Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-02-20
!. gISIailVc Proceedings.
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! CuucnCe.
The President announced as the committee re-
uuired by the order introduced by Nr. PRINCE 10
inquire and r, port concerning ccttaiu OH els of
the senate and then pay, Messrs. PiInce' BAILEY
Irish, Nash and Woodward.
! Mr. Il GERS submitted as an amendment 10 hill
az act to define the qualifications OF TO IN othcer''
/ 'h4t the act shall take tf Ct Dc. /, 1913 MI
! BoARDMAN also sJhiultttd an amend ucut 80 thal
memnrI, OF school DO RI should Mt be eligible
10 office uules- able To read aud write
hc-e amendments were adopted. Mr. MOODY
spoke 10 iavor pas luz the bill aud ,aid
/ ask or the pa-.a-e Of thi, act hat toe shame
and .c4udl connected with the facts deye ped bS
recent senatorial Investigations may be removed.
/ Thousand ike myself supposed that all town OF
hcial, won Il neCcssAll Y be 80 far removed from
| oarbarism a to he ab.e to write, or at least to
sign their names but when came to examine the
; nsto,ial returns from the famed l4th district, /
| f und TO nv surprise thai some elgh or leu towns
! ant plantations have munclpal officers who are
unabie even to write then name,-tuIs fac l. sui
hCienr IA my judgment to call TOT hunt 10 i9nol-
auce in such ca, | have taken the trouble
again to look over a part Of the returns AID find
that ia tue town OF FreHchriHe OF 1901 iuh tOI-
ants, a large and important town 90 the 81 John
| ryei, all Mree of the sceCtmeu make then marx.
/ The town OF Madawa.ka, with "a population Of
oven 1000, ta- this wear two secctmen VINO mil
G ttc M ir :, lna.ure. nv an N-worse stu, Wala
gas sends It's certificate OF votes to tins cspUol
with a. Il, municipal officers aud Ia dl ion there
/ to the plantation clerks, attest with an making
/ up each return the shameful scknow led gmen
that 4 tour Of said If ias are unab e to write
even their names. Futhcryet the chairman oi SAID
/ board OF assessors, one Charles Mlchaud, Is
also one Of the supe intending school committee.
! All thee ieturus were witnessed by one \. q
/ FeLl4sou The town treasurer 5 al - n a ike
condition of ne.cieuce and draws money from our
> ate. The plantstlon OF ot. John ha, two assess
ors, Cyr two, Eagle Lake two ami Van Buren, one
/ al to The shame OF their respective municipalities
put themselves among tue i-noramuses who
should ne forthwith retired to prvate life.
| You ak, MIR. PRECEDENT why are these 'hinGs
so; every booy wonders. That there are men OF
more Intelligence 10 these towns aud plantations IS
not deuei Why tnen are they not selected To-
these posi- ion, The answer Is, that these men
know some Zines, too much. | AN Informed tina
The priests aud manipulating men Ia these town
aud pIantall Jns 90 not Gaze to have officers they
cannUt cOLttoh Emergencies occur when I "
votes would be very con, enleut for them to have
aud il the town tti1al, are - ignorant a 10 be
unable to detect any change in the record of bal
| lOtng, the sand PR ,ts and managing men can
asliv supply any deficiency. hi, may may
not be true N ali cases, bul priests aui mama
my pllitluOus are made up IN these day, mls
certainly am IN favor of removing all tempttupn,
in this direction II must be clear to all as to the
nee essty OF reform aud au act If tnls character.
Of tue propriety and legally .! tue act | am ais
satisfied A. general statement, our statutes d.
not define tue qIallt ealu of town officers, but II
may be SEE n that CHAP 5, sec. 10 OF tue revised
statues impose restrictions upon both town
lueasuIcrs and collectors, making them ineligible
rs selec,men and assessor, III towns OF CERTAIN
SIZE
II our laws now define the qualifications OF
ueasuIers and colt ctOrs for uecunHry reasons,
how much mole 1t desirable that we pass tli>
act, making II Incumbent upon such OH 2lal>
that thoy be enabled 10 read and write.
The bl passed to be eugrossed.
The commntee OF conference, 10 the matter re-
lstiug 10 the resolve to cary into effect the pro
VISIONS OF chap. 40 Of the res, Ives OF 1869 report
ed recommended oH that the Senate rccedc aud
concui with the House IN passing the till, AM
the ItpoIt was accepted.
The comm OF conieI ence upon the resolve
10 favor Of Nathaniel Blake, reported that the
81 maze ought to Ieccdc AID pas the same ia con
cur, nee VITA the House; aud the report
cepted.
pom the bill to regulate and protect shore
fisheries. the committee OF conference recOmmen T.
ed that the House should lecede aud concur with
The nate in passing the same; and tue report
wa, accepted.
90 mouon of Mr.. BURLEIGH resolve 10 all o.
building lli1ge IN the town of Caribou, va
taken f ON the table.
Nh MARTIN called for exclamation.
Me-sr, y alley, Bailey, Burleigh and Davis II
| Penub -cot urEei the passage of the bill.
| On motion of Mr.. MARTIN tue Senate voted
10 take The vote upon TIM. bill to be eugrossed by
yeas aud yeas.
The bill passed to be engrossed, the vote being
as follows:
YKA-Mes.,s Bailey, Bar lett, Bragdon. Bur.
leigh, Cobb Davi, OF Penohscot Diske, Fergu-
.on. lIassell, Haynes Irish, Learned, Mo rison.
Nealley, Rogers, sumner Tolman, Totmau,
Wood = ard--l9
NAY-Mc.sr. Davis of Cumberland, Martin,
Moody, Na,h-4.
On motion Of Mr.. NFAILET,
Ord,red, that the Hon William Rogers be ex
cused from further attendance upon tbs legi,lt-
tire, and that his pay be made up in full to the
end of the session.
On motion Of Mr. DAVIS of Cumberland
Ordered, That The Justices Of the Slpreme Ju-
dicial Court be requested to give their opiulou
upon the following question IN addition to tn"
question asked IN the order passed by the Senate
on the 10th INST, and to report the same to the
Governor, to he by him promulgated, to wit
Whether persons bonn upon SAID disputed terri
tory within The present limits of tsi. state have
OF have not the SEINE elective franchise as persons
born upon ierlt ry within the Stat" over which
the Br tsh Government made no c aim.
Through Mr.. STEVENS, the JOINT Sanding
Committee on the Juticity submitted it, fual re
port and the report was accented
On motion OF Mr.. MORRISON, the Secretlrv
conveyed message to the Governor, requesting
the return OF 6lll regarding the establishment OF
muBlc pal court in the town Of Pennington.
The secretary subsequently reported that the
bill was 10 the possession OF the senate.
On motion of Mr.. MORRISON, the votes were fe.
considered whereby the senate passed the above
named bill TO be enacted ana to be engros,ed, and
It was iald on the table.
On motion of Nj. DAVIS Of Penoh,cot, bin tc
amend section 60 of ,pteJ 81 Of the revised at
uies, relating to lurles was tai en- from the table
aud on the ZANE senators motion, the bill was in
definitely postponed.
On motion ~ Mr.. NEAILEY, bill TO amend chap
- OF the revised statutes relating to evidence wa
& taken IRON the table.
= Pending the motion of Mr.. Ntalcy TO indef