The Portland daily press., 1899-02-22
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Augusta. February 81. Representative
Field Of Oakland. proposes to attack the
resolve In favor Of the Maine Eye and
Ear fntrmary and this morning he took
the measure from the table and ms signed
1t to next Tuesday. In the meantime MIR.
| Field proposes to prepare his case. While
not willing to say on what grounds he
shouldlbase his opposition to the resolve,
Mr.. Field spoke in general way of his
attitude when asked about the matter by
the PRESS correspondent IL have done
what could to help the infrmary every
year since have knc wn about its work, :"
said Mr.. Field, "but now things have
been brought to my attention which COM
pei me to Oppose the resolve. have three
reasons for my action. but what they are,
l do not care TO state at this time. will
say this to you. however. object to aid
ing two similar institutions in .the same
locality and believe the work of the
Inhrmary could be done as well and at
less expense by the Maine General hos.
pital."
II is the general understanding that
the holding up of the resolve means lots
of trouble for IL. MIR. Field made the
motion which arrested its passage through
the House but had Mr.. Field NOT done so,
1t is known that at least one other mem
Der was on the watch for 1t. The resolve
was reported by the committee ON finsn-
ciil affairs last week. 1t had smooth
sailing in the Senate and was passed to
be engrossed without ripple of opposition.
Then 1t went to the House on last Friday
for passage in concurrence and MIR. Field
reached out with a motion TO table and
the motion prevailed. While recent events
connected with the institution will doubt
less play prominent part in the dis.
cussion, the opposition Is not based on
that alone. The matter of endowment
will also enter into the debate.
THE JUDGES SALARIES
1t seems that the bill to increase the
salaries OF the justices of the Supreme
Judicial court may be only in trance
instead Of its death sleep. Judge Stearns
will attempt on Thursday to galvanizs
the corpse to life again. When the bill
was refused a passage last week, by the
Senate, Mr.. Fernald who lead the oppo-
sition, followed up his victory with a
motion to indefinitely postpone Mr..
Stearns, the sole champion of the bill, so
far as oratory went. requested Mr.. Fer
maid not to press this motion which
would have been finishing stroke and
Mr.. Fernald agreed. Then the bill was
tabled on motion of MIR. Stearns who has
now assigned 1t for consideration on
Thursday of this week. Mr.. Stearns was
a greatly surprised Senator when the vote
went against him last week. He had
counted noses and as he supposed the
count showed q majority in favor of the
bill, but there's many slip, etc., and
the vote did not result that way. 1t
showed a majority of one against the bill.
In that vote every Senator was represented
bu6 MIR Plummer and President Clasou.
Mr.. Plummer was absent. Had he been
present and voted for the bill, the vote
would have been tie. and IL would then
have been within the power of Mr..
Clason, had he so desired, TO have voted
for the measure and passed 1t. Now Sem
ator Stearns wants TO try again and this
time. 1t is said, he hopes TO have votes
enough TO pass the bill. On the other
hand, one OF the opponents of the measure
said this morning that II any man
changed his attitude on the question 1t
would not be In MIR. Stearn's direction
1t was stated that at least one member
who was counted for the bill last week
would vote against it Thursday. Even
should Mr.. Stearns succeed In reviving
the measure ana get it through the Sen
ate, canvass OF the House shows
majority against 1t there. A facetious
member suggested today that inasmuoh
as half the young lawyers In the House
are understood to have prepared speeches
on the measure 1t might be an act of
kindness Oh the part of the Senate to send
the bill over and give the orators
chance.
COMING CONTESTS.
If there Is any one topic which stands
out among this many discussed under the
gilded dome of the State House, 1t Is the
topic OF the offices and the men who want
them. The PRESSES containing the
news of the nomination OF Judge Frank
W. Robinson to BIO the first mayor Of
Greater Portland were in demand here
today and as soon as the members had
satisfied their curiosity as to the candi-
date, they asked questions as 10 the
identity of the man who would become
the dispenser of justice 10 the wrong doors
of the enlarged city. A number Of gentle
men are mentioned here as avowed candi-
dates. or as men who would accept II the
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