Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-18

ae N..;on cannot now be proceeded with,
hga"; Introduced this order, A. these GENTLE
have are not sick. and the parties who APP
men .,'sd them are also in good health and
pIsh e had before the committee.
eau NJ y SWAN Of Minot: am in favor Of the
..aoo of this order. The people desire
pA. there should be a thorough investiga-
'.'.. of all these cases. 1t has been stated BY
u' ",s gentleman in this House that these two
so" came here to steal the seats Of some
n,ber parties. ! say to You that they came
bore at the command OF the executive de-
is, .,n,ent of this government, z command
bot thew we're Obliged to heed. 1t was q
',,~a from the only department that had
su ';nht 10 issue such summons. Those
,nemonses were given to them upOne canvass
ss,hose returns upon precedents established
" The Republican party in counting out DEM
o.ra,. for years Receiving those summonses
~ anpearcd here. And any political par
w ;hot lodges an investigation by this silly
n,e,eyt does it at its peril.
+, bas been said that the courts have juris-
ac,;on and We are not obliged to investigate
:, 7, $50. 4 complaint might be made be-
s1ro an inferior court and the accused would
h.re right to waive an examination and no
"r;dence could be introduced. 1t would then
% before the grand jury whose investigation
p secret. No facts would come before
tho neople. and for political reasons no bill
,n;o,bt he found Or if there was bill found
:, NIGHT he continued from term to term, and
,'.,r. might clapsc before the facts connected
Nth this affair could he presented to the peO-
,Ie The people demand this investigation
now. They wish to have the facts printed
hat they may read and judge for themselves.
# has been said that we demand this in the
interest of our party. l deny 1t. 1t is OF
more importance than the interests OF any
nolitical party We demand it in the name
Of constitutional liberty whose very life Is en-
Janecrcd if bribery or attempted bribery Is
unbcd at our elections or by tine law-making
department of our government. We demand
il in the name of justice and purity which is
at the foundation Of all pure government.
We demand it in the name OF the
pe,plc whose rights are superior to the
interests or life of any political party. Con-
tinuing. Lc said the gentleman Mr.. Strout)
had thrown out insinuations of certain things
flint had trans sired before he came here. The
reference was in regard to this: He had
made the statement that if nothing more took
place after the organization Of the House and
before the election of State officers, he
should vote to admit the cities. He had made
that statement not because hc belies Ell that
the members from those cities were legally
.',,,rnoJ os e,ec,eJ lint because he supposed,
Here the Speakers gavel fell, the five min
utes of the gentleman having expired:
Mr.. E,rrER of Damariscotta yielded his
time to Mr.. Swan.
Mr.. SWAN then continued. saying that If
."e i,P"D''.a n 10 had mn doubt that
nave" INV S'''''.' :,.n.;.., ,od Io.n com.
d, .'I' DIS ~. So .i,a House wnnlJ have
p'.'e" a' 1;, w. ram,hors from the cities
,'''' !" '''., ''> ,.,. -, al Lo corr;ed Il
!" 'eS''" =" nv -. 90 ,r;,o :, m tho
run" He,''s' 80, 49, 900, ua vent
~ 1919, WI a.uad a, a.. C.sco hank IN
ID ror'la''o, an" c"iie" az wy ;.'.o,J;m., y,
@e' '"c money ol Wv. 49,. :. IIa des;rod
carry "o,'.e anu u.P ,.,ahI., 20 Oh
S"'"o ii, Se "'"s ~. H. ,.o,lJ 10
'''., nv - r:. 'I al, iarao h;lls for the
p',i. ,'''' " ,r,. ~ NV" ha haJ denosited the
'n" W. :. .,'.a ,,.nr, counors from the
>'Do va, wa. ,,,;n, dnr Tho 5tb of Feb
'' -. ~, .i,,,',s;,.d f,r tho town
~ .:. H., L.l ,,n, to ,o home and
III 'iiat ti"'e' 'ic ia" GU :. II, -. :. ,voniJ
."i '"e '''or, i",a;,a ,,rt nf ibis money
We yus' rs ven :" ".pos"" n'nno, and Mace
'"u me" '"hc u'1 49, to ,hc ,crson who
W.T." ,'' 'ione.
~, ~ u" e T,,s,rnr,,, have only one
WI HALE W ., ,f ,,, n,o,;o, Ibove
WIZ ~, W a. ~ l., ,,.,,,jcman on the other
Nv "ou , wy a., orroaa,;ng IN themselves
' '''' VIZ ;ho Jomocro,ic and green
,'' 'e ~. -. ,,,;s S,oto and honing in some
o'.N p'i.; =" ~ aon,m,;t his Uouse to a rec
VIZ, y, W." 49, ;,,.i;d LEGISLATURE that set it.
y. -" ,J ,tat was Mt ,st dispersed bv
,t tn ; w m.,v' nf ,ha Suprcme Court and the
Wv y1-,,.,;,, So of nuhl;c opinion. Now,
''VI . ""e's .n;,ad ,eg;s,ature in Maine
w, . . 80 s.,. ma ,hnt represents its peo-
anu '"1 T"', n r,;cb can do apdis doing
i r'e a''" Wv s ,h;s state will not be induced
,"e business :, W. ..s "nv uneas;ness of these
ny any eN'"t , ''.,,o 81" ny hero every day. to
ge"'.'n'n wy" ' ,ha. ,ra, These two men
put It's lou NY" ,".. r.. IIons, .verv dav
""o ''' l'"'""'u w ,,,,;.,.,s Car investigation
"i It's sessions, as suoJe..s NOV, re do
pv thls "o"! ~ IN Maine
WIN 'ne ,esai 80 ,hav may no of the
u'"i 'ne ''', ',,;,;r., ,,,o ,re,. in onr for
ma" VINO !o-uaS Is s",'ns ~" legislative bodv
est or hshlngoh our sn"'.s ~ III ,.;,b snb.
can only investigate in.o anu B., "e", an'horsh;n
lret matters pertaining l" ns III nne ,.h"n ,ha,
And the gen'then hho" .eis VIZ. .,,;a ,',., ani
ask tins House u depart iron" ''is ~" w .,'"'n
investigate in regard TO inc coh. '. y. .'r o,
two men, members OF iicuse Una, &c , Ill.,
a House OF keprcsen'a'NnS, wa. IL, hs
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