Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-01-22

LEGISLATIVE the LEGISLATIVE
proceedings oil last week the following
will be OF special interest to Oxford
County people:
Mr.. Knight OF Sweden presented the
petition of Frank Brown and ITO others
of Sweden for removal OF shire town oil
Oxford Cosnty from Paris to Norway.
By MIR. Kimball OF Waterford-Petl-
ton of Euoch Foster OF Bethel, and 90
others, in aid oil same; OF Gus Hayiord
and IS others OF Canton Ia aid OF same !;
of A. o. Moves and 1913 others in aid OF
same; OF John NJ. Eustes and lac others
of Dixfield. Mexico and Rumford in aid
of same; OF John w. Walker and lol
others OF Fryeburg in aid OF same; OF
Henry G. Reed and SIC others In aid oil
same.
By Mr.. Hall of LIBERALIZATION OF
Thomas Baker ard 1873 others OF Oxford
in aid OF same.
SATURDAY.
Petitions of John w. Walker ct ais.
for the removal OF the shire town oil Ok
ford County from Paris to Norway. re-
TERED to the Committee on Legal Affairs
by the House. came from the Senate re-
ferred TO the Judiciary committee.
Mr.. Kimball of Waterford, stated that
his object in having the petitions referred
the Ii gal Affairs Committee In preference
TO the Committee on the Judiciary, was
simply at the request OF one or two mem
bers of the latter committee, which had
large amount OF business before it.
Personally, he preferred tina. 1t should 90
before the Judiciary committee. and he
moved that the House recede and concur
with the Senate.
Mr.. Cornish OF Winslow, said that he
did not know whether the Senate had
natural antipsthy to the House or nal
ural antipathy to concurring with the
House in the reference OF business TO the
proper committees. But they seemed
really addicted 10 non-concurring with
this body, as 3 reference TO the report Of
the proceedings ie the journal would
show. Where ihs, branch could show
coed reason tor such action. the House
would concur he was sure but where
they could not, he saw no reason why
! the House should recede and concur. Ii
the case under consideration he saw nc
reason why the petions could not as wei
90 before the Committee on Lega
Affairs as the Judiciary committee, and
be moved to insist.
The Speaker stated that the motion t
recede and concur took precedence.
Mr.. Kimbsll Of Waterford, said 1t wa
immaterinl 10 him TO which committee
the petitions went. OF the Committee
on Legal Affairs he was q member, ant
being interested in the matter, his owl
self respect would forbid his acting. IL
did not want the matter killed off in jour
news between the two Houses. There
fore he hoped the House would reced'
and concur. snd let the matter go to tn
committee where the opponents OF III
measure had seen fit 10 place II.
The House voted to recede and concur
Further action was taken in the mat
ter by the presentation OF the following
petitions and remonslrances;
By Mr.. Kimball of Waterford-Peti
lions OF John Heselton and II others o
Albany for removal of shire town OF Ok
ford county from Paris to Norway OF {
II. Haskell and IS others OF Norway 10
same; Varanes DeCOs,er and AZ other
of Buckfeld for same; of John n. Iris
and So others OF Rumford for same
Henry Upton and Is others OF Norwa
for same; of w. II. Porter and ~ other
for same; OF David Stesrns and Is
Others for same; OF Henry NJ. Libby an
l26 others OF Porter for same.
By Mr.. True of Paris-Remonstranc
of tieo C. Rowe and ll9 others OF Brown
field. Stephen w. Libby and 10 others o
Albany, Sidney Perham and $40 others
Geo. w. Patch and G. others Of Green
wood. John Black and lOl others
Porter, VIM. G. Pearce and l07 others {
Norway, and Seth W. Fife and 80 other
OF Fryeburg all against the petitions 10
removal of shire town OF Oxford county
By Mr.. HALL Of Observation-Disclosures
OF William II. Atwood and 50 others
Buckfeld, Z K Holmes and A others c
Oxford, and c. c. Cushman and So Other
of Hebron against same.
By Mr.. KNIGHT of Sweden-Remor
STRANGE OF Peter b. Young and AZ oihel
of Hiram, and Geo. Il. Bean and 60 Other
Of Denmark against same.
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