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MAiyH LEGISLATURE,
Senate.
Tuesday, March 1.
In thr absence of the President the Senate
was called to order by the Secretary.
On motion of Mr. Lane,
Ordered, That during the absence of the
President. Hon. T. H. Cushing be President
nro tempore of the Senate. 1
Mr. Cushing was conducted to the chair by
Mr. Lane of Cumberland and Mr. \\ ebb of
Somerset, and accepted the office with brie!
remarks.
Prayer by Her. Mr. French of the Senate.
Papers from the House disposed of in con
currence. ,
An act to set off a part of the town of Ltm
ington and annex the same to the town of
Limerick, was read twice, the rules being
suspended on motion of Mr. Cleaves, and
passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr. Webb. :
Ordered, That a message lie sent to the
House of Representatives, and Governor and
^Council, informing them that in the absence
of the President the Senate has made choice
of Hon. T. H. Cushing as President pro tem
pore.
The message was conveyed by the Secre
tary.
A communication was received from the
Governor through Hon. Franklin M. Drew,
Secretary of State, returning bill an act to
change the name of the Moosehead Lake Rail
way Company, and to amend its charter.
On motion of Mr. ( leaves, the Secreta
ry was directed to return the bill to the House
in accordance with a request made by that
branch.
Mr. Kinosbi uy, from the Committee on
State Lands and State Roads, on petition of
J. II. Pullen et nls.. for aid in repairing road
from Monson to Greenville, reported a resolve
which was read and assigned.
Bill an net additional to incorporate the
Howard Slate Company, being on its passage
to be engrossed, was laid on the table on mo
tion of Mr. Mayo.
MV. ISL'CK. Il'OIll inc » omumiw "II »«nuiir
tile Affairs and Insurance, on Bill an act to
incorporate the Schwartz Machine and Saw
Manufacturing Company, reported that satin*
ought to pass. Read and assigned.
Resolve in favor of State Reform School,
(Senate Doc. 38) was read twice under sus
pension of the rules, and passed to he en
grossed.
Read and assigned—Ax\ act to incorporate
the Calais Branch Railroad Company: an act
to amend chap. HI of the Revised Statutes,
concerning commencement of civil actions;
an act additional to chapter ninety, con
cerning mortgages of rial estate; an act
to incorporate the Canada Fall Dam Compa
ny; an act authorizing John C. Harriman et
ills., to extend and maintain a fish weir in
Sheepscot river; resolve authorizing the Land
Agent to exchange lots number 81 and 83 in
township No. 6, R. o, Aroostook county; an
act to establish the number of pounds of coal
which shall constitute a ton.
On motion of Mr. Reed, the Secretary was
charged with a message to the Governor re
questing the return of Resolve in favor of the
Insane Hospital.
Subsequently a communication was receiv
ed from the Governor through lion. Franklin
M. Drew, Secretary of State, transmitting the
resolve.
Mr. Rkkd moved amendment marked “A”
which was adopted. The amendment trans
fers the supervision of expenses from the
trustees to the Governor and Council.
The following communication was received
from the Governor:
To the Senate and House of Representa
tives:—I have the honor to transmit herewith
the Report of the Trustees of the Rath Mili
tary and Naval Orphan Asylum, with the re
port of the managers of the same. I have
already expressed my cordial approval of the
objects and efforts of those who are endeav
oring to give tins Institution a permanent
establishment.
Josnra L. Chamberlain.
On motion ol Mr. Mouse, tint eominumca-1
lion anJ accompanying reports were laid on •
the table and ordered to be printed.
Passed to be engrossed—Resolve in tavor of j
repairing road in town of Moscow; resolve in j
aid of the Canada road; an act to authorize j
the building of a dyke or dam across Dyke
Branch stream in the town of Columbia, conn- j
ty of Washington ; an act additional further 1
regulating probate courts and proceedings
(Senate document No. 85) ; an act to author- :
ize cities and towns to aid in promoting man- j
ufactures therein ; an act to make valid the j
doings of school district No. 17, in Bristol;;
an act to make valid the doings of the town of |
Kenduskeag: an act to incorporate the Lubec ,
Hotel Company, in Lubec; an act to make |
valid the doings of the town of 1’orter; an act!
to change the names of certain persons; an
act to incorporate the Ocean Telegraph Com
pany ; an act to incorporate the Waldo Mu
tual Fire Insurance Company; an act to
change the name of Edward Warren and for :
his adoption; an act to authorize the town of
Oldtown to lay out and maintain a town way !
across the Upper Stillwuter bridge in said J
town.
Passed to be enacted—An act to amend chap. |
224 of the laws of 1850, relating to the charter j
of the State Agricultural Society ; an act to j
authorize the County Treasurer of Cumber- |
land county to pay Miltimore Watts for ser
vices ; an act to change the names of certain
persons.
Finally passed—Resolve in aid of lloulton
Academy.
On motion of Mr. Talbot,
Adjourned.
Correction. — In yesterday’s report it
should have been Mr. Lanu. not Mr. Lane,
who reported the bill amendatory of the
Liquor law. Keeortek.
House.
Tuesday, Mar. X. !
Papers from the Senate disposed of in ton- j
cumnce.
Read and assigned—An act to authorize
the town of Brunswick to erect a building for
the use of said town and for other purposes,
and to issue bonds to raise money therefor;
an act to incorporate the Ship Pond Valley
Kailroad Co.; an act providing for the organ
ization of plantations; an act to amend chup.
