Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-17

will pass. The tendency mas peeH thiS
morning, and for sometime past, to IN
crease salaries to almost anyone VINO
wants them. This 1 think, was to be
expended under the supervision OF the
Trustees of the Insane hospitals; and l,
for one, think the Insane hospitals Tor
the last two years have made mis-
take, and have, in the estimation OF Il
good many people over-run on their eX-
penditures. l do not see now anyone
can explain it, so as to ask for this IN
crease and /. for one Shall not vote tor
il. / move that it be Indefinitely post
poned
Mr.. EATON of Washington: Mr..
President: | do not understand THAT
this is for an increase of salaries, but
if provides for an emergecy, in case
there should be extra physicians called
to that institution. AS you know, in
1910 there was large increase of in
mates there, and there might be need
for more physicians; and, in case there
should be a cause for the giving up of
any physicians there, it might be nee
essarv. in order to get the necessary
parties to go there. to increase the
salaries, and this is to provide for such
a state of things.
Mr.. MACOMBER of Kcnnebec: Mr..
President: I think the Gentleman from
| Somerset entirely mlsapprehends the IN
| tet of this resolve. There is no DISPOSE
| ton, so far as I know-so far as | I'M
| derStand it. to increase the salary OF
! anybody Connected with the insane hospl-
tai Or. Sanborn is now receiving a
salary of $1,000 year, and there never
! has been propositio to increase 1t.
! III fact, l have heard him say, many
times, that he would not accept an i'll
| crease under any circumstances and, as
| the Senator from Washington has eX-
| planned, DIR. Sanborn is getting to be an
| old gentleman, and is likely to have to
| so out and that will make it necessary
! that new physician be put in his place.
| 1T has been the aim of the trustees to
| try to improve in every way the con-
| ditions at that hospital, as we'll as at the
| hospital at Bangor; and it was with the
| idea that, within the next two years, it
| might be necessary to go out into other
| states to find Il superintendent who
could not be hired for $1,000, to have this
| fund in case of such occasion arising,
! so that we could pay whatever we We're
oDJlScu " pay 1t Is just NE ottiilc with
| the assistant physicians. No one pro-
| poses for a moment to increase their
| salary at all. On Jan j, 1910 there will
| go into those two institutions three or
| four hundred additional patients. I
| think it stands to reason that the same
number of physicians cannot attend to
| this additional number of patients; and
| if we have to have their assistance, it
| is necessary to have salaries for them
! and this money is to be appropriated
| entirely for that purposes. If any addi-
| tional physicians are required, addition
| al expenditure will result and if not,
| the money will revert to the treasury
| 1t is not a matter of increase of salaries
| at all.
| Mr.. DONIGAN: Mr.. President: This
states additional compensation for ply
| sicians and chaplainS; and as l take it,
| that means that this money is to be
| raised and spent within the next two
| years. Now, it seems to me that we
| have already appropriated $1S0,OOO for
! the wing at Bangor and 5000, 900 for the
| feeble minded institution, which will
| take great number of these Insane
hospital patients, as I understand it,
and I believe the Senator from Kenne-
| bee told me so himself. ! do not see
the need of expending or appropriating
this amount of money. The explanation
of the Senator has not changed my mind
| in the least, although ] think the Sen
ate VIII pass this, as it is passing other
appropriations, but T register my vote
against it.
| Mr.. STAPLES: Mr. President: T
| hope and pray that DR. Sanborn that
very eminent gentleman in the medical
| profession, will live to occupy his 20
| sltlon for many years. 1t seems to me
| that we should not cross a bridge until
| we reach it. They say that these funds
| are intended to met an emergency in
| case that in two years from now there
| Should be q vacancy and somebody else
| should be hidcr. Let's wait until that
| tilne comes. The Senator from kenne-
| pee L think, Will agree with me that
| under present conditions there is not
much danger of there being vacancy
| 1or the next two years Every man in
| the state of Maine almost wants his
salary raised and says it is an emer-
gency matter They are all having en-
Urgency matters for the purpose of hay
ing their salaries raised Now 7 do no+
peneFe there is any emergency existing
over there at the hospital. or i'm the
matter which we have been discuSsine-
inns morning. Let's wait until the time
arrives and then the good people of the
state of Maine, if you have to hire an
o'her superintendent. will do what is re-
CURED as they believe i'm our bcnoiiciarv
institutions. There is no emergency for
- now and | am opposed to the raising
OF any salaries.
thought four years ago when we
went over this state and expended
thousands and thousands Of dollars to
investigate the question of salaries Of
me different officers, that we had %,
tHlilEs settled for a long time. Two
years ago after that, they came in
WIG Tor this increase of salaries: and
they have got almost insane over This
matter at the present time. | am on.
posed to this and am opposed TO rails
ing any salaries in the State of Maine
Mr.. President, until you take propcrtv
allke, and then they can do it, but nor
until then.
Mr.. MILL .lKEN of Aroostook: Mr.
PRESIDENT: My excuse for troubline