Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-14

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ITEM
Maine State Prison
49,
Auditors records:
E Up fer 1911 s.ss, g: ,
Maintenance for isl7 ...,..... 1871, -. l..
Less pensions Observation-Disclosures. 800 ~
Net cost o. maintenance Gss s4s II
igIS
Auditors records:
Expended for ISss. &C.. Sc. .SAS,s
Fens!ohs -.----..--... eEa75
Ess54a
Goa bunker AID
ooile: ................. .,-as
Maintenance .---.--. EE SIS. q SIS SO "a
BCca year. for maintenance 81 50 e
The warden stated In this hall Q snor
tine ago thA. the a1Hoer Of prisoners
IN Tnonaston averaged ~ for each o:
the two years. 4 total o. -. TIE cos
10 keep thsse 100 prisoners lou: 80
Apiece Fer annem Thi. is about twice
what II costs to keep = prisoner n Cum
teriaRd county
Junior Volunteers
l never heard % tie JUNIOR Volun
teers before came 10 taIs Legsla cu-e
This year. ! fn6 tha. there hAs been
exI ENDED for the purpose Of the Junior
Volunteers, whatever purros= that IA
be. II
; s ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3 =; = :, :.
lo,a4 @ Observation-Disclosures. SIS so. 81
I understand hat some Of III. rnoa-v
has been paid back to the state o.
farmers ou- il IS safe 10 say tha- s1a5
6G IS net loss 20 the State
Governor Mi-Hkea made 70 -ets-en =
20 this eighth Of million dollars sx-
penditu-e Which has come Up Under his
administration Il hiz inaugural mes.
sage. l think this Legislature s:lo1 I'D
require an accounting OF both the re-
ce.pts ana disbursements OF the JUNO:
Volunteers. ana take steps 20 See tia;
this organization IS mined: lately DIS
banded
ITEM.
I IIsa 10 cal! the atterL tor u .l.;s
House 10 the numerous sum. that have
tesu Transferred troz. the safe cor
tiasenc fund il tie past tvo years.
In 1915 these transfers were svs:- =
In 1877 these transfers we're, Es5sl. =
To&S- Ger tyo years ....... EeS -1s'..
Understood the State conrinSen.
fund vas i fund 10 De used for ene--
gencies only. I also understand TIA;
there can pc no emergency arise wtea
the Legislature Is IN session.
state 10 the members 0. this
House that during the last session OF
the Legislature, and also during tie
present session, the Governor trans
ferred money. not for emergencies,
but for maintenance OF the State
sums from the State contingent, tu0i
Log rolling ne have been accused
OF. but desire TO state tina, any sys-
TEN of accounting or Of BUDGETS tha7
lets 4 Legislature appropriate spe
cific sums FOR maintenance Of ou-
Institutions. and then puts a fund
Of half million dollars IN the haa3E
CT the Governor which re can Civ
to the institutions that he favors. is
a rotten system and should be ab1,-
ished
Gentlemen, under any SUCH system
this Legislature might as well make
one appropriation Of say two niillo-
dollars. place i N the Governor
hands TO expend. and adjourn I have
ner taken up the matter - the hig:.--
way department. but. believe NE, De-
fore this body adjouras. viii ZAP
piause)
move that This bill be Indefinitely
postponed. and that We GO into the
loG-rolling business.
M. BARNES Of Hou.ton. MI
Speaker and gentlemen A good
many Of aIs probably have been
troubled over some Of the things
that trouble the genia! soul from
Portland and some OF Us NAV lave
been troubled over good many items
that the father Of the House IS now
SO worried about: and it is with. 4
sincere and honest effort 10 obviaIe
bill. was drafted. Now II possibly
might arouse aotipatay against -h=
bill If the authorship were known AMI
possibly it nigh. give the bill little
standing if IFS authorship were
known New before you read this
paper I will acknowledge myself =
be the sole author.
The septleman from Portland CHR
Rounos) knows more or less about the
workings OF the budget and any
business man who has eight million
dollars 10 spend u months N these
times OF sharp competition Is 1utta
ant TO speculate and think over how
ne IS 9osng TO expend tie eight mil
Log dollars or ordr that he MAJ na+e
z little revenue back TO himself Il
ne is running q proht-sharins busi-
.ess I am told the wssest business
men do consult and figure hov much
-asy VIII expend for superin,endencs
SO much for adve--isirg-se MT II.
for stoek-so much for this. that ,ln''
the other Nov we do pa-- Of he
business of this eight million colia
CORPORATION. and We should be very
jealous OF our right TO dc all tha
the Law requires OF Us We got a!on
fer a hundred years without bud
.e- when the annual expenditures o-
the State were Only $3.50. 900 and me
,alen. OF the State was just IS good
as il IS now and there we're Just as
many men willing to go TO the Leg
;sIature as there are nov in proper
rior to the population When i. was
only that little 100000 proposition
men Of average business capacity