Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-15

Now shall we not assist this city that has
SO nobly raised herself and that is trying
to retrieve her reputation, and give her
citizens good government and ample police
protection, shall We not assist the still
farther, by removing this incubus. this
hinderance to good government and good
order. They want to get rid OF 1t. 1t viii
cost the State nothing We have a unaDl-
nous report Of the committee in favor OF
it. There is not single man in the dele
CATION from York county, with the excep-
tion of Mr.. Doyle, but who favors this
thing, and one OF that committee was
Democrat, and 1 honor him. He believed
that the good of the city of Biddeford was
at stake and he voted for it.
Mr.. Keegan Of Van Buren, said that the
legal voters OF Biddeford choose the con-
stables. The proposition is to take from
them chat right and give it to one or TWO
individuals appointed by the Governor
II is against universal suffrage, it is against
the principle of the government under
which we live Attacking Mr.. Dolye,
who is doing his duty in manly and In
dependent way, is not going to help this
matter 1t seems to be the necessities OF
somebody, don't know whether it is a
political party or an individual, but il
seems that it is demanded that we should
deprive the citizens OF Biddeford OF the
right to choose their little constables. My
friend from Lewiston (Mr. NobIe) is going
to ask for Lewiston that his voters be de-
privcd Of this right. Others Will ask it,
and by and by we will be told that the peo-
pie Ut this State cannot be trusted tn do
these things. / simply call attention TO
this l expect you will vote Mr.. Doyle
down because you think there is some
politics in this Well, he is Republi-
can elected in Republican city by large
Republican majority. Run this thing
as you like, but to me the principle don't
seem to be right. Don It tell me that this
is in accordance with the principles under
which we started and under which we have
sailed pretty we'll If we cannot govern
ourselves, let us be governed by one man
and let us have Gar. That is all have
to say. certainly wish that the necessity
for it had not arisen.
Mr.. DOYLE moved that the bill be indef-
nitely postponed.
The motion was lost.
The bill was then passed to be en-
crossed.
The other bill before the House, an act
to amend an act to establish police
board for the city of Biddeford, approved
March 20, 1898, was then passed to be en-
crossed
On motion of Mr. Noble of Lewiston,
an act to set off the south west portion of
the town of Gouldsboro and incorporate
the town of Winter Harbor, was taken
from the table.
Mr. Moore of Gouldsboro offered an
amendment to section 3, to insert after
the word any" at the end OF the second
line, the words, Estate and county taxes
to be assessed against the town of Goulds-
boro for 1895 and 1896"
The amendment was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Moore, the rules
were suspended, the bill as amended was
read third time, and passed to be en-
crossed
On motion of Mr. Packard of Blanchard,
an act to amend chap. 80, Revised Stat
utes, relating to the protection of game,
was taken from the table.
Mr.. Packard moved to amend in the
ninth line by striking out the word
sixty and inserting the word thirty"
The amendment was adopted and the
bill passed to be engrossed as amended.
On motion of Mr.. Lane Of Augusta,
Adjourned.