Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-06


of the state to make an appropriations
to meet those maturing Obligations
ana that is something over when the
financial committee or this Senate mas
no control whatever. 1t is ineNitapie
Ii is the duty of the state to Hthe
appropriations to meet the maturing
obligations of the State of Maine 'o'
| the year 1901 and they cannot cFa"
or avoid that responsibility: ana ~ =
not fair to charge upon this committee
or upon this Legislature cXtraNaSahc'
| in making appropriations which are
| necessary to meet its matulinS ohiiga-
| tons from time to time, rs they nla-
| ture.
The next item of the - is 500 IN
| crease for salaries. | have not looked
that up to know just how it happened
To be 500 more. Perhaps the salary oil
4 county attorney has been raised or
that of one or two throughout the
state. that has made the salaries OF
public officers 500 more in 1901 than IN
1899. 1t is one Of those instances over
which we have no control.
Stale PRISON subordinate officers, in
crease 500,
Trustees insane hospital. increase %
Slooo in the visiting committee of the in
sane hospital. 500 That is perfectly APP
parent Ia anyone who gives the matter
a moments thought. We have two in
sane asyums, and need an additional
trustee How can the finance committee
or the state. or anyone dcccntly avoid
the paymona Of such an obligation as
that: ana why should we be accused Of
extravaganza for making appropriations
which We are bound ny law to make, ami
which. in common dcccncy. we shouiG
make? The item of insane hcncllciiricS
has already been fully explained. Look
this bill through.-you will find that an
appropriation of SIS 900 was found to be
insufficient by s5,6io.5j: and hence the ar
preparation for this current year is made
ga ON).-cnouch. substantially, to cover
the deficiency bill Of the previous year.
and 50 that there perhaps may not bc any
for the year to come. The next item,
county taxes. shows a decrease Of So.
9p7 IS That is not tho result of any econ
omv. any more than the other is the re-
suit of extravaganza. Ii simply comes
about as Il matter of bookkeeping. 1t
is the same in relation to railroad and
=
crease Of $i7S from two years age That
Is not the result Or any matter If econ
omv Or cx;ravacancc. II II simply thu
natural operation Of the business of the
State in relation 10 this particular caS'
Interest on lands reserved. cite, there =
an increase Of $2lD. Eurial expenses. sol
diers and sailors $1H0 Now. am nos
going through with these various items IN
detail only refer to these as itlustrtt.
ing what will he found to be tho fact IN
relation to every other item: bat wish
10 can the attention ~ the senate to TIL.
fact. that in Tie gross increase az til. %
items ia I9ll aver 1872 III si2a. aG5 III that
y1otuo III roEud numbers M, mad. III,
III reason III thc increase NJ tho amount
~ MATURING ohlications IN thc STATE HI
1901. ana almost Sanun in,r,as. On school
funds and mill tax aunrnpri,tian. l.tv-
inc. so far as lE,s, %, items mr.. con-
scrucd. less i'm fart thlr Sln.rpa increase
uunu the entire arpropriatinu bill II is
true as Ia matter ok flyt. that there. l~.
certain items found FIJI tho hin Nj fatI unt
found IN tn,. lin w l>qa iu-t thc SAM a-
ii Il cusItII, tr;t,. CHAT thctc uv,. certain
items found iu I'M, uprruprt,,inn hIl nf
l>ap which ar, unt found Hi I'll. arprnrri4-
tiau Bin w IyI Thor, arr mint .p FL ny
which Arc n.,y irons iu thi- I'm item
aot fn.lad In The. bill Of i>g9 and .,u I.s
t-ratc them as now items What are
they? Look them over for - MON nj
Schouliu. children in uno:GanIzcd town
,hip+. Si1r :!uru-o chat every senator
..uowS that rs simply tht result ~ thv
Iiv WI INA. lnI ls.p ~. which PROVISION Il.
made iar tnr ~CnuuI!n- Vt children i'll un-
organized townships i'll ,his StLtc.-tHat
~ simply thc explanation NJ that Th,
next item "i >-'". Superintendent.
'""I'S comprising Sth""l unions. th"''
| INC ni"NiSl"hT III inc ~th"oI Ia" certain
towns are allowed - cluO together. and
there are provisions of law in relation t.
what IS term. here school unions an"
ti,f> Is an lucy" pr S-'". Wh''h Is now
'h'rc' Ply lIiat II S"ln, 'h'ilS "N'i "h'''
| W" fndhct commute" nav l' t"Hlrn'
whatever. 1T iS a provision ut tho lIW.
Ana ID il their duty Id make provision fu,
IL Thry wnuld IN ucuIi.rrt w thrir ,Iutt
Fly tbr.. diJ nnt >rnth,r Ham IL yr.n
luiformit, Of LEGISLATION tnn small +,
spend any time on. Insane bcncif,iarics
$3.50 -. that ! have already advcrtcI to.
| Is il cXtraVagdnt of the STATE. where
there is deficiency of that amount; re-
I,tiu,, ia =, r,attp,- ,f tb.+ kind +, NIX.