Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-06
MUNYON'S INHALER CURES CATARRH.

MUNYON'S INHALER CURES CATARRH.
been acted upon early IN this session.
There Is nothing for this finance COM
mlttcc To do except to make an appro-
priation to meet that. The next item
IS Topographic Survey of the state 81
Maine, new matter. created by the
Legislature Of 1899. which II is tn"
duty of the Legislature to meet and
pay. SO that the total amount of in
crease is i2l.5ll.3S. In figuring this, of
course you deduct the items in 1899,
not found in 1901. Without taking up
the time of the Senate to go over that
in detail, they amount 10 SiS,OSh.4l 50
that the net Of the new items, S'3.-
1927, with the increase on the ~
items which ! have already been over,
amounting to 1929, 26654. explains the
increase III the appropriations OF $2nl.-
GEO 90.
Certainly. when ! sat down to look
this subject over, | did not approach
it with any desire to find fault with the
bill. nor to defend ii. | approached it
with desire To ascertain what was
the truth in relation to il. what was
lIit l'iN - " ildt iASlIlt.S s'EiN' 80 ~ -
in the attack upon this appropriation
bill. ! desired To know whether there
was any just foundation for The
charges that this bill was eXtraVagant,
or that it carried expenditures Of
money which it ought not To carry. |
confess that | arose from my cNami-
nation of that bill satisfied that 1t was
idle and a waste Of time for this Sen
ate to sit here and discuss the items
Of that bll-not one ~ which are not
provided for by the LAW ~ the state.
ana If this bill should bc returned ~
the finance committee they would 80
nothing with 1t except 10 return II ~
this Senate in the condition IN which ii
is. today. | am aware. Mr.. President,
that this discussion has taken a some
what wild" range. | want To- say this.
50 far as the creation OF new cXpcndi-
tures-so far as now appropriations are
concerned, 50 far as the increase ~
existing appropriations are concerned,
am willing 70 stand shoulder ~
shoulder with any senator here tn SAY
iuG that the affairs w the State shall
b. honestly ana economically admins
tered. | viii 50 as far as anyone tu
meet the just ana reasonable rXpeCtn
tiuns OF the people in respect Ia these
things hut when I come TO consider
the fact that the simple question Is
whether this bill should he rccommIt-
ted, | can find no justification what
ever for the onslaught upon this bill
because. as ! have said To you. IL CAR
ries with 1t nothing but what il Us the
duty-the bnuudcn duty Of the state tr
pay. ana which ME- could not ryade
paying III NV are honest men.
Mr. VIRGIN Of Portland: Mr.. Pres
idvut what is the question now before
tin" senate
The PRESIDENT: The question be
fore the Senate is on the motion Of
the senator from Knox to rccommit
House document No. = to the commit
tee.
Mr. STAPLES If <nox. MI Prcsi-
dent. | feel it duty that owe my
self, ana perhaps to this Senate tu rc-
ply in a few words to the honorable
senator from AndroScogEin in regard
To House document NJ. -. / am a
little surprised that he should beg the
question that | put to this Senate the
other day. Does he mean to say that
il the Senate or the Legislature Of 1929
was eNtraVagant. that We should follow
in the same line, today? Docs he
mean to tell this Senate that ii there
are cxtravagant offices created i'll 1899
ana 1877. that this Legislature has not
thu power to abolish them? Docs H.
mean to tell this Senate that ii this
bill is rcCommitted to the finance com
mittcc that they have not the right to
Iecommend-and if they recommend
the adjustment of any office. this Sen
ate cannot place a bill in here ana
abolish it? Does he mean to tell the
people Of the state Of Maine that the
militia appropriation, although it is en-
acted by law. of SIC, 900 Is not cXtraNa-
gancc? Does he mean to tell mo that
| the finance committee has not a right
| to cut that down? Does he mean to
| tell the people of the state that this
| Legislature cannot control it in any
manner that they please? Docs he
| mean to tell me and this Senate that
| College at Orono. or the Maine UniVer-
sity-if il was wrong in its inception
| that this Legislature has no power to
| control it? ! say that the $50. 000-the
promise that the State made by resolve.
hNt S'hi1 bS'' w pay tH' M
| College at Orono. Of $4,000 a year was
| wrong. and an outrage upon the tax
payers of this State; and | am sorry
| to see the senator from AndroSCoggin
| standing up here in this Senate and
saying that that appropriation is right
| because he knoWs-and if he does not
| know, if he will take the pains to in
vestgatc-he will find that the 5000, 900
appropriated 100000 already expended
| has not been expended for the purpose
| for which il was created. Are YOU go
| ing to give them $4,000 more. this
year? You are not bound to do it.
| There is no law upon our statute
books requiring it. | believe in every
man-even the State-paying their
honest debts; but | do not believe that
it is the duty of the senator from An
| drOscoggin to vote against sending that
| bill back to the finance committee.
| Why, He would have everybody be
| lieve that if there are useless Offices
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