Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-06

Maine Insare hospital for purchase Of
additional laid
Resolve in favor of the Maine Insane
hospital TO provide for deficiencies.
Resolve in favor Of Eastern Maine
Insane hospital to provide for de-
ficicncieS.
Resolve in favor of the Maine In
sane hospital for greenhouse. wharf.
coal pockets, commanders house an
residences on arsenal grounds.
Mr. ROUNDS of Portland: Nj
Speaker: L tabled these resolves 70,
the purpose of locking into them and
l have spent some five or six hours
going over them and l find that in tn
case Of most of th,ra the money ha
already been expended and should b
paid; therefore l think it is the dat.
Of this Legislature to the people of thu
state of Maine to pay these resolve:
[ will say this that I think the system
OF running our institutions is all
wrong. That is the only criticism ]
have to make in regard to them 81
in regard to anything OF that kind. VIZ
have elected here q treasurer nf Stat.
and ] supposed that he was the man
investigation that the bills have in thu
past been sent by him in a lump sum
to the heads of the different depart
mcnts; but ] have been told this morn
ing that in the case of the insane hos
pitfalls that is changed partly, to my
satisfaction. / know when / was on
the board of overseers of the poor IN
Portland that we sent the money t.,
Augusta ana / supposed it went to the
State treasurer but l find that it went
to the insane HOSPITALS and there was
dispersed by their treasurer. / sup
posed at that time that all moneys
which the State received came into the
treasury of the State and was paid
out by the treasurer, but l find that
is not the case, but as far as these
resolves are concerned which we are
considering now l think there is no
criticism that can be made as to the
amounts paid or the way in which it
has been done but l will say that I
hope this Legislature will enact some
kind of law so that all bills paid by
the State shall go through the State
treasury and be audited by our State
auditor elected by the people, and that
he and the State treasurer, elected b.
the representatives of the people,
should be the only ones to handle both
the receipts and the expenditures Of
this whole State of Maine. Therefore ]
move that the resolves take their sec
ond reading IN
Mr.. WING Of Auburn: Mr.. Speaker:
| desire to say few words in regard
to these resolves. 1 appreciate fully
to any committee Of this LEGISLATURE
which has considered a matter that
has come before it, because they have
had an opportunity to hear the facts
and to determine the issue.
Now it is provided by the statutes
of this State that the trustees of the
insane hospitals shall hold an annual
meeting on the first day Of December.
at which a full and detailed report
shall be made containing a particular
statement of the condition, concern and
wants Of the hospital, and this report
and the reports of the superintendent
and stewards shall be made I'D to the
first Gay of December and be laid be
fore the Governor and Council at that
time for the use of the government.
Now has any gentleman seen repor.
from the insane hospitals until yes
terday when it was laid on these desks,
other than the committee on insane
hospitals? The hospitals need money
and SHOULD have money but say they
should be conducted in proper man
ner and with fair dealing.
I have taken some pains to 70 over
these resolves and ! find that they car