Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-23


a slim attendance on both houses, and
but little business beyond the regular
routine was transacted.
In the Senate resolve was presented
by Senator Alden of Kennebec, calling
for $4,000 for the Maine Insane Hospi-
tai at Augusta for the purpose of re-
moving, charging and renovating one
of the stock barns to provide more
room for the better classification of the
herd of mich cows. 1t is proposed to
remove one of the old barns to To-
cation near the farm house, where, if
necessary cattle may be isolated, II
they should happen to be affected with
IN infectious or contagious disease. Mr..
Alden advocated the passage of the re-
solve in a speech of great strength,
during which he stated that the cows
at the hospital farm were now in u
healthy condition, regardless of stories
to the contrary, which have been in
circulation during the past winter.
When the bill to authorize steam rail-
Dad corporations to build and operate
street railroads came up for it's first
reading, Senator Clark of Hancock,
essayed to attract the Presidents at
tention for the purpose of tabling the
bill. but Senator Staples of Knox, got
lhead of the Hancock county senator.
md moved that the matter lie upon the
able. The Senate so voted, and the
dill is now in the possession of Secre-
tary Dunbar.
The rest of the Senate proceedings
vas wholly of routine nature.
In the House Potter of Brunswick
got in a slap at the University of
Maine. When the report of the COM
nittee on appropriations and financial
affairs giving the institution $4,000 a
year for two years came in Putnam of
Houlton. moved that the report be
tabled until Tuesday. Subsequently,
IN motion of the same gentleman, this
vote was reconsidered and Mr.. Potter
solve reported by the committee. This
amendment is sweeping in its charac-
ter. as it consists of a provision to the
effect that the appropriation is made
on condition that the university dis
continue it's cOuseS in Latin and Greek
md the degrees of bachelor of arts and
bachelor of philosophy to which these
courses lead. The amendment declares
hat these courses are duplicates of the
work done in the three other colleges
Of the State, which are Bowdoin, Bates
and Colby. 1t further provides that
the university confines itself hereafter
TO the agricultural, mechanical, techni-
cal and professional courses for which
it was especially intended, and which,
f thoroughly done, will absorb all the
aid the State can afford to bestow.
After presenting the amendment Mr..
Potter moved that the whole matter be
assigned for consideration on Wednes-
lay, but Putnam Of HoultOn, and Drew
If Portland, thought the date was
rather late and urged that Tuesday be
assigned. 1t was so voted.
AS stated in Saturdays Journal, the
friends of the institution are dissatis-
fed with the amount of money which
the finance committee has granted, and
they are already organizing for a bat
|t& royal, Tuesday, when the matter
somes up. An attempt will be made to
NAye the sum increased to $4,000 a
wear but it will require great deal
E3f tact and q vast amount of effort to
garry through the proposition. There
are good many college men in the
EHouse, graduates of other Maine col
Eleges, and they do not like the idea of
Having Latin and Greek taught at the
q. of NJ. because they believe it has a
tendency to curtail the attendance at
Bowdoin. Bates and Colby, where no
State aid is given.