Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-27

the Republicans some % or more year:
ago, and which was drawn by tina
Republican official who was one of Tho
best clerks of courts that the State
of Maine ever had, established by thu
Republicans and drawn by a Republi-
can up To two years ago. and tbs
proposition is To divide M that sal
AIRY, scatter it around here and there
among the needy ones in order that
he may not have so much. That is q
doctrine that might have had some
weight thousand years age. or such
a matter, when Robin Hood and his
merry men roamed Sherwood Forest.
bat | do not apprehend that We care
to sustain any action we may take in
this Legislature on any such ground
as this
According To the evidence that was
presented before the committee, if
remember correctly, there was ne
claim that the convenience of the
people of Hancock county suffered ON
account of Mr.. Bunker's absence, if he
WAS absent at times; and | want Ia
submit further that it is my recollec-
ton that there was only on person
who would be in favor of this bill and
that was the one for whose benefit
it was introduced; and the only pVi-
dence given before that committee, If
/ remember correctly. was given by
him and by the present clerk Of
courts.
Now | want to thank the gentle
man from Pressure Isle Mr.. SMITH
e.,
statement as TO the fact that Mr..
Bunker received so much for clerk
hire and those other matters 1t does
not bear upon the main question, and
it is 4 question of just Waat we shall
do under these circumstances. And
want to say to YOU, gentlemen of the
iRepuLlifan party-and you have it
from your spokesman who sat upon
that committee, that this is not done
for pelieieal purposes. and YOU are free
to use your own judgment Us To how
YOU shall vote upon this question;
ana if there are any merits in this
question, and If there are any good
reasons why this office should be
changed for other than political pur-
poses, ] fail 10 see them
want to call attention TO this fact,
that while there may not be another
recorder of a municipal court who is
also clerl; of the supreme judicial
court. there are recorders Of superior
courts who are also clerks of the SUI
preme judicial court I will mention
one. and that is in the case Of cum
berland county, in Portland, and ! be-
lieYe / am right. There was no evil
dence offered, and there was no
thought in the mind Of any man here
that the convenience of tire people
af Hancock county. lawyers or other
wise, required that any change be
made. Mr. sn<aker call for the
yeas and NAYS
The SPEAKER: Is the House ready
for the question. The question is up
on the adoption of the motion of tie
from Belfast, Mr. Dunton,
that the minority report Of the com
nittee ON this matter be substituted
for that of the majority. The majori-
y report is Ought 10 pass. and the
report is ought net Ia pass"
Those voting yes viii vote Oh The bill
ought not ia pass": those voting no
viii vote for the majority report Of
the committee ought 10 pass" The
from Belfast. Mr.. Dunton.
demands the Yeas and nays. As many
as are in favor of The demand for
ihe yeas and NAYS will rise and stand
until counted
sufficient number having arisen,
The yeas ana nays We're ordered.
The SPEAKER: Those voting yes
Will vote in favor of substituting the
report for the majority re-
port; those voting 10 will vote for
the majority report The Clerk will
call the roll.
YEA:-Benn. Boland Boman Brennan,
Brown, Bucklin, Chadbourne Churchill,
lark of Portland Clark of New Port
and, Cochran. Connofs. Cook, CroweII.
'urrier Cyr Davis, pesceteauX, Doherty
Donovan, Dresser. Dunbar. Dunton, RAJ
on, Eldridge, Elliott. Estes, Farnham,
Folsom. Ieranck, Gallagher, Gamache,
GARDNER Goodwin, Gordon, Greenleaf OF
9tisheld, Hancock, Hartman, Hartman,
Haskell, Higgins, llodsdon, Hogan,
iutchins, Jennings Johnson, Kehoe. kel-
cher of Portland. keleher of Natervlle
Lawry, Leary, LeBel, Leveille, Libby,
Mason, Mathieson. Maybury, Mildon,
Mooers. Morgan, Morneau, Newbelt,
Packard. Pitcher Plummer, Price, Put
nam, Quinn. Reynolds richardson, Rob-
nson, Rolfe, Sanderson, Sargent Scates,
sherman, Snow Spraglte. Stetson, Stuart.
iturgist SWEET, THOMPSON. Wheeler,
>Nnchenbaugh. Yeaton-S6.
NAY:-Allen, Austin, Bass, Benton
Bither. Bowler Pragdon of York. Butler.
chick, Durgin Eastman, Emerson. Far
ear, Gfeenleaf of Auburn, Haines, lIar-
per irving Jenkins, Jones, kimball,
Leader. Marston. MeBride, McFadden:
Aetcalt. Mitchell OF kittery, Mitchell of
\ HWDOEf Morrison. Mute. Bttnnppll.