Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-03-19
Datlp Kennebel 3ournaI.
Remarks OF Mr.. Freeman

of Cherryfeld. in the House of Representatives Mar
sth. 1881. on the claim of A. j. Cameron of Ss4e n
Tor stitching and binding for the State.
The claim known as the A. J. Cameron
claim, which was presented to the legislature
OF 1880 and 1881, was again presented to the
legislature at its late session, and . third
time disalloweG, and Mr.. Cameron, has again
threatened members of the committee that
he shall persist IN pressing his claim before
future legislatures. In view of this fact
members of the committee to whom this
claim was referred at the late session, re-
commended that the speech Of Mr. Freeman
of Cherryfield, made in the House of Repre-
sentatives in 1881 and taken from the Steno-
published. be published, that the facts therein
explained and proved before the committee,
may be more generally known in order to
confront any future prosecution of said
claim.
Mr.. Speaker: There are several reasons
why l objected and do object at this time
to the withdrawal Of the minority report
Although Mr.. Cameron now wishes, as I
understand or his friends for him, to with
draw his claim he still asserts that there is
due him from the State balance of SS4O.77,
and although he has confessed that in another
matter entirely foreign to this, there is some
,.i"E u"e l.". '"e o'"'. ii',ii io' s."C"i"e anu
he has received his pay and which he did not
oi'u ae' ne says 'hat F" Is MS intention
" y oiins 'iis "hoie '''"tter up at iuture time'
'or se''ieIien' MI Cameroh aumits there
are SOME h'e Ut SIX nunoreu uoiiars que the
State III consequence OF TINS acknowledged
1raud OF MS ana he Is Wiling, ne says, that
tne sum ne mas swlndied Out OF the state
snouio oe ueonc'eu irou' the Sofo."' which
"e ,,S, Eisiii's Tue o'a'e yves MN
lhose VINO were the Iriehus OF TINS claim say
mat the Rouse Is predJudiced agalnts Mr.
cameron anu tnat on account OF these ailega-
'io"s VI eo'iesSio"e vi ""uu VIC are "o' III y
mood TO give the matter disinterested and im-
Par,iai co"siuera''o' ANU SINCE tue "ot'oh vas
MADE TINS forenoon 10 wlthoraw the minority
report very prominent memDer OF tnis
House mas sara that ne .'aid not ior ms Ire
see why tn's cialh Oh so+o''' shou'u not oe
aiiowed MT. cameron anu they, MS 1rienas'
Irahkiy concede IL Is the lhtentioh OF MI
cameron at some 'u."re .iihe 10 present TINS
ciaim 10 anoiher tr1ounai' anu tnat ne then
expects II 10 De allowed. Inc only Denent 10
oe derived ny tne state VIII De confession
OF the iraud l nave named OF some So0o or
SoVo "hic'i ne very generously says ne Is
wliilng snouiu go 10 REFUGE MS cialm OF
SSH" ana eSpeets tne STATE 10 pay MN the
balance.
Under this state OF facts think 1t Is very
important before this claim il quietly re-
moved from the niles and SINKS out OF sight,
that this House should understand the whole
truth: so far as 1t can De reacheh' IN relation
10 thls ciaim Oh SofU . ~nlcn Mr. cameron
sets up against tne Sla'e anu seems ueter-
"ineo " Piess q, so",e '".ure anu anu PernsPs
more Propitious TINE ior hin'' lhis nna''er
VI ei"'',, .""' Is "o' oeio.e '"e .'""se,
mas hothihR 10 40 win the questioh OF iraud
o'her 'nah ,iie auh''ss,oh VI lraou n'isnt per
maps PreJ"uice the mouse against any Just
claim MT. cameron might present 1or ailow-
ahce'
propose WIN 'he oPeakers PERMISSION
ana your Indulgence 10 sa'e tne result VI
my i"'esusa.io"s II, Iee"i! " '.e Ju,ucs
wen as iegai'y OF ti'is special cia'"' I'D oruer'
una, snouiu seal" DC prssen,eu' "emoeIs
VIII, KNOW 'he iac's !" relallon 10 H. anu 10
nhuecie'e many goou men VINO nave ia"" l"
Tue in.epIny oI Mr. cameron cia,".
WINE MT. cameron con'enus una. .ne!e
are Ho4o - uue ','"p rom 'he S'a.e, '"e Isc'S
sno" anu prove t'a' lie owes .ne ota'e o'o'.-
20 making u'nerence ., sIooo oe.~een lin
ana the Sta'e, besides oeine o'erpalu Ior
oindine the aos'rae's wnich were never re-
ceVed OF aeINereu' tnus increasing 'ne oS'-
ahce que lro" MN me in',"'a'io" 'iS. nc
IS wiling 10 re,u"o oi pay oaIA ~ ,"e "ta'e
'he money ne nas rauu"s :.,' ., ep h"s
no'nihR 10 uo "o" VIZ" VI. i".S @ on
shaii present 10 you III s"o~nR Tue o.'Ance
ioe OF against "in, a"u noPe u's' tl,s
house VIII NOT &'io" any coh,essich vi irauu
which ne says ne mas co''''l'n,eu' 'nnue"ee g
in arriving at just imnastiai ana nonest
clsion III TINS mater. we snouid DC un-
biased and unpreJudiced IN arriving al our
conclusions. a
1t Is wen known that IN 100 q cU"''Se' Tc
was maze between tne o'ate anu e. IL. w.
smith 20. 10 s,iteh ahu oinu ~h.' are
called the Agricultural reports 1or that year.
Other work was included IN that conirac.'
but shall connne myseiI nov strisuy TO
thes Agricu',"rai hepor's. i"is co"'IHc'
was mace un.eI 'ne au.1o,V sse" IL. ~ o.
.. CHAP: os OF tne reNlse9 s.a.uNs: "u.on . su
'horIeu 'ns =, ,"'s ':s. ".a 20 III Soa.a...,
reports under the uirec.'o1 Vi '"e oecre'Hiy
OF the Board OF Agricuau'e' lney ere
divided INTO TWO parts. ineIe re, was ~. As.'-
cultural Report proper aho '19 soc'ues ~,