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

tha. tie crude and experimental form
which the bulge. then necessarily
took was Of great assistance: and we
are proud OF the fact that the hna2-
cIai record Of the State Of Maine DIR
ing the past Two years is as good as
it Is. You have heard no criticism al
verse 20 I
The budget was by statute 10 ne
submitted TO the Legislature n less
than Is Gays after i, convened Now
this Legislature convened TIE ls-
Gay Of January. The budget could
cave come IN from the Governor AMI
Council any dag after the Is,n ca
OF January Had the budget beer SUD
mitted by the Governor ard his
Council BY the 2och. 18th or Attn Ga-
Of January. x would have shortened
ire length Of thIs session four weeks
but i did not coma II until the 1874
cay Or FehruAry. ana many ma,
fas been asking himself Why. TO cor
rec. That is1aeSS this budget was
orSwn b. myself consulted one
man who had had lo-ger experience
on the budget than any other man:
consulted bookkeeping experr- 9th
er than that nobody saw this Until l.
was submitted 20 a committee
Now TIE idea % re Governor and
council furnishing the budget IS so
lar as - goes excellent: but / sub
nit tia. there IS a slight persUnp-
-ioa Il favor az some man expert IL
finance anc some men who have sat or
VIII sit IN the Legislature in add
ricE 20 the Governor and MS Counci,
say not exceeding above ten VINO
should nake 4 committee who would
attend these hearings. manage these
hearings. and make suggestions -
the Legisi1tura-suggestio ONLY II
ore state N t1ls union. tAe state 81
Mary and. the budget orn.ictes pre-
scrIoes me budget ard the Statute
says that ire Legislature shall no.
exceed II by one cent. Names bc1-
get nas been ana IS IL intent merely
suggestion 10 the legislature SO
II seemed wise 10 ne that the Govern
! or-oecaUse gentlemen. there : no
man il ,Ee State VITO koaxs the
/ needs Of the various institutions ii
tie State OF Maine better than an
: honest governor who is or ire Job
and -he State Auditor, w.o knows the
aaEone vcows il. and the State Trea =
! ure-. VINO - selected because he is a
man who knows something about
nnance. and the Chairman Of the com
ailsee OF appropriations and financial
Affairs on the part OF the Senate AMI
the Chairman Of the same commit
tee On the part of the House SCENT i
, ~ ne to be as near model board as
Ne could ind for the G-st trial; and
SO l have suggested that they saalI
oe The budget committee.
! Now ! do no- intend 70 pass over
any Of the objections ,ha, seen. seri-
Gus that the gentleman from Portland
. Mr. Rounds has made He fovn,:
! fault t1at the budget committee who
! were not state officials 70 II. the
two Members On tire part OF the Lax
stature. should receive $500 per day
and their expenses. Now FATTY. Of
course. The members Of This prese--
/ legislature. = they assemble under
this bill uext fall cannot get the $500
per day; but knowing them as well as
{ 90, know that they will come and
J Will serve, but I ma ata;n tina, the
/ members OF succeeding legislatures
! Will hereafter be entitled to their s.. 90
Per gay, and 1 .eav. that TO the lay
ye-S Of TIE House as being perfectly
PAN. This Legislature. OF course.
! can create a. Office which a man can
60 Ito hereafter who IS Tot a mem
! Der Of this Legislature. and ne VII.
get his pay. So that takes away ma.
! constitutional objection.
; Now the theory is that these gen
3D.
erlaz of the Legislature and TIA,
, they shall s-s- require as TIE law i
now, tina, every concern that is after
State money shall submit report as
70 what they did with the money
There IS nothing new about that.
ard il Is provided that every concern
wishing money OUT OF the inconi?g
. Legislature snail come IN and maze
their wants known. There is aotn-
ing move! about tha.. Then these men
meeting sometime II November or
Decen Der, at Ihe!- leisure shall coz
I slider t.e ways and means OF the state,
and tae needs Of cse State and they
snail taoUla.e - form as shall seem
T.sest 70 them what II their Judge
Tnen- shall De the Institutions that
shall have = ard wka. amount lre
/ State can afford 70 give them. l
realize that this - hard task Tie
! -exr time you have friend hers i.
! Augusta % entertain Tor q dor or
! two. lake n advice ard uaA- him
across tie rive- 10 see the Insane Hos
/ pItaI- Take him down through those
three or four miles o. corridors. g
INTO that ward where a buiid:n x WA:
constructed TO take care OF cur s.s-
! ;ers. our cousins. ana our suats
Tao are bit insane. and you
! will fad u taas building today
where room was constructed sup
pose6-y FOR oae occupant with FIVE
cot beds II IL Take your friend dow,
! there; II viii DC Al eye-opener 10 you
and you viii realize that the budget
, committee has a very hard prot Isu1 De-
! lore Il when It has 20 determine wheth-
er the insane hospital shall have $500
or Is, SO. and you will send back home
I enc person who viii not be criticism 2
/ the amount 0. money that is approprt-
! atsd for that institution. then Il you
| viii tell Tie that you consider tha. the
! state is spending any more money than
! i. should for these unfortunate wards
tia. We have all over the State NC
! viii have no further argument abou.
! The proposition l bring this Up .o- the
( purpose Of showing that the budget
! committee -as TASK before y that -
to ny mind. a little short Of tremea-
! Gous Then confronted with the cues
> ton whether We snail raise a hundred