Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-04-08

II the committee overlooked this, it
shoulo De put in at this time.
presume they will explain their
part of it. '''e''
Mr.. PIERCE of Sanford. Mr.
Patten Academy, $4,000 for naw
construction. 1t has been the rnIs
OF the Legislature for a wear thar
they would not give academies mon
ey Tor new construction. There is
no resolve In for maintenance. The
committee felt that it would not give
anytnlng Tor new construction, and
as long as the academy did not ask
Ior maintenance. it was felt that
possibly 1t did not want it for main
tenance. There was several acod-
emies that did not ask for main
tenance at all. There were other
academies that asked for construc-
tlon' which we have kept out.
nave a good deal of sympathv
1or Patten Academy that they did
not nave resolve in, but l feel that
this amendment should not be ad-
oed TO the resolve at the present time
because 1t opens up big field. The
committee gave lot of attention to
az OF these and had hearings on
all or them; and it would mean a
good deal, think, if this was open
ed up now with an amendment
winch might mean other amend
ments and when the committee has
given every cent that it felt it should
give. In some cases it almost seems
as though the committee gave more
tnan they ought to. The appropria-
tlon is larger than it was two wears
ago. All academies asking for help
1or maintenance, received as much
as they did two years ago. | hone
the motion of the gentleman from
kingman, Mr.. Campbell, will not
prevail.
Mr.. CAMPBELL of Kingman:
Members of the House, it appears to
me that this is only a case \ f ius
tice and that Patten Academy ought
to have a little help. That is all
that l can say and it is wholly in
Your hands as to the adoption OF
the amendment. 1t is up to you.
The SPEAKER: The question is
on the adoption of House Amend
ment A. Is the House ready for the
question.
Mr.. PIERCE of Sanford: Mr..
Speaker, l feel that if this amend
ment goes through it will mean a re-
opening of the whole situation, that
the committee will have to recall the
resolve and make up a new budget
| on these academies, which would take
some time; and l hope that the mo-
tion will not prevail
The SPEAKER: Is the House
| ready for the question?
A viva voce vote being taken, the
! motion to adopt House Amendment
A failed of passage. Thereupon the
resolve had its second reading and
| was passed to be engrossed.
The SPEAKER: The House now
! reaches unfinished business of Yes
terday. which unfinished business
| was the discussion of an act relat-
ing to amateur boxing contests, s.
J.. GAS, S. d. 312, the pending ques-
ton being indefinite postponement.
The gentleman from Rockland, Mr.
| Thompson. has the floor.
Mr.. THOMPSON: / think. Mr..
| Speaker, that finished my remarks
last night.
| Mr.. ATWOOD of Portland: Mr..
| Speaker and members of the House:
My interest in this matter is three
| fold. First. as one of the nine mem
bers of the committee on Legal Af-
fairs that reported this measure
| ought to pass, believing it to be wise
and proper legislation. Second. as
| believer in the promotion of clean
athletic sports-and l am thorough
| ly convinced that amateur boxing is
properly within this classification
and, third, as a member of the or
| ganization which proposed this legis-
lation and sponsors it, the American
Legion.
This bill relates solely to amateur
! boxing contests, and I think I may
| we'll preface my remarks with an
outline of what the present law pro-
|, vides.
Section four of Chapter 125 of the