Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-08

JAW ahi es'iS"e' t"i 'Ns"NS'"! W "'-N'
week.
Mr.. kaier OF Scarooro asked leave out OF
order to present the following orsier'
Uttered ihat IN view OF ue prompt ana
careful consideration Of all matters that are
to be brought before this Legislature and ID
the interests OF an early adjournment, that
this House hold two sessions daily on and
after Tuesday, Match III, 1886
The order was adopted.
TN motion OF MI Mitchell OF hl'tery Inc
orier and penang amendment that after
March /, TINS Legislature SHAH meet al e'oo
A. NJ instead OF 10 a. NJ, WAS taken from
the table.
The pending amendment was 70 insert
instead OF '9-ju.
Mr.. Mitchell withdrew the amendment.
The order was then adopted
On motion OF MIR. Parker OF Danforth
the vote was reconsider red whereby the bill
IN regard to fees Tor travel OF eihcers,
jurors, etc., IN Washington county was
tabled.
MIR. Parker; Inc sherih OF washington
county comes here Tor an Increase or SAL
airy. The sherih told us tlat TINS increase
Of mileage did not come out OF the county
wholly, but out OF the poor man VINO was
unfortunate enough to be sued. do not
beiiese there Is man IN that county outside
OF these Officers who wishes this increase
OF mileage; and move that the bill be IN
definitely postponed.
Mr.. Harms OF East Machias TINS matter
affects the citizens OF Washington county,
and no one else. II does not affect the
State IN the least, nor the State treasury.
II advances the milage, IN civil eases, OF
the sheriff and his Understand OF the Jurors
ana witnesses, two cents mile. In wash
lngt0n county we are not situated as are
people in any other county. We have
no railroads aIhi must travel by team.
man who travels 10 miles, received 90
cents for his mileage. 1t is not enough.
II Is very difficult IN some towns to obtain
Jurors They say 1t does not pay them
TO leave their work aud attend court, and
they get excused. We considered this mat
ter In our county delegation, and III out OF
II were strongly in favor OF it, The gen.
tieman from Danforth does not appreciate
the merits OF the case, because there IS a
railroad in that part of the county. We
had petition sent to us signed by more
than 400 of the citizens OF Washington
county. There is hardly town in the
county not represented, and represented by
the best and most influential citizens in
those towns, and the only renlonstrance
know of comes from % citizens of the town
OF Danforth.
MIR. Parker OF Danforth l don't think you
can make mileage large enough so that
business men VIII ask to sit on jury.
think this is wholly uncalled for. A sheriff
in any county can get up long petition,
ms people VIII sign 1t for him. think this
matter OF increase OF salary, whether by
mileage or otherwise, should be voted
down.
Mr.. Mccullough OF Calais: The petit
lions as they were presented to the delega-
ton from Washington county asked for 10
cents a mile and not eight. The bill was
amended IN committee and made eight
cents mile. and as amended it passed the
delegation by a large majority. The petit
tons were largely signed, and noticed one
especially, from my own city, which was
signed by the largest tax payers that we
nave IN tue city OF Calais. 1t lisa fact beyond
dispute that cents mile does not pay any
man travelling between Calais and Machias,
which he has to do to attend courts, and
from Maehias to Calais again. The small
amount asked Tor does not affect the State
nor the STATE treasury, as the gentleman
mas stated. 1t isa matter which lies wholly
with washington county, and its delegation
has voted very largely that this bill should
nave passage as amended.