Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-27

from 1890 down to 1900. | can prepare
such a statement and furnish the in
formation in four days. Again, If Sen
ator Staples wants information per
tanning to the appropriations for In
sane Benetciaries; the appropriations
averaged since 1890 from $50, 600 to sos
900 per year. | will state that we FUR
niSh to the Governor and Council quar-
terly itemiZed bills against this APP
propriation which includes the bills for
the support of patients charged and
supported wholly by the State i. G.
Those that are placed here by order Of
court or the order of the Governor and
Council. which means those that are
convicted of crime. aliens and those
INDECENT cases that are supported by
the towns who receive the benefit Of
the State aid of $3.50 per week. This
account is rendered to the state. as
above stated. quarterly and in detailed.
itemized form, and can be found on
file in the Secretary Of states office.
We only draw against this appropri-
alton as we have warrants. These
warrants are the orders of the Gov
ernor and Council and the certificates
Of selectmen. certifying as To the in
ability of the patient 70 provide for his
or her support
| shall be very glad to prepare
statement of direct appropriations for
buildings ana improvements. or pro
vide any information in my power 70
the Senate. The request of Senator
Staples in its present form covers an
expenditure OF TWO millions of money.
The item that so 70 make VI that two
millions of money, would furnish
printed annual report Of 249 pages each
at least: covering period of ten
years. it would be a volume of 800
printed pages. 1t would seem t. me
that it would be q great deal better
for the Senate that il there IL any in
formation tnat is desired to call for 1t.
or any special points of information t.
call for il and we shall he glad TO fur
nish ii or provide a committee TO eX-
anime our books thoroughly. or we viii
take our books to the Senate Chamber
for examination by the Senate. Shall
be glad To comply with the mandat" Of
the senate in any form desired. have
been treasurer If This institution since
July lst 1850. ana since tnat time to
Jan 1st 1901. have received $lSi9.-
0g7. - and nave Gisbursed $l,911 .l69.Sl,
or nearly Two millions of money. The
items would make large volume.
MANNING s. CAMPBELL.
Treasurer.
now understand that the motion If
the senator from Knox is that the
order be indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. STAPLES Of KroX-Perhaps
ought to thank the Senator from som
erset for his very iiattering saying th2t
the Senator from Knox WAS right 10:
nee in his life" | do not see can
not see the point or the necessity ~
Tie Senator from Somerset reading the
yerv fulsCme letter Of tn" treasurer az
he Insane Hospital at this time, ana
especially after had said that ! did
not desire the order To have paSSaE"
that could get the information that
| wanted in the Secretary of states
office. and that supposed could
amend the order by having them
brought in here. | was 50 informed ~
Nh. Boyd the Secretary Of STATE.
| put the order in here in good faith. |
wanted the information-Som in
| formation in regard to the doings of
treasurer Of the Insane Hospital. !
have got that information. have got
| il without suhjccting that state u The
expense Of printing that report. |
| have got it by going To the Secretary
| of states office; and | am satisfied:
| ana | move that the order b. in
| definitely postponed.
| The motion prevailed.
Mr.. McFADDEN Of Lincoln Mr..
President. if it is in order. | move t"
take from the table Resolve in favor Of
| the state Pathological Society. House
| Document 40. which was tabied'on my
motion few days ago, pending its
second reading.
The motion prevailed.
Mr.. McFADDEN- MIR. President.
when man has been 4 little alarmed,
he naturally. when he gets over his
| fright. wants to explain why he got
scared. because we do not like to. any
Of US. acknoWledg" that we have hcen
roWardly III any matter: and so | pro
pose, if you viii spare me the time. to
| make 4 few confessions-as my friend
from Somerset would say. | will tell
YOU what | thought when this matter
came in. | thought that, if each 81 the
pomologists Of the Legislature got a
barrel of apples upon his shoulder
ana started for the cold storage room
/
| b. q very large crowd follow, and make
an unseemly procession. ! was afraid
| that the commissioner of fish ana
Egame might-Scoing us make that now
run down cellar and gather moose
under one arm and a deer under tho
other, and follow in our rear: ana |
did not know but my friend NickerSon,
| the commissioner of sea and shore
fisheries would gather up an armful Of
Holsters and a pan of CLAIMS and fol
low on too: and. then | thought per
hapS that the various manufacturers of
the State would shoulder box OF =
bale of their productions and come
along with US. thought, on the
whole. that the cold storage room of
the treasury might be over-done. but
| have given some attention and in
Vestigation. and find that while IT,.
commissioner of fish and game did nave
1t in mind once to make an exhibit ont
there at the Pan American, 50 as to
induce the MeXicanS and South Amer
leans to come up here and hunt. and
bring millions of dollars into the State
and scatter it around among the
guides, railroads and landlords. that
our friend Bracket of the House got or
to it: and he went to him, and con