Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-13

/ MIN. w HcIl tic Noto - kdAeH Il uc8lIe tnA1
| II may be the yeas ana nays.
The call for the yeas and nays not beinf
seconded, MIR. Newcomb called for "a di
! vision.
was lost by a vote OF n for to 30 against
The bill was then read once and as.
signed for Monday
An act relating to the catching Q,
smelts In Damariscotta river
| On motion of Mr.. Aver of vassalboro
| the bill was laid on the table and Tues
day of next week assigned for its con.
| sideration.
on motion Of Mr.. o'Neil OF Biddeford
| bill in regard to fortnightly payment oI
wages was taken from the table. and or
| further motion by the same gentleman. II
was passed to be engrossed.
on motion OF Mr.. Merrill Of Portland
bill in regard to instruction In the use OF
| tolls and cooking In public schools was
taken from the table.
Mr.. Merrill offered an amendment 70
strike out section ..
The amendment was adopted. and on
motion OF Mr.. Merrill the hill was read
a third time.
On motion of Mr.. Hutchins OF Penob-
scot, the bill was laid on the table pend
Ing its passage TO be epgrossed. and
"Wednesday OF next week was assigned
for its consideration.
On motion of Mr.. Blanchard OF Wilton,
bill relating to examination of teachers
in public schools was taken from the
table, and on further motion by the same
gentleman it was read twice and as
signed for Wednesday, Of next week.
On motion of Mr.. Murray Of Pembroke.
bill an act to amend section 81. of chapter
30. of the Revised Statutes. was taken
from the table.
MIR. Boynton of Sullivan. offered an
amendment to add to the title the words
relating to migratory fish and fish ways. :
The amendment was adopted. and on
motion by Mr.. Boynton the bill was read
:. irrl and nuSspd n l,p or.
crossed as amended.
On motion of Mr.. O'Niel of Bibbeford
resolve In favor of road In Jerusalem
plantation was taken from the table and
man the resolve was read a second time
and was passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Williams of Augusta
resolve in favor of the Maine Insane
Hospital was taken from the table and
on further motion by the same gentle
man the resolve was read a second time
and was passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Boynton of Sullivan
resolve relating to the Wiscassct bridge
was taken from the table. and on further
motion by the same gentleman the re-
solve was read Il second time and was
passed 10 be enGrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Searls OF Chelsea.
Liil relating to the compensation of school
committees was taken from the table.
and on further motion by the same gem
tleman the bill was read Il second time
On motion of Mr.. Moore CT Decrins, the
report of the committee on towns relat-
ing to the annexation Of Deeriug TO Port
land was taken from the table.
On motion of Mr.. Moore the report of
the committee was accepted and the bill
was laid on the table to be printed.
On motion of Mr. Durgin of Orono. bill
relating TO returns of town superintend-
ents was taken from the table.
Mr.. Durgin offered an amendment to in
sert in line four of section |, after the
word information the words relating
10 the public schools: insert in line u
after the word Information, the words
relating to the public schools.
The amendment was adopted, the bill
was read u third time and was passed to
lie ensrosSed amended.
On motion of Mr.. King of Caribou. re-
solve in favor of the town of Caribou
was taken from the table. and on fur
ther molten b. the same gentleman 1t
was referred 10 the Governor and Council.
on motion OF Mr.. Pattangall of Machias,
I'LL an act amending section 2S. of chapter
H. of the Revised Statutes as amended
by chapter rs. of the Public Laws of 1893.
etc, relating to free high schools. was
taken from the table.
Mr.. Pattangall of Machias. moved Il re-
consideration of the vote whereby the
amendment of the gentleman from Suili-
van (Mr. Boynton) was adopted. The bill
amends the old law by inserting this
clause. provided that such a course OF
study is followed in said schools as is ap--
proved by the State superintendent of
Schools The amendment offered by
the gentleman from Sullivan does not
affect that portion of the bill. The next
sentence is this But no such aid shall be
extended. directly or Indirectly. to any
school which receives from the State any
special appropriation.
This last sentence which | have just
read is stricken out by the amendment of
the gentleman from Sullivan. The bill
was offered for this purpose; under the
present high school law no high school.
no matter how efficient its work may be.
can receive from the State more than
$3.50 a year. In 1891 the State commenced
the practice of appropriatinS to academies
special sums of money ranging from S2'S
TO $500 and in some cases $1,000 a year.
Later the practice grew up sanctioned by
law of adding to the academy appropria-
tion the high school appropriations that
today "a town in which an academy Is
located receives from the State an appro-
priation of $500. If they ask for it. and in
addition to that. If they tax themselves
$3.50 only they can receive from the State
$50 more. making $3.50 in all that town
maintaining an academy can receive IRON
the State: whereas IA town maintaining
{; high school. or calling school high
school-for in many cases the difference
Is only i'm name--under any circumstances
can receive but $3.50. This seemed so in
equitable that this bill was offered to cor
rect it. There are now IS academies re-
ceivng aid from the State. These IS
academies receive on an average $3.50 a
year. There are 26f high schools receiv-
in aid from the State. Those high schools
receive $3.50 apiece on an average. So that
we are discriminating against the public
schools so to speak and in favor of the
private schools in the proportion of $3.50
against $3.50.
The amendment is as inequitable to-
ward academies as toward High schools.
Some of the best academies in the state
are so'located that they cannot take ad-
vantage of the High school act. The re-
suit Is that like academies are receiving,
one $3.50 from the State the other $500
from the State. Under this system an
abuse has grown up which is going to be
a bad thing. The High schools have
caught on to this thing. and every year
some High school that is controlled by
the town, that is, under the public school
special charter. turns itself into an acad-
emy, receives it's old stipend as n High
school and gets a special appropriation
of $500 besides. II it is the sentiment of
this Legislature that one High school
should draw three times what another
draws. then the law should be abolished.
and the amendment offered by the. gentle
man from Sullivan should not be pre-
scented, for that amendment takes from
the bill all that there is to the bill. ask
you to give this matter fair consideration.
MIR. Boynton of Sullivan: A good ply
sician. if anything ails his patient. does
not kill him in order to cure him. II
there are abuses existing relative to ap-
preparations for academies. let us get at
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