Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-23


ports Of the committee on Judiciary On
the act t. enable the city Of Portland
to give the State $75G.O0O for a capitol.
after objections 10 the acceptance %
the favorable report We're raised by
Rep. Johnson OF Waterville
A resolve presented by Rep. McE;n-
ney OF BridgtOn providing for the re-
arrangement and better protection of
the flags in the cases in the rotunda,
was given its three several readings
and passed to be engrosSed.
The arguments of the counsel in the
Judge Chapman hearing before joint
convention OF the Senate and House of
Representatives. were held Friday ar
ternoOn and at the close an address to
the Governor for the removal of Judge
Chapman was introduced in the House.
The address was laid on the table and
assigned to Monday evening for dis
cussiOn and action.
Representative Smith of Patten,
House chairman of the committee on
procedure, presented the address and
explained the procedure. He stated
that the House would take a yea and
nay vote on each of the charges made
by Mr.. Pringle ana if any or all of
them We're sustained. it would be 50
recorded ana sent to the Senate for its
action. If none of the charges were
sustained. the address would also be
sent to the Senate, so endorsed.
Judge l.. {. StearnS of Bangor argu-
cd for about an hour and half for the
defence. In opening he denounced
Rev. H. l.. Pringie, who brought the
charges. as Il "shepherd without a
flock, spottrr going about from place
TO place inducing men to commit crime
that he may afterWard punish them"
In treating the cigar charge. Judge
Stearns read the figures OF the sales
showing that 4 smaller proportion Of
the sales that We're made to alleged
liquor dealers, We're made to those men
who paid fines. than to those who re-
celVed Jail sentences in Judge Chap
mans court.
The charges based on the King and
Morse cases, in which County Attor-
ney Pattcn did not get convictions and
therefore declined to longer prosecute
IN the Bangor court. We're declared to
be actu"tcd by malice. Judge Stcarns
declared that in declining to issue fur
TIER warrants against j. r. Bass. Judge
chapman used good Judgment, for the
subject matter was at that time in the
law court.
The fact that Judge Chapman re-
united part of q sentence after an
appeal was taken. was acknowledged
by the attorney. but he argued that a
man should not be condemned for this |
one mistake when it had not been re-
Hcat"d, and after Associate Justice
savage rad rcprimanded him for the |
act In closing Judge Stearns made q |
mastery plea that the members of the
convention consider the consequences |
OF 1indIng against the respondent and
again paid his respects to Mr.. Pringie. !
Judge Il. +. Cleaycs closed for the
prosecution. After few preliminary
remarks in which he deprecated the
play upon the sympathes of the mem
bcrS of the convention. he came to the
defence of Mr.. Plnglc. The various
cases mentioned since the hearing be-
gan We're taken up and reviewed for
the benefit of the prosecution Con-
siderable attention was given To the
Patten-Chapman incident It was ad-
mItted that it was not unlawful to ar
instead it was called bad form. Judge
'!taVeS said that he would NOT urge
TINS charge upon the consideration of
the convention.
a large portion of the latter part of
the argument was devoted to the cigar
charges, the testimony being reviewed
at some length, especially that of the
Gallant case.
The convention was declared dis
solved at $50 and the House immadi-
ately convened for the purpose of al
lowing the address to be introduced
The special committee of the Gov
ernor's Council to which was ASSIGNED
the task of fixing the location of tho
new home for feeble minded. has re-
ceived communications from several
parties who would like to have the in
stltution located in their vicinity. II
is understood that one of the sites sue-
geSted is near Gray.
The requirements of such an institu