The Portland daily press., 1875-02-18


the person removed shall not be again eligible
to the same Office just provision.
Mr.. Foster thought the amendment step
backward instead of step forward. For over
five hundred years it was a contention between
the Crown and the people of England whether
the Crown could remove officers displeasing 10
it, and the people conquered. He thought IL
placed too much power in the hands OF the
Governor.
Mr.. Cutler thought the amendment proper as
il meets a want in the present CONSTITUTION
which does not provide for imbecility or insaI-
ity.
Mr.. Emery thought this very proper, as such
officer should be removed as soon as possible
after the imbecity or insanity is discovered,
for the protection of the people. He thought
the Governor a tribunal eminently fitted to
Judge of such cases.
Mr.. Cutler thought after looking the matter
over, that the matter should not be left entirely
in the hands of the Governor, but that the
Governor should have power to cite such Offend
er before the judicial tribunals like other erlm-
inals. These men have rights as well as we
that should be sacredly guarded.
The resolve was, on motion of Mr.. Atwood,
laid upon the table.
Amendment No. 8, relating to election of
Governor by plurality was taken up, and the
vote whereby it was passed to be engrossed was
reconsidered.
Senator Emery proceeded to show why he
thought the amendment unnecessary. He
spoke at considerable length. When the vote
| was taken the amendment was refused pas
+, no on 10
| Ne. 9, relating to removal of offers by the
| Governor, was taken from the table.
| Mr.. Foster thought the resolve an innovation
| upon the practices of Democratic government.
| Such an important matter should not be left at
| the caprice of the Executive
Mr.. Haskell thought the same objection
might be urged to both the Constitution as it
| now stands and the amendment.
On motion of Mr.. Emery the amendment was
laid upon the table.
Thursday, at 10 o'clock, was assigned for the
| further consideration of the resolve to rem-
| burse certain towns Ir
| The compulsory education bill was taken
| from the table and passed to be engrossed.
| Amendment No. 2 of the Constitutional
amendment. relating to bribery at elections,
| from its vote refusing it a passage. House
amendment was rejected. The resolve was
then refused passage, 10 yeas. 10 nays
The bill relating to interest was taken from
| the table. The House had passed it to be en-
| crossed. The Senate had indefinitely postpon-
ed Mr.. Campbell moved to recede and con-
| cur. 4.
| Mr.. Emery thought the bill was in the inter-
| est of the money lender and not the borrower,
and thought the bill should be entitled "a bill
| to relieve the money lender from the duty of
| writing in his note the words until paid
Mr.. Palmer had never seen man who had
money to lend who would forget to put in those
words in a note.
MIR. Swasey thought if any law was made it
should be for the protection of the borrower.
There was a lengthy discussion on the question
and the Senate voted IA yeas to ID nays, to re-
cede and concur with the House. Adjourned.
HOURS.
The memorial of f. o. J. Smith repre-
senting the first mortgage bond and stockhold-
ers of the Portland and Oxford Central Rail
road, replying to the statement CT the Railroad
| Commissioners in reference thereto and asking
the Legislature to empower the stockholders to
surrender title of road to the bondholders, or,in
case of failure, to authorize the bondholders so
| possessed of the road tc sell the superstructure
and abandon it forever, was presented.
Reports of Committees: The following reports
were made by Committees: Resolve in favor of
Industrial School for Girls approprating $4,000;
assigned for tomorrow. Resolve relative to the
| distribution of public documents (provides that
each town shall have one copy of the depart
ment reports, 3 of the Supt. of Public Schools,
a proportional number of agricultural reports, 1
copy of laws of previous legislature, 1 of decis-
ions of court; and no more). Bill to allow the
Lockwood Cotton Mills of Watervlle to take
the name of the Lockwood Company; to autho-
rize the First North Yarmouth Aqueduct Co.
to change its name to the First Yarmouth Az
ueduct Co. to amend the charter of the Nor
way Village Corporation; resolve authorizing
the Supt. of Public Buildings to pack for ship
ment all public documents. All except that
relating to the Industrial School were passed to
lie engrossed under suspension Of the rules.
Passed to be Engrossed: This wv ednesday)
being the day for the consideration OF resolves
appropriating money or land, the following
were passed: For Female Orphan Asylum of
Portland $3000 Bangor Children's Home
$4,000; road in Castle Hill $500; to pay Getch-
ellis of Bangor 5000 rs for rations at muster; in
favor of Thos. Mathis0n for stumpage sold by
state ON his land $3.50; for bridge across the
Mattawamkeag $4,000. donating all public land
in Island Falls for building roads, about 1900
acres of swamp laud; several resolves granting
lands to various settlers in Aroostook who have
only partially complied with requirements OF
law; also resolves appropriatng $6737.5O to
Western Normal School and $7462.50 to East
ern School, also appropriating $4,000 to Moose
River Bridge.
Upon the resolve donating $1,000 acres of
land to branch railroad from Caribou to To-
bique, N B., there was a lively discussion. Mr..
Talbot of East Machias moved to amend so
that the Shore Line Railroad have like
amount Messrs Keegan and Powers urged
that the amendment was made to kill the meas
ure and urged its merits. Mr.. Wilson of Ban
COR moved another amendment to the effect
that the Northern Aroostook Railroad Co. have
the balance of public lands, stumpage, etc., for
the aid of that enterprise. Mr. Buck wanted
township for the Bucksport Railroad. Mr..
Leavitt of Eastport desired to have the measure
laid on the table in Order that the friends of the
various railroad enterprises might get together
and parcel out all of the lands owned by the
State. The resolve was assigned for to-mOr
row. .
The resolve granting pension of So per
month to BENZ. Smith for injury sustained in
September, 1889, while returning home from
general muster in a wagon, was laid over for
more light discussed at length and passed.
The two reports on the Bethel Bridge case
were taken up, and, after some debate, the mi
nority report, supported by the opinion of the
Judiciary Committee that there were legal OBJ
jections in the way of taking the bridge which
the toy n of Bethel had built at cost of $4,000
under the condition that it should be a toll
bridge for a certain number of years which had
not yet expired. The minority report. sustain
ing the right of the town to maintain the
bridge as toll bridge, was accepted, and con-
sequently the petitioners withdraw.
The bill to set Oft part of Berwick to North
Berwick was then taken up Mr.. Hubbard of
Berwick opposed the bill, and it was opposed
by Messrs. Randall of Island Falls, futile of
Perry and Woodbury. of Litchfeld tmembers of
the Committee On Towns), Mr.. Hubbard moved
reference to the next Legislature. Lost by a
large vote. The bill then passed to be epgross.
ed.