Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-08
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ORDERS or TIE DAY.

.,S Of the Private ana Special Laws OF
1875. entitled an act To enable the prop;i"'
tors of the Bangor bridge to dispose ct
/ their bridge property.
This bill was tabled hy Mr.. Plnmmcr ot
Pcuobscot who offers Senate Amendment
A. as follows: Section = No notes an"
obligations Of The county shall be ISSUED
is hCreinbcforc provided until the 1ucS-
ton shah have been Submitted to the L.
gal voters of the county, and majorit,
Of those voting thereon snail nave voted
in favor Of such issue.
MI JONES of Pcnobseot. Mr.. Prcsi-
dent feel it my duty in behalf Of the
Pcnobscot delegation. 70 SAY few words
in defence ~ this bridge matter. The del
egation feel that We have been grossly
misrcprcscntCd to our constituents and
Ia this body. II refer to letters received
| by several of the senator's.
| | hope in my feeble way to make mat
tors so plain to YOU. that we shall bt
indicated. at least by you. 1t Is I" he
regretted that 50 mach of our valuable
time should he consumed in the discus
sion of a matter. which has already been
decided by the proper tribunal, tribu-
nal to which the matter was referred by
this honorable body.
This bill was put before the delegation
in proper form. | am willing to admit
that the original Ilutchings hill $50
called differed in many respects from the
bill which we now have under discus
sion The first bill was not acceptable to
many of us. We felt that the liability OF
the county should be limited, After sew
eral meetings of the dclega ton, the bill
as presented to you, was agreed to by a
vote of Is to ,. The proposition to limit
the liability Of the county to twelve thou
sand doiiars was made on motion Of my
collea que, Senator -Plummer. ana ac-
ceptcd by the delegation. This was made
subsequent to Il proposition to set ten
thousand dollar limit, which was voted
down by the delegation. Upon the acccp-
tancc of the twelve thousand dollar prop
ositon. and after the bill had been dis
cISscd i'll all particulars. We concluded
that the matter had been finally dispose !
of.
My friend, Senator Plummcr. then pro
posed to the delegation tho Same amend
mcnt. which he has requested the Senate
tn make to the bill 1t was fully s.
1900" II '">' Nh ~ '' " " ''
discussed before the delegation ana ~;
cIetrlH ana d" '"lc'"IH pun pci''' '"'"''
ny INN y II ""S ''c'''N l"'S l''f' III" II
We N"'V" """" = II I. ''+'9' '''''t
iH 'hl''' ''"' '"' 'o'' 7'',''' . YAM,
of twenty members. 4 BODY tWo-thiIds "a
large as this Senate. These men. rcprc-
Sontin. the whole county of rrnohscot
are l"'fouEUiN l"H'''i VIII" INC SV"H
m'h', az Wei a. ti'c Resources %! W.
COUNTY aud ":c competent JHi-cs TINS
delegation t"it fNai fHr li'I'Siil"h VI
: i2inlt was u't IL ldli ono. tllh jhat '''E
were competent u d''-d' "h't SA'Hid pe
done in the matter, ana lhdt thc tArtiSc
incident ~ the ameudm. ny N.t- entirely
ncalcd for. believing that If til" voters
Of PcnobSr"t county could h.tN" the mat
ter presented ~ them ih'flN "hH without
rrcjldic". tina; they would willingly v"'c
this aid Ia max" tho Bangor dIb HEt"vi
bridge Il free hrd@o.
No notice Was given uf that IN" hIiI
would hc fought in tn. Senate. or tina,
yuu would hc asked to accept This amend
mont. After thu amendment had been
voted down IN tn" delegation. the NOM
hers hogan to receive anonymous com
municttious. giving figures as to how tn"
respective towns would hc effected hr
tho passage Of this bill. MISUNDERSTANDING
these figures mad air, ,ihN been fully con
sidcrcd by US In the course OF Il week q:
| two there began to pour into this Legs
| Iaturc circumstances from number ~
towns in the county against the pdSSaG
of this act There were no statements g.
| facts accompanying thcs" circumstances
| giving any reason for them. Feeling thai
they were entitled To som, consideration,
| / requested ny colleague, Senator Plum
mcr to rcassien the matter. 50 that We
might have an opportunity to interview
our constituents ana obtain from them
their objections to the bill. but so far no
member. voting for the bill has intimatcd
that he desires to change his vote.
Inon my. return 10 the town of Lincoln.
found that a letter with remonstrance
had been sent to a prominent citizen Of
the town with rcuuest to circulate il TIL
rcmoustrance was returned TO the writer
| with statement from thi- gentleman that
no was heartily in favor of tho bill a.
proposed BY the Penobscot delegation
and that he could not circulate it. TIL,
remonstrance was Immediately returned
to Lincoln to another party with q let
ter from which will quote the follow
ing: If sent yesterday to Billy Clark Z