The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-21
TALK ABOUT TAXATION.
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as we'll as those borne by other Maine
soldiers were hidden from sight in a
store room in the state house. The flags
have been brought from their inglorious
hiding place and suitable position will
be found for them: The Second regi-
ment's flags include those presented by
the Sons Of Maine of New York and by
Maine women resident in California.
Captain Sawyer Out Again.
Representative Sawyer of Portland has
SO far improved that he was able to
resume his seat during the short session
this morning. Mr.. Sawyer's appearance
was the signal for an impromptu recep-
ton.
Many Things in Short Paragraphs.
Senator Deering presented a resolve
appropriating $25Oo to pay the deficiency
caused by the cattle commissioners la
bors in extirpating contagious diseases
according to law.
Senator Seiders presented a bill au-
thorizing the Eastman Freight Car Heat
er Company to change the par value of
its shares from So to 800.
In the Senate today, Mr.. Soldiers moved
that the bill relating to the registration
Of voters, which was tabled for printing,
be referred to the committee on Judicial
ry. 1t was so voted.
The railroad committee reported to
the Senate today, the new draft of the
bill relating to the Portland & Rumford
Falls railway. It approves the location
from Mechanic Falls to Auburn, but
omits the provision of the first bill ex-
tending the charter for the line to the
Rangeleys. The bill was passed to be
engrossed under suspension of the rules.
In the absence of President Spear,
ate today.
Mr.. Brown presented bill to change
the Waterville city hospital from pri-
waite to public and charitable institution
and to incorporate the same. This bill
would provide that the governor of the
state and the presiding officers of both
branches shall be a board of visitors to
such hospital.
The Petit Menan Land Company want
to extend their deer park and have the
deer therein exempt from the general
statute. They so petition.
Mr.. Ross of Cumberland, presented
the petition of Samuel S. J. Porter and
127 citizens of the town of Cumberland
for woman suffrage.
Petitions continue to come in for state
aid in building street road across Jeru-
salem township. 1t is said that such a
road will not only be greatly. advantage
GUS to the farmers land lumbermen but
will make one Of the best sporting locale
ties and easily accessible.
T petition of A. J. Cameron for the
payment Of his little bill on state binding
ii n,.l
today. Such petition and bill comes into
every legislature.
The Senate and House have adjourned
to Monday at 4.3o p. m.
That Contested Election Case.
There has been great drain on the
resources of the state library today. and
the yellow covered volumes of legal ilore
have covered the tables around which
sat the elections committee of the House.
The occasion for this great gathering of
printed learning was the hearing in the
contested election case of Beale VS..
Hinkley Mr.. Hinkley is now sitting as
a member of the House, representing the
towu of Phillips. The last apportion-
ment act, in accordance with the pro-
visions of the constitution, gave. to the
town of Phillips the right of electing
representative for 1884 and 1902. I'm
der the constitution, as is claimed
by counsel for Mr.. Hinkley,
in. these years Of the towns of
Avon, Strong, Weld, Salem and Temple
and the several plantations with which
Phillips classed cannot vote for repre-
sentative, Phillips Of course voting only
in the years specified.
But at the last election, Mr.. N. B.
Beale received votes in these towns sufh-
cient, had they been counted to wipe out
Mr.. Hinkley's majority. Secretary Fes-
sender, acting under the apportionment
declined to print ballots for the towns
outside of Phillips with candidates for
representatives on them, SO Mr.. Hink-
ley's friends stamped his name on these
ballots anywhere they. found room. 1t
is said by the way that Republican
used one Of these stamps under the inn
preston that it was part of the machin-
ery of the new Australian ballot law.
Mr.. Beale was regularly nominated iii
Phillips by the Democrats, and SO far as
that town was concerned his nam was
regularly on the ballots.
Theafternoon proceedings were devoted
to the reading of dispositions and the ex-
animation of witnesses as to the facts of
the proceedings in the towns. The eve
ming was devoted to oratory. Hon. Chas.
E. Littlefeld, who with F. E. Timber
lake, Esq, represented Mr.. Hinkley
made the opening argument He argued
that the provision of the constitution
that towns, on their petitions might be,
in the wisdom of the legislature, given
the right to choose representatives in
certain years, necessarily meant that
other towns classed with such towns
above mentioned, should not
vote in those years. As to the
opinion of the Supreme Court
in 1892, in answer to a question pro-
pounded by the Senate, whether the leg
islature could deprive any town of the
right of representation in each and
every year, Mr.. Littlefeld maintained
that the language 'each and every year.
made the opinion inapplicable to this
case, no attempt being made to exclude
towns in each and every year. And this,
not being question of depriving town
of its right, but one relating to the
rights Of Phillips under the constitution.
Mr. Littlefield also contended that an
opinion was not to be COMPOUNDED with q
decision, not being of equal force, and