Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-16

remarks. J wish to say that thai ,h ~"
iilttet ndd this resolve under cousido,nii
ZION ana gave 1t fair and impartiaI 49, d.
ing and voted as Il unit to refer ~ X mar
Yer 10 the next Legislature. not E, nh't-
IL was an unworthy object Of svrn, Us
S G because we thought it would cos, -!
Stat" more money than We cottIJ 49, ~;
PIRATE at this session They asknd c'pptp-
sum of $1,000 and by a Statem,rt' ~ NE
py one or the speakers who apura rn ,i"'li
favor of the resolve that ann,i,,r itu IN
~ necessary 10 start with / thirl Ln
statement is corrcCt | Will refer IT,, III
the institution that was started a, :, 70
GOT with a capacity Of i9j. They are ,a..
tdklnR care Of 2U. The amuuDt ,,.,.i'"
on this institution has ALREADY horp t,.u"d
W or more. ard they arr nov a si,i,r 'S'-
sZTlTD more: and do make a ragb %. iPf
ment when say that In 10 wears mi,
the State 81 eDG,DD0- II" SIT
Here are few facts that ~
planned out that We will have ia ,I nay" nav.
reference TO different appropriation, XIII ,i,i,n
nav htch presented to this LegiyI.tiir'
Keeping the State tax at the SIM, M, III. ale,
Estimated receipts for 1919. S29it ~ ,n,r
on hAnd at the beginning of this I'm
Nh,l,9. making a total OF s. lqiSf; '1t.
Ifst appropriation bin that has na..n',
tniS ItouSc q few days ago amount. :,
M5@lio. Taking That from the f' 2i
amount leaves $3.50. Fixed chargo, t ~!
IN the first appropriation bill. such til II. iI'
airy. etc; amount 10 $lbD0; r.; sam
I"'NuH iHui"hS, exc, sIN,pV: payroll ~
the House and Senate. Expenses NJ f' az VI
session, SlhG"J. making a total NJ az; NH,
ana leaving out $3.50 1O2 amount nov ynY,.'
ing. $l23.Ji5.23. amount thar has boon W. ~
ported ~ ne dlH"rent committees tlG-.
G", making total of So. ~, XXI
gentlemen. we have got $3.50 20, anj Mil
next Legislature is asking SN.;D,5i n. .,,
] hope the motion Of the senator r, ,,.,I
Aro"stoOk will prevail. avn"
MIR. MORSE: Mr.. President. jus, n-..
moment. | wish to bring out VIA, I,
seems must be already establish"d DO: a,d
that is the position OF the cnmmirtc, 49,
appropriations and financial affairs Tbe..
facts that have been stated here ;.rc y,r
ply to express to the people 0t Main.
what is being done and what seems nn"h.
TO be done. if not now. then I'm the fritn,.
and when the gentleman from York Statr;
that they are afraid that there win M
a million dollars involved here very l,,.,
he virtually confesscs the necessity If
such an institution. and 50 hC is with ne
and am glad. We feel thu, We can rro.
claim To the people of Maine thar thrr,.
is crying need for this institution and
when the financial CONDITION of the Srata
shall warrant it We shall have it,
nave been glancinE over the report
here Of this great phlanthropist ARD
lind that after much pickering in tht
State of Massachusetts. and ,n.irriv
against public opinion. This eminent mali
this man of great ideas ana great s"u'
concluded to take a few of thcsc roor
foolish children and see if h. could maxi
any advancement in their education; AMI
from that seed that grand work NH
spread out ~ over this country-thai
same spirit which know is here in Main.
as much as in Massachusetts. So do not
I've falnt-hearled. ladies Do not weary
III Well-dolnE, gentlemen. We will ret
all We are waiting for of financial aid,
Ii will come. We shall have it,
Mr.. STAPLES: Mr. President. | do NOT
think il is fair for the tinaEcial commit
tee to compare the Eastern Insane Asy-
lum which cost S6p.too with this matter
We all know that ii never cost any such
sum We all know that the STATE paid ID
am going one better in my notices Give
us $4,000 for nucleus This committee.
appropriated 5000 for cattle show down
at Watervi!lc. but not one dollar for IN.
feehle-minded.
Mr.. PUTNAM: Not my committee.
Mr.. STAPLES: Wei. some committee
Two thousand dollars Tor Il general adni-
ration society.
Nj. PIKE Of Washington: Mr. Prcsi-
dent, as a member OF the financial COM
mittee l wish to say that | am thoroughly
in accord with the remarks made by our
chairman; and also with the remarks 81
moment a remark of the senator from
Knox. His statement that Maine is be-
hind the other states Of the Union in our
appropriations TOR charitable institutions
his l wish to resent. as | think it is an
imputation. l thoroughly believe that i'll
stead Of Names being behind the other
states she really leads them in appror:it-
tlons for charitable institutions The gen
ator from Knox i'll his reference to the.
different counties OF the State. Us re-
CARDS the number of feeble minded in The
different counties. while he was not Spc-
cine as to the county. yet his manner Of
stating II that someone had told HIM THAI
one county had d much larger proportion
OF fceblc-minded than any nthcr-his re-
marks were addressed in such a pointed
manner to me that the members uI tn"
Il
meant Washington county ! wish To SAY
to the senator from Knox as represent
ing part of Washington county, that I
resent the inSfnuation: ami | claim that
Washington county has no more feeble
minded in proportion to population than
any other county III the State | will tur-
Their state that of the larger approprid-
lions for charitable institutions in the
State. Washington county does not get
one because they are ~ fcehle-mindcd
down there that they are able 10 take
care of their people without asking ap-
preparations from the State. The appro-
priation for a Sanitarium has been mcil-
toned and commented on. ] wish to say.
in justice to the committee on arproprla
tons and financial affairs. that there is Il
marked difference i'll the two propositions
The Sanitarium for ConSumptiveS Is -
ing institution 1t is already built and
and has several farms. 1t IS
quite different from the expense involved
IN starting an entirely new institution
from the State: and referring to the re-
port of DR.. Howe in 1856 in which tn"
matter was taken up, we were told before
our committee when the parties appeared
before uS in favor of appropriation 10.
the feeble-minded that it did not cover
that ground at all. So think DR.. HowcS
reference to that matter would have ~
effect whatever. | wish to say THAI |
hope the report of the committee on
financial affairs will be sustained.
The question being put upon the accept
ance of the report. the yeas and NAYS
were called for and ordered. and the voi"
being had the vote was declared as toll
lows:
Those voting yea were Messrs:, All"n,
Aver. Bailey. Brown. Clark, FURNISH
Gardner, Heselton. Irving Knowlton.
ter. Putnam, Shackford Shaw. simpson
Stetson, Sturgis. Tartre and Turpcr .-ll.
Those voting nay were MessrS. iartiet|
Curtis. Mills. Phloon and Staples %.
So the motion prevailed.
On motion by Mr.. Putnam of Aronst""k;
report of committee on appropriations ana
financial affairs on Resolve i'll aid OF none
and school for feeble-mindcd children
was taken from the table: and on furihrf
motion by the same senator the same WI
in concurrence.
The same disposition was made ol S'H-
ate document No. :, relating to the same
matter.
On motion by Mr. Clark Of Hdncock'
House document No 20, Bill An Act 10
divide the town of Fremont and moor
porate the town of Southwest Ilarpoi'
was taken from the table. Senate dh'HH
nent A was adopted as follows: AmciT
section 2 bv adding the following words
before the figures 1901 in the sixth M
and addinr ia the valuation Of Soull-