70 of the Hevised Statutes, relating to assign
ments.
Mr. Keegan presented bill an act to con
firm the organization of the plantations of
Hamlin, C'yr, Van Buren, St. John, St. Fran
cis, Wallugrass, and Kaglc I.nke, iii Aroos
took county, which was referred to the Ju
diciary Committee.
Mr. lit'we presented a resolve in relation
to the State Arsenals at Portland and Bangor,
which was referred to the Committee on Mili
tary Affairs.
Mr. lit MfiiREY presented petition of Geo.
C. Pickering et als. of Bangor, for an act to
incorporate the Bangor Merchants’ Mutual
Insurance Co., with bill accompanying, which
was referred to the Committeu on Mercantile
Affairs and Insurance.
Beiuotvstraiice of Portland Gas Co. against
granting a charter to the Maine Depot Co.,
was referred to the Committee on liailroads,
Ways and Bridges.
Mr. lit me announced the attendance of
Win. P. Dampson, member elect from Sebec,
and Peter (.'lias. Keegan, member elect from
Madawaska.
Mr. Hr me was charged with the duty of
condueting the above named to the Governor
and Council Chamber for the purpose of tak
ing and subscribing the oaths necessary to en
able them to enter upou lliu discharge of their
official duties.
Messrs Lampsun and Keegan subsequently
appeared in the House and took their seats.
A message w as received from the Senate
through its Secretary, informing the House
that iu the absence of the President the Sen
ate I tad made choice of Hon. T. H. Cushing
aa President pro tern.
Bill an act to establish a ferry across the
fassampqtioddv river between the towns of
Lubec find F.astport, was read three times,
under a suspension of the rules, and passed
to be engrossedi
Hill an art to incorporate the Androscoggin
County Savings Bank, was read three times,
rules being suspended, amended on motion of
Mr. Baker. and passed to be engrossed.
The report of the Committee on Railroads,
Ways and Bridges, reporting ought to pas*
on bill an net to incorporate the Georges Val
ley Railroad Company, was taken from the
table and accepted on motion of Mr. IIinks.
The bill was read twice and Thursday next
assigned for its third reading.
On motion of Mr. Stickney the report of
the Committee on Legal Reform, giving leave
to withdraw on petition of Samuel II. Reed
tor a change in the law reluting to practice
and proceedings in court, was taken from the
table. The report was accepted.
The report of tin- Committee on the Judi
ciary. on petition of Kinery Sawyer for fur
ther juiisdietion to trial justices in the city of
Belfast, reporting leave to withdraw, waa
taken from the table and recommitted to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
tin motion of Mr. Smith of Saco, bill an
net to incorporate the Wassatnywoik I)am
Company, was taken from the table, the
question being on the passage of the same to
be engrossed.
On motion of the same member the hill was
amended by striking out that part which re
lates to the taking of private property without
the consent of the owners. The bill was then
passed to bo engrossed.
On motion of Mr. IIinks.
Ordered, the Senate concurring, that all
resolves and other papers now on the table
referring to an adjournment or recess of the
[ Legislature, he referred to a joint special
i committee consisting of seven on the part of
the House with such as the Senate may join.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. IIinks,
Twitchell, Humphrey, Peavey, McGilvery,
Barker and Kimball to serve on the commit
tee on the part of the House.
tin munuu oi Air. opalluiru,
Ordered, That the Committee on the Judi
ciary inquire whether any changes are neces
sary in the law (chap. 139 of the R. S.) in
regard to the remuneration of coroners for
time spent, and expenses incurred in cases of
dead bodies found in the county, where it is
found unnecessary to hold an inquest.
On motion of Mr. Smith of Saco,
Ordered, That the Committee on Legal Re
form he instructed to inquire into the expedi
ency of so amending the law as to allow tes
timony taken for use in equity cases, to be
taken orally before a Justice of the Supreme
Court sitting at nisi prisu in the same man
ner as is now provided for taking oral testi
mony before such justice upon petition for a
new trial of actions at law.
On motion of Mr. Keegan,
Ordered, That the Committee on State
1.anils and State Roads, inquire into the ne
cessity of making an appropriation to aid in
completing the road leading from Seven Is
lands on the St. John river to the Canada
line.
Mr. Thompson, from the Committee on
Division of Towns, on petition of Elisha S.
Higgins and Maria Baker reported bill an act
to set off certain lands from Hallowell and an
nex the same to the town of Manchester.
Read and assigned.
Mr. Hinks, from the Committee on Rail
Road Ways and Bridges, on various petitions
reported bill an act to authorize certain towns
and the city of Ellsworth, to aid in the con
struction of the l’enobscot and I'nion River
Rail Road Company. Ordered printed.
J'ustetl to be engrossed—An act to extend
the charter of the Thomaston Marine Fire In
surance Co. : an act to incorporate the Bucks
port Savings Bank : an act to legalize the do
ings of the First Parish ia Bethel; bill an act
to change the name of the Skowlicgan and
Bloomfield Village Corporation; an act to
incorporate the Corinna Fire Insurance Com
pany ; an act additional to. and amendatory
of an act, establishing the times of holding the
several terms of the Supreme Judicial Court,
approved Feb. 28, 1867; an act to authorize
the towns of Dixfield and Mexieo to divide
their ministerial and school fund; resolve
concerning the revision of the public laws.
Hcsoive in tavor ot tne state iteiorni ncnooi
was read a second limp under a suspension of
llie rules ami passed to be engrossed.
