The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-15
Picturesque Address in Maine House
by Mr.. MeFadden.
OPPOSES APPROPRIATIONS TO
CITY CHARITIES.
An Injustice II Thus Done to Smaller
Plsces-some Figures Regarding
Mileage Bili-Eye and Ear Infirmary
Resolve Reported.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.I

ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l
Augusta. February li.-Judge MoFad
den told the House OF Represen tatives this
morning why he had tabled, week or so
ago, the resolve making the customary
appropriation for the Temporary Home
for Women and Children at Dsering. and
the speechl in which tho tall representa-
tive from Dresden made known his
position was one OF the best of the
session. 1t began with a parable and
ended with a declaration that while he
did not rslinquish his views on the gen.
sral question the Speaker would with
draw his opposition to the resolve. Judge
McFadden sits at the back of the hall. He
did not endeavor as do many of the House
orators to get front row seat, but when
the mem bers hear a familiar voice saying
mir. Speaker" they all spin around in
their chairs to watch the tall. slender
gray haired man who Is sure to say some
thing interesting whether his hearers
agree with him or not.
The Temporary Home matter was not
the first to receive attention from the
Dresden member today. There are on
their passage several measures raising the
pay of state officers. In all cases they
have been entitled acts to tix or establish
salaries, and 1t was at these two words
that Judge McFadden opened fire this
morning, scoring bulls eye with each
shot.
A bill entitled IAN act to tx the salary
of the judge of probate for the county of
Penobscot," was sailing along on Its
passage to be engrossed when the bomb
exploded right in front Of it The familiar
voice of the tall representative from Dres-
den was heard, say ing: "Mr. Speaker, IL
1t is In order. desire to offer an amend
ment by striking out the word FIX and
inserting the word increase The title
of an act should define Its purpose. The
salary has already been fixed. The pur-
pose of the bill is to increase II. " No OBJ
lection was made and the amendment
was adopted.
Judge MoFadden made the same motion
In reference to bills to Establish the
salary of the attorney of Piscotaquis
county" to fix the salary of the register
of probate of AndrosooRgin county" and
"to establish the salary of the attorney OF
Piscataquis county, All the amend
ments were adopted. There was consider
able amusement as Judge McFadedn was
firing these motions at the chair.
Judge McFadden was heard from a
little later when he moved to take from
the table the resolve in favor of the Tenn
porary Home for Women and Children.
He then addressed the House. his remarks
being greeted With good deal of laughter
and applause. Later Judgs McFadden
moved that the resolve in favor of tn
Home for Friendless Boys tabled on his
motion be assigned for consideration on
Thursday. He made this assignment at
the request OF Mr.. Chase Of Portland.
Judge McFadden In his remarks on the
Temporary Home referred to the cele-
hrated divorce case Of the old man State
from tho venerable Mrs Church and the
subsequent filtration between the elderly
State ana Miss Charity sweet young
thing but a person having little idea OF
the value of money He said:
~ wish to say Mr. Speaker that l did
not lay this resolve upon the table bs-
cause l had even a suspicion that the IN
stitution was not a deserving one. l made
the motion not upon specific grounds but
upon the grounds of general principle and
policy. When cur forefathers nearly a
century ago succeeded in divorcinS the
old man State from the venerable Mrs.
Church I think they intended that the
old man should live forever after in
state of celibacy. l thiuk they did not
intend that he should get entangied witn
any females thereafter; but sir there has
of late years grown up between the old
man State remarkable Irritation with
the beautiful, the young-that isscompared
with Mrs Church-and the very amiabie
Miss Charity. Now have not anything
to say against the woman. She Is not IA
bit like the old lady Church. She Is not
dogmatic. she Is not iDtolerant; she Is
yery agreeable, she is altogether lovely,
but she has one fault she is an awful
spendthrift (Laughter.) And she does
not seem to care. She gets all the money
from the old man, and she doesn't seem
to cara where he gets it. If only he can
hand IL over TO her for the objects that
are dear to her heart and close to her
pride, she doesn't ask question as to
where he gets the money. Sometimes i
think that she would be willing that he
should commit highway robbery if he can
only hand over to her the sums that she
uk for