Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-02-14
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.
,tHdtts
WEDNESDAY, Feb. |.

WEDNESDAY, Feb. Is.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. PENNEY of Augusta.
Papers from the House were disposed of in con-
currence.
On motion of Mr.. BoARDMAN, House bill to in.
corporate the Fairfield Boom Co. was indefinitely
postponed.
A communication was received from the Secre-
tary Of State transmitting the annual report OF the
officers of the NJ iliiary aad Naval Asylum at Bath
The report referred to the Committee on
Financial Affairs.
On motion of Mr.. NASH,
Ordered, That when tue Senate adjourns 1t be
to meet tnls afternoon at 3 o'clock; and that
after TINS day there shall be two sessions of the
senate daily until the close Of the present legisa-
ture.
Mr.. BoARDMAN presented bill to incorporate
the HalIowell Boom Co.. and on his motion ii was
aid on the table.
Tne Sena.e now proceeded with the Aroostook
senatorial election case.
Mr.. ROGERS said tnat a sense of duty compell-
ed HIM 10 make few reparks upon the question
now b.fore the Senate. He would first consider
he matter of votes cast for each Candidate in
some Of the towns and pantations OF Aroostook
county. here had been the most dispute over
Van Buren, aud it had been SAID that all law
hangs on this place, but he did not think
There have been questions to the legality of the
organiza ion OF cerlain plaatatons and as to the
legal ty of the returns tromGertsn towns but
The question how far shall these places be dis
iranchised what Is rIghtf The senator thought
there was broad ground Of right and that ground
as the disregarding of all informalities. He
ctsd cases that had come before the legislature.
where iniorlnalties occurred, and stated that In
NE decisions The voters had been given the bene-
bit OF the doubt. The paper from Van Buren,
concerning the vote of the p ace, all right.
rhe exhibited form ot election return for
the year 1874, where the paper folded, sealed
anu certified aud was then sent without the of
an envelope; AMI he contended that the returns
which were certified 10 on the envelope were le-
kal
He gave no conntenane to the reports of fraud
10 Aroostook, aad SAID that figure almost any way
You like MIR. Madigan has majority Cf votes.
The seuator then dwelt upoo the question OF
eligibility. He had been present at all OF the
COMMITTEE meetings and had weighed the matter
carefully. lie then gave the replies that Mr.
Burleigh had made IN answer 10 hts questions,
| alt OF which has app eared before and which went
| 20 confirm the belief of the speaker that Bangor
his home, lie then cited the law to
prove that intent alone was " no weight in fixing
a mans domicle, and to prove that Bangor was
Mr.. Buileighs home. He dwtlt briefly on the
weight attributed 10 intention 10 making home
| as affecting the taxation OF the state.
MIR. MORRISON said tqat he had not expected
to say anything in this mater, but in view of the
Turn of affairs, and he a member of the
majority of the committee he felt that he should
do so. The committee had taken much time and
done mncn work, and it was unfortunate there
were ~ reports but 1t was unavoidable. The
| Committee viewed the case from different stand
points, and could only agree upon tue admission
| and exclusion OF evidence. Tue speaker SAID that
while the had been in progress he had noticed
| certain outside lnHlence, winch was wrong and
| dttestbe, and which had been treated by him
| self with contempt. The committee had acted
fairly and honesty and it had not been their IN
| tenuon to sustain the Judgment Of former tri-
| buual, mr. that of the Governor and Council and
the Committee on Senatorial votes, but To decide
| fairly who is Aroostook Senator and then sustain
| hm.
| bara go xat.n.
| adjourn iii afternoon.
| READ AND ASSIGNED.
An act TO establish an additional normal school
resolve relating to the State Agricultural College;
an act to amend chap. $50 of the private
and special laws of 1873; act to pre-
vent the throwing of rfuse iato the triou tares of
Wilson pond act rela ing to the apprenticing of
boys in the reform school act to amend act
entitled act to incorporate the city of Ciiis;
an act additional to chap. 2lo OF the acts of 1877
relating to savings banks an act to amend sec. 80
of chap Is of the revised statutes relating to lay
| my out of highways; an act to encourage the pro-
vision of means for the extinguishment of fires;
/ au act to amend sec 80 OF chap. OF the revised
statutes relating to the taxation OF corporate prop
| eriy; to provide for the training of teachers
| 10 Madawaska tenilory; aa act to amend CHAP.
1868 Of the private and social laws of 1877 relat-
| lug TO throwing of refuse into the Pscataquis
| river resolve in favor of the Portland Public Lii
| ofary; bill additional to an act to facilitate the
| prompt administration oil Jusllce, by establishing
Superior count ia kenneoec Co.. bill 10 establish
the salary of the clerk of courts for the county Of
| penob,cot; bill amending chap l24 of the public
laws Of the year 1876, relating 10 warehouses.
| PASSED TO BE ENGRossRD.
| Resolve in favor .. w. Davis, Jr. House
amendments being adoptedl bill to extend the
| charter OF the Aroostook steamboat Company;
bill additional to chsp. 40 Of the Revised statutes
ella ing to life Insurance bill TO iacorpjrate the
| Deer Isle and Sedgwick Steam Ferry Company.
| PASSED TO DE ENACTED.
| An act to create lien on hemlock
| bark; an act to incorporate the Square Pond
| Reservoir Company; t. facilitate the Transfer to
| the Unite States Of title to the Anlietam National
| Cemetery ia the State of Maryland; TO amend
| zee. chap. 261 of the public laws of 1873 rea-
| ting to the reuts of islsnd shores.
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