Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-21

league that there is some cat in the
meal, some hidden purpose you know
Gentlemen, it has been said many
times here during this session this
winter that the judiciary committee
had SO much on their hands that they
knew nothing else. l think it was
we'll said in some cases. What does
the gentleman sitting beside me know
about these institutions which this
committee has in question? Has he
looked into them at all? Has he
served upon the committee? l do not
believe it is possible for any member
of this Senate to know the doings, ms
and outs of all the other committees
1t is an impossibility and l dislike to
have him directly or indirectly hint
that this committee has something
hidden, something unfair, something
unjust in our purposes, and | know
that every member of the COMMITTEES
of these State institutions will stand
behind me in my statements.
1t was squarely and fairly for the
benefit of these institutions why we
introduced this order. 1t was not to
cast any reflections on either of the
trustees or the officials of either one
of these institutions. The gentleman
has mentioned the fact in regard to
our starting in early, and he might as
well have said that if we had been
smart enough, we might have planned
out something. | will tell you finally
that we have been trimmed clear to
the core and have not been allowed
anything only a sufficient sum to keep
no in eli IN,
have been so many calls for money
that we have had to succumb and have
but a living account for these institu-
tons
Considering this, we fairly and
squarely talked this matter over with
the committee, and some of the mem
bers of these institutions, and thought
a committee might be appointed TO act
in the recess and take these matters
up in connection with the trustees,
and get behind something and push it
through the next Legislature, some
thing that will be an honor to. the
trustees of the institutions | say
that they need assistance and when
we introduced this order, we intro
duced it in good faith
| hope the order Will have a pas
sage.
Mr.. WALKER of Somerset: Mr.. Presi-
dent, l have just word to say. Through
the courtesy of the committee of which
my friend, Senator Allen OF Kennebec, is
chairman, | visited those Institutions
And Mr.. Chairman, if there is any gen
tleman in this Senate who is interested
in any cause, l believe it is that senator
who has just spoken l have the great.
est confidence in the consideration OF
this matter by him and his committee,
and l trust that the motion of the sena.
tor from Kennebec, Senator Dutton, will
rot prevail.
Mr.. MURPHY of Cumberland: Mr.
President, just a word. We visited the
State School for Boys and we visited the
Industrial School for Girls. They had
asked for an appropriation for IA new
building. We could not see our way
clear, from the way the case was pre-
sented to us, with the other requests for
appropriation from the various educa-
tional establishments.
There is not any intention here of get
ting back at anybody. The committee
and each and every one of the schools
showed that the management was all
right and that those connected with
them were all right. But in the presen-
tation of plans for a new building at
We were not satisfied, and
we viii not be satisfied until it is in
further
/ simply say this of Senator Allen.
that what he said is perfectly right. We
have no desire to get back at anyone.
When we ask for am appropriation, we
want to know just what we want.
The question being on the indefinite
postponement of the bill, Mr.. Dutton
called for yeas and nays
a sufficient number having arisen, the
yeas and nays were ordered and the
secretary called the roll.
Those voting yea were: Messrs Allan |
Dutton, Flaherty. Jilson. Moulton, Rey-
nolds, Stearns-7. Those voting nay
W ere; Messrs. Allen, Bailey. Boynton. |
Burleigh. Chase, Clark. Colby, Cole |
Conant, Emery, Hagerthy. Hersey, |
Manseld, Maxwell, Morey, Murphy, |
Packard, Patten, Richardson, Smith. |
Walker, Wing-22. Absentees: Hastings |
Twenty-Five having voted in the mega
tive and seven in the affirmative the
motion TO indefinitely postpone did not
prevail.
The order was then given a passage
and sent down for concurrence
Mr.. STEARNS of oxford: Mr.. Presi,