Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-26

The motion was agreed to and tho
bill was retabled and specially as
signed for this afternoon.
The PRESIDING OFFICER: The
next matter. an Act to regulate ant
establish mileage rates for the con-
vevance of passengers over the steam
railroads within the State House
Document. No 1856. tabled by motion
of Senator Maxwell The pending
question is commitment to committee
on bills in second reading.
Mr.. MAXWELL of Sagadahoc:
would ask, at the request of Senator
Packard. that this bill be reasslgneo
| for tomorrow morning.
The motion was agreed to ana the
bill was tabled and reassigned for to-
morrow morning.
The PRESIDING OFFICER; me
next matter is an Act to provide ioi
the care and treatment of tuhereaiaf
patients. Senate Document No. 800
tabled on motion of Senator Alien.
The pending question is the second
reading.
Mr.. ALLEN of Kennebec: Mr.. Presi-
dent. this bill was tabled by me.
have not studied the bill great deal,
Int in looking ii over | find IL mas
MANY good qualities. / am also re-
minded of the fact that in conectloh
with this line of bills for tubercuiar
treatment we have already passed sew
oral do not remember how many
hut we have passed resolves carrying
id ia different institutions for some
where between twenty and thirty
thousand dollars No doubt some OF
fbo senators presen; have the exact
a,,,,,os I have not looked that up.
while this is a question and an act
= ,,,a,it and in looking the bill over
soe many propositions that would
naturally appeal to the State OF Maiile'
f5r instance in Section ;; All persons
in this state who are proper sueJes.9
for this sanatorium. Who are una
"a nay the fixed charges OF sala IN
safitution. upon recommendation OF tll'
,,,i3,nicina1 officers of the city or TOWN.
of which the patient is a resident may
he admitted to said sanatolluih ii
~ cliaree.-now that is very com
mandable clause. Following: All olh-
-. nersons who are proper subjects toi
eaid sanatorium shall pay four ooiiats
ana a half per week which shah oe
paid monthly. .s,i,,,
rbis. compared with the present prices
that our friends have to pay al lieni '''
about SIS a week, seems a great re"oe
ton and. as | said before there seems
70 no merit in the bill. But CONSIDER
mo the fact that we have already ~
sisted so many institutions OF lhis ia
tnra in various parts of the state tileie
10 a question in my mind If IL Is eNpe-
dent 10 institute another INSTITUTION IL
Maine. when we find in section seven tha'
II calls for an appropriation not 10 eN-
God one hundred thousand doHafs' W.
ora all we'll aware that our dlnefeh'
;,etttutions in the State of Maine NAIVE
haar calling on every hand Tor assls'-
once so much so that in many case
no have been Obliged to refrain from
Granting them assistance on account Oh
the lack of necessary funds. and that pc
i,,o tho case it is question in my mihe
IL II is advisable for us at TINS e'i'le
- establish another institution.
Rut having all respect for the senator
s,o,, Knox who, | notice, introduced TINS
hin I will not make motion 70 ~
saeritely postpone. but in order TO give
rim, a fair chance TO bring forth MS
..iaY,s on this matter | will yield the
floor to him, r,.1.i
Mr. PACKARD of Knox: Mr. Pfesl-
3ant II seems TO me, and did seem TO
me before | came over here, that TINS
was something that the state VI MAN.
ought to take hold of.
good part of the other states nave
Lind and Maine mas
mt out a whole lot Of money for pro-
viding institutions and does not aee"i
TO get much of any return.
The only one who can attend the PR
,,ots. institution is somebody with
whole lot of money II TINS pecoiiies
law if takes care of the poor people,
and. as | understand it, they are 'le ot's
who need il, who are more apt TO spreaa
the disease than the well-to-do Peopie
Now in regard to the private iSti'u-
tions. they are getting on their leet 80
they can take care of themselves pr
nearly Hebron institution had la &c
amount of money left it, snort Nille
ago. and the others are dong wen. VI
these Others a good part of them oiiiS
take care of the local people, II tileN
need assistance outside, they let inc
towns and people in that section ass1s'
them.
Now without doubt every senator mere
knows of people in his locality VINO are
unable to go TO any of the private IN
situations for the lack of money.
can tosmind case in my town. Thefe
5is a man there that was in business,
small business Last July he falled IN
business. He had wife and two smali
.children. The wife was taken with
tuberculosis She went to Hebron she
pot there. She stayed there about
montb and had to go home. she dlah
have enough money TO pay her bllls' NO.
where else for her to go. At nome she
is Growing worse. The chances are she
won't get we'll Now no doubt there are
other cases just like that all over the
state.
A fellow from my town went TO lie
bron and the church paid his bllls Tor
a while. II was poor church. lie haa
10 90 home. He is in the last stages OF
consumption. There are cases All over
the state just the same way
Now in regard to the expense. ii
Maine keeps on putting out money Tor
nriyate institutions, it has got TO put
out a great deal more, every year. ana
TO-.