The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-17


contract. the.compapy wired the prison
free Of expense. At the end Of ton years.
the state II Il desires, may bay the Hx-
lures at an appraisal
MIR. Guernsey made vigorous reply.
lie said that he did not want to attack
the contract. although u was an elastic
one, aud one which forbade the warden
! to carry q Iantern around the prison at
night, but be did think the legislature,
through the appropriation II made cou Id
regulate ths amount TO be expended.
abr. Macomber of Augusta made fur
Their explanation OF the contract and then
the amendment was voted down.
When the amendment TO strike out the
appropriation of tis9o Tor water for the
State House, Mr.. King OF Caribou was the
seeker for information. and Mr.. Manley,
after stating that he was an owner In tho
Augusta Water company. and 80 might
be held TO have an interest In the matter
said that ne had not himself made the
contract for supply ing water to the build
ing. Large quantities Of water ars used in
the State House and to supply 1t the
company has TO pump the water from
| the river to an elevation Of Sab feet. Mr.
stanley then stated that he had made q
proposition TO the Governor that II the
bill was regarded as excessive the COM
pany would take such sum as the Gov.
ernor and Council might determine. The
amendment was lost and then the gus.
ton OF state printing came ny. 1t was
1 II I.tl
the discussion with vigorous protest.
This matter has been raiiroadsd along
here, said Mr.. Bennett, and ! think the
gentleman should have "A chance 10 make
the Investigation hs desires That all he
asks It's fact that the expenses cf this
state sre three times what they were NJ.
teen years ago. aud the state is barely
ahle to hold its own in population. am
glad that there Is man Ia this House
with ability enough and grit enough to
investigate These matters. We all know
where the bulk Of his state printing goes.
fou can find lot of 1t In the junk stores
OF Portland six weeks after the session Of
the legislature.
MIR. Burns of westbrook explained the
law under which the printing Is done
and then Judge Smith OF Presqus Isle
put int3 the debate one OF his character
istie spesohes lie wanted 10 know what
MIR. Guernsey had been doing all this
time the bin had teen lying on the table
He had supposed that the gentleman
would by this time have something dei
mite 10 oarr. bnt instead he was still ask
Ing for mora tiue Judge Smith ex-
piainsd the prinlin: of the state reports
ana said be did not believe they found
their way t, the jnak shops, In his sec
ton of the state these reports were read
and valued. The legislative printing two
years ago cost over $4,000. Why, said
Judge Smith, tbese few remarks l am
making viii cost more than they are
worth.
MIR. Bennett explained that he did not
antagonize the appropriation. He thought
the gentleman from Dover should hfsye
more time.
The amendments in relation TO the
printing and binding shared the fate of
the others and SO did one offered by Mr..
Plummer OF Portland to cut out the so.
900 appropriation fer the University of
Maine.
The House reassigned for tomorrow, the
resolve In aid of the Boys Home In Deer
ing, tabled by MIR. MoFadden.
THE ORPHAN ASYLUM.
Chairman Manley of the finance com
mittee came to the rescue of the resolve
in favor Of the St. Elizabeth's Roman
Catholic Orphan asylum this morning.
He spoke OF its good work and told how
having been onoe located In Whitefsld In
Mr.. McFsdden's own county. 1t had been
removed to Portland on the advice of
hysicians Its work was not local and
dren Of Cathalic parents. But even wsrs
1t purely local charity, con tinusd Mr..
Manley. Portland paying sii2, 600 Of the
$500. 600. Is entitled to receive back some
of 1t for her charity. Why this very morn
ing this House has passed without objec
ton a resolve In aid Of q bridge In NADIA
waska, a purely local enterprise, and ]
am glad Of it. Portland 10 well represent.
ed here and needs no one to come to her
defense. The state should be proud OF tbs
progress and prosperity of Portland.
Then the question came up on the mo
tion of Mr.. McFadden that the resol v.
be indefinitely postponed. On this mo
ton the yeas and nays were called for anc
the motion to indefinitely postpone wa
lost, % to 80.
The thirty-one gentlemen who sup
ported Judge McFaaden and voted with
4 him are Messrs. Abbott, Brown Of War
rem, Craig. Crane, Davis. DeCoster. Dun
ming, Eaton. Esty, Fsrnsworth. Field
Fitz, Fogg, Fuller OF ksnnsbunk, Grid
Ter, Gordon, Grindle. Hodgkins, Irving
Libbey OF Albion, Parker, Pierce. Prince
Purnton, Ridlun, Howell, Staples. Teel
Turner. Wilson of Gerham and Wilson
of Minot
Immediately after the declaration o.
the vote. Mr.. 6rindls Of Isleboro moved
that the resolve be amended by reducing
| the appropriation from $1,000 To S40O nh.