Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-25

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as the boy who goes to any other. m
stitution? For my part, / did not
study much Latin, or much Greek. 1t
was not taught at the institution when
was there. If it had been 1 certainly
would have taken it, because now l
see in my profession that lost great
deal by not taking it, and regret very
much that the Latin and Greek was not
taught there at the time l was stu
dent.
Now the hour is getting late, but
there is just one other matter to which
1 wish to call attention. The gentle
man has referred to the Morrill, act. If
you will remember, the Morrill, act was
first introduced into Congress in 1858
by Senator Justin Morrill, of Vermont.
1t was vetoed by President Buchanan.
Ii again came before Congress i'll 1862,
and at that time it was signed by
President Lincoln and became law.
Now the Morrill, act provided that 3d.
900 acres of land should be granted to
each representative and each senator.
That gave us 10000 acres of land.
Those funds were invested and a per-
manent fund established; and the act
says that, the interest of which shall
be appropriated by each state which
may take and claim the benefit of the
act to the endowment, support and
maintenance of at least one college
where the leading object shall be"
then it says without excluding other
scientific and classical studies" With
out excluding classical and scientific
studies. Now that to my mind means
this, that that act by providing that we
shall not exclude Latin and scientific
studies, means that we must include
them. 1t is true that we receive from
the general government $4,000 year.
but we received that under the Morrill,
act, we received that by virtue of the
charter under which We are working.
The State of Maine accepted that in
1865. Now, then, if we are to receive
the bounty of the State or rather of
the general government, why must we
not in all respects live up exactly and
iientio ally to the guide as laid down in
the Morrill, act? That it says, without
excluding scientific and classical stud
ies;" and by inference at least, that
means that we shall include them.
And now, Mr.. Speaker, 1 sincerely
hope that this amend1nerft will not pre-
vail. II has been brought upon this
House rather suddenly. There are but
few days left for us to stay here, and it
seems to me that thereL has not been
time enough given to the legislators to
investigate the matter fully. thorough
ly, and to make up their minds what
they shall do in the matter; and hence
I sincerely hope that the amendment
| will not be adopted. (Applause).
The resolve was then read once.
The question being on the adoption of
the amendment offered by Mr.. Potter of
Brunswick, that gentleman moved that
| when the vote is taken it be taken by the
yeas and nays.
! The motion was lost.
Mr. Potter called for n division, and q
division being had the amendment was
| lost by vote of 1G to so.
| Mr.. Thompson of Orono, offered amend
mcnt b, by striking out in line three the
| words "a central heating plant and, and
| by inserting in place of the word twenty
in line seven the word ''thirty-five;' and
in place of the word ten in line eight
the word fifteen"
| The question being on the adoption of
this amendment. division was had and
the amendment was adopted by vote of
| g. to 26.
On motion of Mr.. Thompson of Orono,
| the rules were suspended, the resolve re-
ceived it's second reading and was passed
to be engrossed.
| Today assigned: Bill to repeal an act
| of the Public Laws of 1903, entitled an
act to amend Section II of Chapter Of
Revised Statutes. as amended by Chap
ter 335 of the Public Laws of 1885, re-
| lating to the election of collectors or
| taxes.
Mr.. CAKES of Auburn: Mr.. Speaker,
! wish to say a few words on this bill,
| net very much in the way of discussion
| but in explanation of the thing Tie
| commissioner on the revision of the
| statutes in his report which was subj
| mitted to the Legislature at the first
of the session, made this statement in
| regard to the offices of treasurer and
| collector of towns, 1.-The attention of
the commissioner has been frequently
called to the practice of electing the
| same person to the offices of town
treasurer and collector. In many
cases he has been called upon to advise
the municipal officers of towns, who
upon assuming office have found the
|
by reason of the inefficiency
of the collector, and upon
inquiry he has learned that the
offices of treasurer and collector have
been held by the same person, and
that the embarrassment of the town
| was largely due to that fact. 1t is
clear that Il summary process against a
delinquent collector cannot be enforced
when such collector is also treasurer.
1t is thought these offices are clearly
incompatible. The commissioner there
fore recommends that Section II be
amended by adding thereto. nor shall
n collector be eligible to hold the office
of treasurer until he has completed the
duties under his warrant and had n
final settlement with the town. 1t is
believed that such an amendment will
result in more efficient performance
of his duties by collectors of towns and
afford towns more effectual remedies
against delinquent collectors
In accordance with that suggestion.
the committee on the revision of the
statues, reported an act separating
these two offices. This act has been
passed by the Legislature here. and