Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-13
Sir. if any matter

ac,s- 7 should never forgive mvseii I u''
~. s,on,l here and in the name OF common
;ustiee protest against any ac'i"n WV" Nv
should deprive him Of any of has risnts-
~, hound ia do this much as honest men u,
and believe the members OF this house ~"
aoree with me that it is our duty 10 pos.pIs
e., o-ler whic!, has a tendency TO deprive
ny: nf This richt. If he is innocent, give
lin, a fair chance to prove it, If he Is guilty.
Ia, him suffer such punishment as ne ue-
serves. .,t tho
S,,eater of the House 10 bear me testimony
that have not a. this session taken 'ei!
much of vour time; and would not say =
,ror5 in re ference TO this matter now haa
no, an ;nteres, in il rs being member OF
,h;s committee. Now the history OF TINS
transaction is very brief. So far as the COM
m;,tee is concerned. On the Goth OF January
a communication was received by the SPeahei
from Wallace II. White. Ont'at same day I'M
tro,luced an order that the matter he reierre"'o
A committee. and had the honor OF peiis
appointed as chairman OF that community
nv the Speaker The matter then rested.
III. gentleman from Lincoln, who is now so
desirous that the investigation be pushed DAY
and night either in the presence or absence
of Mr.. White, was almost daily vending MS
wav dcwn under the hill TO attend the assem-
blr at Union Hall instead of coming IN mere
for the purpose of helping legslate and inVeS-
tigate the matter of bribery OF any memoer OF
members of this House. That matter ran
.lono until the 3D. dav of Feb. about which
time TIN, prod gal from Lincoln returned To
us. And he put in an order protesting thar
the minority were not properly represented.
and upon that order the Speaker appointed
that gentleman and another OF his associates,
ctr.fl hsA
,leman from Lincoln returned and became a
member of that committee nine days ago, he
has been constantly sitting on pins because
that investigation was not being hurried up
with all speed and haste, whether the parties
IMPLICATED be sick or well or dead. And
constantly there has been an uneaslness
ranking i'm his bosom because we could
not feel to go forward and investigate
this matter in the absence of Mr.. White,
confined to sick bed, and the inves-
tigation of matter in which all that he
has and all that he hopes to be and all that
he may expect to be for all time to come, Is
at stake. Why. Mr.. Speaker. and gentle
men, any criminal in this State. standing be-
fore a jury accused of murder. would have
his case continued from time to time. IL
must be continued The veriest criminal on
the face of the earth must be confronted by
MS iCCu>tt>- @tHt w "i' "NNSe Al '"'' US
BY the order introduced TO 90 on, regardless
of Mr.. Whites ability tn be present or not
and that we sit day and night and that we
close this matter up in his absence. and that
we pass Judgment upon matter which shall
affect him for all time. when he is ut home
and confined to his sick bed.
Now | say as II member of the committee
that feel troubled. l have been worried
about it, because OF these inSinuations, be-
cause of Mr.. Whites illness. But do say
as member OF the committee, and be.leve
this House will bear me out in it, that don't
propose, until Mr.. White has fair oppor-
tun'ty IN this matter, To proceed III an lnves-
tigation of the case. and set the seal of in
flmv rnon him forever whom be ;s NOT able
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House will hear the committee ont in that
wow, of tho motor
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late. 1t contcmplates the investigation of al
coed. attemnted bribery of that Nv Cusbman
- - .1p " .,I ~ ~
WHO came up ahuior three long weeks NJ
tempting to steal the seat of the gentleman
who sits at nv LET; hand and the attempted
bribery OF another man who came here and
attempted TO steal the seat of the gentleman
81. ~. .h,. =. ,s,t .I'H
meeA>. w" ''''' oruer co''ieihp'ates tha'
thcse TWO men WHO came up mere ana al
tempted to take seats to which they were moi
.lected tn which tho ,,o,,lomar frcr, ;nooIr
" N' I'll. S''' man NUN i-'"eoii
KNOWS they were not elected, Dutwere count
eu III ra"""'eh,'y ny the Governor anc Coun-
Cit contemporaries mat these two gentle
men shall come up and tell what they know
nf III H. ,,a,'.;e,I,' "ie "Ienioeis
fact.
For these reasons hone this order will be
indefinitely postponed.
The yeas and navs were taken IN. motion
Of Mr.. PERRY of Camden. resulting in the
affirmative as follows:
YEAs-Nessrs. Au,rews po,or oeo..;u..., d..
err of Stcuben' Koov Rrs.,nn , o Wrrhg,om, hak
SmithSe,d 49, o." M oahe Elizabeth, Cole Of
mons. Fennelly, French, Getchell, GioG, (ioss Of
a. aifra1 ai, =, VAIL ondIng Gray, Hale, Hall
Hatch Heal, Hit of Embdcn Hmnns ., mea Hn,a,
nson, Jewett of Richmond, Jewett of Sangerville.
"rinn ' Marti L9.a OF Bangor Lord of standsh
sick, Nickerson, Parcbes Parser partrida' Mchn
Porter, Purington, Redion Robbins Rolf. Ronn%v
stowe, Sontoa' smart Sproul eward, stratton
Twitcnel VerriII. W"sson' WteIs nra,ion
Wvm,n, w5ho"ghoy' wilson OF Columbia Falls,
NAYs.Messrs. Rridgham of Falmouth, Brigham
VI w. tnaubOurne thealey Dickey Durham