Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-16

Resolve making APPROPRIATIONS Tor In
/ Passamaquoddy tribe OF Indians
| Resolve In favor Of the town OF Bed
dington;
Resolve in favor Of Arson Academy;
Tabled pending second reading, on mo
| ton Of Mr. Walker Of Starks.
On motion OF Mr.. Phllbrook OF Water
| vile, that gentleman was appointed /,
communicate to the Senate the concur
renee or the House in the proposition To-
a Joint Assembly at II o'clock.
! Mr.. Philbrook subsequently reporte:
that he had discharged the duty assigned
him l''s
An act TO amend chapter 100 Of ths
Private Laws of 1866, entitled ian act Il
incorporate the Sebec Dam Company
An act additional, relating to the ap.
pointment and compensation of the re.
corder Of the municipal court of the city
Of Biddeford.
| An act to change time for holding SEES
sions of county commissioners in Wash.
ington county
| An act for protection Of fish In Baga-
duee river. bay and tributaries.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
| On motion Of Mr.. King of Caribou. re.
1872 Adsot III lilc 81 ISitLdUStIi AeVHiiI
Catholic Orphan Asylum of Portland.
was taken from the table.
Mr. Blackstone of Perham: l move Ia
reconsider the vote whereby this resolve
was refused a passage to be engrossed.
Mr. McFadden of Dresden: The House
| seemed 10 wish for time to consider this
matter. and was willing to grant it-at
least. NOT to oppose the motion TO table
II. And now they seem anxious to take
II up when there has been really no time
Tor the consideration which they sought.
All have 10 say is that If This House
Is willing to go on with these appiopria
tions to the Cities half dozen to one
city sometimes, for charitable and semi
charitable institutions, then perhaps you,
ought to vote for this resolve. If you
think 1t is time to call a halt, il must be
done upon this, or there can he no ex-
cuse for any that come hereafter. 1t is
| as purely IA local Institution as any that
will come up here for your consideration.
If you will look at the statement of facts
connected with II. you will see that ii is
| | say that the smaller towns of the Stat.
are caring for their own orphans, FOR
their own unfortunate women and chill
dren, and still are helping pay for these
benefits to these Institutions located in
the rich cities. Ii is wrong and I'M
rea sOnable and unjust.
This is a good thing. So are they ALL
But the State cannot afford to make
these expenditures that are being asked
for everywhere. If we make this appro-
priation. and if it is understood that all
they have to do is to ask for a thing the
State will be swampeG and the treasury
bankrupt by donations. 1t is wrong to
the taxpayer, wrong to those who support
everything In the State. Now, gentlemen,
stand firm, or else make a clean surren-
der of yourselves upon everything.
Mr.. Smith of Pressure Isle: 1t does not
seem to me that this is a proper time to
debate this question, as we have much
other business to attend to. and the pend
ing question, as l understand it, is on the
motion to reconsider made by the gentle
man from Perham tMr. Blackslone). Now
1t seems to me that the members of this
House want time to consider this ques-
ton before they vote to dispose of il
now, for all time and eternity. l there
fore move that the motion TO reconsider
be laid on the table and assigned for a
hearing, tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock.
(Applause). --.-------.-
The motion was agreed to.
The hour having arrived for holding the
Joint Assembly, for the purpose of hold
ing exercises in memory of the late Mel
son Dingley. the Senate came in and the
Assembly was formed.