Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-02-23

act to built and maintain free bridge across
Georges River
MI EMERY, from the Committee on Legal
Affairs. reported ought to pass on bill an &C,
IN amend an act TO establish municipal
court in the city of Biddeford; read and
assigned.
Mr.. MITCHELL. from the Committee 90
Interior Wa ters. reported ought to pass on
bill an act to amend chap. 6l3 OF the Private
and special laws of 1852; read and assigned
Mr. LELAND. from the same Committee,
on petition reported bill an act authorizing
Levi W. Weston ct. al TO construct ana
maintain a boom in the kennebec river III
Skow hogan: also reported ought 10 pass OH
bill an act to incorporate the fleasaht oo.e
Ice and Water Company read and assigned
Mr.. Cook. from the Committee on State
Lands. on petition. reported resolve IN aid OF
road from Brownville to Kataldin Iron WORKS
in the county of Penobscot printed under rule
Mr.. FISHER. from the Committee on Rail-
roads reported in a new draft and ought 10
pass on recommtted bill an act to amend
chap. al of the private and special laws OF
1871. entitled an act to incorporate the fehoo'
SEQ, and Lake Megantic Railroad Co. On
motion of Mr.. HATCH of Bangor the report
was rccommiited
Mr.. Brck from the Committee on Rail,
roads reported in new draft and ought to
pass on recommittei bill an act to incorpor-
ate the Skowhegan & Athens Railroad Co
printed under rule.
Bill an act to authorize the town of Harps'
well to Law out a way and build bridge from
Bailey Island to Orr's Island in said town
came up on its passage TO be engrossed, anc
was laid on the table and ordered TO BIZ
printed on motion of Mr.. TRrFANT of Harps
well.
On motion of Mr.. TALBOT of East Machia'
the vote was reconsidered recommltting Il
the Judiciary Committee the bill relating II
sessions of the county commissioners o
the county of Washington. House docu
ment No. 65
On motion of Mr. HUTCHINSON of Houltor
the bill was amended by striking from tho
title the last five words. The bill was theI
passed TO be engrossed.
Mr.. STAPLES of Parsonsfield rose and said
Mr.. SPEAKER. l desire TO submit. the re
port of the Special Committee appointed b,
virtue of an order of this House of Feb. 4th
to investigate certain charges of crimina
character published on that date against ;
member of this House | will read thu
report;
STATE OF MAINE.
House Of Representatives, Feb. -, 1881
The undersigned, a Committee appointed
by virtue OF the order of February 1, 1881
ito investigate grave charges of crlmlna
character appearing in the newspapers OF TIN
State against Thomas B. Swan, member o
this House" have attended to their duties
and, herewith, beg leave to submit their r.
port.
Owing to the absence of said Thomas b
Swan from the State. the Committee were
unable to give personal notice of the pen
dency of said investigation, and your Com
mittee directed service to be made upon said
Swan, by leaving copy of the Order attest
ed as such, by the Clerk of the House, at the
last, and usual place of abode of said Swan
together with a copy of the kennebec Jour
nal of date, February 4, 1881. and the order
of your Committee. fixing a time and place
tor his appearance before them, as by the re
turn of the Messenger of said House, is made
to appear; the article in the Kennebec Jour
nal, aforesaid, and an article in the Portland
Daily Advertiser of February ;, 1881, being
made the basis of the investigation. Ioul
Committee also, gave notice of the time and
place of the hearing upon said charges. by
publishing notices thereof, in the Daily Ken.
nebec Journal, Daily Eastern Argus, Port
land Daily Press, Bangor Daily Commercial,
and Lewiston Daily Journal. Mr.. Swan
neither appeared in person nor by counsel
and in his absence, your Committee proceed
ed to investigate the truth of the charges con-
tanned in the public papers herenbefore re.
ferred to, and the following witnesses APP
peared before your Committee, viz VIM. II
Bigelow, Samuel NJ Bradley and J. +.
Knight who testified relative to the charges
Al. -
rington W. Hawkes. and John Richardson
who gave evidence concerning the charges
implied in the Advertiser article: and your
Committee from the evidence of said wit.
nesses find the following facts, viz:
LIST. That during the time since Mr.. Swan be.
came member of this House. he was guilty OF
the charges contained in the Kennebec Jour.
nal, hereinbefore referred to. viz: OF using
the United States mail, for Swindling opera
tiOns; in this. that he sent circulars through
the mails of the United States. concerning
schemes. devised and intended to deceive and
defraud the public for the purpose of obtain
ing money under false pretences, in viola
ton of section > $50 of the revised statutes
of the United States.
2nd. That the charge implied in the Port
land Daily Advertiser. above referred to,
viz. That he had embezzlcd the funds OF
tHe L own Oh MlHOt, Is likewise sustained
3rd. That the charge made in the Kenne.
bee Journal, that said Swan by and through
his connection with the so-called Eastern
Manufacturing Company, was guilty of swim
ding, is also substantiated.
And, for the evidence upon which the sew.
eral findings of your Committee are based
reference may be had to the records of said
Committee, and to synopsis of the evidence
therein contained.
Yonr Committee, therefore recommend the
expulsion of said Thomas b. Swan, as q
member of this House. and submit the ac
complaining resolve
Resolved, That Thomas b. Swan, member
of this House from the Minot Glass district
be and he is hereby expelled from this House
and the seat of the Representative from SAID
district is hereby declared vacant.
L. T. STAPLES, Chairman.
J. B. HuTcurNsoS, Sec'y.
NJ. n. MckUsIck,
BYRON ID. VERRrLL.
w. +. VINAL,
/. S. EASTMAN
concur in the findings of the Committee
as to the facts, but am not prepared to rec.
ommend the expulsion of a member. uutiI he
has been given actual notice of the tendency
of the proceedings against him. and. there
fore, report the findings to the House, for
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