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

= ~. ,,.es If Nessrs Clark and tushma".
nj bx the time that was completed 'ne case
sc vb;.a could be taken up.
M S,ront of Portland said:
Mr. Sneaker, think this honse wiii pea,
ma witness thar have studlousiy a'oioe'
taxing any part in any discussion ~he,
u,yht seem TO have q political comPieAlo". :
had supposed that il was the duty OF tue u':'"
hrs nj this body. inasmnch as the orgah'zs-
,;o, of the house had been seriously DELAYED,
and because important questions were coming n1
before this house 10 be settled. when "ouiu
;r,nar,,;v.ly demand our attention. that II
,r.f the privilege of the members 10 go on
"a 40 The business which they were expected
:, do leaving those questions of poii'icai
-, mill \ latter tiay until as il happens
r. oil 6aIibaratiou assemblies the proper
time shopiJ come for their discussion. Now /,
Sir am not much of a politician and Il" MOI
ura,ena 10 he. and dare say that majority
IF tn, members of this House are ~ Tue
sama condition that am, but vet there Is "o
man present who has not penetration enough
ga p;arca This thin covering and disguise, ny
WHICH it is attempted TO cloak the purpose
norvadinr this matter. and to discover De-
rne.,h oil This seeming and professed fair
go the raal object in view from its incep-
,ion when affidavits were printed IN large
TYNE and with great ostentation paraied III
the public papers. 10 the present NO
man can he undecided as 10 the reai
object and design which underlies
his whole business. and everybody
knows that this investigation is urged NOT so
uncb for the discovery and punishment "i
crime As it is for the forwarding 81 certain
noli,cal aims and purposes. In other words.
its the intention Of the opposition I" manu-
fac,ure out of this matter as it goes along Il
little political capital. to divert the attention
~ The neople of this State from
matters of graver moment. But, sir. l am
opposed to that employment at this time. IT
there is to be political discussion before the
house. I think that when the proper time ar
rives the gentlemen Will not nnu ui''t We ~ Z
unprepared or unwilling to enter INTO II.
Rut 4, is not the proper time now. The at
tention of this house should not now be dr.
verified from the serious business whichis pre-
sented. by what is declared on the floor OF
this house to be the most important business,
but which is in reality secondary.
The order which was introduced by the
gentleman from Lincoln proposes the lnves-
ticot,on of certain matters connected with
members who were counted in and who have
been decided not to be members 0fthis house.
House of Representatives has the right
and in my Indictment il is its dutv-to investi-
oato matters which affect the character or
standing of its members 1t is its right and
dutv 10 purge itself bv expulsion, if neces-
sary. of a man who by his course has shown
himself to be unworthy to represent the peo-
ple of this great State. But it is
no mart of the duty or propriety
of this house to 90 beyond its own body and
undertake to investigate the right or wrong
doipys of parties out side, over whom we
have no control and whom we are utterly
powerless to punish, even II we fnd thaf
they are puiltv. There can be no purpose in
wy ~ - :. bo .h,t in tho
sucn ploeee"'hS' "sSS " ~ =
testimony taken there can Dc some poitic''
ADVANTAGE gained to the one side or the 9TH
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or; 49,. c., -,
L wish TO call the attentloh vi tnc uousc W
the fact that the laws of this State do not
- ~. ,,,t.or ,,;.hor+ i, prorar tribunal
to investigate ana nttlng punishment 80 lar
as these persons out side OF this house are
oo,corred IL II. ;s ,ruo that any man has
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-" ~ 80. ~ ,i,;s S,.to hayo tho
:. = .,o;r .,rt, .o ,,,n;sh and !
dfos;ra ~ road tho statnie tn show not only
thu, tbara Is nroncr tribunal TO inyesti-
roto onj m ,nn;sh lint also Ia show how
,rroa, l. Tho Grim. charged AGAINST Mr.
20 and 1,,f,k, h. nrI InI tn n n
=, H. .hsonno .rJ ;Ijnoss when bo
= ',nohlo -, ..onfront lie ,cc,sors-,rbn, ba
-. 80. ~. .I,au,o ,.,h;oh 90 no,r, az
go IL. ,l'auoa.1. 80, DO nroson, M. h.,
~, f,,l. Ell, ~ h,- s;.knass which comcs
g., ,Lo ha,d of ,hot s.mo prov;Jnrco who
,.;,.s ~ nc, arI h,ai,,, ON, sards ~. No, onl,
- 49, 81 s;,.l,nass bn, 10 th.t t;r,l ro.t;,o
,iooa So, ,,.,,;oh ~. ,,o, roynr rotrrr 70 ,Ie
Ia. - .u.I,
IN $50 :, ~ e,,,o
',; s"es' ,an, OR H. 10 u"
after he is qualified or taken his seat any valuable
consideration or gratuiy whatever or to do any act
xo No. saS VIM dasnt u ~ s
pending or that NAV come legally before him in hi
official capacity, shall be punished by imprisonment
not more .nam I'VE wears, or oh nue. NOT eNceedng
bride or beneficial thing. in the manner and for the
purpose aforesaid. shall forfeit his Office. be forever
disqualified to hold any public Office. trust, or APP
pr;sonmnnt not "re than ,an ve az nr hv s ny , nh,
exceeding five thousand dollars.
That. sir. is the provision of the law and
the courts of this State are omen. If any
man, inside or outside of this body has violat-
ed that law. he NAV be punished as he de.
serves. and AZ the peopIe of this State will
demand that no shall be pun;shnd Il
ho i ,,,;,,,. r. = ,rno ,,,dua .'. H.
a distinction between the giver and taker
of bride. 1t may be given for one pur-
pose. and it may be claimed that it was ac-