Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-07

Resolve, in favor of town of Tops
field in Washington county.
Resolve, in favor of the Maine State
prison.
An Act to authorize and empower
Fleetwood Pride. his associates and as
signs to erect. construct and maintain
piers and booms in Pleasant river and
its east and west brachcs.
Resolve to provide means for exam
nation of claims to State pensions
Resolve in favor of the Pennington
State Normal school.
From the Senate: Majority and mi
nOritY reports of the committee on tenn
pCrance on resolve for an amendment
to the constitution by ahroCating and
annuling the fifth amendment to the
constitution. came from the Senate. the
minority report, ought to pass. having
been adopted in that branch and the re
scive passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. WaldroE of Dexter,
the reports We're tabled and on motion
by Mr.. Newbert of Augusta. WedncS-
day Of next week was assigned for their
consideration
Passed to Be Enacted.
Nj Act to amend Chapter 800 of the
Private and Special Laws of 1905, re-
lating To the protection Of fish in GER
tain waters Of Limerick. Parsonsfield
and Cornish.
Orders Of the Day.
Mr. Mckinney of Bridgton, presented
report Of the committee Of conference
,ls ~
branches Of the Legislature on bill to
esta blish 2 bench mark on Sebago lake,
reporting that the committee cannot
agree.
Mr. Mckinney moved that the House
adhere to its former action ana asked
for new committee. and on further
motion by that gentleman the report
and motion were tabled and assigned
for tomorrow morning.
On motion Of Mir. Danforth of SkoW-
hogan. bill relating to the perfccting OF
the record of titles 10 rea! estate was
taken from the table.
The bill was then read twice and as
signed for tomorrow morning.
University of Maine.
Special assignment: Majority and mi
nority reports Of committee OF educa-
tion. reporting q resolve in favor OF
University of Maine and a bill to pro-
eide an annual appropriation "ought
to pass"
Mr. MILLIkFN of Island Falls-Mr.
Speaker and Gentlemen of the House
l trust that in your consideration OF
the majority and minority reports on
this bin YOU have done the majority of
the committee the honor to believe
that the conclusion which they reached
was not reached without due consid-
Grafton of all the facts which they
could got. and was not reached i'll any
other spirit or with any other intcn-
ton than to DO full justice to the Uni
vcrsity Of Maine. In considering this
matter personal prejudice of any kind
should be laid aside. | speak Of that
because it has been suggested that
those particularly who are connected
as graduates or otherwise with other
colleges are prejudiced i'll this matter.
Another thing that should be laid aside
is the question of locality. This is Il
question which concerns the State of
Maine and the interests of the Univcr-
Sity of Maine as q child of the State,
as a ward of the State. and any con-
clusiOn that We may reach ought to be
reached with the same desire to fur
Their the interests of the State and of
the university as Il child of the State
irrespective of the fact whether We
come from Washington or ArOoStoOk
or from York. Again any political con-
sidcration may properly be laid aside.
I.in ChnIIld
reached in dependently Of any consid-
Grafton affecting our own personal or
political ambitions: and any man who
has approached YOU or written to YOU
and has appealed to you solely on the
ground of what he ConCeivcS to be your
political interest has done about the
meaneSt thing he can do short of Offer
ing you money. You are to consider
and should consider all the information
YOU can get. but 10 one should appeal
to you solely on the ground of Your
own personal interest. There are four
differences between the majority and
minority reports of this committee.
The first is the method Of making the
appropriation. The majority say that
the appropriation should be definite
fixed sum, commensurate with the
needs of the university. The minority
say that the appropriation should be
made in the form Of a mill tax in the
sense that the appropriation should be
proportionatc to the taxable property
in the State. The second difference
is as to the time for which the APP
preparation should be made, the ma
jority say that it should be made for
two years, the life of this Legislature;
the minority say that it should be
made for an indefinite period. The
third difference is the amount Of tie
appropriation recommended. The ma
jOrity recommend an annual apprOp-
ration for maintenance the two re-
ports agree on the amounts for build
ings-thc majority recommend for
maintenance $4,000 for this year and
$4,000 for 1908; the minority recon-
mend what is virtually an amount
somewhere round $4,000 a year at
present and increasing as the valuation
of the State increases ] wish to say
here that the amount recommended by
the majority is conditioned upon the
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