The Portland daily press., 1893-01-05

Surance men, a meeting OF Bangor iiei-
chants adopted a protest and there nave
appeared communications in NUMBER
of papers regarding the matter. Whetnef
this feeling will result in another attempt
to pass a valued policy law is not KNOWN
but this is one of the subjects or specuia-
ton here. New Hampshire has had
valued policy law for about SIX years
now. Under such statute, in cases OF
total loss. companies are compelled to
paw the full amount of the policy, even II
investigation should show that the policy
exceede in amount the value of the prop
erty. The Iron Hallers, it is said, would
not object to legislation which would
enable them to resist the demands for
their funds made by the receiver in III
dianapolis, but it is probable that no such
legislation coutd be had which would
reach this matter.
Miscellaneous.
The following is the committee on
printing and binding: Senators Jersey,
Wiggin and Hersom; Representatives
Harris, Cover. Coffin, Littleneld,
Knowles, Kaier and Keegan.
An order has passed both branches
providing for two committees on hsher-
ies-one for inland fisheries and game,
the other for seashore fisheries.
Hon. A. A. Strout, George B. Loring
and Mr.. j. P. Stevens are among the
Portland visitors.
Speaker Savage will appoint Ralph l.
Morse of Liberty. who has had the place
before. and j. Wallace Blunt of Lew
iston, House pages.
The Penobscot county delegation met
to get acquainted today and organized by
choosing Senator Thatcher chairman
and Mr.. Durgin of Orono secretary.
A Novel Election Contest.
An election contest. which raises
fine point of constitutional law and also
point under the Australian ballot law
appeared today, when Simon Brown pre-
sented in the House the petition OF Nat,
Beal to be seated as member from the
classed towns, including Phillips, Strong,
Avon, Salem and Weld. N. W. Hinkley.
who was elected from the town OF Phil
lips, has the coveted seat. Article 4,
section 3, of the Constitution of Maine
provides that whenever any town or
towns, plantation OF plantations, not en-
titled to elect representative shall de-
LtItflluG d2dl4nu h SAdCSitSteulSAh wa ~s4-J
other town or plantation, the legislature
NAV. at each apportionment of repre-
sentatives, on the application of such
town or plantation, authorize it to elect
representative for such portion OF time
and such periods as shall be equal to its
portion of representation; and the right
of representation, so established, snail
not be altered until the next general APP
portionment.
Under this section the town Of Phillips
voted in favor of the privilege of electing
it's own representative part OF the time.
The last apportoinmentIact accordingly
provided for this, and Phillips was given
the privilege of electing representative
to this legislature Mr.. Hinlkley, republic
can being the man. But in behalf of
Beal it is claimed that as the constitution
provides that no town may be disfran-
chised. when Phillips was allowed to
elect representative other towns in the
class should have been given chance
to vote for some other representative.
Beal was nominated by Democrats in
one of the other towns under the apor-
tionment. ~ Il
The law giving Phillips the right OF
electing, Secretary of State Fessenden OF
course declined to have ballots for other
LQWu DIlutC0 Win bdlhAhotSS AL AORAS
sentatives in the list. Then the Beal
men adopted a novel way of voting by
writing or stamping on ballots his name
and the fact that he was candidate for
representative. The stamp marks, it is
said, were put on wherever there was
room on the ballots. Under the law
| such ballots were not counted. Bea
| claims that with them he was elected
| So there seem to be two questions in,
! voIved, one constitutional point, and
| the other how under the Australian
| ballot law Mr.. Beal's system of stamp
| ing would be legal anyway. The cast
attracts great attention among lawyers
and will be one, of the important matters
| of the session. The matter was tabled
pending the appointment of an election
committee.
The Vacant Assessorship.
Ira Croker of Portland, Samuel Camp
bell of Cherryfeld and Mr.. Burleigl
himself are mentioned as candidates TO-
the Republican vacancy in the board o
state assessors now held by Hall c. Bur
leigh, appointed by the governor to serve
| in the place of the late Frank Gilman
until the meeting of the legislature.
State Committee Organizes.
The Republican state committee me
tonight and organized for the two mex
years. Hon. Joseph Fl. Marley was re
elected chairman for the fifth time. The
following were chosen as executive com
mittee: l.. Powers, Houlton; E. Dude,
Freeman, Portland; S. w. Carr, Bow
doinham; S. M. Carter, Auburn; Fl. B.
Saunders, Ellsworth; A. B. Farnham
Bangor; L. G. Downes, Calais. Chair.
man Marley is ex-officio chairman of the
| committee. The executive COMMITTEES
was authorized to select a secretary an6
| will do so in few days. Gen. Geo. l..
Beal was reelected treasurer of the
committee.