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

create an office that does no good, 10
the people of MainC-i say it is an cx-
traNagance; and YOU cannot wine II
out. Ii YOU are content to let that hill
go through here giving $2O.OCO to the
University of Maine. that thew NAV
Squahder IN their measure un there in
orono, then YOU must take the re.;nnn-
sihilitN. and not |. | am willing to .ako
Tue responsibility as far as | can in
cutting down the expenditures and
apoilShlnE useless Offices that are cat-
ing out the substance Of the pcopIc,
| MI. ft ltNS of Cumberland; MIR
president, L understand il the senator
from Knox believes as he really SAYS
he does. that there are useless Offices
| that II IS not only his privilege but
| ms duty. to take such steps as viii re-
| peal those laws and abolish those Of
| fees. He refers to the cattle commits
| sion. believe in that Office and | wish
| tn" cattle commissioners had treble at
their disposal the amount they already
! nave. lie also referred to the tni-cr-
Slty of Maine. | voted for that resolve
| originally. and | believe in it, am not
ashamed of il: but if the senator really
| believes that these Offices should be
abolished. he should take steps to do
1t. and not throw the responsibility
upon the finance committee. 1t is quite
as much his duty to do it as il is ours
Mr.. WHITE Of AnGroscoESin: Mr.
President. just q word in reply to the
senator from Knox. ana only q word
| The simple fact remains that the
charge against this appropriation bin
/ Is that it is cNtrdVagant. | have point
| ed out to this Senate that IS of the
items in thc hill ara prccisa1v tho Same
AZ they wore n, 1Soq / havA noirtoJ ~,
| to the senate tbat or the ren,ipioc -
| items whore thor, is in,roasa ~. 10
crease. that tho cross incrc,so ~ 400
000 Is r9dc m ~ 500 GOO to na,. .,,a-
turing obIiratiors of the state and
nearly 500 COO of the school fund ana
mill tax. Icayin., less tIlan $gnnn az HI
crease. hence his charge that thai an
prop1iation hill is eXtrayarant falls in
INA sr,.ound ,u1 thrrn +. M iustiti,.,-
tinn v.hYt.yc,. fn,. his nositinn before
ti,is Scnata asl,inc that this hin he ro-
committed IA tI,n COMMITTEES
\ ,,tS abn,t+ W. ,,,al.a tbe Sam et,.r
| ra.t;on tho s,r.,t.,. from, t,,,,,ho,r,nd
has inst ,,,,1c. as do NOT understand
| that II i thr dIIty " the hn,p,n cam,
n,;tt., ~ r,,orti1r III ,ru,nn,,,.i,,,
,.,nr,., -, i,n,,i,c inn, ,,.,,.,. Law. ,,hi,.I,
tba,. tir1 ,,,n,, The et,+uta hn,l,s ,nd
nr.,. ,,, 3,l.nent r,c, tbo,,, ,r1
| nm ,.,,,,. in ber, anu ,sl, tn nav.
| tI,,r,, ,..nn,ird Thu. is in my. mimi n,,..
/ Of thn ,uost absurd nosttfnns ~ /, man
~ VAR, Il, relation rs tho duties III ia
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| ,,,.,,,.,i ,,-i,h ~, i,+,- ,f ,,,,,,.ti,,.r
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w.. has. ,,f.,,...,l - No h,.. ,.,.,a.,,I f,
,,,.,tl,- IN I'M ct,ta ,,oIlo,. N-n,i
III All know II soo,rs ~ ~ thctit III
hnnyes the state. in the first place. to
~. i,o,,,et ana IN no iust a. nnt
l-po,,.-v.,- No r,r+ nf tha legislature
.,,,.l t,.,I ,,otl,ir,~ to !, ui,b - ,nd
l.,,n,,. notbino ,hnut tbc dot,i1s of
MN ,,,,,,,,,,i.,+io, ,.soI,.o eun,osc
,-o an know ,s = matter Of f,ct +hat
tba, matte, which was fuIIv o1,bo-
rattIv ana extensively discussed AT HE
,irn. ana tho IaoisIatura IN III Wis
dom thought it best to pass the re-
eoI,-c
n t,n ,cr,arl,s or M senator from
knox in his original sneech he call
cd unon the Iawvers in this body To
know whether they thought this Leg
islature was bound bv the action If 4
nrnyio,is I.erislature. It was an idle
and useless o,estion. We all know that
No ara nor bo,,nd nv that-that is. Ne
are not bound to make an appropyia
ton To r,aet that. hut what under
,,l-, ~ .,x Il +bis tbat If ~ state
| 49,. l,,,a,.,,d i,,to , trade ~. contract
ac mn, l,i,d tbro,,cb it's TapislatI1re
a,d bae come into il onenIv with it's
| -.-.- ,,,,x ,,,I ,,,1a,.tnrJinoI,- That