Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-04-02


came from the House indefinitely post
poned. On motion by Mr. Stewart Of York,
the Senate insisted upon It's action where
by the bill was passed In be ensrossed.
and the chair appointed MeSsr.. Stewart
Of York. Spear of kenneheC and Libby IF
Androscoggin as committee of conference
with such a. the House may JON
House.
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT BILL.
ON motion of Mr. Clason of Gardiner.
bill all act to provide for printing aud dis
tributing ballots at the public expense and
to regulate voting for State and city cleo
tons, tabled pending the acceptance Of the
majority report of the committee in con
currence with the senate. was taken from
the table. Majority report, ought to
pass
Mr.. Clason moved that the House recede
and concur with the Senate in the adoption
OF the majority report.
An exciting debate followed.
Mr.. Porter of Bsngor-The unanimous
vote of the county OF Hancock by every
representative who stands here is that they
do not want this bill. The eastern part of
the State is practically unanimous against
it, and | hope. Mr. Speaker, that the bill
Will not pass.
Mr.. Gray of BuCk>pOrt-lti> well known
in this House that | voted for the minority
report of this bill. Judge Stearns knows
a. | told him, and every gentleman here
knows that If there was a bill in this
House that thought proper that | should
vote for it. | am from Hancock county
and represent Bucksport which is Re
publican town. When have good meas
ure or something of interest like TO have
all my neighhor, have part Of 1t and in
this bill that is presented here to-day |
consider ii Just what we want and there
fore shall vote for it. Applause
MIR. Littlerield of penub>cot said there
were measures IN the original bill which
did not suit him. One feature which he
did not like was the optional clause. Since
the last vote had been taken he had written
to leading men of the towns which he rep
resented. This morning he received a
grist of letters from them. one from j.
q. Eaton, first scotsman of Sedgwick,
surprised him. 1t stated that ii would be
just right to pass an Australian bill which
would apply 10 the whole State. The peo-
pie Of that town wanted it.
Mr. Clason of Gardiner, called for the
yeas and nays, which were ordered.
Mr.. Ridiou of B'uehill moved that the
MOUSE ldht d recess VII Iii y r NJ
The motion was lost.
The question was then upon the motion
10 recede and concur with the Senate In
adoptlau Of majority report Of the com
mittee.
The following pairs were announced :
Me,srs. Aver Of Oakland ives and Bird
of Rockland no Deering Of WATERFORD
(no) and Pummer of Brunswick yes
Dickey of Fort Kent aud L-veQue of
Frenchvile; Fuller of fremont and Leigh
ton of Prescott.
YKAs-Messrs Allen of Denmark, Archi-
bald, Buchanan. Burgess. Callahan. Chad
bourne, Clark, Clason, Cole. Cousins Davis,
Dennen, Dickey OF Lewiston, Eastman.
IRVINE, Farrand, Fuller OF Hallowell. Gam
mon. Gentleman, Clifford, Gidden Of New
castle. Glidden of Ninalhaven, Graves.
Gray, Guptill, Gushee. Ham of Dre> den,
Ham of Lisbon, Herrick. Hill. Hiscock
Jones of Athens, kaler, keegan, Kendall,
Lamb, Libby of Bingham, LIBBY of
Standi>h. Littleield, Marston, Martin.
Maxim, Merrill of Eddugton, Miller.
Moore. Monroe. Morse. Mullen. Nelson.
Newell, Nckerson, Noble. circuit, Osgood,
Payson, Penley, Kicker Ross. Savage,
Sewall, Shaw of Bath, Shaw Of Portland,
Smith OF Portland, Smith of Turner,
Stone, Thayer, Tilton, Titcomb, Totman,
Trussell, Vaughan. Warehouse, Weeks,
White, Whitten.-76.
NAYs-Messrs. Adams. Allen of Pressure
Isle, Bracket, Brainard. Brown, Coolidge,
Croker. Cummings, Deering of Saco.
Dole, Drew, Drummoud, Dunn. Edgerly
Fisher, Gilmore, Could, Greeley Har-
graves, Hartman, Harrington, Harris,
Hathaway. Hawes, Hersey, Hersom,
10 8
Vile, Kane, Kelley, kimball, Leavitt,
Leighton of Deblois, Lewis, McAlllster.
Merrill of St. Adams, Mitchell, Mooers,
Nash, Newcomb, Newton, Packard of Cor
lima, Packard of Searsport, Patterson.
Peaks. Porter, Rand, Rijeout, Ridlon, Rus
sell, Sargent. Skolield, Snow Stearns,
Taft, Wescott, Wiswell, Wyman.-6O.
ABsENT-Messrs Hunt Knight, Parker,
Roberts, Rollins, Webb
SO the motion to recede and concur with
the Senate was carried.
ON motion of Mr.. Savage the bill was
given its first reading.
Senate amendment "A" (Which strikes
out all after enacting clause and comprises
House Document 297) was then adopted
in concurrence.
The bill was then given its second read
ing.
Mr.. Savage of Auburn moved that the
rules be suspended and that the bill be
given its third reading.
Some discussion followed and Mr.. Har-
rington of Norridgewock called for the
yeas and nays on this question. The yeas
and nays were not ordered.
On motion to suspend the rules, 50 voted
in favor and 46 against, and less than two
thirds voting in favor the motion was lost.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House called to order at 3 o'clock.
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT BILL.
The Australian ballot bill came up first
by special assignment.
On motion of Mr.. Savage of Auburn the
bill was given its third reading
The question was then upon its passage
to be engrOssed.
PEOPLES PRoHIBIroRY ENFORCEMENT
LEAGUE.
Bill, an act to incorporate the Peoples
Prohibitory Enforcement League of Name,
which was indefinitely postponed in the
House yesterday, came back from the
Senate, that body insisting on its action,
appointing the following committee of
conference: Messrs. Stewart. Spear and
Libby of AndroscOggin, and asking for a
committee of conference on the part of
the House.
Mr.. Osgood of Lewiston moved that
the House adhere to its former vote.
Mr.. Peaks of Dover moved that the
House insist and join q committee of con-
ference. which motion took precedence of
the motion of the gentleman from Lewis
ton.
Mr.. Hiscock of Wilton moved that the
House recede and concur with the Senate,
which motion took precedence of the mo-
ton of the gentleman from Dover.
The motion to recede and concur was
lost by vote of SO to So.
The motion to insist and join Z commit
tee of conference was then carried. and
the chair appointed as such committee on
the part of the House Messrs Stearps,
White and Osgood.
Senate.
Friday, Mar. 81.
Remonstrance of H. L. Wooster and 81
others of Sullivan against valuation of