The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-03
HOUSE CONQUERED WITH THE SENATE.
The Address for Removal Passed
With One Dissenting Vote.
The Bangor Hospital and Tax Bills
Die Peacefully.
Speaker Wiswell Gives Way to Speak
er Charles csgood.

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municipal court. has adopted the address to
the governor and council recommending the
removal of the respondent. The proceed
ings which are thus terminated, so far as the
legislature is concerned, have been marked
by the dignity with which the case has been
conducted. and the earnest consideration
given it. President Libby made an efficient
and impartial presiding officer and his efforts
to secure the orderly procedure which the
Importance of the case demanded, were sec
| onded by the members of the convention
and the counsel on both sides of the case.
| As already reported. the Senate adopted
the address last evening. This morning the
/ House adopted 1t In concurrence as amended
| by the Senate. As the charges originated in
1 tile Senate, that body In formulating voted
on each allegation separately, rejecting some
/ and retaining others. Then vote was taken
upon the address as SO amended. In the
| House the vote was taken only upon the ad-
| dress as amended. Mr.. Chadbourne Of Bid
| deford was the only member who voted
| against 1t. Nlnety-slx voted in favor of its
| adoption.
| Messrs. Drummond. Dunn, Guptill,
| Mooers, Noble and Savage were excused
| from voting. The 96 members who voted
| for the address were:
Messrs. Adams, Allen of Presque isle, Aver,
Brackett, Bradford, Brainard, Brown, Bucknam,
Burgess. Clark, Clason, Coolidge. Cousins, Cum.
mings, Davis, Deering of Saco, Dickey of Lew
Fisher, Fuller of Hallowell, Gentleman, Clifford,
Gilmore, Gldden of Newcastle, Graves, Gray,
Greeley, Ham Of Dresden, Ham Of Lisbon, Hafr,,
q BrooSsVilIs, Kane, Kelley Kendall, Ki@Saii, iI
ham. Libby Of standish, Marston, Martin, Maxim,
McAllister, Merrill of Eddington, Merrill OF
ELL Nickerson, Packard Of searspOrt, Packard
of Corinna, Parker, Patterson, Payson, Peaks,
Penley, Plnmmer. Rand. Kicker, Rideout, Kid
Smith of Portland, Snow, stearns, Stone, Taft,
Thayer, Titcomb, Tolman, Tussell, Waterhouse,
Weeks, Wescott, White Wyman.
After the address had been adopted by the
House, an order passed both branches di-
rectiDg its presentation by the President of
the Senate and Speaker of the House to the
Governor. A resolve was also passed appro
priating $2700 for the expenses of the hear
Ing including witness fees, which are to be
the same as in civil causes before the Su-
preme Court.
A meeting of the Governors Council has
been called for 10 o'clock tomorrow forenoon
to consider the address. The address au-
th0riZes the removal of Judge Hamilton
with the advice of the Council.
Bangor's Hopes BIIghted.
The new resolve in favor of the Bangor
hospital came from the Senate to the House
this morning for concurrence.
Mr.. Adams of Bangor, moved that the
House recede from its indefinite postpone
ment and concur with the Senate in passing
the resolve.
Mr.. Glidden opposed the measure, saying
he did not believe in appropriating the
money by piecemeal. When the need for
the hospital came the legislature should
then appropriate literally to build.
Mr.. Osgood of Lewiston. was in favor of
the resolve and hoped it would pass.
Mr.. Marston of Skowhegan made a stir
ring argument against the resolve.
Mr.. Hawes, Mr.. White and others, spoke
in favor
The House then refused to recede by a
vote of 56 to 43.
Mr.. Glidden of Newcastle moved that the
House adhere to its former action.
Mr.. shaw hoped that on this important
matter the House would not shut off any
further action on the matter. He moved
that the House insist on its action.
Mr.. Hersey of Buckfield said that he
thought the House might consistently ad-
here for once, and refuse a committee on
conference as he had known Of the Senate's
taking such action.
The motion to insist took precedence and
was lost So to sc.
The House then voted to ahere 81 to 81.
EThus the action on the Westbrook railroad
in the Senate was avenged by the House.
For the Cruiser maine.
The finance committee has reported a re-
solve appropriating $1,000 for gift of plate
or some other suitable object to the new
cruiser which bears the name of this state.
A Cumberland County Bill.
The Senate today indefinitely postponed
the bill relating to the sale of vessels. in
which liquor has been seized in Cumberland
county. The bill changed the general law
so far as Cumberland county was concurred
by making the proceeds of such sales go to
the county treasury iustead of to the towns
and cities in which the vessels were seized.
The majority of the delegation favored the
bill and it passed the House. President
Libby in the Senate called Mr.. Haines to
the chair and explained the position of the
minority of the delegation. They would not
oppose an amendment to the law to apply to
made Cumberland county subject to a spec
ial law In the matter Senator Moore made
similar objection to the bill and Senator
Poor favored it. The Senate then voted to
indefinitely postpone.
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