Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-04

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House.
TrEspAY. Feb. 3d.
PRAYER by Rev. JONI ALLEN OF Farming
Paners from the Senate disposed of in con-
currerce-
On motion of Mr. HuxNEwELL of Scarboro'
Ordered, That the Judiciary Committee
be directed to inquire into the expediency %
:. .r,s,s;cc the constitution Of the State
rh,, the right Of suffrage shall be limited 10
rbosp Who are able to read and write the
English language
On motion of Mr.. SrRoUr ut fortiane, :.
Ordered. That the Committee on the Judi-
ciarv inquire as to the expediency OF amend-
ing chap. rs of the laws of 1879. by striking
out the word six in the second line' al Tue
bottom of said act, and inserting instead tue
word .sten:' and by striking out the words
upon presentation Of an invoice OF ih'en-
tory of the property to be sold. anu insert
ing instead thereof the words upon appiica-
ton in writing" -,
Mr. PERRY of Camden, submitted the fol-
lowing:
Ordered, That. whereas. there seems to be
a hitch in the investigation of the so-caiied
Swan and Hartman bribery cases. that the
committee having TIE matter in charge, be
requested to investigate the said matter I'M
mediately. and report the same Immediately
10 this House. And. whereas. 1t Is currently
reported that Wallace K. White, the party
charged with paving over the one thousand
dollars and the one thousand and fve dollars
in the respective cases, is at home sick with
the measles. that the said committee also be
requested to ascertain Immediately, and re-
mort Immediately to this House whether or
not the said Wallace X. White is suffering
from an attack of measles, either black,
White or square-toed, or from any other dis
temper or disease more or less hazardous
than sunstrOke.
Mr.. JEwErr of Richmond: move that the
order be indefinitely postponed.
Mr. PERRY-I do not wish to debate the
gentleman's motion at any great length; but
if the House chooses to stfe an investigation
of that matter, the responsibility rests upon
the majority here, and not upon the minority.
L
Mr. JEwErr Nv object in moving to in
,lefinitly postpone the order was because of
it's uncourteous language. and because it re-
fleets not only upon Mr.. White, but upon the
committee and the House. That is the only
object had in moving its indefinite post
ponement.
Mr. HALE of Ellsworth Il take it that this
order submitted by the gentleman frem Cam
Il IL Inv of
can hardly believe that a gentleman who
represents great and intelligent constitu-
ency, and who has had experience in legis-
lative bodies and knows what is due to the
self-respect of such bodies, can have deliber-
ately written this order and presented il here
have heard some reference and some talk
of exploits of this kind on the part of the gen.
tleman from Camden, but had never be-
lieved until this moment that he is capable of
rising and standing in his seat and putting
what must be considered by gentlemen here
Il do not care what are their party affilia-
tions-as a reprOach and an insult upon this
body. We are here, sir, as the Legislature
of the State of Maine to do the business Of
the State, and among the matters that we will
have to consider will be investigation, root
and branch. and the gentleman Perry will
get enough of it before he is much
older. But we are to conduct investi-
CATION as we conduct other business
in respectable and decent manner
Our attention should be called to all subjects,
this among others, and I don't object to its
being called in manner that appeals to the
good sense Of the gentlemen here, to gentle
men Of character. understanding, and educa-
ton. There will be no hesitancy about in
vestigating this matter or any other and the
gentleman from Camden knows enough to
present an order here crouched in such Ian
guage rs the House will receive. hope
when the vote is taken upon the motion of
the gentleman from Richmond, there will be
an expression of this House, not divided by
party lines. Let it go out to the State of
Maine that we are here In good faith. Mr.
Speaker, and intend to do the business here.
There has been nobody else but the gentle
man from Camden, in the brief time since he
came in here after his wanderings, that has
attempted to raise ripple of personal feel
ing in the House. l am glad to bear testi-
mony in favor of the gentlemen who have
come in here and helped us make this House
complete in all its branches, that there has
been apparently a purpose on their part to
go on with the legislature and do its bust
ness. Neither has there been on the
side to which I belong single offer
in the way of opening old sores, and
there is no credit to be gained by anv infor-
nation of this kind. Let this House unani-
mOusly send this thing to the limbo of indefi-
mite postponement, and we will do business
in respectable way. l hope there will be
no party division on this
Mr.. PLAIsTED of Lincoln: / also hone that
the order Of the gentleman from Camden will
be indefinitely postponed. and say it in all
frendliness towards him. l think he didn't
really mean to couch the order in the Ian
guage he has. While truly sympathize with
him in many things. do hope that he will
not press for passage Of the measure.
Nv PERRr of Camden:
Mr.. Speaker :-Gentlemen seem to have an
impression that that order is not couched in
perfect language, that there is something
wrong about it-opening old sores. If that is
the case it is not the fault of the order but
the old sores. if there are SUCH In regard to
one expression there, thought very possibly
the members Of this House might not. all Of
them. know in regard to the term there used
Now it has been reported in the papers that
Mr.. White is sick with the black measles.
Some 80 years ago in the history of our coun-
try, one of the greatest celebrities we had at
that time was reported to have died with the
"square-toed measles" no less an important
parsonage than old Dan Tucker. Some of
the older members in this House will remem-
Der the verse which ran something like this !:
THE raccoon halloos and Odces the w~as.I.