The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-01-15
ALUCID INTERVAL.
The Alleged House Refuses to
Seat Greenbacker Styles.
ONE MEMBER SAYS THEY
HAVE GONE FAR ENOUGH.
Senate.

AUGUSTA, Jan. Il.
In the Senate petitions were presented by
Mr. Thompson of Knox from VIM. Newbert
and y others of South Warren, O. ?. Hix and
1919 others of Rockland, John Boenherns and
so others of North Waldoboro, Erastus Leonard
and 50 others of Thomaston, John S. Stevens
and 30 others of Warren, A. L. Wall and 81
others Of Waldoboro; all asking for bridge
over the Georges river at Friendship.
Atwell of Penobscot presented bill an act
to repeal SO much of sec. 10, chap. of the
Revised Statutes as relates to the returns of
votes from plantations so as to read, assessors
shall preside impartially at all such meetings,
receive the votes of all qualified voters present,
sort, count and declare them in opel planta-
ton meeting, AMI in presence of the clerk, who
shall form a list of voters for each person,
written out in words against his name, and
make full record thereof in presence OF the
assessors and in open plantation meeting. And
he shall cause the record of votes to be de-
livered within the time required by the con-
stitution and the laws. to the proper person ap-
pointed to receive them, to be transmitted to
the Secretary of State.
The bill was tabled and the Senate adjourn
ed until half past two O'Clock.
The Senate met in the afternoon at the hour
over until tomorrow.
House.
The first business transacted after the jour-
nal was read was the adoption of an order IN
troduced by Dickery of Fort Kent directing
the clerk to prepare register containing the
names of members, occupation boardlng-place,
post-office address. ETC., with diagram OF the
House. After this was done Mr.. Dickery rose
in his seat and stated that in all legislatures 1t
is necessary to find out who are members. We
have certified list from the Governor and
Council of those who appear to be elected. 1t
is customary to appoint committee on cleo
lions who report who are elected. The Gover-
nor and Council can fix nothing certain. They
are deharred from so doing by the constitution.
The House decides who are its members. Now
unless we make some progress we might as
well resign and go home. The first step Is for
us to know who are members, and we can't
tell this until committee on elections is APP
pointed to act and report.
Speaker Talbot then appointed the commit
tee on elections as follows: Dickey of Fort
Kent, Robinson of Thomaston, Young OF
Brunswick Heard of Biddeford, Hill of Co
rinth, Swan of Mlnot and Benner OF w ADO
boro.
After the committee was announced it pro
ceeded at once to one of the rooms nnder the
Senate Chamber for consultation.
The House took a recess until O'Clock.
The House met again at ) p. m, and Mr..
Robinson of Thomaston from the committee on
elections, reported as elected members certit-
Gated by the Governor and Council and that
rs had appeared and We're qualified.
Mr.. Dickery of Fort Kent, from the same
! committee, reported that the committee had
unanimously agreed to report i'll favor OF un
seating Joseph Dunnell, republican member
| from W6stbrook, and seating Merritt w
| Styles, Democrat, on the ground that Dunnei
| had but two majority and three men at leas'
| had voted for him who had no right to do 50.
t. 4, al o1cna nd ha moypd the rapOrf he
| accepted.
MI Hill of the committee said he had in
| tended to bring in minority report The
| committee was not appointed till this morn
ing and Dunnell had no opportunity to appear
| and be heard He was Greenbacker and !iaC
| no love for the Republican party but was here
| to do his duly fairly and squarely. lie
wanted no sharp judgment and moved the re-
port be recommitted.
MrSwan of Minot was for immediate action
| This is a legal House and no power on earth
can overthrow it. This is no time for delay
but for action. Right and justice must tri
| umph over disorder and anarchy. lie was tol
seating Styles at once
| Perry of Camden was ready to give Styles
| seat at once Why this delay from day tc
| day? Our constituents at home are asking
"Why this delay?'' why are 100 or 200 exits
| police force in this Capitol and crowding these
| galleries. 1t is one of the games OF lntlmlda
ton of the Republican party. Vote as your
| concences dictate without intimidation.
Bradbury of Norway and Ingalls, of Wiscas-
set were for delay. We should wait and SCI
| if time would not evolve peace out of the pres
| emit excitement.
Mr. Hill of Corinth said if we are right We
| can afford to wait and if wrong we have gone
far enough.
| The report was recommitted by more than
two to one. triumph for the conservative
element The object of the seating OF Style
| was to make a quorum.
| The House then adjourned,