utes, relating to corporations.