/‘nsseil to ie enacted—An act to establish
:ho salaries of certain county officers in the
county of Cumberland; an act to incorporate
the North Anson Savings Bank; an act to
prevent the throwing of slabs and other re
fuse into the waters of Mousain river in the
town of Kennehunk; an act to authorize the
Congregations list Church in Kcnduskeag to
sell their title to the Baptist Meeting House
in said town; an act to make valid the doings
of the town of Fnrmingdale; an act to incor
porate the Cardiner Ice Company; an act to
authorize Gilbert Longfellow to erect fish
w iers in tide waters of Jonesboro’, at Shorey’s
Island ; an act to regulate the taking the pick
erel from Pattees’ pond, in Winslow; an act
to change the names of certuin persons ; an
act to incorporate the Bangor Mutual Fire
Insurance Company ; au act to make valid the
doings oi the town of Bucksport; an act to
amend an act to supply the people of Bangor
with pure water; an act |to set off a part of
the town of Linaington, and annex the same
to the town ot Limerick.
Finally passed—Bcsolve in favor of the
town of Bucksport.
Bill an act to amend sec. 61 of chap. 18 of
the Kevised Statutes, relating to damages
from defective highways, was taken from the
table, the chair stating the question to be on
passing the same to be engrossed as amended
by the Senate.
The question was raised that the action of
the House should first be upon the amend
ment, and then upon the passage of the bill;
but the Speaker ruled that the question would
first be on its passage as amended.
The House refused the bill a passage as
imended, and the amendment was therefore
rejected.
Amendments ana -v, were uuvrvu,
tending the adoption of winch the bill was, on
notion of Mr. Smith of Saco, recommitted to
he Judiciary Committee, with instructions to
•eport in a new draff.
Hill an net to amend chap. 11 of the Revis
'd Statutes relating to the employment of
teachers, on its passage to be engrossed, was
read the third time.
Mr. Smith of 1‘arsonafield, offered amend
ment “A" and Mr. Mii.dram offered auiend
mend “15.”
The bill was then discussed by Messrs.
Smith of I’arsonstield, Hume, Hammond of
l'aris, Cushing, Daggett, Stickney, Sturgis,
Smith of Saco, I.ewis of Liberty, Vote and
Humphrey.
Pending the adoption of the amendments,
the subject was tabled, anil next Friday as
assigned for its further consideration.
On motion of Mr. Vose,
Adjourned.
Jlailn Junnflirc Journal*
AUGUSTA,
Wednesday Morning, March 2» 1870.
()ne of the resolves of the democratic !
national convention of 1S6H was intro
duced in the House on Monday by a Da
kota member. The resolve favors inci
dental protection. Before the democrats
knew that this was their own bantling,
they voted against it almost in a body, and
the republicans for it. The laughter that |
passed around the Hall after the vote was ,
taken was the first notice to the democracy •
that they were badly sold.
Oiorge W. McCoy tuu been appointed Post- !
master at ltohrersville, Washington county, j
vice Jeremiah II. Kohrer, resigned.
LABOR REFORM.
In the telling speech which Mr. Dawes
<1 slivered on Saturday evening to the citi
zens of Nashua, N. II., ho touched upon
the Labor Reform question in a different
light from what the democrats like to view
it. Instead of undertaking to strengthen
labor l>y regulating the hours and price of
work and the manner of dealing between
employer and employed, he thought it
better to furnish laborers an opportunity
to achieve independence and competence
by their own exertions. He said :
“I came across, this afternoon, a beautiful
iron bridge over the Connecticut river. They
told me it cost half a million of dollars, but
that it was all made in Englund. Everyday's
work performed upon that, except putting the
pieces together, they told me, was performed
in England It took a great many men a great
while to do it in a great workshop; and where
that workshop was there must have been a
great many families, and where those families
were there must have been a great many me
chanics to supply their wants; there must
have been the shoemaker, the hatter, the tail
or. the baker; there must have been a good
many school houses where they were ; and 1
have no doubt there were churches where
they were.
Now, fellow-citizens, which would have
been the best, to have that village on this side
of the water or on the other side? 'Hint is
all there is in this question. Had the laws
of the land made it cheaper to have
brought the raw material here to work it up
here than to have brought the bridge here
after it was made, the bridge would have been
made here ; the village would have been here;
would have grown up here; the churches
would have been here; the school hou es
"would have been here ; all of the mechanics
who gathered round to live in such a village
would have been here; and the capital would
nave been here. \\ hieh would have been the
better? They tell me that out in Iowa they
eannot get enough for the corn they raise to
pay for raising it. ami they sometimes burn it
for fuel. Wouldn't it have been a great tiling
for them if this town of Nashua could have
been set right down in Iowa, to have furnish
ed them a market for their corn ; to have fur
nished a nucleus round which to gather all
these mechanics, all this wealth, and all this
capital? And to the man who feels that the
labor of his hands is not rewarded sufficiently ;
that his hard hand has not sufficient influence
and power,—wouldn’t it have been better for
him to have been put down in such a village
with such an opportunity to have asserted bis
manhood and to achieve a competence and in
dependence, and stand upon his own bottom,
than to have undertaken the vain work of
regulating the number of hours he should
work by statute; or the amount of pay he
should receive from his employer by statute;
or the treatment that his employer shall ex
tend towards him by statute? Let him stand
upright upon his own earnings, and upon his'
own competence, and he can face his employ
er and the world in the consciousness of his
own power. -
Now which of these two parties is it that
would bring the village on this side of the
water, and which is it that by free trade, would
bring in the manufactured article cheaper than
the raw material, and therefore put the village,
the workshop, the capital on that side instead
of this? Why, they are trying at this moment
to build railroads through Missouri, all down
through the Indian territory, and on through
Mexico and California, and where do you
think they get their rails? Why, they get them
in England, and. and bring them over here in
ships, and take them down to the Gulf of
Mexico, through the Gulf, and up the Mississ
ippi River to St. Louis, and then put them on
what is called the Iron Mountnin Railroad,
and take them right down by a mountain of
solid iron almost as big as your White Moun
tains. And all the capita), and all the labor,
and all that makes labor rich and powerful, is
on the other side of the water.
