Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-12


station think it is but fair that no
few counties should be singled out, but
that every county in the State should
have chance equal with every other.
My next amendment is this: Sec
ton 2 of the bill reads: Augustus
W. Gilman of Foxcroft, Charles L.
Pope of Manchester, Eugene H. Libby
of Auburn, Rutillus Alden of Winthrop
and Charles D. Wood of Orono, are
hereby made and constituted a COM
mittee, and as such committee are
hereby authorized and directed to SEA
lect, purchase and appropriately stock
and equip farm for the purposes
aforesaid Now, while I have the most
profound respect for the ability and
integrity of all those men, / believe
that this matter should be placed en-
tirely with the Governor and Council;
and that will be my second amendment.
My third amendment relates to the
clause the same to be expended by
the committee, under the direction Of
the Governor and Council. 1t seems
to me to be fair gentlemen, that this
matter should be placed in the hands
of the Governor and Council. That is
matter of the purchase of the Home
for Feeble Minded. The Governor and
Council had the matter under their d.
rection; and l offer these amendments.
1t seems to me to be fair that every
county in the State should have a
chance to bid for this farm, and that
the Governor and Council should be
the sole parties to have the purchase
and charge of it,
The question being put upon the
adoption of Senate Amendment A.,
amend by striking out from Section
l. the words: Either of the counties
of Kenncbec, Androscoggln, oxford,
Sagadahoc, Franklin or Cumberland"
and inserting the following: In any
Of the counties OF the State of Maine"
The amendment was adopted.
The question being put upon the
adoption of Senate Amendment B, to
strike out in Section the words: Au
gustus w. Gilman of IToxcroft, Charles
S. Pope of Manchester, Eugene Fl.
Libby of Auburn, Rutillus Alden of
Winthrop and Charles d. Wood Of
Orono,' and inserting in their place
the words: The Governor and Coun-
Gil"
Mr. HAMILTON of York: Mr.
President and Senator's: If we are to
purchase this farm, I believed the gen.
tlemen named in Section 2 are the
proper men to purchase it. In running
that Station, Prof Wood has called to
his aid the others named. Three of them
represent the leading farmers organ
izations in the State. They are not
State officers, but simply men to advise
Prof. Wood in reference to his work
here in the State Of Maine.
The object of purchasing this farm,
as / understand it, is to carry out GER
tain experiments, and I will soon offer
an amendment in reference to what it's
purposes shall be; but those men are
the men who are peculiarly Interested
in the work of the State, and they
know what kind of land and location
they want for the purposes of this
farm: and | believe the ends proposed
would be better served with the mat
ter in their hands, than they would be
in the hands of the Governor and
Council. AS to the amendment, who
shall manage it, and under whose con-
troll, l think it is a proper amendment.
but as to the purchase of it, I do not
because the kind of farm. the quality,
and the situation of the farm are mat
tiers better in the hands of those who
are to have charge of it. such as Prof.
Wood and the others, rather than in
the hands of the Governor and Council.
Mr.. STAPLES: Mr.. President: I
desire to call the attention of the hon
orable senator from York. to Section
Iirapfnr Of tho Maine Apri-
cultural Experiment Station shall have
the general supervision, management
and control of said farm, and Of all
Investigations thereon l think that
covers the proposition that he made.
Mr.. HOWES OF Somerset: Mr..
President, and Senators: Your COM
mittee had this matter under consiu-
Grafton, and they reported this bill
unanimously. | believe that these gen.
tlemen named are amply qualified 20
purchase such a farm as we need. The
first four represent respectively the
Maine State Department of Agricul-
ture, the Maine State Pathological So
ciety, the Maine State Grange and the
Maine State Dairyman's Association.
If these men are not qualified to pur-
chase a farm, | would like to know who
is | ask the Senate to sustain the
committee in their report upon Sec
ton 2.
| call for the yeas and nays. when
the vote is taken.
A sufficient number having voted
therefor, the yeas and nays were or
dered, and the vote being had upon
the adoption of Senate Amendment B.
resulted as follows: Those voting in
favor of its adoption were: Messrs.
Lowe Osgood, Staples, CD. Those vot-
ing against its adoption were: Mcssrs.
Baxton, Boynton.. Colcord. Donigan,
Eaton, Emery, Gowell, Hamilton. Hast
ings, Howes. Irving Kellogg, Looncy.
Macorlber, Milliken, Minott, Reynolds,
Shaw. Smith. Therriault, Walker, War
rem Wheeler, Wyman, (2D, and the
motion to adopt said amendment was
lost.
The question being upon the adoD-
ton of Senate Amendment q, Strike
out in Section 4 the words: by said
committee
Mr.. STAPLES: Mr.. President. AS
usual | find myself voted down. |
suppose, if / insist upon this amend
ment, this will be voted down. There
fore withdraw Senate Amendment &.
The question being upon the adop-