The Portland daily press., 1899-03-11

school tSl ,UO, while the state mas
paid out si6r, 900, said Mr. Burns, and all
the state has 10 do with the management
of the institution Is to pay the bills. II
is the unanimous sentiment Of the con,-
mittee that the change should be made.
although they do not question the
honesty of purpose and ability OF the trus-
tees.
Mr.. Merrill Of Skowhegan also sup
ported the resolves. He said: This Is a
reform school for girls. 1t IL state in
stitution In the hands Of private corpo.
ration. The resolves call for t27, coo to be
expended by private corporation. /
hope the resolves will pass.
Mr.. Morey of Lewiston declared: II
have no doubt that the Industrial school
is run by competent persons but what Is
this institution. 1t Is nothing more nor
less than jail to which young girls may
be sent by the courts. both for offences
and to keep them from falling into evil
ways. Such an institution should be
under the strong arm Of the state govern
ment. and sincerely hupe that these
bills which are the product OF long
thought on the part of the committee. I
hope that the bills will pass. This Is not
u plan to confisoate the property OF the
institution. 1t merely says that II the y
continued to take the large sums appro-
priated by the stats they shall give the
state the management
Mir. Beal Of Bangor read letter { rom
one of the trustees who opposes the re-
solve. MIR. Beai said he thought the plan
suggested by MIR. Chase Of Portland WAS
q fair one and he hoped 1t would be
adopted.
Mr.. Walker of Starks, u member OF the
committee on education, also supported
the resolve. The trustees who were
present at the hearing we're asked II they
would oppose the assumption of the man.
agemeut of the school by the state and
said they would not. Why should any
rrieud Of the institution oppose state
management II that will tend to the
good of the school.
DR.. PeasIes of Wiscasset, another MEM
Der of the COMMITTEES, advocated the re-
solves He said that this was not an insti-
tuition like an orphan asylum. Its pur-
pose and methods are entirely different so
the suggestion that the orphan asylums
should also be placed under state control
II this school Is, does not apply. As to
the suggestion, that an enabling act3must
be passed, II the trustees accept the re.
solves, there will be still time to attend
to that
Mr.. Field of Oakland and MIR. Ryerson
of Livermore spoke briefly in support Of
the resolves.
There were cries of question, but Mr..
Chase was recognized and stated again
his position as being not opposed to state
CONTROL but as In favor Of a more deliber-
ate manner of acquiring that control.
The question was put on both resolves
and they passed without ripple. They
come up for a second reading, next Wed.
nesday.
A QUESTION OF WATER.
Ihere was a debate In the House today
over peculiar state Of things. The city
of Lewiston wants to take water from
Lake Auburn or some other pond In
n nuEOscOksih pouhOy. Aho PohNS AoA~~N
in the bill included Sabattus pond In the
town of Lisbon. The advocates or the
bill announced before the committee that
they did not really expect to take water
from Sabattus lake. Still, they strenuous
" objected to having the lake eliminated
from the possible sources Of supply. To-
day, MIR. Virgin of Portland fred an
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provisions the reference to Ssbattus lake.
MI. VIRGIN in his remarks stated that the
Lewiston people did not want to 60 to
Sabattus lake. Then he showed what
would happen II the Lewiston supply was
taken from the lake The friends of the
bill earnestly and eloquently pleaded for
something which they said they did not
want. The supporters of the amendment
with equal fervor and oratorial ability
pictured the dire results which would fol-
low II Lewiston did what nobody thought
it would do. tinally, the House voted IS
to 81 to take out the provision and the
bill was passed as amen ded.
MIR. Virgin told the House that 900 per-
sons in the town of Lisbon are supported
by the mills there. Should the Lewiston
water supply be taken from the pond, 1t
would necsssitate the closing Of the mills
during a part OF the year. thus depriving
1000 men, women and children of wages.
MIR. Virgin did not believe the House
would vote to do this. 1t was not ques.
ton of pure water, for there were other
good supplies.
Mr.. Jordan of Libson also supported the
amendment. 1t was opposed by Messrs
Morey, King and Maxcy The House evil
IDENTIFY agreed with Mr.. Virgin that the
Sabattus lake could not be drained of
without danger to fourishing industry
and there was no sense in giving right
to Lewiston which Lewiston really didn't
want, but which would be regarded AZ a
menace to the town of Lisbon, should it
ever put in force.
THE DRUGGIST BILL.
MIR. McFadden of Dresden today, who