Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-20

Senate.


Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. LErrIsG-
WELL Of Gardner. M
The journal of Yesterday proceedings was
read and approved. M A
Papers from the House were disposed of
In concurrence.
On motion of Mr.. KINKS of Hancock, the
report of the Railroad Commissioners was
referred to the committee on Railroads.
Mr.. FOSTER Of Penobscot ofthe committee
on the Judiciary, reported bill relating to
the Trustees of African Methodist Episcopal
Church. Read and assigned. 7v" ''''1 --''''"''.'
Mr.. FOSTER of Penobscot, of Joint Special
committee, reported a resolve providing for
the purchase Of the Maine State Year Book
and Legislative Manual. Read and assigned.
This resolve authorizes the Secretary of
State to contract for 500 copies of this publ
cation, at Sl.25 per copy. Also so copies for
the special use of the Secretary of States
office. Besides the usual matter, the publ
cation is to contain rules and orders, legisla-
tive committees and State map.
On motion Of Mr.. DNoLEY of Andres
coggin,
ORDERED, That the Committee on the Ju-
dietary inquire into the expediency of amend
ing chap. 1872 Of the public laws of 1871, so
that hides or other material coming into this
State from other States, for the purpose of
manufacture, may be exempt from taxation.
Mr.. DINGLEy of Androscoggin, of the COM
mittee on Manufactures, reported a bill to in
corporate the Farwell Mills in Lisbon. Read
and assigned. s.' s-+tl va gs'A
Mr.. KExEEDY of Lincoln, of the committee
on Legal Reform, reported that the bill re-
quiring blanks to be furnished trial justices;
also the act relating to criminal jurisdiction
of magistrates, ought not to pass.
On motion of Mr.. Morris of Cumberland,
xba tatp
inquire into the expediency of repeating so
much Of chap. 80 of the Revised Statutes as
relates to bounty for destroying bears.
On motion Of Mr.. KINKS of Hancock, the
majority and minority reports of the Com
mittee on Senatorial Votes, relating to the
Thirteenth Senatorial District, (Waldo
county, were taken from the table, the ques
ton being on that Senator's motion, the ac-
ceptance Of the minority for the majority re-
port.
Mr.. KINKS remarked that he was fully
aware of the disadvantages with which he APP
preached the question. 1t is known and I'M
derstood that of a committee of seven, that
he was the only dissenting member. That
fact Of itself is calculated to throw distrust
and doubt upon the views of the minority.
Another disadvantage that he was under. was
that the Senate saw before them a me-
chanic who spends his days at home in labo-
rious labor at the bench But it is not i'm
probable, said he, that person Of low at
tainments may, on some things, have bet
a-,,..;or,s1 - n.,,,;n;ns, afgcor for vears
.apsaad h;,,, : rno.Iaf,a ~ ,ha NOV e,cct;on
-a,,rr. ,ara :, ID +. ma Tho Iaw wb;cb cavern
ad Ne ,bougbt the matter was nre;udued
We have seen II IN the papers that VIM H.
Mel a,lan il elected. and an honorable SEN
.,or nrocla;mod IL Yesterday. in his seat. that
WmH McIellan was elected and ought to
have 4 seat at this board.
II might be thought that he was using fac
,;a,,. a,ro.;s;on fos nol;tical consiaerations.
hitch f. dIscla;med Neither was Il a cues.
t;or ~ man but of nr;ncinles. - ifi9
The two renorts are before us. and he
fs.red the minds Of some were SO determined,
th.t thew ma not read them. He should
ITO ana o. over the ground understandinply.
.na the, lot the senate decide ~
The ouestion turns ON 4 single mint of how
rsnv hailo,s vare cast2 There was mo eon-
troxersv .hont the number of votes each cam
d;d.ta receiyed. and in order that the SENATE
MIGHT pndsy stand the matter he would exnlain
tho d;ffsr once ha,veen a ballot and a vote. II
one or more names of persons eligible to an
Office il upon 4 sin of paper it is a ballot; but
aanh .ar.rs,a Mama mon Il constitutes it a
vota haIiot !. .vnonvmons 10 a vote. The
Senator continued 10 exnlain the meaning of
hsIlot md vote and said that the rnle when
oncI;ad - M. d;.tr;ct. which vas comnosed
81 tvo Senators did not work. because il
takas two votes N make one ballot He mn.
dartook IN saw v;tbont fear of contradiction
th.t vhan ,hese ballots were nut into the box'
II v.s nt,erlv imnoss;ble 70 toll how many
vota. vsra m. there 70 ;llastrate If Won
soc a r;la of wood can Won tell how msnv
io.a. !, ,ook 70 ,nale that n;Ia2 Neither can
Vol, ,eI, how m.ry votes Il tales IN maize a
ballot There Is no mystery about the matter !:
Il !. a nIa;n case
Every ratnrn sant ont from the office Of
Sacratsrv ~ STATE contains the Law which the
San.,c- yosd ord ,bonrht thar no,hino conId
be ris;rer- mr. conId there ba any m;sannre.
hers;or :. ~ vh,t ! ballot Il
Ua cher ,,.ocsol,aa 70 Give b;s v;aws NJ IN
char corss;,,,,ed tho Loo, elact;or of n Ssna.
tor He rom.t receive maturity og Ali hal.
lots cast In the district or 70 stste il more
dist;nc,lv more than one half az the nieces
of naner cnsf What il the effect of scratch.
inc names? II helms defeat men whose names
&c a,asaa hn, doas not holm elact any othay
person. There is the same number of bal
lots left of which the candidate must have q
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