Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-01-24

iecs Of char $50 of The special laws of 1873 reat
ing 10 schools in Madswsska territory.
Mr.. WEEKS. from the hennehec County Dele
cation, reported ought not to pass on bill an act
10 abolish the August /. OF the :. j. Court for
hennebec county, aud 10 transfer the criminal
business to the superior court after the oct. term;
also reported ought TO pass on bill an act to estab
lish superior CONT IN kennebec county. Or
dered to be printed
Mr.. CURRAN Of Calais, presented the petition Of
Emeline A Prescott ct ais Tor the establishment
Of equal political rights irrespective of sex, and
fslsed the p,Irt that il could he received under The
order limiting the time Tor receiving new petItlons
becauses matter that came under the head OF
"redtess OF wrongs aud grievances
Mr.. WEEKS Of Augusta moved to refer to the
next legislature under the rule.
Mr.. CChRAN dd not think the petition should
he titus suipmsilly disposed Of. There are many
women IN the ; ate better qualified to discharge
the sHliss oi crlNenship Than great many men
lie had received The petllon hail an hour alter tse
adjournment yesterday, and 1t would be an act of
courtesy to receive 1t aud ado" II to ge to the
proper committee who would report upon MS merit
II seemed to him that II ws> mater Tor the re
dless o. wrongs. II 10 regarded by many women
OF HE State AMI county, that there Is no greater
wrong under our form OF government than TO TAX
individuals and mol give them The ilght TO take
part IN tue government tJr whose support they
are taxed.
Mr.. BROWNE oil BoWdonham seconded the
views Of the gentleman nom Calais (Curran.)
However nightly some might look Al The matter,
the ltoute was al lea,t bouhd 10 snow due respect
10 The lady petitioners. 1t l. a prerogatve OF the
American cllAeu OF Whatever EEK TO have the
night of petition. The legislature is passing ap-
rropuHtlonsi anu II was gong To diaw upon the
purse ui these Iadlcs VINO suOulu DC represented
and nave some Part IN making tue laws that take
the'r property, lie held mat 'ncy had an inner
cut RIGHT to be represented. II they had tins
right tnen taeY hSd been wronged anu they nave
rGlt to introduce Their p'lillon and nave 1t CON
siaeien' "ihout regard 10 the RUE lie hopeu
Tue lettion "ouid DE received Sud considered oy
acommtiee' we may then know lhat We have
nade one STEP towards lhat when ne hoped 10 see,
all properly booers represented IN me govern
ment
MI. IlLsBl N OF Lewiston thought tue peil-
non entitled 10 respectful consideration ana lie
thought the Rouse could give no better evidence
OF IT. appreciation oil that lacl tnan by referring
II TO a committee ana he moved TO suspend The
rn,es ana itleI 10 We ConniVte on + 'ucauon:
MI fAhLiN oil Ausoh I'Noieu suspension OF
the rue lie oeiltNed II lhe uulN Oh tue legisa-
ta'e 10 receive an pell'uus' lie ui1 not teshiu
Tue ofdei pa-seu III 'he nist pace as being III Tue
interests q @oou IeSiNahnh' lie thought Il
would be narrow minded ana selfish IN the legs,
lstule 10 REFUSE 10 receive Peu'lons that happened
TO reach the caPtol lew hours after the ADJOURN
u'eht yesterday. ne uid no! fegato the peuUioh
as coming w''h'n tne exception mentioned pf tne
gentleman lioh Oai'is' out he hOpeu the house
"ond receive II IN us oIoSuei 'nse, mat no pet
uoh shoalu oe turned away, ana tnat II "ouId !, p
did not think such a course would proloux the
session. While he would not favor the measure
of extending the ripht of franchise to the, female
sex if a bill should be reported from the com
mittoe because lie did not believe that the iuteG-
gent. better portion of the women of Maine and
of the United States demand il. he did favor a
Suspension OF the IA ,es that the petitioners might
be heard
Mr. WEEKS of Augusta said that IN making the
motion he had he did not anlicipate a di,cnssion
of the merit, OF the que.ti,n. His only object
wa. to have the intcrc,. Of the order t6at hal
been passed. carried into execution and hasten
legislation. There was no man on the floor of the
House that would do more than he TO guarantee
to the women of the safe their riubts. Az 50
much had been sand about the matter n, wopld
withdraw his motion 10 refer to the next Teyi.la
| tuie
Speaker Lord then stated that the poipt raise
| by the gentleman from Calai. tCuIran) was of 50
n1uch INN, poe tbat no ,r,,,.o 10 IL, :, -
the HouIe 10 decide whctrer the netit;on wa f,
"rediess of wrongs and grievance" not.
-, rue 4utsu0n was lnen put ana was decided 10
'"1 nesa I've W d w VI - 10 o.
Ill iiouse ',.n I'iu'Iu W su9peuu 'ne rues 10
| referred tn tpe NEXT ls~isIatn,c -
NJ, SuEpn.N or iha,tv n,osar,ol tho ,,o,;.;o,
| of ID. Is. Edison ct ais, for amendment of the
| rauper law. and moved suspension of the rules
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