rvow wmcn oi uirst* parties is 11 mat pru
posts to furnish an opportunity for the laborer
on this side of the water, and whieh is it that
by free trade proposes to keep the capital em
ployed over there where wages are not half
what they are here (where a man works fora
competence,) and therefore can make the man
ufactured article of itself cheaper than it can
be made here? Answer these questions, ye
men into whose cars this democratic party is
whispering now that they must break away
from the republican party and lend their aid
to them. The history of legislation for forty
years upon this subject will bear me out in say
ing that the laborer in this land has found in
the democratic party his deadliest enemy. Its
war has been openly upon the poor slave for
the last thirty years for no other reason in the
world than because he was poor ami had no
political power, and his master had. The poli
cy of that party ever since its existence, or at
least for the last thirty years, has been to put
the laborer of this country upon a level with
the pauper laborer of Europe, and yet with
this purpose in its breast, that the republican
party shall die, it seeks to ally to itself labor
reform.”
The sellers of cadetships are coming to
grief. Among them is Gollnday of Ken
tucky, who lias already resigned to escape
expulsion, and Mungeu of Ohio who is
trying hard to escape, both of whom are
repudiating democrats. Mr. Dewcese of
North Carolina has resigned, and Butler of
Tennessee would if he could but the Gov
ernor will not accept his resignation on
account of a former quarrel. There are
others implicated.
The New Hampshire Patriot, the demo
cratic central organ, repudiates the trade
whereby the democratic candidate for
Governor has been exchanged for the La
bor Reform Candidate, and denounces the
whole transaction. Mr. George A. Pills
bury, recently a leading democrat, has
come out openly against the sale, presided
at a republican meeting in Concord, and
supports the republican candidate for Go
vernor.
The Portland Daily Advertiser says in
April, 1847. the Portland, Saco and Ports
mouth Railroad Co., leased their road to the
Eastern and Boston and Maine Railroad Com
panies, in consideration of the payment in
coin, semi-annually, of the sum of $3 for each
and every share of the capital stock of the P.
S. A P. It. It. Company. Payments under this
contract were promptly made until June, 1863,
when they were made in legal tender currency,
being received under protest. This continued
up to June, 18G9. The P. S. &- P. It. R.
Company having claimed payment of the diff
encc between the value of the several payments
in the legal tender currency and the coin cur
rency, this claim was compromised by the pay
ment by the lessors of the Bum of $180,000.
The Supreme Court has been called upon to
decide whether this $180,000 should be divided
among the several and respective stockholders
owning shares when the several semi-annnual
dividends were paid, or to those who are
stockholders at the present time, some of
whom purchased their shares since the whole
or parts of the dividend were paid in currency.
The Court (Chief Justice Appleton,) held that
iuasmueh as stockholders have no claim to a
dividend until it is declared, the present hold
ers of the stock are entitled to the $180,000
to be paid them as a dividend.
CA-V A REPRESENTATIVE RESIGN
WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE HOUSEI
When Mr. Whittemore arose to address
the House of Representatives on Wednes
day last to show cause why he should not
be expelled,he sent to the Chair his resigna
tion. He was immediately interrupted by
the Speaker and not allowed to proceed.
Out of several columns of report in the
Congressional (llobe, we extract the fol
lowing as bearing on the main question
involved :
The Spkakkk. The gentleman will
please suspend his remarks. The ( hair
desires to lay before the House a commu
nication which the gentleman from South
Carolina, has this moment sent to the desk.
He feels it his duty to call the attention
of the House to it, that the House may
take such action on it as it deems proper
in the premises. The clerk will read the
communication.
The Clerk read as follows :
Washington, 1). C., February 24th, 1870.
Sir: I inclose the followingcommunication,
addressed by telegram on the 28d instant to
the (lovernor of South Carolina, resigning
my seat in Congress, and the telegram accept
ing the same. Please lay them before the
House, and notify them that I am no longer a
member of the body.
Very respectfully, yours,
li. V. Whittkmore.
Hon. James (1. Bi-aine.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The Speaker. The Chair will state
that the gentleman from South Carolina,
simultaneously with taking the floor to
speak, which he could only do in his right
as a member of this House, sent to the
Chair this communication showing that
he is not a member. It is not within
the power of the Chair to recog
nize any gentleman speaking on
this floor except as a Representa
tive. If, in the judgement of the House,
he should have unanimous consent to pro
ceed, that will he for the House to decide
and not for the Chair.
Mr. Logan. I desire, before that ques
tion is put to the House, if it is to be put,
to call the attention of the House to one
fact. I do not know what the communica
tion or address of the gentleman is going
to be, nor does it make any difference. If
Mr. AVhittkmore is not a member of the
House he has no right to be heard, even
by unanimous consent.
