The Portland daily press., 1900-04-24

the city Of Portland, protest. against his
methods and n he continues. he does %
at his peril. The people of this county
will thsn take action In regard 20 10.
"New IN regard TO what havs said In
relation to the county attorney. I didn't
say that the county attorney said that the
sheriff wouldn't serve the warrants placed
In his hands by the county attorney. but
that the county attorney said In sub
stance that he could not get the sherin or
his officers to ssrve the warrants in good
faith, to make arrests or get cases against
the persons against whom they were Is
sued. That he said In substance that he
had 10 place his warrants In the hands Of
the police to have them properly served.
The sheriff wouldn't dare 10 refuse to
serve . warrant as he would then be
| liza ble."
, Mr.. Connellan-Did the county attor-
ney ssy thatf
Mr.. woodside-Somethins to that
effect.
Mr.. .Connellzn-We are not dealing here
with ''something TO that eject" but
with facts. II he made that statement In
SO many words that Is one thing, but II
he didn't that is another thing. 1 am not
here to defend the sheriff or any Of his
acts, but the gentleman from six says
that he Is not here to protest against she
present enforcement Of the law but In
this order which we are discussing he
says In so many words that 1--WE do pro-
test" against the way the law is being
as -. kA.Na t. L. .rk
ter for this council to act upon. There
are forty-nv or fifty policemen In this
city and since they havs been at work an
forcing the law don't believe the gen.
tleman from six can say that orime has
increased to suoh an alarming extent be-
cause thsy have been busy with this en-
forcsment. contend that we have
nothing to do with the msnnsr In which
the sheriff snforoes the law. am NOT
speaking In favor Of enforcement or
against 1t, but 1t seams to me that II this
council wishes to bring about better or :
forosment of the law let 1t begin with the
police force. Let the people settle this
question with the sheriff. II he doesn't
do his duty this people can settle the ques-
tion with him at the election. They can
then select man who will pleass them
better II they wish to do so.
Tue motion.to indefinitely postpone this
order of protest against the sheriff and
his methods was then put. Mr.. Moodsids
called for the ayes and nays. The motion
to indefinitely postpone Was carried by u
vote Of fourteen TO eleven. Thoae voting
for Indefinite postponement were Mesrs.
Comedian, Murphy, Landers, sioman.
True, Thomas. Roberts. Jose, Shaw.
Hunt. Kavanaugh, Moulton. Wilson and
Phinney.
Those voting no were: Grilfin. MonroA.
Mclaughlin, Dyer, Marston, Wocdside,
Fox, Fiokstt, johnson, Cobb and Farm
ham.
Messrs. Dow and Bowers were absent.
ANENDING THE SYSTEM.
Mr.. Woodside now called from the table
the following order which was tabled al
the last mestinRi
Ordsred-That the city solicitor be and
hereby IL directed In behalf OF the city
council OF Portland to petition the sena-
tors and representatives of the State of
Maine at the next session of the legisla-
buEo VI ouhCb - q W a. lO4AoWbs
Section 1.-The sheriff of the county of
Cumberland feom aud afber the first day
of January. 1901, shall receive an aunCa'
'ary Of Sl2e0 from the county treasury
inst al CT the compensation provided In
section twenty three, of chapter eighty OF
the revised statutes snd 1t is further pre-
yided that the sheriff Of said county shall
not receive from any CT his deputies any
Of the fees earned by aid deputies or any
percentage earned thereon after said
date.
Provided, however, that raid $1,000
any fees aocrutng 20 the said sheriff for
attendance on any court or rs witn' 81 or
In any other car aoity shall be turned over
BY him to the county TREASURER. Pro-
vided, however, that aii sheIiH on the
first caY of January annually sf aM stats
q true account OF the amount aocruing to
him az profit for bca,d Of prisoners undsr
his care during the preceding year ana
m AXE true return thereof under oath to
the treasurer OF said county aud when the
sum so Rcoruing to him In any year for
such board Of prisoners thall exceed tho
sum Of 1890 then Re shall not receive any
part OF said salary for suoh ytar-
Section 2.-This act shall take effect
when approved.
Mr.. woodside said that he had only a
word to say for this order and the one
WAAOh AcAAOU ANi Ao b6i0 biae thto
order provided thai the city solicitor WHO
is raid by the oity for Just such work
should go to Augusta during the next
session OF the legislature and dem aud fer
the city Of Portland the passage Of some
suuh law as this here presented. He said
at the last session of the Iegis' ature sn
attempt hai bsen nais to SECURE the
pa sage Of some such law by the county
treasurer ami the county commissioners
N OF one Citizen Of Portland appeared be-
fore the legislative committse beside
these officials 20 argue for the pasfaze. of
the law. while Sheriff Despsalx went
down there TO lobby against 1t and he got
all Of his friends to 60 with him. when
the city solicitor OF the o.ty OF Portland
appears to ask that this Law be Iasssd
Sheriff Despeaux can lobby all he pleaseS.
but it will not make any difference, the
law win pass. This proposed law Ia simi-