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

~ an appropriation for over drafts to
the amount of $62, 34S.SS. New l think
something should be done by this;
Legislature. that there should be some
means whereby the State of Maine car
build a building for these hospitals or
any charity or any public trust and
build it within the appropriation and
conduct it's affairs in a business man
ner. You can take the resolves in the
session reports, and if any one can
cite me an instance where the insane
hospitals Of this State have ever con-
Quoted an operation when they have
been within their income I should be
glad to see it. Now I want this House
to understand that | am not here in
opposition to these hospitals. ] rec
egnlze their needs but | say to vou
that in seriousness and in 9ecency you
should consider these matters and con-
slider them well. Take Resolve No
23l, a resolve carrying the sum of
$1,000 You note the printed statement
II facts which goes with it. Now in
this case | desire to say that | think
the committee has been imposed upon
by the gentlemen who are Interested
in these hospitals. And if / may di-
gress, the moment these resolves were
laid on the table the trustees OF these
various hospitals swarmed to this city
and since yesterday and the day be-
fore they have been about this State
House, a lobby maintained and paid
by the State Of Maine, they have sat
on these windows in the rear of this
hall like yultures waiting for their
prey, for the sake of spending the pub
lie money | say it is not decent it is
not fair that the State Of Maine which
pays their bills. pays for their enter
tainment should bring these men here
to lobby these measures through the
Legislature; that these men in this
House are able to take care of them
selves without any hand shaking on
the part of the trustees of these in
stitutions. Now it is a rule of this
House that no money shall be passed
by resolve until there is a statement
of facts. You will pstice the state
ment of facts accompanying Resolve
NO. 237, "A careful estimate based
upon per capita cost at the Maine In
sane hospital" What is the per capita
cost there? Is it the per capita cost
of the criminal insane or the other in
sane there? How much information
does that statement of facts convey
as to the amount of money which they
ask to be appropriated? Who knows
how many criminal insane there are in
the Insane hospital or how much it
costs to take care of them? "A care
full estimate based upon per capita
cost at the Maine Insane hospital"
and you are asked upon a statement
OF that kind to appropriate $1,000 for
their care.
Mr.. SPEAKER, I move at this time
that this resolve be recommitted to the
committee.
Fake No. 238, Resolve in favor of the
Chase Island hospital, a resolve carry
ing an appropriation of $4,000 for salary
of person to care for the property of
the State. for transportation of pa
tients, offices and employees, for addi-
tional bedding, and cost of running
launch, necessary repairs on buildings,
barns, wharf and launch, furnishings,
total of $4,000. How much informa-
ton does that convey as to how much
this hospital at Chase's Island needs
and how many patients are cared for
there, and how many employees are
there entertained with their friends
and guests? Now ] recognize that the
Chase Island hospital is good thing
but / say this is not fair statement
Of the proposition. 1t affords you no
information. and not until yesterday
did they give you any printed infor-
nation; and move that this resolve
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