Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-03
HOUSE REPORT.
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man on the other side (Mr. Scates) in
regard to the desirability of accepting
the report of the committee of confer
enec.
! have listened with great, interest
to The remarks of the gentleman from
Augusta 6Mr. NewberD. but il seems
to me that much of his remarks are
hardly germane to the business which
we have before us; and | am not going
to take up the time of the House in dis
GUESSING any of the propositions advanced
by him at this time I merely desire to
say in passing that | hope now that he
has got this thing off of his mind and
this speech off of his stomach he will
feel better, and that we can now get
down to the business which is before
us. l do not consider that the House is
interested in discussing at any great
length at this time. as to whether or
not man who is an official of the state
is violating the law of the State or the
Constitution of the State should no be
impeached or removed from office be-
cause the people of a certain section
could have happened to elect him to that
position. The people sometimes make
mistakes; and if the people have elect
ed a man who is violating his oath of
Office and of the duties incumbent upon
him the Constitution of the State has
imposed upon this Legislature the sol
emn duty of seing that he is removed
from that office.
I don't suppose that it is important
to consider with five case. beforn
whether or not there are other people
who are violating the law until after
we have attended to the business which
we have at hand. ] don't suppose that
ANYBODY here within the sound of my
voice wants to go quite to the length
of doing what my brother from Angus
ia tMr. Newbert) says should be done,
and that is not to stop until we have
had proceedings instituted for the re-
removal of the judges of our superior
courts and every last JUSTICE of our SUI
preme bench of this State. do not
believe that this House is in sympathy
with that sort of a proposition, because
it is the first time 1 have ever known. |
considering the high character and
standing of the justices of our superior
courts and the supreme court Justices
of this State. when any man has had
the temerity to suggest in public that
they ought to be removed. Before the
bar of this House we have seen fit TO
ask for the impeachment of the sherins
of the counties of Cumberland, Penob-
scot, Sagadahoc, Knox and AndroscoE-
gin, and on that matter a committee of
conference was appointed and that com
mttee have agreed as we have seen by
their report which has been read before
the House We have had presented here
unanimous report, and we have adopt
ed schedule which we thought would
be satisfactory to everybody. and it
ought to convince everybody that we all
intend in good faith to try these men
and try them upon the charges made
against them; and that is all there is
10 the question at the present time.
feiterate what | said a few days ago.
mat II there are any other charges
Drought in here against any other man
holding Office in this State for violation
OF his official duty, with anything rea
sohaoie upon which we can act,
am with the gentleman from Angus
% MI NeNDerO and the gentleman
from Westbrook (Alr Seates). | think
we are all willing that course of that
Kind should be followed. am nor
AFRAID to stay here, and | do not care
Eo% long we stay here providing we
are attending 10 the business of the
State. and this is business of the State.
for the publication of the conditions
existing within the State | know where
there is linen buster and a straw hat
within 49, miles from here that can
send for, and the gentlemen of the
House viii find me in favor of anv
reasonable proposition which is
brought before us here; but that. as |
said before, is aside from the question
which is before us, which is the motion
that the report Of the committee be ac-
cepted-
Mr.. NEWBERT: Mr.. SPEAKER, it
is very easy to misquote a man, and
sometimes the press likes to misGuote
man. / have made no proposition
here, today, to try any judge. / simply
said ii In general, that you logically