Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-02


was fair. because if the Resolve of the
gentleman from Belfast had had much
merit connected with it, as the senator
from Waldo and the gentleman from
belfast claim, we should have been on
ly too glad to grant the prayers of the
gentleman from Belfast. We did not
do it. 1t was turned down by the men,
bers of our committee. This ought to
carry weight with you. AS fair-mind-
ed men this committee fairly judged
it on the merits and dement's of the bill.
1t is stated by the honorable senator
from Waldo that they did not have a
full and clear hearing. 1t is not neces-
sary, before this committee on appro-
priatlons and financial affairs, that we
be Grated to by hired attorneys in deal
ing with the States unfortunate, poor
sick and invaded. This committee is
able to do justice after hearing a state
ment of facts, and we have had a state
ment in this case, and 1 say to YOU
senator's, this matter was decided
strictly upon it's merits and just deserts
as will any measure that may come be-
fore us, this winter 1 think an i'm
preston has gone abroad throughout
the State by means of some Of the pa
pers, that this committee is disposed to
be economical and to pare down these
appropriations and not to grant what
they should to these hospitals. The
same afternoon the people of Waldo
were here on this hearing, the commit
tee also had a hearing upon the Re
solve in favor of the Children's Asso-
citation of Belfast. We granted them
not only the $3.50 that had been re-
ceived for several years, but we in
creased that $500 and gave them for
1905, $3.50. This committee reported.
yesterday afternoon, $500 in favor OF
the COnsumptives' Home for Hebron,
thus showing, gentlemen, that instead
of being charged with being too eco
nomical and with pairing down these
appropriations to these institutions,
this committee is guilty rather OF De-
ing too free with the States resources.
l trust the motion to recommlt TINS TO
the committee on appropriations and IL
nancial affairs will not prevail. II you
do this in the early part OF the session,
you will be doing an injustice to the
committee. The committee in this case
was unanimous. 1t seems to me we
should pay some attention to their re-
port and not turn them down or ask
the committee to do twice the work
they ought to do after full and fair
hearing. l trust the motion will not
prevail, and when the vote is taken
ask that it be taken by the yeas and
nays.
Mr.. MORSE of Waldo: Mr.. Presi-
dent, we went quite thoroughly over
this matter last Friday, and you will
remember, perhaps, that I attached no
blame to this committee. feel exactly
the same today. / feel that if there is
any blame to be attached to anyone it
is to the citizens of Waldo county.
have great respect for the members of
this committee. 1 have great respect
for every member of this Senate and
had there been any other way out of
this dilemma except to table this mo-
ton, 1 should gladly have resorted to
it; but feeling as l did and knowing
the feeling that existed throughout the
county to which l belong, I felt that
Justice could only be done by staying
the proceedings for a time until our
people could be made fully aware of the
situation and then let them be here. 1t
was arranged that we should have
some gentleman Oh the leSdi piOieS-
sion come here and present the case.
Hon. r. F. Dunton was chosen. He was
unavoidab bly, detained and could not
come. An old gentleman for whom /
have the most profound respect, Mr.
Swan, was here. He is one of the old
| residents of our city, clean. upright,
honorable gentleman, but it is not his
business to present matters to COM
mittee. He had his little minutes pre-
pared upon sheet of paper and read
them off very cautiously and very cor
rectly. You know, Mr. President, that
sometimes, in the matter of the pre-
sentation of a case, if it is properly
done, it carries weight with it. We
know it, gentlemen. Now, then, some
of you may have noticed in a Portland
paper some comments on this particu-
lar matter that this committee on ap-
preparation and financial affairs have
MADE I'D their minds to turn down ev-
cry new applicant that appeared here.
Now / dislike very much for any pa
Ger to come forth with such a state
ment as that, because l do not believe,
as the senator from AroOstook has said,
that they intend to do such thing as
that / Go not believe it: and in fact
there is evidence before us, this morn
ing, for only yesterday, they took up
one of these new institutions and they
gave it 5000 for the next two years.
1 am heartily in accord with the move
ment. I would have voted for it If it
had been $3.50 the same as they
called for. l believe in the States
money being appropriated for such
purposes as will go to supply the wants
of the people of our State, and, gentle
men, that is what we are here for.
Now, just a word about this hospital
this sanitar;um is just about the age of
our hospital. 1t has been running about
two months. They have had II patients.
: I am informed that they have had more
than that in our Waldo County hospit-
t al but let me say this to you, gentle
men: On account of that hospital be-
ing in the city Of Belfast where it was
it has been running only two months
we have reached out that aid to one
man that leaves him on top Of the earth
today. and he would have been under
[ the sod if he had been obliged to have
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