Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-29

proposition that on n resolution to in
Nestigate the sheriff of Cumberland
county we attach an amendment 1t
i can be liSened to this situation, d man
IN Penobscot county is indicted for
, larceny and when that indictment was
! read the respondent comes in and
moves to amend the indictment by in
sorting the name of somebody who
has committed larceny in the city OF
I Portland. That is all there is to it. He
asks to have some other fellow brought
| ia ana tried with HIM. The only pos
J slble reason they can give YOU for such
proceeding as that would be that they
We're Of the same breed.
! There are some charges in the mes
/ sage of the Governor brought against
! the sheriff of Cumberland county. Now
! because this gentleman conceived the
! idea. for the removal or otherwise, that
| a similar condition exists i'm Penobscot
| county and in Sagadahoc county. he
comes in here and asks To have this
charge or this Indictment, If you
please to call it, against Lewis w,
! Moulton amended by including two
Other persons who shall be placed on
| trial with him and who live IN dlitef-
ent counties and in different parts oil
the state, Just because they say thdt
there is a similar offense Did anybody
in this whole world ever hear of such
| a croceedine. that when You sought 10
impeaeh one man to ask To amend the
impeachment proceedings by inserting
the names OF other men.
In case a member of this House is
accused of some misdemeanor and he
IS brought before this House and
charges preferred against him for his
expulsion. and he offers a defence, and
as Ilart OF the machinery he amends II
by including another member of the
House Would you tolerate 1t Tor
moment? or you could stretch 1t "Eeu
further and move to amend by saying
| that the itldge of a municipal court IN
The county Of Aroostook. and charges
arc preferred against him for the tax
ing of a bride and he is brought IN
here for impeachment. and the allesa-
tions are all made up against nm AMI
some fellow in the western part OF the
state gets up and says: We have
Judge over in our section who is dolhS
the same kind of thing. and he Is ac-
certinc bribes," and he asks to have
that fellow put in the hopper With thas
indee. AS | say, il is not an orderly
proceeding, and so 1 rise To point OF
order. that these proposed amendments
araz ont of order But in raising that
roint of order upon which INSIST
want TO make it perfectly clear to eN-
erv member of the House ana TO my
friend from Augusta tMr NeNost
that if ne will come in here with an III
dcnendent resolution at TINS hloihiiis
session or at the session. TOMORROW, VI
al the session, Monday AFTERNOON
charging the sheriff of Penobscot coui-
~ where I live and where hi'o"
ocmetnin2 about the conditions, stat
mo The names of witnesses OF any te"
-,1,ah,a atiidaVits or Representatives.
from reputable people, upon which w
go, ,eIv So a basis for that proceeding
- M ,,ot4 for il. and l will dc II IN re-
a.rd 70 the sheriff of Sagadahoc eeah
o,,iact IN this way Of playing TIA
ata-de-vinks on this solemn OCCASION
1s,.oryhodv in this House wants 10
l.ro,y what this matter means, anu iio
Wy is to be fooled for one-sihsif nv
Wi ny this grandstand play anu do
7 cav | raise the point OF ofdef.
Mr. NEWBERT: Mr.. Speaker, IN re-
-. Tho Gentleman from Patten, tMf'
s.,,itIA 7 will say that nobody IS loci
eli on the floor of this House ny
sneeeh now tApplause) VINO / Nni
. 81, YOU. for 30 years has played tiu-
dle-de-winks with this matter TAP
nleuse) am amazed at my lriei,1
from patten (Mr. SMITH tnat ne siloutu
t..l,e this stand, this morning. new!
dr., med that any man would rise heie
and oppose this amendment. Al si'.7
To-. ,iav in this session. which mas d
ra,,1,. neen prolonged. il has been IN
- mind Of somebody 10 make a
..,.,,,aonat Of one Of the sheriffs IN
,hie Stote. a sheriff OF one of the efea'
counties Of this State, central III VIM
10 Portland the greatest city IN th's
state. Is there any man mere VINO us
aor.es with me when | say mat tiils
nr,,ceediug is partial? Does any man
here doubt hut that liquor Is Illegally
sold IN Penobscot county? or does any
MON Doubt but that liquor Is liieSaitS
colo in Sagadahoc2 If Sheriff Moultoii
l. entity .under the law. do you, gentle
~ doubt as to the guilt of Sherlii
psllo, or Sheriff Emerson J put TINS
nm ia YOU as plain. practical men, ia
terested in the welfare of our state anu
interested in derent procedure IN TINS
body
As far as that goes, l presume Mi
Oliver OF Bath will be glad 10 CONF
bere before the bar OF this Legislature
as ne has been anxious TO go peiois
the grand jury of his own county am
can volunteer. ! can guarantee no"
to this House, that 50 far as 9enopseo-
county is concerned. ex-Mayef Mullen
VIII come here and ex-City Marshal
Dayis will come here when they are
wanted.
Now. | would like to read para
graph from the Bangor Daily news
OF March %, written by a man VINO
had met the new sheriff and ne Noi-
unteered a statement referring 10 the
liquor question, and ] read as follows:
ION January Srd last ! met the new
sheriff and he volunteered the State
ment. referring to the liquor question:
that he did not intend to do anyliliiis
| sensational, or reform the wofia III
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