Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-06
Mr.. TUTTLE: have no objection.
SO the bill wa tabled and specially
assigned for Friday Of this week.

assigned for Friday Of this week.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair lays
before the Senate S. D. III. Resolve In
favor Of N. University OF Maine for
maintnance. tabled pending its second
reading on motion BY the senator from
Hancock, Senator Kicker.
Mr. KICKER: Mr. President, Il Is
with some little reluctance that I feel
called upon &c make any remarks about
able criticism come to me and I think
perhaps it would be better for a MEM
Der Of the committee to make some ex-
PLANTATION In justice to the University
OF Maine as we'll as to the members Of
this Legislature. and in the remarks
which l make l shall endeavor to be
very brief.
In the yea: 1862 the College Of Agri-
culture was established by the govern
ment in this and other states by grants
Of land. AMI called the College Of Ag-
diculture Aid Mechanic Arts. Later.
| in 1897. it was renamed the University
; OF Maine. 1r 1867 the State appropriate
ed the sum of $4,000: in 1870 it was ST.
900: in 1878 it was 5000: and in 1897 it
was $2o0o0 for each Of 10 years. That
is the first time there was a Statement:
made for 4 series Of years. beginning
in 1897.
Now during the period from 1879
to 1893. the University received the
sum Of s133.000: from 1893 to 1901.
the sum of 100000: from 1902 to
! 1910. the sum Of $560.000: since 1910
, the State has appropriated for vari-
Gus things the sum Of $l,460.733.
| The question came up to me as one
Of the committee. why should we
give the University Of Maine $4,000?
In the year 1918. if I am correct. I
think our committee gave the Uni
versity the sum of 800. 900 year:
in 1915, $l15.000: in 1917. $127.500.
This year they ask us for 100000,
, and we have reported resolve in
favor of the institution for the sum
Of $4,000.
Now there seems to be some ques-
| ton on the auditing OF their &C
counts, and we find that after MIR.
| Hatch came in, the accounts were
audited for year or two and then
the practice was discontinued. and
since that time no real audit has been
made of these accounts. In talking
with the State auditor l find that
there is a plan now between him and
the officials Of the University to
have the accounts Of the University
audited, although this institution
does not come under the same pro-
visions as other institutions in the
State. However. to be brief,
should like to read just short item
from page 22l OF the 105th Maine Re-
port. This is in connection with
suit brought by the town OF Orono
against one of the chapter houses.
the chapter house claiming that they
should not pay a tax because they
we're on State property: and this de-
cision says. "A separate ana oistince
CORPORATION was established. ana the
separation between the college ana
the State thus created by the cnar-
ter has always been observed ana
maintained;" it also says in this de-
cision that this is not like the nor
NAL schools which are maintained oS
the State. and it is also different
from the academies.
During our hearings. not only DUR
ing this session. but IN previous
wears. the statement has been mace
10 our committee and to others tnat
this institution was the property OF
the State Of Maine and as such must
he maintained by the State OF Maine.
I think that Is a mistake tnat mas
caused some little trouble IN one way
and another, and l just wanted IN
these few words to bring to the a.
teotion of the me-.,bers OF tnis
legislature the fact that our ap-
nronriation being increased to $lSo.-
900 was simply because the UNI
yersitv OF Maine needed that SASo'-
oo0. They have a deficit already
outside of that Of $4,000 which We
did not seem to feel as though we
had any right to give. but we did m
crease their maintenance to THIS
ann OF $3.50, 900, and have no DOUBT
With the co-operation Of the state
auditor that this money Will De wen
spent.
move that the resolve receive ''s
second reading.
Mr.. DEERING Of York: Mr.. Presi-
dent. l would like to ask through the
Chatr.'a question Of the Senato!
from Hancock, as to when the denc't
Of the University Of Maine was con-
tracted or created?
The PRESIDENT: The Senator
rrom Hancock hears the inquiry OF
the Senator from York. 80,
Mr.. KICKER: Mr.. President, 1 Will
saw that at the budget hearing the
question was asked Of President A'ey
by myself as to when this deheit &C.
CURED, and he stated that 1t had ac'
crued within the last two years. in