Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-26

Mr.. VIRGIN Of Cumberland: moy,
that the matter he taken from the table.
The motion prevailed
MIR. WEEKS OF Somerset: Mr.. Prcsi-
dent, while this resolve does not carry
a specific appropriation, it provides that
500 may be taken from the appropriation
there already made or to hn made Now
Of the pension fund is 10 he reduced III
this way. and this is one particular case
why may it not be reduced in lots OF
ways The pension fund il seems to me
approrriatcs for our State Il rather sac
rCd fund.-perhap' to my mind more sic
red than any other appropriation t1at
is made. / do not think this fund should
he impaired without Il ful. fair state
mcnt of facts accompanying the resolve.
and II the senator from Lincoln is pre-
pared at the present time to cXpllin to
the Senate fully the reasons for calling
tor an expenditure Of Sina called for hy
this resolve. ont of the pension fund, then
| have no objection to its going along
If, however he is not prepared at tn"
present time to explain it fully, then
should have objection to its going along:
and should like To have it tabled await
ing fun statement of facts.
Mr. McFADDEN OF Lincoln: | agree
with the senator fully. that the pension
appropriation is a sacred one: and for
that very reason il should be guarded
against fraud. Now, il is a fact. disclosed
by the experience Of the pension clerk.
ana | think largely by men who have mad
experience in town affairs-I think it has
been disclosed to me in that way. that
false claims. | mean. do get in some
times: and town officers have not back
bone enough to stand up and say: You
are not an object Of charity. You are able
to take care of yoursedf-we won't sign
your application. And there are many
cases that arise where 10 guard this sac
red appropriation. ii is necessary 10 have
some means of investigation, ANA tho
pension clerk in the discharge Of that
dIty must travel. and if he travels on a
tree railroad pass.-as l pr sumo he does
when he goes on railroads,-yet he has
much travel that is priNatc.-that is oVcr
other lines of travel. and perhaps with a
hired team. He has to 30. sometimes.
and does 80 to towns remote from rail
road lines.-and that was the reason why
he would not, perhaps want to make pub
lie any statement of facts or names Of
parties that have made false claims here
tofore. many Of which he has go on t.
in one way and another. Those are sub
stantially the facts and the reasons that
induced the committee To report the re-
solve: and if the senator wishes for NOR
light. | have no objection to its lying on
the table
Mr. WEEKS of Somerset Mr.. Presi-
dent. of course | place fun ana implicit;
reliance upon any statement that tie
senator from Lincoln might make: ana
yet in my DUH mind ! have not received
fun light: and | therefore would insist
upon the point of order that there is not
statement of facts accompanying tais
| resolve. think We should have a fun
statement of facts from the pension
agent. ! move that the matter lie nron
the table awaiting q statement of facts
The motion prevailed.
PASSED TO RE ENACTED
| An act relating to academies, semi
narics and institutes.
FINALLY PASSED.
| Resolve in favor of Maine School for
the Deaf.
| Resolve in favor of the Central Maine
| General Hospital.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
Mr.. VIRGIN of Cumberland: Mr..
| President, it is my painful duty to an
nOuncp to the Senate, the death of Hon.
Joseph Y. HodSdon. one Of the senator's
! from Cumberland county, since the last
meeting of the Senate.
1t was only Il week ago last Thurs
! day morning that ne occupied his ac-
| cuStomed seat in this Chamber-that
seat now covered with cmblcms OF
mourning. At that time. he appeared
| to all of us. the picture Of health. but
his immediate and intimate friends
| knew that such was not tho fact. II"
| had already recently had two severe
attacks Of the same Illness Of which n"
| finally died. His friends. his phySl-
clans, advised him seriously that he
ought not to come to the LEGISLATURE
| that his health demanded that he un-
| derSo an operation in order that IL
might be preserved for years to come
| He deemed it his duty to obey the sum-
mons of his constituents and come mere
| TO undertake the work which they had
elected him to do.
| He has been very valuable member
| Of the Senate. especially of the com
mittee on taxation of which ne was
| chairman on the part of the Senate.
! Since he has been here, he has endear-
| ed himself to all of the members OF the
! Senate. and in particular to the mem
beers of that committee: and one Oh
| that committe has probably eXpfesSeu
| to me in short an epitome of his char-
acter. for he said that Senator Hods-
don was continually casting OIL on lhe
troubled waters of the comm ttee.
We all know his kindly disposi'loh
his love for his fellow members, MS ue
sire ut all times. to do others iaNoi =
il Law in his power. He was WIN "
He is now gone. and lives Only !"
memory: and it seems fitting. at tiii'
time, that an order should be lhtrouu
ed for passage in this body; anu m
troduce this order: That commute
of five on the part of the Seiid'e'
which number the President pro eH'
pore shall be one, with such mehlpei9
as may be joined on the part " -
House. be appointed to attend t'ie
eraI OF the late Senator Joseph
Hodsdon at Yarmouth. on w ednesudS,
February -. at o'clock +. NJ an