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

diilouEl dSkeu IOr was passed on, tne
condition existing was, that there We're
four normal schools and one manual
school existing. Since the introduce
ton of this bill, the Legislature in it's
wisdom or otherwise has seen fit to
establish an additional normal school
in Washington county; and it be-
comes necessary that the amount ask
ed for by normal schools should De
increased by the small amount includ-
ed in the amendment. That is the rea-
son for the introduction of this amend
ment at this time. 1t is a matter of
common knowledge that the amount
asked for normal schools comes from
normal school funds and is not spe-
cial appropriation, which is based OH
the mill tax on State valuation and is
not in any sense or in any way "a
special appropriation.
Mr.. HAMILTON of York: Mr..
President: l understand that it comes
from the common school fund. But
what about the common schools. Is
not so much taken from the common
school fund?
Mr.. WALKER: I will say to the
senator from York that this will in no
Mr. HAMILTON: The senator from
Hancock does not answer my question
Is not this equivalent to so much less
funds to run the common schools with?
Is it not less by the amount you take
for the normal schools?
Mr.. WALKER: Mr.. President: I
will say that there is an ample margin
for the common schools. There is al
ways a large margin left from the
common school fund and the common
schools will not in any way be crippled
by this small increase Of the normal
school appropriation.
The question being put upon the mo-
ton of the senator from York, Mr..
Hamilton, that the bill and the pro-
posed amendment, Senate Amendment
B. pending the adoption of the amend
ment, be laid upon the table, the mo-
ton was lost.
The pending question being upon
the motion of the senator from Han
cock, Mr.. Walker, that Senate Amend
ment B, be adopted, the amendment
was adopted.
On further motion by the same sem
ator, the bill took it's second reading
as amended by Senate Amendment 3;
and as amended was passed to be en-
crossed.
Mr. OSGOOD of Androscoggin: Mr..
President, A few days ago I introduced
an order directed to the railroad COM
missioners. inquiring as to the feast
bility of the establishment of toilets
upon electric cars. This order as in
PRODUCED was referred for an opinion
to the railroad commissioners and it
was passed to the committee on rail-
roads and expresses, and l was una
voidably detained elsewhere at the
time of the hearing; and the commit
tee on railroads and expresses report
ed 'lcgislation inexpedient." I ask, Mr..
President and Gentlemen, in view of
the Importance of this most humanita-
rian and sanitarian measures which
involves the life and comfort of great
many people at least on our electric
roads, that this order may be recon-
nitted to the committee on railroads
and expresses and that a hearing may
be had upon it at which the friends of
that measure would like to be heard.
Mr.. MULLEN of Penobscot: Reply
ing t. the remarks of the senator from
kennebec. I will say that when that
hearing took place no one appeared
for the bill; and after waiting a long
time and hearing the other side of the
question-and as 1 said, no one ap-
paaring for the bll-we voted to re-
port "legislation inexpedient." That is
all there is to it, There was not man
who appeared for it.
The PRESIDENTS: The secretary in
Nhai, hof fI,ic hoc
been sent down to the House for con-
currence. 1t is therefore not now be-
fore the Senate for it's action; and any
action by way of reconsideration
would have to be taken in the House.
Mr. OSGOOD: Mr.. President, l will
withdraw my motion.
On motion by Mr. Hamilton of York,
House Document No. 62, Gan Act re-
lating to holidays" specially assigned
for today was taken from the table.
Mr. HAMILTON of York: Mr.. Pres
ident, | would say that in that bill
there was an amendment put in. The
bill struck out the first day of jan
uary as a court and bank holiday, and
the amendment replaces that as they
were originally in the Statute. Now l
do not care anything about the bill,
but the judges of the supreme court
say sometimes that it bothers them
and they have sometimes the first day
of JanuaryIas a legal holiday and our
bank presidents and bank cashiers in
our cities consider it q nuisance right
after Christmas, to have the first day
of January a bank holiday 1t is i'm
material to me and was immaterial to
the committee. We want to serve all
parties right and to do what is for the
best.
Mr.. SHAW of Kernebec: Mr.. Presj-
dent, offered the amendment to strike
out Section 2, at the suggestion of one
of the bank men in this city. He rep
resented to me that it was great
convenience to have January l a bank
holiday, that being about the time they
settled up their annual business and
they needed the day. AS far as I am
concerned, I have no other interest in
it than to serve those people right; and
it was purely at his suggestion, as he
represented the matter to me, that
offered the amendment striking out
that section.
Mr. HAMILTON: Mr.. President, ]