The Portland daily press., 1901-02-21

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In the rear OF the hall, remarked:
think an Institution Ike this should Dc
like Oaesar's wife, above suspicion. 1
hone the gentleman VIII insist on his
motion to indefinitely postpone and that
the House win sustain him.
Mr.. Chase Of Portland said: 1t seems
10 me that In a matter Of this kind there
should be fair play. 1 do not propose at
this time TO say word for or against
this Institution. l think II should be
recommittsd that these charges may be
fully investigated. Remember that these
are only charges unsupported by scintil-
la OF evidence. Charges 30 grave should
be supported by evidence. IL they are
not true the institution IL entitled to
have that shown. IL they are true the
gentleman who has made them can have
no objection to proving them.
MIR. Randall expressed surprise that ne
had not heard these charges before. ne
said; As the member who introduced
the resolve, 1 wish to say that il the
cnarges are true, 1t seems rs II some OF
MS would have heard of the matter be-
fore it was put into our ears by the
gentleman from Windham.
MIR. Carleton again took a hand In the
appeal to the House. We would not treat
the meAnest criminal In the manner that
we shall treat this Institution IT the re-
solve is postponed, he exclaimed. Ihere
are gentlemen on the board OF trustees
of that Institution who are the peers OF
anv IN Maine. Their honor is at stake
here and 1t Is due to them that this mat
tar should have full and fair investi-
cation.
IL WAS at this point that MIR. Randall
CALLED attention to the fact that GOV.
Hin is the president OF the corporation
| L see that on the second page OF tine re-
nort. he said, is a list of the officers. and
/ notice that our honored governor, John
Fremont Hill, is the president. This
resolve should ps recommitted SO tnat
II anything is wrong he may take MS
maine from the list OF otiicers.
MIR. Cook said that the intirmary now
has more money than it knows what
to do with and for that reason he thougnt
the resolve should be postponed. he
said that the Maine General hospital was
only 40 rods away, an institution doing
a good work and one whose aid from the
state he would cheerfully vote to In
crease.
MIR. Randall replied that while the ex-
penses OF the intirmAry last year were
SO. 900, Its income without the aid OF the
state would have been but S2o,OO
The House then voted to rscommit the
resolve and adjourned.
i First in the House assignments OF the
I day came the bill providing general
system of state aid to academies. Mr.
GARD ner of Patten offered an amendment
proyiding for a Iessening of the require
ments necessary in order TO obtain tine
state aid.
Mr.. walker OF StArks, on whose mo-
tion the bill was tabled, opposed the
amendment. Mr.. Walker said that he be-
Iieved that the amendment would result
in the killing OF the measure in the SEN
ave IL not in the House. MIR Walker de-
scriped the pending bill as measure
which would give aid to academies quail
fed to receiys it and would do away with
the unseemIy log rolling which had
some of the academies to obtain the aid
OF the state in the past. Mr.. Walker
showed how Patten academy, located In
the town represented by Mr.. Gardner,
had received from the state more thar
it paid for tuition, and reoeised only
$3.50 and gifts of $40 from the people o
the town. MIR. Walker said that tins
bill was one which would aid the acade
miles which are doing something. H'
urged that the light of these venerable
institutions be kept burning that the!
might help make Maine famous in th'
future as in the past for the sterling
worth of her men and women.
MIR. Thompson of China also supporteS
the bill and then Mr.. Gardner took tn
floor In defence of his amendment. MIR
T. Gardner said that IL 1t had not been TO
3 his knowledge OF some features OF TIN
history Of this bill, hO should have beeI
impressed by the remarks to which b
had listened. lie would hazard Yam
kee guess that while the gentleman from
Starks was bound Co support this bill
there were things about 1t which th
( gentleman from Starks did no5 ike. 1t
( defenders were like the hen with tn
3 brood OF ducks. She cares for them ant
I scratches for them, but she is not alto
? gether satisfied. Mr.. Gardner took sxcep
ton to the remarks of MIR. Walker con
s cerning Patten academy and claimed tina
. the academy was a credit to the town
: Then Mr.. Walls Of VinalhAven said tina
l the bill was drawn SO that all worth.
t academies might receive aid. The poin
1 which the gentleman from Patten doe
not mention is probably the one whiol
l troubles him most. 1t IL the require
msnt that q :own or academy precinc
should raise an amount equal to tn
state aid. believe that the peoplI
should do their part. This Idea that tn
I. academies should live on state aid is al
> wrong. In the past, there has been 4
a general scramble on the part OF thss
: academies, and this bill is designed {
. put an end to It. i could say more, bu