Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-02-22
ZINE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.


CONTINUED from 6rst page,
i Houee oocuuse"s w. 1o' ~. :" &c. " .P
nnrticn the State Ior representatives. 10 Con
1900. came up ~ unfinished business.
II. . r.,
y make 2 oriet s'a'e're"'' .ie "es"eu 10 say
= . member OF the oom"ittee on Coneres
sIonal Apportionmen.' 'nAt '"e charges "hicn
have been maze aea'n1, 'ne com"Htee are
entitled 70 no we'sn'. i"ey naa performed
their arduoos ou''es - ''e oe'.oi lneir soiii
y, and the MOUSE "au sno"n "s comn"enc e
IN them py Adopting ane,l lepor' me OH
presented Dy Tue teuensn ..o" Wa'oe
Mr. kust mas On: ia,a. oo1.'o' no'
only dlvides coun',e'' oui = uIsioes repre-,
sentative dis.f,c's. ou's VIC ,e,y "H"aro
for towns winch arc e.ss.e" .ose'"e' !" reg
islative apPortionment 10 De separated IL
Congressionsi Appoi . w ne c"a'u see
no good Ieason WY ''e 'e"a.e s"ou'o auop'
Mr.. Rssts amendment, esPeclahy as II was
not practicable 10 u''ne representative dis
tricts.
MI. hust' !" reP'!, sa" '"a' oons iessio"a
conventions nave nooiing u 10 win cohveh
lions to nominate representatives u the leg
nlature.
On motion OF MI hoak Oh anaroscogsin-
the vote on Senator Rust's amendment was
-. hv Goa. and navs resulfing in ito 70.
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lection Is Ioho"s'
YEA-Messrs Gushee and Rusf.-2.
NIM sa,h H"ms K;nbaII Ind M.,h Tonn ~ :
I~sehlin, Nutting, Pennell. oak, NTH. stearns
63sbbs, Tsber, Weeks, wentworth, weymouth, vii
son and ioons'-".
Mr.. Gushee OF hnox moved 10 amend So
that the hrst district shall De composed OF
the counties OF i OK ana cumberland, and
the towns OF Wooiwfch, bath, west Bath.
Arrowsic, Georgetown ana FhIps -ury IN
Sagadahoc county ana the second District OF
the counties OF OXFORD, FRANKLIN, Andres
coggip, Knox anu Lincoln ana the towns OF
Richmond, bowdolh' bowdolhham' PERKINS
and Topsham IN oagadahoc county.
Mr.. Gushee then spoke 1t some length in
support Of his amendment.
Mr. Mclaughlin OF Cumbtr iand replied
70 some OF the allegations made by the gentle
man from hhox.
...;a., .nv division n, HE cnun,v
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On motion VI "'' "en."or'" vi Te"ooscot'
the vote on senator uushees amendment
va .keh W yeas anu nays resulting !" us
IeJecs'on 10
IEA.-Messrs. G ps s"d c nust- C:m. c.
Hsste,l. Heath. Hume. Kimball' Iebroke. Lord
Marble, Mclaughlin, Nutting. Pennell, Roak. Smith
S Me,' n.U4os, "e"'"o''"' weymouth
"hson ."s '"s'-~
Mr.. Young of Cumberland said that he was
not s.s;sApd with The report Of the committed
s-:-I-I A. atr.. ~ o.a.. -.
snu Wisneu " oheI All amehuheht, ulakiug
!ne hrs. ols'ric' co"sa.' vi ''e co"n.es Oh
iork' Anu'oscossln' rIAhai. "a anu oAi1ru
tne second oi ou"oeriano' oaesoahoc' LIN
coin ."u N"oH' ''e uniru vi nehneoer'
"A':o' hA"IocA a"u "s"i'sto" ''e iour'',
OF Aroos'ooK, rehooscot' riscataquis ana
somerset. ihis ahnenoheht was NOT oIigi-
Wh;.. e 49,, =. &C. 60. a;.,.;a,.
yerv nearly equal in population. alike in in
terests. and adberes to county lines. Mr..
Young said he did not oropose to make an
argument. but only to ask for a vote. On
bis motion, the vote on his amendment was
taken by yeas and nays, resulting in its re-
Jecs'on' - ioho"s'
iEA.-Messrs. CLARK Gdsnee, hust, Stearns ana
NAY.-Messrs. Bragdon, Coffin, Conner. Haskell
Hath, Hume, kimball. Lebroke, Lord, Marble. Nc
VIZ. Ws",.nrsi Wa~,nn.t h snd Wii'on Sa0
on mouon OF Hr' iouhs, Oh o""oeri'h "