Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-18
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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airy, which is another general hospital;
and think there is still another char
| liable claim that is coming from that
city If it is not already in the commit
| tee somewhere. am not certain ABOUT
| this.
We have appropriated. say, TO
| Deering. or to that section OF Greater
Portland which was Deering, one APP
| prcpria ton of $1,000 for the unfortunate
| women: and $4,000 Is asked now for
friendless boys. l maintain, as / did
the other day, that this Is local insti-
tuition. If there are any boys that are
there from my town l want them to
notify. us and we will go and get them
and provide them home. But i pro-
| test against this method of being fore
ed to contribute TO these institutions
| of the greater municipalities OF the
State while we have to bear our fun
share of such burdens as are imposed
, on the smaller towns. l was struck,
yesterday, with good many things.
daughter and applause). / was par
| ticularly struck with the keen satire Of
| the gentleman from Clifton tMr.
| Chick, when he suggested that when
we did these things we should do them
with the luxuriaEt generosity OF Cor
poral Tanner. l don't think you all
| understand the thrust that ne made at
you. But ! know he meant 1t, and
perfectly understood Ii. Now Uncle
Sam could now stand that luxuriant
generosity. Ii was tried on and Uncle
Sam had TO give 1t UP and give the cor
poral leave to withdraw. And II you
think the State of Maine can stand II
go on a spell but If we don't have 20
| withdraw then ii will be some mirac-
ulous power that will save us.
saw. gentlemen. shis is a new insti-
tuition. coming here for the first time,
asking the State to do what the State
ought not TO do. And l ask You now
To take a stand here. You We're sensi-
tive about standing against the Catho-
lie institution and / understand per-
fectly well the feeling and the senti-
ment that you deferred to. There is no
such sentiment that can prompt you
10 vote away money recklessly on this
occasion: and while gentlemen may
urge you to consider the claims of the
poor boys I want you to consider the
claims of the poor boys and the poor
men and women scattered over this
State who have to work in every con-
ceivable way and deny themselves not
only Injuries but almost the necessi-
ties of life to meet the demand of the
tax collector.
l have nothing more to say. 1 can
stand up here and vote as believe, if
I am solitary unit. and I hope that
every gentleman feels in the same way.
If you believe that this thing is right,
go on and vote mo" on the motion
| that l have made. If you think it is
time to call halt. which you refused
to do yesterday, then let this thing be
indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. CHASE of Portland: In the latter
part of January there was a hearing, one
afternoon before the committee on finan-
| cial affairs. upon three resolves in favor
of public charitable institutions in this
States-one, the institution located at
Belfast. the Children's Aid Society; an
| other, the resolve in favor of the Tenn
| porary Home at Deerng; and the third
| the resolve now under discussion. The
Children's Aid Society of Belfast. Is an
institution for girls-a public and State
| institution. precisely as the home for
| friendless boys at Deering is an institu-
ton of the State of Maine. open to all
| boys, poor and friendless and in need of
aid. who apply. These three resolves
| were reported. after full hearing, by our
| committee on financial auairs-were voted
on at that very session and reported to
| this House, Ought to pass" Two of
those resolves have passed this House.
| the one in favor of the Children's Aid So
ciety at Belfast, and the School for Girls,
of exactly the same character as this
home is a home for boys. That resolve
passed without question. The resolve in
favor of the Temporary Home has also
passed to be enacted, this morning. We
| heard no objection from the gentleman
from Dresden (Mr. McFadden) about the
| resolve in favor of the Children's Aid So
ciety. You have heard what he mad to
say with regard to the resolve in favor
of the Temporary Home. He says that
, resolve appealed to his sympathy, and he
| withdrew all opposition which he was ut
| first disposed to raise to the passage of
| that resolve. This resolve in favor Of
| this Home for Friendless Boys evidently
does not appeal to the gentlemans SYM
pathy; and we may assume that it is be-
| cause it does not appeal to. his sympathy
N''e'N A'N 'SS' III " oppOSc H.
ment must be as valuable to the House
upon the one measure as the other.
i desire in the first place to correct the
gentleman's statement with regard 10
this Home for Friendless Boys in Deer
ing. This is not the first time that this
Home has been here and asked for an
appropriation. 1t is not the first time
that 1t has received an appropriation
from the State. 1t is not new claim.
Mr.. McFADDEN: viii the gentleman
refer me to the resolve which gave It
something in the past?
Mr.. CHASE: l cannot refer the gentle
man to the place where he will find it, ex-
cept to say that 1t Is on file in the Office
of the secretary of State. The gentleman
will find there the original resolve. 1 have
no doubt that the gentleman was mis-
taken, and honestly mistaken. l wish to
say this, that this institution, two years
ago, received an appropriation of $3.50 for
the year 1897 and $3.50 for the year 1885,
The resolve under consideration provides
for an appropriation of $1,000 for tho year
1899, and $1,000 for the year 1900. 1t is an
increase of which will speak later. ana
of the reason for 1t.
Now it is certainly fair that should