Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-01-24

VINO now meet in MON Hall. claiming to b
! legislature since the decision OF the court
ana Gov 1t Is understood that LIS i'iilsbuTl
anu tnese his cO-cOnspirators against III,
State and lis Inhabitants, to overthrow pop
uiar liberty, purpose to submit certain ques
lions to this same court, with these distinc
a'o~ais as above expressed BY them. ''tha
tneir opinions are entitled to no considera
tion whatever" that lit becomes their dut,
to resist them that s.we will not abide b,
them;' that their conduct as men is dis
graceful, and as judicial functionaries. infa-
NOUS Was there ever such fraud be-
fore: n
Playing Legislature.
The following was Laid on the desk OF
Amos Hilton, Esq. Representative from the
Embden District. yesterday forenoon:
AUGUSTA, Jan. -, 1850.
AMOS Hilton. Esq.
DEAR SIR :-firanville Lisherness, i. here
and will contest your seat as 4 Representa-
tive before the committee on elections at our
Honse of Representatives. Union Hall, at 8
4 NJ, the 23d inst. Please be present
W DrckEY. Chairman of the Committee.
The Questions.
Mr.. ingalls, of Wiscasset. chairman of the
committee. having the preparation of the
questions To be submitted 20 the Supreme
Court. read the preamble and list of ques-
tons.
Mr.. Dickev of Fort Kent moved that the
statement of facts accompanying the ques
tions be accepted Thi. was unanimously
adopted
Wilder Washington Perry moved that the
questions themselves be laid on the table.
Sensible to the Last.
Mr. ingalls, of " isea-set wanted the gentle
men present to be perfectly free To or re
Ject the questions. What he wanted to get
at was the opinion OF the members. Mr.. In
gals personally didn't think that they were
pursuing very -agaciou, course if they de
cided to submit these questions to the Sn-
preme Court Of the United States. 4, has
been suggested. 1t would take from three To
five years and some one would have TO fur
nsh the money to pay the necessary expenses.
The heat of the conflict will all have died
away then. Now is the time to settle the
matter. What harm could there be in put
ting these questions to the Supreme Court OF
Maine: He thought it would be the best
way to let themselves down easily.
What Rled Mr. Wilson.
Mr.. Wilson of Orono WAS in accord with
Mr. Ingalls, on The matter of submitting these
questions to the Supreme Court of Maine
What made Mr.. Wilson mad was that he had
been refused admission to the State House
last Monday. He told TIE somewhat anti
quatcd story of the Indian who said that he
weighed Il ton when he was mad His angry
passions rose when the guard refused him adj
mission to the halls of legislation last Mon
dav afternoon. Ii they could cool off enough
to submit the questions to the court it would
place them in IA better light before the people
of the State.
MIR. Perry objects.
The gentleman from Camden pleasantly
stated that he had about as soon allow the
questions to be settled by the kcnncbec Jour
nal as by the Supreme Court of Maine.
said we never ought to have had anything
to do 18th courts in the first place. If you had
known Judge Appleton as well as | do You
would no more have propounded them ques-
tons than nothing at all. You might have
known that he would have gone through
them so easy rs Il circus rider goes through
a hoop. shall vote to lay them on the table.
However, VIC might ask the opinion of the
about going light.
Tired of the Farce.
Mr. Hill of Corinth said Il came here
for the purpose of serving my constituents
to the best of my ability. To he w-abid-
ing citizens we have got to obey the laws of
the State. went up to the other house
about ten minutes the other day, and it ~as
reported that had gone back for good. |
have been waiting week, and am ready
to submit those questions. Ny mind is made
mp. ask no man to do As do.
Milliken of Durham followed in the
same strain He said that they had debated
long enough. am in favor of submitting
these questions to the Supreme Court OF
Maine. and abiding by their decision. he i,
favorable or unfavorable.
The Funny Man.
Staples of ParSontied. who used to be a
Ruzzellie preacher. is the humorist of the
house. In this gentlcman's opinion the mere
fac, Of the republicans having possession OF
the State House. with a little man at their
head. and flag flying over them. does not
make them legislative body. The fusioniSt-
went up there and coulda'i get in. and now
they wouldn'tif they could. lie believed
the
Angelic Hosts
above were looking in upon their dclIhcra
tions and urging them 10 90 forward
Long of Fort Fairfield. a benevolent look
ing old gentleman with glasses. hit the mai
pretty >quarely on the head when he SAID
that they had either got to obey the mandate
Of the court or 20 into revolution. His era
nium is pretty nearly horizontal.
Cruel.
Mr.. pckey prepared to make anothe
snrcch. when an irate gentleman in a >nnif
1ol ooa, c,lIod Sneaker Talhot's attention