Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-02

| hope that the motion to recommit to
our committee Will not prevail
Mr.. STAPLES OF Knox: | would like
to ask the senator a question. Did you
understand me to say that this Legisla
ture could have anything to do with
the contracts already made BY the
Governor ana Council for a term Of
years? Did YOU understand me to say
so?
Mr.. BURNS of Cumberland; No sir.
did not.
Mr. WEEKS of Somerset: | would
like to ask the senator from Cumber-
land a question, if he will permit.
would like to ask the senator from
Cumberland. what would be the effect
if the Legislature refuses to make
! these specific appropriations-for in
stance. to make a specific appropria-
ton for the cattle commission. or TO
make a specific appropriation for the
State College? | have strong convic-
tions on some Of these matters which
the senator from Knox presented yes
terday: but what would be the practi-
cal effect. if we should cut down $4,000
or $4,000 of an appropriation for the
state printing If the senator from
| increasing tho revenue for instance for
| taxing our speeches. he and | would
pay a large portion of the tax to be
paid by the senators.
| Mr. STAPLES of Knox: \ large
revenue.
| Mr. BURNS Of Cumberland: | under
stand that there would be deficiency
and q future Legislature would nave L"
] i. 81.
| Mr.. WEEKS of Somerset: Now, sup
Dcsing. and | want to understand this,
am sure | do not at present. Suppose
that an appropriation is refused to the
commissioner Of labor, whom the sena-
tor from Knox. informs us never
labored-Now. supposing that the ap-
preparation for his salary IS cut OUT Oh
the aupropriation bill, what would be
the practical result?
AR. BURNS Of Cumberland: Mr.
President. that would be a legal point
which | think the senator from SOM
ersat. could answer better thah l.
Mr.. WEEKS of Somerset: | Thought
it was a financial point. | am Inclined
to think the commissioners Of lapor
would regard it as flnanclal point
| too.
Mr.. BRYANT of Somerset: MI. freS-
idcnt. sometimes | have thought III
hearing senators and others reiila h-
ing that our appropriations sioui" Nv
cut down to the figures where thes ~
| listed some years ago, that theH " ~,
| sufficiently take into account tile u cttN
of rxpenditureS in all departments. we
axpend more in our families thah our
| fathers and grandfatherS used 10. ii'
working men in my town nave pet
hnnSpS TODAY ana are bulidlllS pct'''
houses than our most wealthy cltiAeil'
lived in - years ago. FANNY eAp
%; are Increasing; and when we 'ahe ~
i'm towns. we have electric nSht' va
u.orl<s sewers. fire companies, petlei
sidewalks. better roads thah we
~ W. cannot have these Things WIN
ont spending money for them ny - -
not come without revenue. -
ola saving that the schooiil'tSt0 "
abroad" Medical science teliS u9 t''
that the microbe is aboard >
whom he may devour. 'oiiSe'i
,,-a have "a have better SANITARY
latiors ana these we have 10 pay ~
in our towns-better Schooi
MANY of them that we have now "i
nalaces besides what / attehueu ii -:
carly Gavs We have heard oi CIV
flo rod schoolhouse a great deal -
as 10 the one I attended, theH .x
al,Ia avon Ia paint it red. III lia'i -
without naint. and | remember II u'I,
60 ha co cold in winter that II "'u-
ha 100 degrees above zero lle"'
stove. almost hot enough 10 pii' ~
. vhiIa in the back part -
the house. it was az lreeA.r9 ,,7
, nnin+ ,at 9 The benches we're all the same
POM pom rage ne rIIess Of whether the little
them Hrenln or Of lbe 1ou[ young man of s1. remem
iInr tmr"r nna ~. rantIeman on who went to schoo hoo
,raro bae hncn accused in late y'alS