Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-17

Mr. Sutherland OF Biddeford: have
. telegram which have just
received, from the same party: Help
resolve for st. Elisabeth Am Vice
President. Most deserving"
| Mr.. Grindle Of Islesboro: l move to
| amend the resolve by inserting In the
second line $500. also in the fourth line.
$780, instead of $1,000. My reasons for
| this are that this is what the institu-
ton has received years before, and
seen no reason why the appropriation
| should he increased.
| Mr.. Manley: l desire to inform the
| gentleman that he is mistaken. AS
| early as 1859 this institution received
| $500 a year. The sums that is has re-
ceived has varied I'm various years
| Mr.. Virgin of Portland: l hope the
amendment will not prevail This in
| stitution cannot pay its bills and Is
4 continually running in debt for the
lack of money to get on with. There
| are no salaries connected with this in
st.tution in any way. as am informed
bv those in charge. 1t is in charge Of
mine sisters who are paid nothing. The
matron is paid nothing. and no one
except the man who shovels the side
walk in winter who gets $50 a year.
and the man who cares for the furn-
ace, who gets SO week through the
winter season. get any pay whatever
for their services In connection with
that institution. This money that
they want is to pay for subsistence:
and there is no more worthy charity
within the confines of this State than
that asylum. and l hope the resolve
will pass as it now stands and will not
be amended.
Mr.. Chick of Clifton: Years ago Cor
porai Tanner was somewhat criticised
for his generous construction of a GER
tain law of the land: In giving to any
one give them so ii will do them some
good, SO they will feel it," Now il we
| are going to rn"der some aid to this
| worthy institution. let us give them
enough so it will do them some good.
hope the amendment will not prevail
(ApplauseO
The question being on the adoption Of
the amendment.
The amendment was lost.
The resolve was then passed to be en-
crossed.
On motion of Mr.. Parkhurst of Ban
/ gor, the report of the committee on le-
gal affairs. relating to the State main
tanning large bridges, was taken from
the table.
On further motion by the same gen.
tleman. the report was again laid on
the table and Tuesday of next week
was assigned for its consideration.
APPROPRIATION BILL.
Special assignment: An act to pro-
vide in part for the expenditures of
government for the year 1899.
MIR. Guernsey of Dover. offered
amendment "A" to strike out the
words insane State beneficiaries. $685.
GEO." in the third and fourth lines on
page five.
Mr.. Guernsey: l wish to say in ex-
PLANTATION of this amendment, that the
government of Maine for 1899 has. ac-
cording to the estimates of the State
treasurer. about $1.10O.OO0 to spend. to
appropriate for various purposes The
first bill that is presented to this Legis-
lature, and which we are asked to take
. out of that income. is nearly 81, 900, 600
leaving less than 100000 that can &C
to general purposes. and to purposes t.
which this Legislature may see fit to
apply it. - have no criticism to Offer
as to any department of this govern
ment. The administration of the
Executive has been wise and extreme
ly economical. But / do criticise any
action on the part of this Legislature
in adopting this bill without discussion.
and ] believe ! am borne out by the
tax payers of the State.
There is about 81 300, 900 in the bill
that stands on legal legs. so to speak.
and cannot be disturbed without action
by the Legislature in repeating laws
now existing. Their is about $500, 00C
in the bill that does not stand in the
same way. but is only to he regulated
by the action thai The House takes at
this time. 1t is true that there Is $25.
900 in the bill that is appropriated for
accidental expenses, but I shall not
cri,jcise that at this time.
This item in regard to State benef-
carries. SOS 900. is the amount fixed by
the finance committee on the represen-
tations made to Them and is largely
based on the expenses of the
previous year. which was in
fact $4,000. instead of the present
amount s6S. 900. That $6S.OO0 is to pay
the expenses of the institution across
the river. and those expensessar are large
ly regulated: by tfe'incorne and the ex-
penditures Of that institution. They ask
the State to make up the difference.
The amount of the income of that in
stitntion is largely regulated by the
amount Of board. whether it Is high or
. II is low. At one time they reduced
the amount. and later have raised the
amount.
The State government. through the
Governor and Council, pays to them
such an amount as is required accord
ing to the amount of board that they
l. charge on those who are State bene-
: ficiaIies. Now the amount that they
can draw from the State treasury on;
: of this appropriation. in addition to
: the regular board that the State pays
for insane. is. / understand. the diff
, erence between their income and their
l. expenditures. Ii / read correctly the
" reports of the treasurer and the Other
. officers of the institution. they show
! that they have been able to accumu-
late nearly $4,000 in two years: and /
am not sure have not had sufficient
. time to investigate it. but what they
: have accumulated nearer $4,000 in two