Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-02-09
LEGISLATIVE.
SENAEE.

Term Of the Criminal Court in the coun.
" Of Penobscot--to increaseithc salary O
the Register Of Probate Cor the county o.
Franklin-bill additional to an act incor
porating the city of Matchmaking fur
ther provision for the protection Of public
highways.
Committee ON Banks and Banking,
reported a bill to increase the capital
stock Of the Ocean Bank, Kennebunk,
$4,000.
Committee on Agriculture reported a
bill recognizing the Board Of Agricul, ure
which was laid on the table and ofde red
m be printed.
Committee OH Mercantile Affairs and In.
surance. reported a bill E'r the extension
Of the charter Of Maine Charitable Me.
chanics Association.
Committee on Education reported a
bill to authorize school districts to raise
money for the support Of schools.
Petitions presented and referred-Of
Jonas Dury ct al for aid to build road
in No. 2. range 6. Aroostook county;
Henry Clark ct al in favor Of the East
Maine Conferanc Seminary.
HOUSE.
M Lincoln, Of Hallowell. moved .
reconsideration Of the vote, by which
the House acceb,ed the report Of the
Joint Select Committee to nominate
three Commissioners to consider and re.
port 10 the Legislature, upon the Judici-
ary system. He said that il any question
had been propounded to this Legislature
with more force than Any other, it was
that we revise the Courts. The House
oil along seemed to be in favor Of revi.
sion aud the Senate had clearly indica.
ted their views, and that, too. by large
majority. The fist thing we knew. the
chairman Of that commission sends in u
remons,rance 10 this Hnuse with his
uan,e at its head, against revision Of
the Judiciary system. II the House
really desire this revision, ill they leave
i, to such board =! lie said it was not
proper to discuss the merits Of the ques.
lion a, this time, but the people are act.
ually suffering under the present. state Of
things-ceuainly III the central and ives.
tern parts Of the State. Look at the
last cnur, held in Augusta. Tuere was
n session Of 80 or 50 days. with 800 or
100 actions on the docket. and ouIy 10
cases tried by the jury, while the jurors
pay amounted to 1900. This Court sd, so
long and yet accomplished SO little ; and
he had reason believe this was 4 fair
specimen Of the Courts in the central
and western parts of,he State. The cas-.
tern part. perhaps VAS not 80 bad.
Nj Lincoln. Of Bath. was in favor Of
the reconsideration.
MI Hill. Of Bangor. said as the gen.
slemen from Halloweli aud Bath had al.
iuded t. the commissioners. he tel. call
ed upon to say a w"r in reply. He full
u agreed with the gentleman from Bath.
that we ough, toI,ave commissioners that
would give the question fair e1amina.
ton !: bu, wha. is the object'"n urged
here against the present names! That
they are not al on one side of the case.
Is such the way t"e"mpose committees
and other tribunals I" decide important
matters BY no means. Gov Kent Is
we'll known TO all the members Of the
House. aud all the people Of the State
and il was ~ imposition on HIM to say
that he vac not TO be trusted on this
commission, and it would lie so consId-
cred all over the State. lie who has
been entrusted with the highest office
and dignites Of your State. is not lit to
he placed on this commission What
have these men To do Not to report
upon one side alone. II 50 none Of them
will consent to 81: aud act but we want
them to give this whole subjec. Of Judici
larry system a candid investigation. con.
slider i, in all IFS bearings, report to US
their convictions. aud the result OF their
iabors. Now the gentleman from Hal
lowell admits that the Eastern part OF
the State i. satisfied with the presentsys.
tenn. Why then should they not have
one Of the commissioners to represent
their views. He said he did not know
wha, the opinions Of the two were, but
he did know that they did no, belong to
the party to which he formerly belonged
Or the one to which ne now claimed to
belong, and he thought the commission
ers ought not all to be taken from the
wild ca, drive. This was another reason
why Coz Kent should be retained.
Il 10 remarkable fact, that the pres
ent system had worked well 10 some
paris Of the State. Actions entered for
rial in the Eas, can he tried aud finish.
ed in six months. Why not SO every.
where, At the time o. the adoption Of
this systsm, Penobscot was worse of than
any other par, Of the State, bu. the new
Judges that xsSe then appointed vent
10 work in earnest N clear of the docket,
end accomplished il; and he had no
doub. III honest efIost on the part OF the
court could'tr all the actions in other
sections Of the State.
M Hill moved the yeas and nays and
they were ordered.
Mr. Lincoln Of Hallowell, said Gov
Kent declares. by his remonstrance. that
he is opposed to revision that his
mind is already made mp, and wi,hou.
any examination he is ready to report a.
gains, It. Now he (Mr l. fully admit.
ted that no man was better qualified for
Q trus, Of this kind than Gov Kent. il he