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demand of the people of York county,
Has any member of this Legislature repre-
scnting York county, been delegated to
bring this matter before this Legislature?
II they have. the fact has escaped my
notice thus far. Mr.. President, the whole
claim for change of the shire town
originates from the cities of Saco and
Biddeford. Outside Of these two cities
there has not been one single voice raised.
The whole cry has been confined exclu-
sively to the citizens of the two cities of
Saco and Biddeford.s And who have pre-
dominated in this matter? The lawyers
of these two cities They know just as
well as know that if these courts should
be removed to Bideford or Saco it means
so much of an addition to their practice,
and SO much of loss for lawyers situated
as am. in country town. The county
officials who live the greater portion of
their lives in this place, have not made
any complaint here have not heard of
any claim that these buildings should be
removed from any official of York county.
DO the county commissioners of York
county who have charge of these matters,
come here asking for this change, or have
claiming that there is not sufficient accom-
mediation for business at Alfred? Not one
of them
Now, Mr.. President, l say that this
statement of facts is not an admitted
statement of facts. They are not agreed to
by us. This statement of facts says that
the removal has been discussed for years,
and is now earnestly desired. deny this
statement, and say that it is absolutely
false. The whole agitation is confined
within the limits of Biddeford and Saco.
Outside of them there has been no agita-
ton, and there is no demand for this
change My friend and colleague from
Biddeford has said that this matter has
been agitated previous to this session. 1t
is true that they have been here two SEES
sions in regard to the erection OF work
Jail in one of these cities. Outside of this
work jail this matter has never been
agitated in this State House, or in York
county, that l know Of, and l think that
| would have known of it If it had been
discussed at all. They have always denied
that they had any idea of changing the
holding of the terms of the supreme court
from Alfred to any other place. And now
they come down here, and say that they
have a claim upon this body, and want con-
sideration of this matter. Where did the
idea originate? There is paper with
which my friend here is intimately con-
nected, in which it was said some time be-
fore the assembling of this Legislature
that it was not now expected that any
movement would be made at the present
session to change the county seat of York
county No mention of this matter was
made during the last campaign the matter
did not enter in any way into the cleo
lions. We met here, almost for the first
time in the history of York county, with
every gentleman Of the delegation belong
ing to the same political faith, and that
faith the faith of the majority Of the peo-
pie of the State We met here, and only al
ter the beginning of the session was the
first mention made of this matter In
newspaper edited by member oil TINS
branch, and then on February 9th, think
it was, it was stated that an attempt was
to he made to get the Legislature to al
low this question to be submitted to the
people of York county.
have already, some time since, direct
cd the attention of this matter of sponta-
neous and popular movements. How was
this movement begotten; how was 1t car
ried out; what are the very papers which
my colleague holds in his hand at the pres
emit moment? They started upon the as
that the repairs upon the court
house at Alfred wonld cost 100000, and
went round with petitions, and upon this
they obtained a number OF
signatures to their petitions, Some OF
these slgners have since desired that Their
names be withdrawn, as they signed
the petition under q misapprehension oil
the facts. All these petitions originated
In one source, and | say that under the
circumstances no gentleman can stand
upon the floor of this Senate and claim
that there has been an uprising OF the
people of York county asking for this
,haDge. I repeat again, that there has
been and is no demand for this change
outside Of these two cities. and that all
this demand that they3claim Is made has
been manufactured by the influence oil
,hese two cities.
Mr.. Higgins then went on to say that
wen admitting that all these petitioners
wanted this change, they were only 1000
nut of a population Of 10000, and that's
minority should not be allowed to put tho
majority of the people to such an expense
Is the passage of this bill would entail,