Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-21

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The bill was then passed to be en-
acted
Bill relating to repairs on highways.
Mr.. Cook of Vassalboro, moved that
II De indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Dearborn of Parsonfield, offered
amendment A which was adopted
The question being on the motion to
Indefinitely postpone.
Inc motion was agreed to.
Mr. Moulton, from the committee on
financial affairs, reported in a new
draft resolve in favor of Harvey d.
Eaton and that it ought to pass.
me report was accepted, and on mo-
ton of Mr.. Moulton, the rules We're
suspended, the resolve received it's two
several readings and was passed to be
engrossed.
MAINE EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY.
Messrs. Rankin, Bryant, Page, Bod
well, Xix and Moulton, a majority of
the committee on financial affairs. re-
ported ought not to pass on resolve in
favor of the Maine Eye and Ear In
Urinary.
Messrs. Burns, Beal and Pettengill. "a
minority of the committee reported
ought to pass on same.
The question being on the motion to
substitute the minority report for the
majority report.
Mr.. Pettcngill of Rumford: Mr..
Speaker, as one of the minority | wish
to say a word or two. At the first
hearing of the committee, at which ap-
peared the officers of the institution
and at which there was not one word
said in opposition to it, it was unani-
mously voted to recommend the usual
appropriation of $1,000 for each year
for this institution. Certain charges
were made on the floor of this House
and as result of those charges a
second hearing was held. As has been
stated here those charges were not en-
tirely proven at the hearing, they We're
partially proven and they We're admit
ted in part by the management of the
hospital
| understand the situation to be this.
there is an institution there which is
for worthy object and which has
done in the past n great deal of good.
III the appropriation is not granted the
institution will run just the same and
be under the same management but
there Will not be so much charity
work. and they have done a great deal
of charity work there. This is the rea-
son why l signed the minority report
granting the appropriation.
Mr. Bennett of Hollis: Mr.. Speaker
doubt very much if this appropria-
| ton should be made with the institu-
| ton under the same management that
it is now. The institution has rather
bad odor up in our corner Of the
| State
| Mr. Phoenix of Alfred: Mr.. Speaker
| ii seems to me that until the Maine
| Eye and Ear Inflrmary can come be-
| fore this Legislature with a reputation
| not as unsavory as it is today it should
| be denied any State aid. We have
| plenty of worthy institutions which
are doing practically what this insti-
| tuition is doing. and against which We
hear no objection made. | do not think
| that there is a member of this House
but who is satisfied himself that things
are not as they should be. Let US
wait until the management of this in
stitution has had a chance TO remedy
these defects so that we can conscien-
tously vote this appropriation. Until
that is done, l think they had better
go without it.
| Mr.. SCAMMON of Franklin: Mr..
| Speaker. this is not the first instance
when charges have been brought
against this institution. 1t has been
proven on the floor of this House that
such conditions have arisen previously
| and they have gone before the trustees
| of the institution, and those inVeStiSa-
| tions have been smothered there. The
| gentleman who brought these charges
| was not present at the time of the
| first hearing before the committee. He
did not know that such a hearing was
being neld. He did appear ON the floor
| of this House and make certain state
| mentS, and an investigation was called
| for: and | want to say in all fairness
| that he conducted the case for his side
himself, under circumstances which
would have crushed nearly any of the
| rest of us, n man pitted against him
than whom there is no ADLER in that
| particular direction in New England,
and | submit to you that man who
can carry case through against IA
man of such a calibre as Judge Fos-
| Ter ana DrlllS out lne FACTS anu SUI
| Stantiate them as did the gentleman
| from Windham, has case before you
| that demands your attention, one
| which should receive the careful con-
| sideration of this House. | submit
| that this appropriation should not be
granted to help this institution, the
| head of which comes up with his head
| in the air and says: "Supposng we
| have made these mistakes, what are
| you going to do about it?" Practically
| that is what he says. And the officers
! of the institution come here, braZen
faced, and say practically: What are
you going to do about it, | submit
that this Legislature knows what it is
| going to do and that it is going to vote
| down that resolution, and l hope it
will be buried SO deep that it will
never rise until this institution is
placed SO before the people that case
of this kind can never come up here
again. (Applause)
| Mr.. COOK of Vassalboro: Mr..
| Speaker and Gentlemen of the House, l
feel handicapped here today; l cannot
do justice to this question. / doubt if
any of the members here with no re-
| ligious preferences can do justice to it
| (Applause) and if they did. you could
not report the speech. daughter). |
| wisb IN call attention briefly tn fine OK.