The SpF.AKF.it. The Chair would re
mind the gentleman from Illinois that con
testants for seats or anybody may be allow
ed to address the House by unanimous
consent. It very frequently happens that
contestants for seats, who are not mem
bers and are never decided to be members,
are allowed to address the House. It is
for the House and not for the Chair to de
termine.
Mr. Hlprioge. I rise to a point of or
der. It is that the evidence before the
House of the resignation of the gentleman
is not sufficient to warrant the House or
the Speaker in deciding that he is not a
member.
The Speaker. The Chair overrules the
point of order. Resignation is a volunta
ry act, and the gentleman states over his
own signature that he has resigned his
seat.
Mr. Elimudge. I refer to the evidence
of the Governor having accepted his res
ignation.
The Speaker. Acceptance is not nec
essary. Resignation is voluntary, and
docs not depend on any act but that of the
member himself.
Mr. Ingersoll. Is this debate in order
after the resignation of the gentleman has
been announced to the House?
the .speaker. Debate is in order. It
is for the House and not for tin1 Chair to
determine what shall be done with the res
olution now pending before the House.
It is for the Chair to enforce the rules of
the House, which provide that none but
Members of the House shall address
the Chair, and the Chair does not
recognize Mr. WlUTTESlORK of South
Carolina, as now a member of this House,
his resignation having been officially com
municated to this House.
Mr. Inoeksoix. Is it in order to move
now to reconsider the vote by which the
main question was ordered on this resolu
tion of the Committee on Military Affairs?
The Speaker. That motion was made
yesterday and laid on the table. There
is no motion now in order except to ad
journ or to lav the pending resolution on
the table.
Mr. Bingham. Of the several cases
which have occurred during my service in
this body there is one, thereeordof which
lies before me, in which the party stood at
the bar of the House in precisely the same
position as that in which the gentleman
from South Carolina [Mr. VV'niTTr.MORF.]
stands this morning. In that case the par
ty was permitted, by unanimous consent,
to proceed to address the House, he send
ing to the Chair simultaneously with his
speech, or at the conclusion of it, a paper
setting forth the fact that he has resigned.
The House received it and immediately
ordered that the resoultion of expulsion
then pending be laid upon the table.
Mr. Banks. Mr. Speaker, I think the
House will be led into great difficulty if it
accepts the doctrine that a member can re
sign his scat without the consent of the
House. .No principle ot parliamentary
law is better established, either in Eng
land or in this country, than that a mem
ber of a parliamentary body cannot resign
without the consent of that body, either
expressed or implied. The necessary con
stitution of the body itself sanctions this
doctrine, and all the eases that have arisen
in this House are consistent with it. Now,
sir, if the House allows the gentleman
from South Carolina to speak in his own
behalf, as he desires to do, we shall escape
the difficulty in which we would otherwise
bo involved. The gentleman from South
Carolina, by the course which he proposes,
would assume to be a a member of the
House; and we could then vote as we
please upon the resolution.
The Speaker. The uniform practice of
the House has been the reverse of that indi
cated by the gentleman from Massachu
setts, [Mr. Banks.] The case cited by the
gentleman from Illinois, [Mr. Lot!an,] that
ufMatteson of New York, is directly in
point. During this very Congress the pres
ent Secretary of the Treasury, and the
present minister to France have resigned
their places as members without any ac
ceptance of their resignation by the House.
And the ease was the same with the gen
tleman from Massachusetts himself when
he was elevated to the gubernatorial chair
of his State.
Mr. Banks. Mr. Speaker, I resigned
with the implied consent of the House.
The Speaker. That has been inplied
always, and there never has been, as I am
fortified by the opinion of the Journal clerk
—there never has been a record of the ac
ceptance of a resignation since the House
was organized.
Mr. Lou an. I want the question put to
the House whether Mr. YVhittemore’s
resignation is satisfactory to the House.
Mr. Bikguam. There is no precedent
for that proceeding at ail.
The Speaker. The uniform practice of
the House of Representatives from the
foundation of the Government has been
that when the resignation of a member
has been handed in at the Clerk’s desk,
the Chair must then cease to recognize
him as a member. If the House wishes to
override that decision of the Chair, such
positive action must emanate from the
door of the House.
Mr. Lot. an. I shall not appeal from the
decision of the Chair.
Mr. BrTLK.it, of Massachusetts. I rise
to a point of order.
The Speaker. The gentleman will
.'tate his poin* of order.
Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts. I de
sire to ask the Speaker whether it is pos
sible, under the operation of the previous
question, to do more than to lay upon the
table or to adjourn ? Is it possible to test
the sense of the House on the question of
resignation ? Is it possible to take the
sense of the House on that question?
Mr. F.vknsWuUTII. The sense of the
House cannot be taken on the right of a
member to resign.
Mhe .speaker. There is one way in
whicli it can be done, and the Chair will
indicate it, and that, too, in accordance
with the operation of the previous question.
The (‘hair, after the reading of the official
communication from the gentleman lately
a member of the House from South Caro
lina covering a correspondence with the
Governor of South Carolina showing that
the resignation had been made in usual
form, declined to recognize him longer as
a member on this floor. That is the de
cision of the Chair. The gentleman from
Massachusetts can take an appeal from the
decision of the Chair, and that will test
the sense ot the House as to whether that
is the usual and correct parliamentary
practice.
Mr. IU'TLEK, of Massachusetts. 1 do
not wish to take an appeal.
