Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-02-07

tee on Elections, advocated the majority re.
port, ccntending that the will Of the people,
when 1t can be ascertained, should have ex.
preston, regardless of technical informalities
on the part of town officers, when no fraud
or attempt at fraud is charged, and there was
no such charge in this case. He cited author
tiles In support of his position, and maintained
that the provision in the Constitution, which
had been cited in favor of the minority
report, was merely directory.
Mr.. kiMBALL replied.
Mr.. POWERS advocated the majority re-
port. 1t was not claimed before the commit
tee, by Mr.. Drisko, that if the warrant had
been posted seven days instead of six that the
result would have b. en- different or not such
difference as would have elected him. He
opposed the disfranchisement of the voters of
Machias on account of Il technically, and
continued at some length in his commentaries
on the law and the rights of voters.
Mr.. kEILoCu supported the minority re.
port, denying that the constitutional provis-
ion referred to was merely directory, and
maintaining that it was mandatory.
Mr.. TALBOT advocated the minority report,
and replied to the arguments advanced by
tie friends of the majority report.
Mr.. YATES spoke in favor of the majority
report.
a sharp discussion followed. participated
in by Messrs. Powers, Talbot, Swasey, Kim
ball and Williams
The Yeas and Nays were ordered on mo-
ton OF Mr.. KlMBALL, and, being taken the
result was In the negative, as follows:
YEAs.-Messrs. Babbidgo, Bailey, Barker, Bart
lett, bradbury of Oldtown. Bradbury of kingtield
Bryant, Caldwell, CARL, eastman, Edes, Estes,
Farrington. Frost, rockingham, Goodwin. Cove
Harding, Haskell, Hatch Hathorn, Houghton
keene OF Bremen, kelioch kimball, Lane, LAWYER
leon Nt
Porter, Moulton OF ScArboro', Morrow, Nckerson
0nllette, Phinney, Porter, Reed. Sanborn of Etna,
sherman. stuart. Tab6ut, Talbot, Tibbets, Viii.
Massachusetts, Abbot, Aldrich, Baker, Black,
B Boar. nan Drawn, Burbank, Campbell, Carvill,
Crowell, Denison, Dowst Drake, Fernald. Files,
Foster, Gibbs Grant, Guptll, Hawks, Hunter,
Hurd, johnson, Judd, Knowlton Iamson Libby,
Longfcllow. Lord, Loring, McCarty, Milliktn
MITCHELL Mullin, Parker, Pierce. Pinkham, Powers
Presley, Richards, Rogers, Roweil, scammon
Thurston, Treat Walden, Warren, WATSON, Went
worth OF Bucksport Whitemore, Wilder, Mood
bury, Yates, loung-G6.
SO the House refused 10 substitute the mi
nority for the majority report.
At Mr. kEEGANs request, lie was excused
from voting.
The question then required upon The adop.
ton Of the majority report, and, on motion
of Mr.. TALBOT, the Yeas and Nays were or
| dered, resulting in the affirmative, as follows
YEAs.-Messrs. Allrich, Baker. Black Board
man, Bradbury OF Oidtown, Drawn, Burbank
Caldwell, Campbell, Carvlll, Clark. Cobb, Common
Corthell Crockett, Croswell, Crowell, Denison
Dowst, Drake, Fernald. Foster, Gibbs, Cup i'll
Hawks, Hunter, Hnrd, Johnson, Judd, Lamson
Libby. LongielIow, Lord, Loring, McCarty, Mill
ken. Mitchell, Morse, Muffin, Parker, Pierce, Pink
ham, Powers, pressey, Richards. Rogers Rowen
sanborn of Etna, seammon. Scribner, Silsby
Wal.en, Warren, WATSON, Wentworth of Bucks
polt Whitemore, Wilder, Yates, Young-65.
SAIs-Messrs Babbdge, Bailey Barker Bart
ton, Frost. rockingham, Goodwin, Cove, Grant
Harding, Haskell Hatch Hathorn. Housh.on, KEEL
loch, kimball, Lane, Lawler, Lewis, Mccartney
Meserve Moore, Moulton OF Porter, Moulton oil
Scarboro' Morrow, Phinney, Porter sherman
TabbuJ, Talbot, Tibbets Williams, Wilson, Work
40.
So the ma ority report, which gives the
remonstrant, Mr.. Drisko, leave 10 withdraw
was accepted.
Adjourned.
PETITIONS, Bills, &C.. Presented AND RE-
FERRED.
BY Mr.. CoRruELL-Petition of C. r. Pike
ct ais. to be Incorporated into a Society for
the Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals. Re
feIred to the Committee on Legal Affairs.
Also, petition Of Joseph Granger ct ais, TO
amend chap. 2j6 of the laws of 'GS. with
bill. Referred to the Committee on Judici.
airy.
by Mr.. Demonstration of the Bel
fast Foundry Co, for increase of capital
stock. Referred to the Committee on Manu-
features.
BY Mr.. RICHARDS Bill an act to increase
tie capital stock OF the Bodwell Granite Co.
Referred to the Committee on Legal Affairs.
BY Mr.. TmBETTs-Petition of Geo f. Mi
not ct ais, for change in limits OF kennehee
Agricultural Society. Referred to the Com
mittee on Agriculture.
By Mr.. EDEs-Peti,on of Frank Ingalls,
and - others to allow cattle to run on the
highways in Passadumkeag. Referred to the
Committee on Agriculture.
BY Mr.. GENERALIZATION of the inhabi-
tants of Linneus, to have the law in relation
to school mill tax and paurer law changed.
Referred TO the Committee on Legal Affairs.
BY Mr.. MILLIKEN-Bill an act TO incorpo-
rate the Marginal Railway of Portland. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Railroads.