Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-15

pitifully small as they are. L DO nope
that the Senate will vote down the
nc ton Of the senator from Knox to
substitute the minority for the major
ity report.
| Mr.. STAPLES: Mr.. President. the
senator from Sagadahoc is entirely
misinformed in regard to the divided
sentiment of the Democracy of Knox
She stands today united in favor OF
equal taxation and for the greatest
good for the greatest number. DlVid-
ed? Never, The Democracy stands
shoulder to shoulder; and let me sug-
gest to the senator from Sagadahoc
that he no doubt would he a much
happier man than he is if that divided
sentiment had not existed in his own
party in the county of Sagadahoc. The
election there the other day and last
fall showed that divided sentiment in
his own party: so it comes from him
with all i'll grace, without knowledge
of the facts. to say that there is a
divided sentiment of Democracy of
Knox county. 1t is only by a narrow
margin, on account of that division,
that the senator from Sagadahoc was
able to make this very flowery speech
today, and if he passes this bill the
chasm will be filled and the place that
knows him now will know him nc
more. The Democratic party of the
! State of Maine is united upon the
question of not raising salaries.
Mr.. SEWALL: Does the senator
from Knox still believe in abolishing
passes.
Mr.. STAPLES: I certainly do.
Mr.. SEWALL: And you think that
cutting out the passes that we should
go on with $3.50 salary?
| Mr.. STAPLES: l am very glad tC
say l do and l will go to the people
with that question. If you do not want
to come back here for $3.50. why stay
at home.
The question being put upon tho
motion to substitute the minority fol
the majority report, the yeas and nays
We're ordered and the vote being had
resulted as follows: Those voting yea
were Mr.. Staples %. Those voting
nay We're Messrs. Bailey, Barrow
Brown, Clarke, Curtis, Deasy, Eaton
Foss, Garcelon, Hastings. Heselton
Houston. Irving, Libby, Merrill, Mills
Parkhurst, Philoon, Proctor. Putnam
Rice, Sewall, Stearns, Tartre, Their
ault, Wyman (26). So the motion was
lost.
On motion by Mr.. Sewall of Saga
dahoc the majority report was &C
cepted and on his further motion un-
der suspension of the rules the &C
companying bill took their two sew
eral readings under suspension of the
rules and was passed to be engrossed.
| On motion by Mr. Philoon of An
droscoggin House document 303 CAR
Act to provide an annual appropria-
ton for the maintenance of the Uni
versity of Maine" and House Docu-
ment 304 "An Act to provide for the
maintenance of the University OF
Maine" were taken from the table.
Mr.. PHILOON of Androscoggin:
Mr.. President, in prefacing some re-
marks which l desire to make in fav-
or of the majority report in this mat
ter, l desire to give notice that, a,
the close of my remarks l shall Offer
an amendment to the majority report
same being Senate amendment A.
l desire to ask gentlemen their in
diligence for a few moments to show
you the position that the majority
of the committee maintain in theil
consideration of this matter; and il
another sense, as a personal privilege
suggested by the personal attacks tina
: have been made on that committed
/ and especially on me as a member OF
} that committee of which position l fee
: hOnored.
: The Committee on Education gave
} careful and serious attention to thi!
: matter, and decided by a large major.
J ity to recommend the abolition OF
} what are known as the liberal art:
courses at the University. FOR reach
} ing that conclusion, your COMMITTEES
has been assailed and insultcd by par.
: tisans of the University in the col
umns of a Bangor paper and in priv
ate letters. The "effrontery' of leg
islative committee that declines Il
: yield it's honest judgment to the sol
icitation of interested parties has beer
commented on, and the report of the
r committee characterized as "yiciou:
attack" Such methods open up {
broader question than the particula
r one before the Senate, but shall no
1 enter upon its discussion. The ques.
: ton at issue is broad enough for tn,
brief remarks I intend to .lake lie
me say at the beginning that do MOI
; understand the Committee on Educa-
ton is put on its defence by the at.
. tack that has been made upon it. L
is certainly not necessary. before thi!
Senate, to defend the good faith o.
the Committee in the discharge of
public duty, and not a word which
D shall say is intended as such a defence
But | deem it proper. in this matter
r as in other matters, for the infOrma.
ton Of the Senate, that some reason!
be stated. even though they be ia.
milar ones, for the course that it rec.
commended to the Legislature AnC
shall confine myself to the proposed
. abolition of the liberal arts courses.
8 | ask the Senate to consider Will
me for very few minutes what i
will cost to retain those courses. AnC
first the money cost. Some statistic!
have been carefully prepared by
member of the committee in the otheI
branch. showing. or purporting t,
show, that the present cost is ST., OOi
a year. | do not regard that estimat,
, as extravagant, and starting Will
, those figures, I remind the Senate tina
they are bound to increase, increase