Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-03

home tomorrow night, and I am going
to rely on the good judgment Of this
Senate. regardless Of the veto Of the
Governor, that they will vote for that
which we are 50 sorely in need Of in
Hallowell.
from my friend the Senator from Cum
berland- I realize the position the Sem
ator Is in. At the same time cannot
conceive why he should change his at
titude. II he is in a position where he
cannot support = measure over the Gov
ernors veto, that is very well. but ]
don't like to see him change his attitude
in this matter. when it has been unani-
nous all the way through. and now he
says how we can get along without the
institution. I get along without my din
ner sometimes, when / am obliged to.
but / eat enough at supper to make up
for it, so there is no gain.
/ want to call the Senator's attention
to the fact that two years ago we, by
urgent requests of the committee of
which he was a member, the educa-
tional committee-our committee for
these State institutions stood back then
and let them fix up these dormitorIes
so that they could have a better chance
for the scholars in those Normal schools
than the most of US have In our hotels;
and ! want to call your attention to the
fact that it was a tacit understanding
that if we shouldn't put in a resolve for
that building last year. it would have
the hearty support this year of the COM
mittee, Of which it was deserving. But
these schools, which are caring for the
better classes, the wealthy classes OF
girls. are for families well able to care
for themselves, but this school down
here has not rich man behind 1t, FOR
the very reason that the inmates come
from the classes l have spoken Of.
Now it has got TO have the good men
of Maine behind II to make it success.
Talk about conditions down there-the
Senator knows what they are as well as
do. We have been there many times
1t is crowded, unhealthy, and in SUCH
condition that they have had to refuse
to take girls and il has been understood
all over the State that they couldn't take
more, and that the officers couldn't
accommodate them.
When he speaks of the assembly build
ing. nes.knows that they haven't one.
There is an administration building, but
there isn't a building Gown there on
these grounds where the children in that
institution can gather, to hear lecture
, from the attorney general or anybody
Ielse. DUST think OF it. A State instltu-
ton where they cannont assemble Tor
pleasure. they cannot assemble for in
struction Of any kind. moral, physical
or spiritual. 1t isn't there.
j want TO ask the gentleman, what
price do you put on one of your girls I?
.Just ask yourself that question, and
then imagine some little misdemeanor.
that YOU died and your wife had to
| take in washngs and this girl was sent
down there. How would you feel?
Let us have some consideration for
that class, gentlemen. ! believe that Is
what we are here for to do good to the
state of Maine and for that class that
are not able to support themselves
! Mr.. MURPHY: Mr.. President. ! want
10 state that the Industrial School mas
JOS pupils TO four buildings. I want to
/ state again that one Of the Normal
! schools in the State--I refer 10 the
| school at Pressure Isle-has rooms infer
ior to this They are sadly in need of a
| building, more so. perhaps than the
school referred to.
| haven't changed my attitude. l be-
| lieve The school should be attended to
as soon as possible. They ought to have
the appropriation. but it will cost s5e,0o
| The question being whether the Sen
| ate. on reconsideration, would agree
! to pass the resolve. the objections O.
! the Governor to the contrary notWith.
| standing, the yeas and nays were or
dered, and the secretary called thu
roll.
| Those voting yea were Messrs. AL
| len, Ames Bartlett. Burleigh, Chatto
| Clark. Cole. Coaant, Durgin, Emery
Fulton, Peacock, Scammon, Swift
! Walker-.la.
Those voting nay were Messrs
! Boynton. Butler. Dunton, Flaherty
Garcelon. Herrick, Jillson, Leary
Moulton. Murphy, Price, Thurston
| Weld-13.
Absentees: Messrs. Colby, Hastings
! Fifteen senators having voted yes
and 13 having voted no, the required
| two-thirds were not obtained. the Sen
ate failed to reconsider and the Vet
was sustained.
BY unanimous consent Mr.. Emer.
of York presented out of order, An Ac
providing for the payment of the sal
aries and mileages of the members ant
officers and for other expenditures in
cident to the nth Legislature.
On further motion by the sam
Senator. the rules were suspended ant
the bill was given its several reading
| and passed to be engrossed.
Sent down for concurrence.
| From the House: Resolve on tn
payroll of the House for the nth Leg
| iSlature.
| In tho HanSe the resolve was req,