Mr. Farnsworth. 1 appeal from the
decision of the Chairproforma. I believe
the decision to he quite correct.
The Speaker. The gentleman from
Illinois [Mr. Farnsworth} appeals from
the decision of the Chair in refusing to
recognize Mr. Wiiittemorf. as a member
of this House.
Mr. Cox. 1 move to lay that appeal on
the table.
The question being put, the motion to
lay the appeal on the table was agreed to
with only ( !) three dissenting votes.
The Speaker. The appeal from the
decision of the Chair having been laid on
the table, the House decides with the Chair
that Mr. Wiiittemorf. is not a member of
this House. As this case may be cited as
a precedent hereafter, the Chair begs to
make one further remark with regard to
the decision as to Mr. Wihttf.MoRE. It
is that during the Thirty-Sixth Congress,
when there were the highest reasons ot
State, reasons of national importance
against accepting resignations, when the
members from the States then going into
rebellion resigned, their right to resign
was in no instance questioned.
LETTER FROM BANFrOR.
Bangor, March 1st, 1870.
To the Editor of the Kennebec Journal:
While “laying over” in the ‘ lumber city,”
waiting the arrival of the Legislative Commit
tee to visit the Agricultural College at Orono,
I have made a few notes for your columns.
Came from Augusta Saturday, over the M. C.
It. K. via Belgrade, ten miles by stage with A
No. I sleighing. Pinkhain puts the passen
gers through in good style and on time. Got
through at the regular hour with no special
incidents except a stoppage of fifteen minutes
below West Waterville, caused, as one of the
roail employees said, by the engine being
balky and refusing to go. However, it was
soon coaxed and tinkered into submission, and
we were in Bangor on time.
Sunday was a spU'nuid day in the t enob
scot valley—warm, melting and springlike.
Just such weather as causes loafers to congre
gate on the sunny sides ol'the street and min
iature rivers to flow down towards the sea.
If 1 was a "poick” I might say it was just
such weather as Tennyson refers to where he
sings that,
•'In the spring a (maiden’s) fancy
Lightly turns to thoughts of love,” Ac .,
but not being poetically inclined I forbear the
(imitation.
Une of my first duties after fortifying the in
ner man at the ‘‘Exchange,” was to call on
friend I.yndc of the daily Whig and Courier,
whom I found deeply immersed in a “consoli
dation” discussion. In fact “consolidation”
and other railroad matters are the vital ques
tions and the subjects before the house, alias
Bangorians, at the present time. They have
just sent in a memorial containing nearly two
hundred names of the leading business men in
the city, requesting their representatives in
the legislature to vote lor consolidation. They
also favor the Northern Aroostook route, and
though now “in deep” to assist railroad en
terprises arc ready to go deeper to help build
others which may benefit the city. Bangor
deserves to be successful.
But I started to say something of the Whig
and Courier establishment and did not intend
to switch off so suddenly. The whole estab
Bailment looks as though it had been through
a process of renovation and general fixing up,
and it presents a neat, pleasant and conven
ient appearance, leaving an impression of
prosperity which I atn glad to notice. Bro.
Bartlett’s new sanctum is decidedly a gem of
an editorial snuggery. Who couldn’t write
heavy leaders, caustic reviews and delectable
locals under such circumstances?
The new post office has gone into operation
since I was her$ before. It is quite a conven
ient and well-arranged office. The new gov
ernment metallic boxes present a neat and
tasty appearance.
There is quite an interest being taken in
temperance matters here now. A large pub
lic meeting was held at Noreinbega Hall, last
week, and another will be held to-night at
City llall, when the total abstinence pledge
will be inculcated. I attended a morning tem
perance lecture at the First Baptist church
Sunday morning. The pastors of the differ
ent churches are lending a helping hand to
wards pushing, forward the movement. An
old-fashioned temperance society will prob
ably be organized and the pledge circulated
throughout the city. Success to the move
ment.
Business is dull in the city. The Penob
scot is ice embargoed, and there is no railroad
yet built to an open harbor. The business
men are anxiously waiting for spring and a
river free from ice.
The Legislative Agricultural Committee
came up in last night’s train, and will go up
to Orono this morning, look over the College,
come down to-night and return to Augusta
Wednesday. Yours, 4c.,
QflDAM.
The Rev. Mr. Abbot, of Gorham, has in the
course of his long itinerancy, secured 6000
signatures to the temperance pledge.
LETTER FROM WALDOBOBCr.
Waldoijobo’, Feb. 23.
To the Editor of the Ken nehtt Journal:
At the close of a series of interesting lee* j
turcs on Geology \rf Dr. N. T. True, the fol- ;
lowing resolutions were adopted :
In token of our appreciation of the privilege
of listening to Dr. N. T. True’s able and in
teresting course of lectures on the science of
Geology, we tender to him our heartfelt
thanks.
Resolved, That in this course of five lec
tures upon this instructive science embracing
the study and research of so many years, a
rare opportunity is afforded every community to i
henr this living teacher unfold the mysteries
of creation as revealed by nature. There- j
fore,
Resolved, That we nio-t cordially recoin- 1
mend Dr. True to other towns, villages and
cities as an able, interesting and correct lec
turer in this department of science.
Voted, That a copy of these resolutions be 1
furnished for publication to the Kennebec
Journal.
tlEFERAL NEWS.
The next patent issued from the office at
Washington will number one hundred thou
sand.
