Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-02-01
Letter from Augusta.

/ l1th As the date for final Adjournment I'm,
the senate promptly tabled it. where it s,l 4
! remains. IL j. conceded that the question
depends upon whether a general r. r. law
| Is passed or not. II such an act is passed
| the cause OF much feeling. discussion and
/ committee labor will have been done away
with aud the Legislature may eertainly
| close it, session ut or before the 20,h II
/ such law Is not passed will stake NV
reputation as legislative prophet. that
| March will not find the last servant or TIE
people packed and gone and the Capital
/ deserted by the law makers.
| The seats IN both branches are now tucd
Tor good The last contested ease. that
from your county. has been decided let A.,
/ hope. to the satisfaction OF all concerned.
/ The Committee on Senatorial vote, report
/ ell in favor of ". T.. Hadlock contested
against john Moore the sitting member
! The old gentleman was ou>ted. but he Ia.
ore consolation. his pay was voted f,r the
whole term. sothat financially. h. is better
OIL than his more fortunate n-ighbnrs who
]
John received hi, sentence with outward
/ composure, but it j. said. with curse, M,
! loud. but deep, and determination that
next year would find him the upper dog in
The fight. 20 you. Hancock Republicans.
mas a. well prepare to look out ipr your
scalp~ Al the coming autumn election
Speaking OF the upper dog IN The nsht
remind, me that David Barker, who j. thi.
winter member OF the House, occupied A
I part OF an evening last week hy giyinr A
public reading the Representative Han III
some of his most prominent poems includ-
in. The Under Dog In the Fighl -" .The
{ Covered Bridge" and Others. aud cla>in.
with My FIRST Courtship,r which brought
down the house The tBard % Exeter
has written some very pretty and touching
things. but also, much dogg-rel. and many
verses unfit tor publication. hi, Empty
Sleeve. aud Covered Brid.-" viii be ~
memO"rcI. learn that he la. under adj
Nl>enent an offer from prominent pub
fishing hOu,e To publish has poems puihc
same evening. President Allen 81 Oruuo.
delivered a short lecture upon the ''Cunli-
iinn and Prospects III The college Of Agrl-
culture. |, WAS IN able lecture. but. b.iu,
saudwiichcl Ia between Barker, reading.
Il failed To produce the least ctf-c,. The
associations were unfortunate, Aud Il {, to
be hoped that the next Cine he speaks d.
IA" Capital. he may have more time
The resolve appropTiasius money for the
erection of Normal school building a,
CASTING has caused murh discussion aud
come hard talk The House voted ID ~
commit IL the Committee With Instructions
10 taAr into consideration the otter from
Belfast; anI tgom other localities It wen,
taeA - the >eA4:" 4ui th~y refused ID ln
80, hut insisted on tlclr former vote d, ot.-
-Fp--. /, then :rctutnei The House again.
ami silcr long AMI animated Discus, Oh
Saturday. e ~. passed 10 p" rnerp- .,-l
wiki a proyi,o that C1stinr furnished s.
90 In addition II the slU 80 voted &, ~.
sufficient 70 erect the necessary buildings.
g.. 4" the acceptance Of the Governor auI
Council.
\ hard railroad night has come up IN tn,
case OF The petitioners for charter for !
a railroad from Lewiston % Auburn Ihl.
propose. "a hc q broad gauge anI 10 con
Meet he Grand Trunk road with lcSt,tou
by hui.d.ug about , mile, OF road ont 90
DanSiilr Junction. The Maine t-n.ra
came OUT against the moy ciucnl nl.h ID,
fan power. The bill wa> reported from
The II. X. Committee by bare majority
after hard hght. and Ii passed In The Sen.
ale 10 be cngrossed after another struggle
4nIsa, then thought - hr safe. But uu
Friday . motion va, made 10 reconsider
which brought on another night ending ID
assigning "Wednesday (to-morrow) for con
sidering the question OF Reconsideration
IL Is thought the Maine Central will b,
powerful enough By that time 10 Xii IN.
measure, all OF which will be another ar.
gument in favor of General Il. K. Law
, \ few words personal a. regards som,
OF The delegation from your section. Han
cock and ashington counties. ! don
: propose 10 put them through the "Percic'
style ofinteryicwing and describe the color
of their eyes, the length OF their hair and
beard. the condition OF their hnger nai!-
Sc, nor any Of those little pecularities .
| personal appearance which seem 10 be ia.
. stock in trade OF the modern feminine IN
terviewer. Such style may be takin,
but there l. Just a little fear that il NAV b,
run into the ground
, At the head stands Senator Kinks D
/: Bucksport whose age AID legislative *
perience entities him 10 the respect an,
leadership OF the Senate. He j. chairman
OF Two of the most important committee
/ of the Observation-Disclosures, aud OF Spe.!a
, Committee on Prohleitory law. His al
vice i eagerly sought aud his remarks al
teniiyely listened 10, and, although at time
inclined 10 be little stubborn. his merit
/ a A legislator and knowledge Of parliA
mentary usages give him an important pc
, >iti0n iu tbs Senate chamber. His coguo-
men-''Old Reliability" has not been inap
propriately applied. He says he laid asidI
. his carpenters tools 10 come 10 Augusta
and shall take them up again upon his re
turn probably never to be returned agail
10 the legislature.
, Col. ". 4. Hadlock is comparatively
, young man. has but just taken hls seat Al
the Senate board, and consequently | am
unable 10 speak knowingly OF his abiliiiri
IS a legislator. He comes well recon
mended however. and besides his persona
+ appearance is IN his favor.
The Senators from Washington Co. arr
ID. j. Sawyer and ID. X. Chase. This /,
Mr.. sa@yer's second term. He Is one o
the most quiet men In the senate-an ear
r nest. shrewd business man. OF few word,
but willing worker. Mr.. Chase has had
some legislative experience, /, good busi
ness man, a fair d batter. but more of
scholar. His new theory of tidal causes i,
causing considerable discussion among
scientific men. He gave full explanation
OF his theory before the Board of Edura-
ton at a public meeting last week
[ IN the House | find only two members
from Hancock Co. who have had previous
legislative experience. ~. Nhlttnore,
republican, of Verona and |. l.. Partridge
democrat. of Orland. Thomas n. LORD
from Bluehill is the youngest member IN
that body and a good worker on his COM
: NATURALIZATION for which he has spec
ial qualifications. being a graduate OF the
Eastern Normal School.
From Washington Co.. | find that old
political warehouse i. \. Pike who is 50
well known TO political readers in the State
that reference is unnecessary. He is a
leader in the House and a. chairman OF
the committee on General railroad law ha
an opportunity of doing himself credit aud
benefltting the citizens Of the State.
The following petitions, de-, from YOUR
section have been presented since my last,
and duly referred !--Ksmonstrance OF A.
j. Whiting and sixty-three others of Mt.
Desert and Henry IL. Clark and nineteen
others of fremont against extension OF
Bar Harbor telegraph line; petitions Of
, citizens of Milbridge Steuben Franklin