Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-15
DAILY KENNEBEc JOURNAL WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY Is 1899


Bill an act granting William $.
Hopkins the right to establish and
maintain ferry between North Haven
and Vinalhaven.
Bill an act to incorporate the South
| west HarbOr Dam and Bridge Com
rany.
Bill an act to legalize the doings Of
Rangeley Plantation In Franklin
County.
Bill an act to amend chapter ~. or
the Public Laws of 1887. relating TO
the burial expenses of honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors OF Maine.
Bill an act to incorporate the Ticonlc
Foot Bridge Company.
| Bill an act to fix the salary of the
! judge OF probate for the. countp Of
| Penohscot
| Pending third reading Mr.. McFadden
of Dresden, offered House amendment
| A. to strike out the word fix in the
| title and insert the word increase"
| which Was adopted. The bill was then
read the third time. passed to be en-
crossed as amended.
Bill an act TO establish the salary 0f
| the county attorney of Penobscot
county.
| Pending third reading Mr.. McFadden
of Dresden, offered House amendment
! "A" to strike out the word establish"
in the title and insert the word in
crease" which was adopted. The bill
was then read the third time passed to
be engrossed as amended.
Bill an act to fix the salary OF the
register of probate for the county of
Androscoggin.
| Pending third reading Mr.. McFadden
of Dresden. offered House amendment
"A" to strike out the word fix" In the
title and insert the word increase. 3"
which was adopted. The bill was read
the third time. passed to be engrossed
as amended.
| Bill an act to establish the salary Of
the county attorney of Piscatapuis
county.
Was reported from same committee
read the third time. and pending pass
age to be engrossed Mr.. McFadden OF
Dresden. offered House amendment
"A" to strike out the word establish"
in the title and insert the word in
crease which was adopted. The bill
as amended passed to be engrossed,
Bill an act To amend chapter l25, Of
the Public Laws of 1895.
Pending third reading tabled on mo-
ton of Mr.. Philbrook of Waterville.
Bill an act to establish a municipal
court in the town OF East Livermore.
Tabled pending third reading on mo-
ton of Mr.. Morey Of Lewiston.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
Special assignment: An act 10 provide
in part for the expenditures OF govern
| ment for the year 1899
| Mr.. Manley of Augusta: the first gen
eral appropriation bill was assigned. this
morning AT II O'Clock. Inasmuch as many
members are absent. and in consultation
| with my friend the gentleman from Do
Yer tMr. Guernsey, ] desire to ask the
House to reassign this bill for tomorrow
morning at II o'clock.
Mr. Philbrook Of WaterviIle | do not
wish to interfere with the gentlema n
from Augusta III any way-i do not know
how much discussion may arise on this
biil--but " occurs 10 me thar tomorrow
| was the hour set apart for the memorial
| exercises i'll relation to the late Mr..
| Dingley. and II much discussion is antci-
pated on this bill. IL would seem best tn
me that 1t go over until Thursday.
| Mr. Marley: ! accept the suggestion
had no desire from the first 70 hurry
the bill. desire members 10 lake all the
time they wish 10 examine every part of
the bill, but on the other hand. | did not
| wish 10 show ANY desire upon my part To
prolong the taking up OF the bill and the
| am ready, tomorrow morning. To mak,.
such explanations as am able, and am
perfectly willing that ii shall he taken
up on Thursday. or any other day that
The House desisnates: and with the per-
| mission of the House | will change my
motion and move that ii be re-assgned
| TO Thursday al II o'clock. The motion
| was agreed TO,
Special assignment: Resolve in aid Of
the Temporary Home for " omen and
Children at Deerins.
|
say. Mr. Speaker. that | did not lay this
| resolve upon the table because | had even
ii suspicion that the institution was nos
IA deserving one. made the motion nor
of general principles and policy. When
our forefathers, nearly century ago.
from the venerable Mrs Church. / think
they intended that the old man should
live forever after in a state of. celibacy.
think they did NOT intend ihat he
| should get entangled with any females
hereafter: but. sir. there has of laie years
grown up between the old man State !,
remarkable Irritation with the beautiful,
the youns.--that is compared with Mrs.
Church-and The very amiable Miss Char
uy. Now | have not anything to say
against the woman. She is not bit like
| the old lady Church. She is not dog
matte. she is not intoerant: she is very
| agreeable. she is altogether lovely. but
she has one fault-she is an awful spend
thrift. Laughter. And she does no.;
| seem to care. She gets all the money she
wants from the old man. and she doesn't
seem to care where he gets it. If only
lie can hand it over to her for the objects
that are dear to her heart and close 10
her pride, she doesn't ask question as
| to where he gets the money. Sometimes
, think that she would be willing that he
| should commit highway robbery If he
| can only hand over to her the sums that
she asks for.
| Now. to lay metaphor aside. | want to
| call your attention to the actual facts
| existing in the State. today. | think ev-
cry member here can remember when the
nrst appropriation was made for the
| Maine General Hospital Il charitahle OBJ
| lect. 1t was understood. think. by The
| people OF the State that when tina X sti-
| tuition was established ara endow.Sl dit
would fill the needs of a <. nerdl hospital
and the appropriation for that wou d suf-
| flee for the whole State | ut what was
| the result? Immediately The physicians
| in other cities began To see that there
/ was a chance. and pretty soon we had
| the Eastern Maine Hospital and the
| Maine Central Hospital. and now ii Is APP
| parent that they are growing up all over
the State and every city has one or will
| have one within a very few wears 1t is
| the same practically with other chart
! table institutions. homes for friendess
women. homes for orphans homes for
| old men-they are growing up every
where. and where will they end? Here
are two charitable institutions in the city
Al M n