One hundred and eighty locomotives were
sent out from one manufactory in Berlin last
year.
Four hundred new money-order offices will j
be opened by the Post Office Department on j
the first of July.
1 lie nltecntn amcnument is operation
San Francisco, where a brutal police justice
has received six months’ imprisonment for an j
assault on a Chinese woman.
On the 18th instant a man in Illinois accom
plished the feat of walking one hundred miles
in twenty-four hours for a purse of $150, and
had nearly an hour to spare.
A red fox was seen a few days ago, caper
ing about upon the interval between the work
shops of the Concord Kailway and the bank
of Merrimack river.
The Connecticut river is dammed up at
Westmoreland, X. II., and packed with ice as
far as Ilellowa Falls, a distance of about seven
miles. The wood-pulp mill at the latter place
is unable to run on account of back-water.
It is said that a new description of lava is
being thrown from the crater of Vesuvius since
the last eruption, consisting of crystallized
salt. This beautiful phenomenon has hither
to been unknown to volcanic natural history.
Senator Wilson has introduced a hill in the
Senate to prevent prize fighting. 11c propos
es to imprison offending pugilists not less
than two years and to fine them not less than
three thousand dollars, and to inflict one half
of these penalties upon seconds and surgeons.
The Milwaukee Sentinel says that on Fri
day a man named Punless purchased at an
express sale a package of unclaimed goods for
the sum of four dollars. On opening it he
found himself the owner of twelve planing
machine knives, each valued at ten dollars.
Another gentleman bought a package which
contained a soldier’s overcoat, in the lappel of
which fifty dollars in greenbacks had been
safely placed.
An agent of the British Government has ar
rived in Ottawa, Canada, to press upon the
attention of 'the Canadian authorities the con
struction of a British Pacific railway. He
believes the best point to commence at is the
mouth of the X'eepigan river in Lake Superior.
The agent represents that the money required
for the work can be had in London.
The New York Tribune says : “We have
grave doubts of the propriety of bribing a
State to remove its seat of Government. Mil
waukee, for instance, is constructing a fine
Court-House, at a cost of nearly a million of
dollars ; and the Common Council of Milwau
kee says to the State: ‘If you will make
our town the Capital, you shall have this
beautiful building for a State-House; we will
make you a free gift of it.’ Now, Milwaukee
may be a better town than Madison for the
Legislature of Wisconsin to meet in; hut we
submit that this is not demonstrated by the
fact that Milwaukee has a Court-House to
give away—to say nothing of the legal right
of the Common Council to offer the extensive
donntion.”
Domestic ISTctos.
The name of the villain who set fire to the
boarding house at the Norton Mills, is John
Knowles. After his arrest he confessed to
having set fire to the water mills. At first
Knowles pleaded insanity, and afterwards said
that he was a spiritualist and that the spirits
urged him to the deed. The only motive that
can be assigned for his acts is that some time
ago he was underbid in a contract. He has
always professed to be very friendly to the
proprietors. The Portland Press says his res
idence is at Hampden, but will for the future
probably be at the State Prison. The mills
are owned by George B. Janies of Boston, and
Charles W. Pierce of Portland.
At a caucus of the republicans of Gorham
on Saturday, the following persons were nomi
nated for municipal offices : Moderator, Col.
H. 1). McLellan; Town Clerk, Capt. John
Suinniersidcs; Selectmen, Solomon P. Cloud
man, Samuel F. Bacon, Lewis Libby; Town
Auditor, H. I). McLellun; Collector, Elisha
Douglass; School Committee, Rev. C. C. Par
ker, D. D.
The Oxford Register said that at the ses
sion of the County Commissioners’ Court last
week, the claim of the Norway Savings llank,
for the sum of $1480.20, for the apprehension
and conviction of Truman F. Young, one of
the parties who robbed the bank, was Anally
disposed of. The Court auditing and allow
ing $500, the amount of the reward offered by
tlie bank.
We learn from the Whig that Mr. H. Mc
Glynn of Richmond. N. U., l°st a Pa'r
horses in Millinocket Stream on briday last.
With several other loaded teams he crossed
the stream in the morning in safety, but on
returning at night his horses broke through
and went under the ice. Although there were
several men in the party they were unable to
get the horses out.
George Vanderpool, convicted of murder in
the first degree at Manistee, Michigan, on Sat
urday, for killing Herbert W. Field, was sen
tenced to a life imprisonment in the State
prison. He made a speech of ten minutes*
protesting his innocence, just before his sen
tence was pronounced.
At a caucus of the republicans of Faris,
held last Saturday, the following nominations
were Made for town officers : Hon. 8. Ferham,
Moderator; Jonas Bisbee. H. E. Hammond,
fc. W. Bemis, Selectmen; J. 8. llobb, Town
Clerk; W. K. Kimball, Town Agent; J. K.
Hammond, Auditor.'
We learn from the Whig that at a meeting
of the Ilangor Boom Corporation Monday,
C. G. Sterne* was chosen President; J. W.
Falmer, Ehcn Blunt, L. J, Morse and Daniel
Sargent 2d, were chosen Directors; Ehcn
Blunt was chosen Clerk and Treasurer.
A muss meeting of the shipbuilders and
shipowners upon Penobscot bay and river, in
favor of the bill to protect our navigation in
terests, introduced into Congress by Hon.
John Lynch, will be held at Belfast on Thurs
day afternoon next.
Oon. B. Hi Hill, of the Fifth Kegular U. S.
