The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-02-05
BI TELEGRAPH.
AUGUSTA.
A Lively Debate On The Print
ing Contract.
GOV. DAVIS TO DELIVER
HIS MESSAGE TODAY.
The State Valuation Commits
sion.
[special Despatch to the PRESS.

Especial Despatch to the PRESS.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 4.-The Judiciary commit
tee have under consideration proposition to
remove all the illegally counted in officials OF
Gov. Garcelon and Council. They will proba
bly, make a favorable report, and clean sweep
of the board may be expected. The outrage
GUS conduct of the County Attorney OF Penob-
scot. in his shameless and scandalous abuse
and denunciation of the Supreme Court, has
been brought to the attention of the authori-
ties here, and the general feeling is that he
should no longer be permitted to hold office.
His removal by address is highly probable
The State Printing.
The debate i'm the Senate today on the state
printing contract was the means of drawing
party lines for the first time. The discussion
occupied the greater portion of the session and
at times was lively, especially when it took
political turn. The amendment to the COM
mittees report Tor minority report as it is call
ed, but which never came from the committee)
to give the contract to Murphy instead OF
Spraugue & Son, was sprung upon the Senate
by the Fusonists, who did their best to force
the Senate to adopt it on the grounds that the
rates were more satisfactory This point was
effectually disproved of by the Republicans, but
it was not until the Fusion jugglers and trick
sters were confronted with the fact that Muir
ply was only decoy put forward by Pillsbury
s. Co., who were behind the scenes, and were
the real party in interest who were after the
state printing, that the debate became animate
ed. Mr.. Pillsbury was charged with being the
very head and front of the conspiracy, and a
man whose name will always be infamous in
history.
Mr.. Berry of Kennebec asked Mr.. Ellis OF
Waldo, the principal spokesman for the Fus-
ionists, if he was willing to give the printing,
which involved an expenditure of $25,00O to
such aman as Pillsbury, who did his utmost to
subvert the will of the people?
Mr.. Ellis evasively replied, as if humtlitated
by being Pillsbury's defender any longer, that
he did not know that the charges brought
against Pilsbury were true, as he had never
been placed on trial. He disclaimed being a
party man, and said that when he entered this
chamber he left all party behind him.
Patten and Linn undertook to champion
Pilsbury' cause, but the hot shell from the
Republican batteries manned by Halves OF
Cumberland, Bradford of Washington and
Dingley of Androscoggin, completely slenced
the Fusionists, and the Murphy-Pillsbury con-
tract after being thoroughly exposed and venti-
lated, was rejected by vote of II to 10, with
out party break.
Tomorrow the matter comes up for action i'll
the House.
The Attempt to Restore Capital Punish
ment.
The attempt of Senator Patten of Penobscot
to have the gibbet restored in Maine, will meet
with strong opposition, although it is ac-
knowledged by some that a few of the Sena-
tors Fusion friends who were ringleaders in
the conspiracy, would only be meeting with
their just deserts if they were placed in the
hands OF Jack Ketch.
The Bribery Investigation.
The special committee which the House Or
dered at the instance of Mr.. ingalls, (fusion)
of Wiscasset. for the purpose of investigating
the facts referred to in the letter of Wallace
r. White are also instructed to investigate all
other charges of attempted bribery of members
of the House, and the committee are author
lied to employ stenographer. The commit
tee will be announced tomorrow Besides the
wan-Harriman cases, Mr.. ingalls, evidently
believes that he has struck another bribery
lead.
Bangor Children's Home
An appropriation is asked of the legislature
for the Bangor Children's Home, to an amount
at least one-half as much for each child as may
be appropriated to the Soldiers Orphans Home
at Bath which was established for similar
purpose. There are now twelve children on
average in the Bangor Home
The State Valuation.
Mr. Wilson (fusioa) reported the bill from
the judiciary committee to the House, to
amend the state valuation laws. He stated
that he called at the Secretary of States office
and found that not one-half of the cities and
towns in the state had sent in their valuation
lists. The city of Bangor had sent in copies at
an expense of $50. Other towns had abso-
lutely refused to send in lists. By the change
in the law that the bill proposed copies of the
original poll and valuation lists, duly certified
and sworn to can be sent in. The bill which
Mr.. Wilson reported was put through under
suspension of the rules, and as soon as 1t is
signed by the Governor, it will go into effect at
once In this connection it may be well
enough to say that if commission is appoint
ed 10 prepare INC Fsiuaeioi' DO 'h0i0 "AiA w
undoubtedly, they will meet at the capital and
enter upon their labors without any delay. In
case the legislature should adjourn before they
finish their work they will report to the next
legislature unless an extra session OF the
present legislature shall be called.
The order of Senator Patten (Fusien) look
ing to the appointment of special committee
of four from each political party to examine
The Senatorial returns and report to the
Senate, was promptly laid upon the table at
the instance OF senator Dingley Of Androscog-
gin AS it vas likely that the order would
provoke discussion, and as the session had been
principally devoted to a warm debate over the