Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-02

ana tho other institutions Wnlch thoS
maintain. | think they are just us
good in their line of work as tne sun
lar institutions maintained by rro''''-
ants 1t seemed to me simply p"oH
ton of our ability under our 'li'a', T.
condition: and when we give theiii ~,
900 | think they might. perhapS' "",'
for the other ten thousand. MY aihei'"-
ment leaves them $1,000
Mr. PRINCE of oxford: ! want |"
ask the senator from AndroscogSlh' u
no other religious organizations h"N
asked for any appropriation?
Mr.. Fernald of Androscoggin: ! pi'-
sumo they have.
Mr.. PRINCE Of oxford: under
stand the whole State supports tho
Maine General Hospital ana the olhtF
hospitals. | do not understand tha'
any other religious denomination mas
come forward here ana asked for any
appropriation. especially for ON" oi lt8
own institutions. 1t seems To me thd'
this appropriation Of $l0.G0o in the first
section Of this bill is sufficient.
Mr.. FERNALD of AndroscoSSin: |
wish 10 correct my answer To me Sehd-
tor. Nearly every one of these acah
cmy appropriations is under the dlfet-
ton Of some religious institution, taI-
ing FOR sums Of very large ana eA-
;raVagInt amount. ranging way up IN
10 the thousands of dollars.
Mr.. McFADDEN of Lincoln: Thc
academies are almost all provided for
by the general bill. think, Mr. PreSi-
dent: and there is no denomination
known or signitied in that general Dill
Mr. PI.IMME,R of PcnoDscot: ! wish
to correct my friend from AndroSc"g-
gin in regard To the academies. very
large majority of the academies pro
vided for under the general bill are not
Sectarian in any sense. There are two
or three. perhaps -four general schools.
xeminaric=. which are under the dircr-
ton and are principally supported by
denominations, that may come IN IN
Ger that general bill. not because they
are sectarian, but because they com
rlied with all the conditions and re-
quircments of the bill
Mr.. BURNS Of Cumberland: Mr.
President the first ten thousand
that is provided for in this
bin is for the running expenses Of tn"
hospital The second $4,000 is not 10 J."
applied until 1902. when the hospital iS
completed. and this is the only sum
that this institution has ever received
for building purposes. The central
Maine hospital in Lewiston | think has
e. eiVtd some Si5 COO from the sat"
for building purposes. The Bangor
hospital has also been very lih"rallr
treated. and this hospital. Whil' II
would hr under the direction Of TN
Catholic sisters. II open 10 every niti-
zen uf the State of Maine. regardless
Of his nationality. his politics pr his
religion. ana believe that no money
that has been appropriated or asked
fur at this session viii bc better used
than for this purpose; ana | hope th@
amendment Of the senator from Lin
coln will not prevail.
Mn McFADDEN uf Lincoln. II is
not peculiar virtue that this irsti-
tuition takes in patients of any d-n"m-
ination. | wonder il thrr" is amy hueri-
tai III the state of Maine that Goes
not de- the same thing. 10 any ~ thu
Protestant ho-pitals-if | may c.til
them such-that IL the General lI1-Ii-
tai anL the Eastern Maine. do .trt
have amy provision TO shut uat ca.h"-
licS2 Why. uf course not. II i~ absurd
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s4n-tn, rr..n Cumberland has Ill; iu
our examination of h.sritals in fhv
finance committee. ii seemed tu mr Na
came +, this ,pnclueinn that th{s vas
on. nr thn most n.litnriolls hoSptrals
HI tha ct.t. M Main. MI yas iir.-.d
III .,,,. +bYt tbt. rrp,,,.-ry- ,,..t.e IgI..ra-.
lv o,yuad and controlled Nv p..l,Ie i'm
France. EiIt 10 not think there. is any
probability that they viii ever move
tn. uyopertv to France
TIE question being Dut upnu thr mo-
t-pu If Ar McFaldrn to amend -ht.
motion was lost. and on motion OF Mir.
F.ruaId Of AndroS,ogpin rho r..rll,
tuoz its second reading ana WAS passed
IT, be cngroSs,d
ON motion of Mr. PIummer of Pc
nObscot. Senate document M 81. .pm-
munination OF The slperintendont Of
schools relating to the condition and