Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-28
THE 18th LEGISLATURE
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similar character III the future. on,
gentlemen. know that large per-
centage Of the States entire resour
ces go out through the educational
department. There Is no question in
my mind that committees in the
past have been just. as careful in ap-
portioning the funds committed to
them as has this cornmittee Of this
Legislature. Be that as it may, we
have been very careful to be fair and
just, and SO far as possible generous
toward all demands. but we have not
only looked at conditions that obtain
today but have tried to look into the
future and cover conditions that
might, by some possibility. arise. and
as in a very modest sense the guard
ians of the future interest of the
state, We have acted precisely oppo-
site to our individual, personal in
clnations in this matter. because
every man on the committee would
gladly have held up both hands to
give the bill passage if there were
nothing coming in the future. But
the fact is, gentlemen. that this IS
one of the most important bills that
you have considered, although 1t
does not show that it has very much
importance on it's surface. 1t is the
key-log, if that is the proper term TO
USE of great jam. If you allow
this one to so down stream. you are
certainly going to start something.
| do not mean by this that in the
future the state will be called upon
to match $1,000 or $4,000 of its
money against four or five times that
amount from individual subScrip-
tons, but l mean that the State will
be called upon to aid in constructing
nigh school buildings all over the
state, and YOU know what that will
mean. Now l see no reason why the
high schools should not receive all
the consideration that is given to the
academies. but the fact is that the
state has never given the high school
this consideration. and it is up to
YOU to say whether you will open~the
sluceway. 1t means an expenditure
in the future, in the aggregate. of
hundreds of thousands OF dollars,
and 1t may reach a point where it
will raise the rate of taxation. That
is to be considered. Now gentlemen,
, you understand that. as committee,
we do not stan1 as the contestants
Of this bill. but we simply lay this
matter over on your shoulders. AS
committee we simply wash our
hands of any responsibility i'll che
matter.
House may clearly understand what
the matter is before it, the Chair will
repeat the situation. The reports OF
ought not t. pass was accepted i'll the
House and the papers come back from
, the Senate with the resolve substitute
for the report. and engrossed as amend
ed by TWO Senate amendment.
Mr.. ALDEN Of Gorham: Mr.. Speaker.
| move that we adhere to our former
position.
The SPEAKER: The question is now
! on the motion of the gentleman from
farsonstield. Mr.. Granville. that We
| substitute the resolve for the report.
! The House earlier in the session, fer
the purpose of getting at the matter.
reconsdercd its acceptance OF the ra-
, port. enc tire pending question now is
, lfG TicI = IL 10 SUBSTITUTE u & { iot
the Ieicrt AS many as are in favor
thereof will say aye: those opposed. no.
A viva voce vote being doubted
A division of the House was had.
Thirty-two having voted in the at
frmative and 80 in the negative. the
mot on to substitute the resolve for the
report failed Of ra sage
NJ. ALDEN of Gorham: Mr.. Speaker.
move we cdNere to our former action.
The SPEAKER: The Chair will state
that we have reconsidered our former
action on the acceptance of the report,
and the gentleman from Gorham. Mr..
Alden. moves that we now accept the
report ought not to pass; and is thai
the Flea sure of the House?
TIE euron the House votel to attept
the report ought not to Ias:.
On motion by Mr.. Rounds of Port
land, it was voted to take from the
table House Document No. 500, An
Act to amend Chapter 29S Of the Pub
| lie Laws Of 1917. relating to small
|, loan agencies. tabled this morning;
and on further motion by the same
gentleman. the bill received its third
reading in new draft and was passed
to be engrossed.
On motion by Mr.. Maher Of Au-
gusta, it was voted to take from the
table House Document No. 439. An
Act amendatory and additional to
Section % Of Chapter 1870 Of the Re-
vised Statutes. relating to offenses
against the public health. safety and
policy and requiring dealers in cigar
cites to post in their stores, shops or
places of business placard upon
which shall be printed a copy Of Sec
ton 20 Of Chapter 1870 of the Re-
vised Statutes. prohibiting the sale
of cigarettes to minors. On further
motion by the same gentleman, the
report ought to pass was accepted:
and on further motion by the same
gentleman. under suspension Of the
rules, the bill received it's three sew
eral readings and was passed to I've
engrossed.
On motion by Mr. Wilson of Port
land. it was voted to take from the
table Senate Document No. 1885, re
lating to the registration of motor
vehicles recalled from the engross-
ing office.
Mr.. WILSON,: Mr.. Speaker. I
have an amendment to offer and
move it's adoption. The amendment
is quite long, and perhaps I ian ex-
plain it. 1t only changes two words