Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-03-19
MAJORITY and MINORITY
REPORTS.
A Conclusive Showing Up OF
The Contingent Fraud !
STATE OF MAINE.
IL House. OF REPRESENTATIVES,,


( and papers of the Governor and
Council for the wear 1879, and extending
70 the first Wednesday of January, 1850, and
TO report TO this legislature what suppression
/ or alterations if any, have been made in said
/ returns and what means have been resorted
| TO for such purposes; and also IN what cases
and in " hat manner the will Of the people,
a. shown in the last annual election, has
been disregardcd and attempted to be defeat
! ed, either by Illegal construction of said re-
returns, or changing or tampering with them,
! or by whom the same has been done, or at
/ tempted IT, nc done. Such committee shall
further report to this legislature upon all
undue and Illegal expenditure of the money
of the State by or under the direction of the
Governor and Council fbr the period before
mentioned or by any officer Of the State. or
by any employee OF or contractor with the
| State during said time. And for such pur-
poses said committee shall have power to
| send for persons and papers and may employ
+ such clerical and stenographic force as may
/ be necessary.
( Read and passed.
OEAMANDAL SMITH, Clerk.
IL IIorsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
Feb. I, 1880.
! House appoints Messrs. Hale of Ellsworth,
Strout of Portland, Lord of Bangor, ingalls,
OF Wi~casset Springer of Yarmouth. Cook Of
Lewiston and Hill of Corinth on its part.
/ Sent up for concurrence.
ORAMANDkL SMITH. Clerk.
In SENATE. Feb ., 1850.
/ Passed in concurrence, and Messrs. Halves
( of Cumberland, Harris of Washington and
( Strickland of Aroostook appointed on the
/ part of the Senate.
c. w. TLpEx Secretary.
( The Joint Select Committee of the Legis-
lature under the order above recited have at
I tended to the duties imposed upon them and
present the following:
s.REPORT.''
The general condition of public affairs in
the State of Maine which gave rise to the
creation OF the committee is too well under
stood to call for much comment here.
The general election for the year 1872 on
September sth. was hotlv contested. and the
vote thrown was the largest ever given in the
State. Party feeling ran high and the keen
est interest was felt in the result
Three candidates were in the field for Gov
ernor. and as majority of votes is required
by the constitution to elect to that office. il
became well known soon after the election
that there had been no choice by the people
for Governor and that the office must be filed
! " ~. ~ i9i"'"'' ""ie" """ JUST "eS"
elected.
1t was currently reported by the newspa-
pers. and generally accepted by the people
that majority in both the Senate and House
/ Of Representatives had been elected by the
republicans, but nothing official touching
this could be known until the action of the
Governor and Council to whom, by the con-
stitution and laws of the State. is committed
the task Of opening, examining and counting
tne returns an" OF seeing that certihcates III
election are issued ny the Secretary OF state
to the proper persons VIZ those who APP
pear to he elected by plurality OF all the
votes returned.
In article y part /. section ., OF the Con-
sututloh OF Maine the DUTY ana powers OF
/ me roNcrh"r anu touhcii IN this regard are
iaia down As toitows Anu lair copies OF the
lists ct votes shall he attested by the select
men ana town clerks OF towns, and assessors
OF plantations and sealed mp IN open town and
plantation meetings; and the town and plan
tation clerks respectively, shall cause the
same to be delivered INTO the Secretary's Of
nee thlrty days AZ least before the trst We'd
nesday IN January annually. And the Gov
ernor and Council shall examine the return
ed copies ot such lists, and also all lists of
votes OF citizens IN the military service. re-
turned to the secretary office As provided
in article second. section four of this consti-
tntloh' anu twenty daHs before the sand hrst
ednesdaN Oh January. annually, snail Issue
summons 10 Such persons as snaii appear TO
nc eiee'su oy Piu,a"'S OF an me votes re-
turned; " auehu an" take tneir seats'
nu' all suen i'S.s sna'i De iaid before the
tiouse OF representatives, on the hrst We'd
nesday ct January annually, and they shall
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'Sunei' 'he puo'lc lh'eres. increased ana
when II became known that a majority OF
a.lo s..e,'scAels l''d oeeh gwen
ee''ii'e''es III po''' oooies o' .,'e LEGISLATURE.
sfeaS eNe,seu'S''' ",ose au" Tue meeting Oh
,ne eeis'a,"ls a. .ne' api'o' 1ssui'eu IN IiNa,
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