Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-01-16
SATURDAY, Jan. Il

SATURDAY, Jan. IA.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. CRAM of Augusta.
Papers from the Senate disposed of in con-
currenca
A communication was received from the
Attorney General of the State transmitting
his annual report.
On motion of Mr.. REED of No. IL,
ORDERED, That the Committee on Legal
Reform be instructed to inquire into the ex-
pediency Of SO amending the public laws re-
1ating to highways, as to oblige surveyors of
highways to lay down fences on north and
west sides of highways, in exposed places, in
winter, to prevent the snow from drifting.
On motion Of Mr. WILLARD,
ORDERED, That the Committee on Educa-
ton be instructed to inquire into the expedi-
ency of having a uniformity of text books in
our common schools throughout the State.
On motion of Mr.. BURGESS,
ORDERED, That any committee to whom
shall be referred any petition or act of incor-
poration for any company which is authorized
to incorporate under the existing laws, shall
report the same back to the House or Senate
with 'sleave to Withdraw" and this order
shall be published in the Kennebec Journal
until February LIST.
Mr.. HoBsoN, from the Committee on In
terror Waters, on petition of /. J. Carr, re-
ported can act to incorporate the Kennebec
and Chelsea Ice Company. Read and as
signed.
Mr.. WILsox arose and said
Mr.. SPEAKER IL see by the Journal this
morning, that in the remarks of the gentle
man from Kennebunkport yesterday, he is re-
ported as protesting and speaking in behalf Of
the fifty thousand voters in this State.
would call on the gentleman for his creden-
tials, and inquire of him if he construes this
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the town Of Thomsston.
Mr.. CoUsENs-I suppose that every gentle
man composing this House feels that he is an
independent individual, and has right to
speak for himself, and if he pleases, to speak
for others. lifelong to the democratic party,
and think we have right to speak for those
with whom we are associated. ! think that
have as much right to speak for the demo-
cratic party as any member of the House.
believe that the democratic party should be
represented upon that com mittee, and be-
lieve thatI had the right as much as any other
individual to urge it upon the attention of the
House. III the gentleman's constituents in
Thomaston do not wish me to include them,
they may be excluded.
Mr.. WILSON, accept the gentleman's ex-
PLANTATION excluding my constituents. l claim
to speak not only for my constituents, but
for the democracy of Thomaston. would
not have called the attention of the House to
this, but see that they represent me as say
ing that do not care whether republicans or
democrats are on that committee. My re-
mark was, that / did not care whether the
order passed or not / will add one further
inquiry of the gentleman from Kennebunk-
port, and it is, whether he consulted with a
single member of the minority upon the floor
of this House before he introduced his order.
A.. IL IL
er.
Mr.. WLsox-Then Mr.. Speaker, simply
have to add, that while he protests for tie
democracy of Maine, protest against any
member of the minority of this House getting
up here and introducing politics in the name
of the democratic party of Maine. / concede
to the gentleman the right to speak for his
constituents, but without consultation with a
solitary member of the minority, to get up
here and enter his protest for the entire
democracy of Maine, fifty thousand in num-
Der, as he styles them, enter my protest
against that in the future. do this without
any unkindness to the gentleman from Ken
nebunkport or anybody else.
Mr.. CousEss-I think there is no occasion
for the gentleman to have any unkind feel
ings in this matter / am not to blame if
he is incorrectly reported in his remarks.
The gentleman would seem to indicate that I
am to blame for that.
Mr.. WmsoN-Not at all.
Mr.. CoUsEss-Then misunderstood Won.
wish to add, Mr.. Speaker, that there are
certain general questions of great political
parties, that every member of the party feels
as though he had right to defend and protect
without consulting every member of his par
ty. do not think the gentleman from Thorn
aston thinks am out Of the traces and wants
TO whip me in. or anything of the kind. /
shall not attempt to whip any of my demo.
cratic bretheren in if they happen to kick out
think we shall have good feeling toward
each other, for there is no occasion for any.
thing contrary TO that. But if l understand
the drift Of his remarks, it seems to me that
he took me to whip somebody else for not re-
porting him correctly.
Mr.. WMsoN-Not in the least.
Mr.. CoUsENs-I must protest againt that
Adjourned.
CoRREcTIoS.--In the discussion Friday
on the order introdced by Mr.. Cousens, MI
Cram is incorrectly reported as favoring the
order when passed, in the first instanc, ant
before the reconsideration took place.
BuIs, PETITIONS, &C., PRgsEsTED AND RE-
F FERRED.
BY Mr.. WnIrxoRE-Petition Of w. I. EN-
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