Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-16

tons So Il il no experiment IL there ,
any eify ia the country tia, needs j reform
in its police department, ii Is the city of Bic
defor,i Zach cf tile spisotatses of the
force Is selected for hi, ability Is 6a<s
wari politician zach has annually contrib
ntesl a large sam for the corruption fund vi
the CITY, xllirh snm Is asriacled froHt
their official pay. They are IN collision
with the liquor d..aIers of iisr ely; they no
tiiy their fri-itsls the rum-eiiers hen raj
is {, be- fna.ie. The half never was told OF
tiie iuiaai,y that is pracIieed ia that city un-
der the suiss of law. The gooi people Of
BiiIsford ask for relief from such state
OF affairs. And il this bill becomes law
there will b. Organized il that cits such a
police fierce as viii reflect honor anil credit
on those citizens 5 10 ha,i part in planning
and executing sueh il needed reform. APP
plausei
Mr.'graok, tt spoke briefly in favor of the
passage of the bia- .o4
Mr. Brown Of Watersille said this Was
the first time that = proposition of this KIND
has ever been proposed in the his
fory of this Stat. Ii there are
any atfdaviis 10 show that there is neces-
siiy for the State TO Interfere with the local
affairs of Bildeford, will favor anything
that will establish n proper condition OF
things in Bidie ford or anywhere else. \
few years ago there was trouble about the
naturalization iass People had paid their
money into the municipal court and sup
posed they had right to vote By deci'
sion OF the supreme court the question was
raised whether they had a right 10 vote or
not. Objection was male TO their voting
where they had voted for years Because
they persisted in voting, a large number
were arrested. Ii was political
question legal question, and not
a moral question. That trouble dill
not grow out of the corruption OF
the police of Bldiefurl. Why should Bid
deford be the only city 10 be placed under
the guardianship of the States Biddefor'i
asks that they may be allowed 10 correct
their own morals if there has been any
thing wrong there. The gentleman from
patten tells us that only one man appeared
before the committee u urge this bill; AM!
it is suggested to me that the man Is Il can
didate for city marshal of Bidieford.
Mr.. Morrill, of Portland said that it ap-
peared in evidence before the committee
that while in Bildeford of 5000 inhabi-
be sufficient for all ordinary purposes,
Bidleforl has a police force swellei 10
between 10 and 80, special policemen con
stantly ON duty and under pay, while on
election days this force is swellci to 200
and upwards. For the years 1889 and 1880
there were ~ policemen in Biddeford.
Five of these were for regular duty. There
was paid out for police services sIlSl,
while only si3So woull have been required
10 pay the five regulars. For the year 1891
their pay amounted to $685., SlIs'i more
than would have been necessary. 1t is not
necessary to have force of 80 men to pre-
serve law and order. II is shame TO the
taxpayers of Biddeford. 1t is unfair for
the honest taxpayers to pay go or 100 po-
licemen of that city to do low, protligate,
dirty, political work. | do not care about
the political aspect of this case. protest
against this Illegal taxation. Those were
the facts that appeared before the commit
tee and nigceI US to make that report.
Mr.. Brown Of Wateryile said it was
hartll, far 10 say that there are 100 or more
policeman in Brldefori under pay
when such were only appointed for cleo
ton days. There are only six policemen
on duty in BnideforI throughout the year.
Mr.. Pare of Bid'leford said he protested
against this bill which was aimed at Bidhe
ford alone. We have only six regulars
and Dnr marshal. This matter is urged by
few party politicians because Biddeford
has gone Democratic for the last / years.
II this hjl' passes the laboriug class will
have TO pay the tax to support that commits
sion. II We must be pat under guardian
ship in Bidleforl, put us under guardian
ship for everything.
