Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-02
sENkFE REPORT.
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then. But each one proceeded with sep
arate proceedings in both houses. Tn
Democratic party then, with the respon
sibility upon them. did not dare to plac
those two men together i'm one instra
mcnts and try tHen. or attempt to TT!
them.
But when il gets down in the House
Z the Democratic leader of the House rise
In his place and offers an amendment L
that resolution. | know it came as
surprise TO the House l know it eam'
5 as a surprise 10 every Republican in th'
House 1t was not surprise nor
new Thing. 10 the leaders, because they
had behind them the brains of ma1
who could set a trap and knew how Il
do ii.
And this amendment-wnat was it
Such thing never was heard of In the
history of legislation. Such a thing neVel
was known in a Legislature. such .
thing never was heard of in Impeachment
proceedings in the world. What2 Why
they made like resolution in the House
but they put in the sheriff of Sagadahot
county in that resolution, and they put
separate charges in that resolution
against him And then they put in an
other resolution, second resolution
against the sheriff of Penobscot county.
and a set of charges there. And they
said under those resolutions that the
Senate-think of it,-that the Senate
should take the charges of the House
and enter those charges upon its jour
nal when | read TO You the constitution,
that the house in which the charges
originated should enter them upon their
journal
Now the Speaker-an able man. | have
no doubt he also was surprised-a man
eminently fair, a man who intends 10 10
the right thing. a man who has about
him no tricks-he wanted 10 be more
than fair with the Democrats with whom
he was contending, and knowing that
he WAS the Speaker over 2 house which
he politically could not control, and of
which his party was not in control. wish
ing 10 be fair. what did he say Certain
ly it was surprise to him.
When the point OF order was raised
that il was not germane, that no such
amendment should be put upon il. he said
that on first consideration he was of the
same opinion-thrust upon him-and he
goes on, ! am reading from the Record.
he goes on 10 give the reasons that came
TO him. He says; 1.-The Chair thinks that
in case of doubt the doubt should be
resolved in favor of such amendments"
he is in doubt, you see what to do
not time to consult don't take the time.
and wishing To be fair, he says: THE
Chair is of the opinion that while at first
il would seem 10 be not germane 1t is
not after an an indictment which We
have before us, but AN expression of a
plan or purpose to proceed on certain
day against certain official" You see
what is running through the brain OIL
the Speaker-it is not the indictment-he
IL thinking of,.charges as coming fur
Their on, when he had before him the
only charge that there would be- lie
says II is a plan or purpose of what they
are going TO do further on.
Well. ii WAS not plan and a pun
rose Of what they were going to do
further on, but plan ana a purpose
TO defeat the braseett ion. WHY !, Need
not say 10 YOU senators, that when Il
man rises IN the senate and offers an
amendment to q document going
through this Senate, that as soon as
the amendment is adopted it Is a part
OF the bill; when the bill is passed and
made Jaw, il is part of the law.
And when We amend the prosecution
against the sheriff OF Cumberland
county by putting on prosecutions
against two other sheriffs as an amend
ment, and the amendment is adopted.
II becomes a part of the instrument
and ii is one instrument after that for
all time 10 come
And do srou think under the Consti-
tuition that You have got anything that
you can Try man on2 Why think of
It. This Constitution says that after
you have got this instrument approved
by both Houses-what shall YOU do
Enter it On the journal of the House
in which it originated. ana then a copy
thereof shall be served on tie person
In office. that he may be admitted to
Il hearing in his defence And what
are you going to serve on the sheriff
of Cumberland county? You are going
To serve on him charges against him
end also charges against Ballou. and
also charges against Emerson That is
what you are going 10 serve on him.
He is charged with them ALL not only
his own shortcomings out the short
comines of the other sheriffs.
You have gor one instrument and
that is all, and If tins Senate and
House should try a man on such
charges as that and find him guilty. do
you imagine for moment that the
law court OF, Maine would say that
man had been convicted under the
Constitution which gives him a right
to stand in his own defence and not
DE mixed up with somebody else? Now
in the House. in trying to put on this
amendment the gentleman from Port
land. Mr. kehoe, said this: This is
Ike trying three men for felony VIII
are concerned liz the same felony" A
man has got to give himself as law
yer an awful twist politically before he
can make statement like that in
public. A man steals horse up in my
Town, another man down here in An
iresccggin. at Lewiston-are you go
ms 70 put them in the same indiet
ment? They are both felons They arr
beth larceny. IT is the general crime OF
larceny you are trying them for-put
them right in-box them up-let them
stand there.
Well, now, Mr.. President, when that
matter came in from the House.
think the Senate. every man Of us here
woe ascnnead ~ do ox.ap~fl,t,.r $50 oo,.I