Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-30

on the table? 20 :
Mr. BURLEIGH: AS I understand
~ the Louisiana bill is going to he
.alc on the table in the House. and
.hat VIII come before you in Sentem-
per. and If they attempt to pass thar
IN september, we will pass this firsr
would rather give the louisa ma
money to the schools. But I have seen
the State treasurer, and the informa /.
tion is that we have as much money
as ever before. and it looks as if there
would be more. We are not going IN
reduce our school fund, / believe. one
cent.
Mr.. GOODWIN: An appropriation
mas already passed, carrying this ex-
ira money. You have reconsidered
that and passed it back and il ha
passed the House to be engrossed. and
passed to be enacted, and lies upon the
PRESIDENTS desk. ready to be signed.
That Is the situation. Shall we stav
here next week?
The question being put upon the mo-
ton of the senator from Aroostook that
the bill lie upon the table, the motion
was lost. eight voting in the affirma-
tive, and nine in the negative.
Mr.. Staples of Knox, thereupon
moved that it pass to be enacted. The
vote to lie on the table was doubted
and the question being upon making
Mr.. GOODWIN: 1 would ask the
chairman of the finance committee,
have you already Incorporated in the
last amount. this same amount $S5, 900?
/ af I'D.
positive. / will get the information.
Mr.. BURLEIGH: l would inquire if
motion to Indefinitely postpone is in
order?
The PRESIDENTS: 1t takes prece-
dence to motion to pass to be en-
crossed.
Mr.. BURLEIGH: I move that the
bill be Indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. STAPLES of Knox: l hope that
the motion will not prevail. There has
been great deal said in regard to this
school bill. 1t seems that everybody
in afraid the scholars of Maine will
have too much money. We have enough
now If you add the savings bank TAX
and the trust company tax together.
The times demand better teachers, and
more money.
Mr.. PIKE of Washington: Mr.
President, hope, during the last hours
of the session of the Senate this bill
won't be turned down. Why, 1 think
it is hardly fair. Why should this bill
be selected from all these bills after
its final passage to be enacted and laid
on the table, for some purpose, UNI
known to me. 1 hope it Will pass to
be enacted. 1 move that it pass to
| be enacted.
The PRESIDENT: The question is
on making certain, on the motion to
indefinitely postpone.
The vote being taken, the motion
that the bill pass to be enacted, the
motion was lost, eight voting in favor
and nine against.
Mr.. STAPLES: If the motion is in
order. l should like to make a motion
that we raise 100000 for the Louisiana
bill; 1 think it would be in keeping
with our conduct here. 1 want to say
and it is probably the last time 1 shall
speak in this Senate-when we go
home. if we don't use this, that the
Republican party struck a blow at the
common schools, and at the same time
| was willing to appropriate $4,000 for
| Une great OOClCly IL ~
Louis. I'll give up.
| Mr.. Wilson of Washington, moved
that the bill lie upon the table.
| Mr.. GOODWIN of Somerset: Mr.
President, 1 trust that the bill may be
disposed of here. Let's not have this
carried over until September. Let's
have it killed and ended, once and for
| all.
| The question being put on the mo-
! ton to lay on the table, the motion
prevailed, nine voting in favor, and five
against.
| Mr.. STAPLES of Knox: Mr.. Presi-
dent, l rise on the question of no quo
rum.
| The President thereupon requested
the messengers to bring in the alb
Isentees.
| The presidents: The question of
no quorum has been raised, and the
IChair will declare that only IA sena-
tors having voted, no quorum is pres
ent.
| Mr.. Goodwin of Somerset, moved that
the Senate take recess until Mon
Iday morning. The question being put
the motion was lost.
Mr.. STAPLES: Mr.. President,
don't want to pose as an obstructlonlst
I'm nv two terms in the Senate,
think the senators and the President
will credit me with having been ldr
There Is other business to be trans
acted. think it is right that we pass
this school bill. 1 think 1t is just.
don't think we ought to be ready 10
go home without passing it. L doh
want il killed. A vote for this school
fund is in the interest of education.
you are not throwing away any mon
lev. but you are spending 1t to me
hest advantage, and the taxpayers o!
lthe State. / have no doubt, viii com
Imend us for doing it. The schooi tuhu
lie not enough. I am surprised tnae
lthev want to keep it where it is. we
have been behind any state IN THIS
Union in supporting schools. me
lamount we get by this is propiemat',
lcal both as to the savings banks ana
the trust companies. 1t will not IN
lmy Judgment, give US as much as we
have had the past year, taxing nv
consideration the increase in the nun
lber of scholars. 1 am willing to WIN
draw the question of no quorum pro-
yided this Senate will vote for that