Mr. Scott of patten said that the reno II
STRANGE which met this bill came from all
over the State. | repeat, SO far rs this bill
Is concerned, it was upon the representa-
,ioh of only one man, and he not a repre-
sentative of Bi,ieforl. Tie police of Bid
,lctori understand that man, aud out of re-
gard for his feelings | will forbear 10 relate
To this House how he happened to become
so intimately acquainted with the police of
Biddeford. As to the general misconduct
of the police of Bildeford, it is easy to
make such charges. They are made in
other cities. There are six or seven police
men on regular service in Bidtleford,
There are special police as there
are in other cities. The factories
there employ watchmen who are given pow
or as special policemen. The Legislature
has the power to do this they have not the
right unless YOU admit the proposition that
might makes right.
Mr.. Bird OF Portland moved to adjourn
till afternoon. The motion was lost.
The question being on the motion TO sub
stitute the minority report for the majority
report, the roll was called.
Yeas Mc,sr. Abbott of Hollis Abbott of sum
uer, Alden, Hellrau, Bird lilaisdcil, Boody,
Brown. Cahil Carlton of Rockport. Carleton
ofwn'crport, taryrlIr. Churchill, Cook, Dickey.
Drake, brew, Foger1y, Fowles, French, Fuller.
Gar-clon. II ,-kell, Hunt. I-iacsnn, lllson,Joncs
kaler, knowles, Lander. Lcvegue, Libby Of san
ford Lit'ltiied Of ruland, Mckrnnsy Of BiId,
ford, Merrill Of Eddiugfon, Morrill, of Graz
Mudgett, Murch. Moves. uakcs, Pare. Parker,
fnknan', Poor, Iower- of Norridgcwock, Roe
prr.qie Isle, Sprague. Narreil. Welt, White
Nay.-Mcssrs. Abbot, of Bucksport Adams,
AVER, Bulev, Barlow, Bean, Bonscr, Boothby,
Bowman, Bracket, bradbury. Brewer, CLARK,
Gotta, Day, bow, Dutton, Eaton Emerson, Fair
bank, Fafrand, iipInln, Higgins. Holmes, Hop
I;tlrfeld of Prospect. i.othrop, Maddox
Mar-ton, Mathews, Met nll0ugh, Mctregpr Ne.
krnn.y OF Surry, Mitchell, Morrill, Of Madison,
Morr.ii of Portland. Paine, Ieuney, l'tlbrook.
gent, Sawyer of Portland, shaw of Bath, shaw
of Portland, Smith of Portland, Stiekncy, True,
lwitchell, Warren. Wcbncr, Webster, Weeks Of
Fairfield. Woodbury.. Y nrk.-6l.
Nhsent--Me~.rs. i!cc'ilc, Buck, Chamberlain,
tomish, D,ano, Dudley, Dursn. Ferguson,
Gates, Getcheli, Cover. Hanson, Harris, Iinklty,
Libby Of Carthage. Merrill Of Pennington.
P"uley. burlington, Roberts, Rollins, Sawyer OF
Nilari.c, seward, Sfoddard. sylvester, Thurlow,
W'cks 81 Old Town, Wescott.-Gi.
The question then being on the accept
aucr of the majority report, it was agreed
to
The bill was then read the first time.
Mr.. Parker of Dantorth moved that the
bill lie on the table pending its second read
ing
A division being called for, the motion
was lost by a vote of So to 80.
The bill was then read second time.
Mr.. Higgins of Limerick moved to sus-
send the rules and that the bill receive its
third reading at the present TINE.
The motion was lost. tw0-thirrls not vot-
ing in its favor.
The bill was then assigned for tomorrow
morning.
On motion of Mr.. Parker of Danforth,
Adjourned.
Afternoon Session.
The majority and minority reports of the
committee on shore fisheries being under
consideration Mr.. Cook of Yarmouth
moved that the House adhere to its former
action which was to accept the minority re-
port of Ought not TO pass
On motion of Mr.. Masidocks of Booth
bay Harbor this bill was laid on the table
temporarily.
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