Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-02-20

Mr.. Cyr of Grand Isle said that he though,
Caribou was tue better place, and bs
hoped that this House would do Justice 10 tbs
people in the northern part of Aroo,tooL
county.
Mr.. Heath said that this matter had bee,
very fully heard before the Jmu,ciary Cam.
mittee. He thought it was agreed as TO the
necessity of court in Aroostook county.
there was no remonstrance against it, and he
thought that any one who Investigated the
matter would agree that it would be an act Of
Injustice If this legislature should adjourn
without giving that county greater court IA.
cilitles. The county is the largest of any
county in the State, and has within II le,.
railroad facilities than any county in the
State exc pr Washington county, and I'M.
giants are obliged to travel long distances.
Every member of the committee had been
very decided that II was but simple act Of
justice to give that county greater court ia.
cilltles, aud that 1t ought to be done at once
and that the only proposition before the commit
tee was the establishment of a Superior
Court. There Is now practically but one
question: and that Is upon the location The
majority of the Committee favored Carbon:
the minority were IN tavUr of Presque Isle
1t was understood the minority would not OF,
ter report, but would reserve their rights b,
way OF an amendment, and the duty of pre-
senting that amendment had fallen to him.
he firmly believed that Presque Isle was the
proper place for the court, and believing 50
he had offered this amendment. 1t is evil
dent that the people of Aroostohk county can.
not agree upon this matter; they are hope.
lessly dividedan the responsibility of choo,-
ing the location will fall upon this House
The Judiciary Committee come here divided
in sentiment, and he offered this amendment
in behalf of that Committee
| Mr.. Powers of Houiton SAID that as a citl-
Zen OF Aroostook county having passed some
IL years of his life there, he thought It pos
stole that he might know something of the
wants and wishes of the people of that coQG-
ty, and know something of their interests,
tie Thought the majority report Of the com
mlttee made out prima faeie case. 1t is
| now asked that the report of the committee
be set aside. upon a reason which he believed
to be insufficient.
Mr.. Pnar of Pre,que Isle said that the .
petitions tor this court were from the north
ern portion of the county. No petition has
been presented here from any p)ruon of the
southern part. IT this court is to be estab-
iished for the people in northern AroostoOk
should they not say where it should be locs-
|
the centre of northern AroOstook than
Pressure Isle. 1t is admitted Ii is claimed
that 1t is nearer the centre of population IL
Is admitted, but it is not admitted that Carl
oou Is nearer the centre of the business por-
tlon of northern AroOstouk.
| Mr.. Phair presented statistics to show the
comparative growth in wealth and population
of the towns of Caribou and Pressure
Isle, and sand that it was not
asked that this court be located in the
ceutre of the county nor in the centre Of
| the pOpulation.but where it will best accom-
modate the people, and he hoped the amend
ment would prevail
Mr.. Nutting OF Perham responded briefly.
The amendment was lost.
Mr.. Dickey OF TT. Kent offered the follow
| ing amendment: Insert after the word Hou.
| ton in line tour of sec 6, the words. And
ON the second Tuesday of july at Fl. Kent
Mr.. DIckey in brief speech urged the
need of court in that section, and claimed
that the location was a most desirable one.
The amendment was lost.
The bill WAS then passed to be engrossed.
House document No. 40, to furnish certain
books to the town of Oakland to replace
Others destroyed by fire, came up by special ,
assignment.
Mr.. Cousins of Kenuebunkport opposed the
resolve, and moved that il be indefinitely
postponed.
Mr. Spear OF Hallowell favored the resolve
and hoped it would not be indefinitely post
poned.
The motion to indefinitely postpone was
lost, d the resolve was then passed to DC
engrossed
Senate document No 81. resolve authorn'
ing the county of Piscataquis to make loan
h,-s c,a1 =,
question being the acceptance of the report
of the committee
1t was voted to accept the report, and on
motion of Mr. Dyer OF Foxcroft, the resolve
bad its two several readings and was passeu
to be engrossed under suspension OF the
rules.
House document No. So. an act TO regulate
the admission of Foreign Surety Cempane'
TO do business in this State. came mp ny
special assignment, and was passed to be en-
crossed.
On motion of Mr.. Houston of Belfast, House
document No. 81, an act providing for tne
taxation OF Life Insurance Companies
specially assigned for to-day was taken from
the table, and Tuesday next at II O'CLOCK
was assigned for its further consideration.
On motion of Mr.. Dickey OF Fl Kent,
Adjourned
PETITIONS, BILLS, ETC. PRESENTED AND ne
FERRED.
By Mr.. Mallett of Observation-Disclosures
of George A. Weeks and "A Others agalns'
the medical bill, which was referred 70 .ns
Committee on Judiciary; also petition OF l.
B. Reed and Ga others of Bowdoinham Tor ~
act to prohibit the throwing of waste INTO .ns
kennebec river, which was referred TO '~
Committee on Interior Waters
BY Mr.. Cushnan of Pownal-Remon
STRANGE of Samuel L. Town and "A othe',
against the medical bill, which was reierre'
to the Committee on Judiciary.
By Mr.. ROBBINS of Lewiston-Remon
franc. OF NJ. +. Noble and Al Others agaius.
she medical bill, which was referred TO 'he
Committee on Judiciary.
By Mr. Moore of Gardiner Remon-
STRANGE against the medical bill, which ""
referred to Committee on Judiciary. =
By Mr.. Elliott of Both-Remonstra nee "
Geo. NJ. Holmes and 3S others against ths
medical bill, which was referred to the Co"'
mittee on Judiciary.