Artillery, stationed at Fort Preble Portland,
lias been granted leave of absence for three
months. The Argus is sorry to lenrn that
the General’s health is considerably impaired.
Howduin College Scientific Department
now has one of the finest pairs ot balances in
the world, just imported by Profs. Goodale and
Braekett at their private expense, and at a cost
of about $600.
At a Republican Caucus in Saco on Satur
day evening last, Martin H. Hearing was
chosen Chairman, and Charles 11. Cleaves,
Secretary. Moses I.owell was re-nominated
for Mayor.
Mr. Nathan F. Woodbury has been appoint
ed paymaster of Lewiston Mills, in place of
J. S. Adams, who has taken a position in the
Lewiston Savings Institution,
Legislative Committee Notices.
Committee on Public Buildings.
The Committee ou Public Buildings will meet at
Room No. 20, on .Monday of each Heck, at 2>* o’*
clock P. M., until further notice.
K R, FRENCH. t
KURT. CROCKETT, J
Committee on Finance.
The Committee on Finance will meet at the
Treasurer’* office, ou Wedue»day of each week, at
&>■ o’clock A M.
THUS. £. TWITCHELL, Chairman.
Committee on Interior Waters.
The Committee on Interior Waters will meet at
Room No. ti. State House, Tuesday* ami Friday* of
each week at 2 o’clock P. M.. until further notice.
V CORING TALBOT, {rh.irm„n
GEO. W. HAMMOND, J
Committee on Railroads, Ways and Bridges.
The Committee on Railroad*, Way* and Bridget
will meet in the Senate Chamber, Tuesday and
Thursday of each week, uutil further notice.
T II CrslIING, f Chairmwl
STH1NKS, j ciiaumen.
Committee on Education.
The Committee on Education will meet in the of
fice of State Superintendent of School*, ou Wed
nesday of each week, until further notice.
CHARLES BtTtt'M, J Chainnwl
A. B. FAKWELL, )'-«*»rmcn.
Committee on Claims.
The Committee on Claims will meet at Room No.
19, State House. on Tuesdays and Thursday* of
each week, at 2 o’clock P. M.. until further notice
Pl'TNAM ROLFK, ( LhMinuen
lllKAM BLISS. J«„ 1 ^“*lraicn
Committee on State Lands and State Roads.
The Committee ou State Land* and State Roads
will meet iu the Land Office. Thursdays of each
week, at 2H o’clock, until further uotice.
J. o. salmi, (Ch*,rmen
Committee on Agriculture.
The Committee on Agriculture will meet in the
S« uate Chamber. Wednesday of each week, at half
pant 2 o’clock I*. M . until further notice.
l! t. GREENE, {Chalnncn.
Committee on Division of Toicns.
The Joint Standing Committee on IllTiaion of
Towns will meet in Room No. 17, at the Capitol, on
Tuesday of each week (luring the seaeion, at *14
O’clock 1'■ 11, L, 11, 11 kllll, ( CLOtrnMn
SAM’I. WASSON, I cuanmen.
Committee on Indian Affaire.
The Committee on Indian Affairs will meet in
room No. lit, state House, on Weduesday of each
week, at two o’clock 1’. M . until thi ther notice.
THOMAS It, KlXGsUl'RY, ( chairmen
ALDEN BRADFORD, I Chairmen.
Committee on Manufactures.
The Joint Standing Committee on Manufactures
will meet iu room No. 10, Slate House, ou Wednes
day of each week, at S o’clock P M., until further
notice.
SAM’L HANSON, ,
J. S. P. HAM, i Chairmen.
Committee on Virision of Counties.
The Joint Standing Committee on Division of
Counties will meet in room No. 17, at the Capitol,
on Wednesday of each wreeh, at *>. o’clock P. M.,
until further notice.
HKNKV CABVILL, chairmen.
S. L. TOBEY, 1 <• uainneo.
Committee on the Judiciary.
The Committee on the Judiciary will meet at their
room m State House, on Tuesday and Thursday of
each week, atm o'clock P. M., until furtheriiotlce.
S. I> LINDSEY, (chairmen
CHAS. It. WH1DDEN, j Chairmen.
Committee on Reform. School.
The Joint Standing Committee on the Reform
School will meet in the Senate Chamber, on Wed*
nesday of each week, at 3 o’clock P. M., until fur
ther notice. JOHN B. NEALLEY', i
DANIEL ST1CKNBY, I LU u
Committee on Fisheries.
The Committee on Fisheries will meet m Room
No. lli, State House, Tuesdays and Thursdays of
each week, at * o’clock P. M., until further notice.
H. S. BARTLETT, ( chairmen
L. II. STOVER. {Chairmen.
Committee on Pensions.
The Joint Standing Committee on Pensions will
meet in Room No. 17, at the state House, on Iti urs
day of each week, at * P. M . until further notice.
Committee on Hanks and Hanking.
The Committee ou Banks aud Banking w 111 meet
in Room No. 18, State House, on Tuesdays of each
week, at * o’clock P. M , until further notice.
11. D. METCALF, (chairmen.
JAMES DUNNING,) Chairmen.
Committee on Mercantile Affairs J Insurance.
The Committee on Mercantile Affair* and lusnr
ance will meet in Koom No. 20, on Wednesday of
Jach wee “St 2« o'clock P.M.until further notice.
i'. a! HOLBROOK, I Chairmen.
Committee on State Prison.
The Committee on the State Prison will meet in
Boom No. ID. Stale House, on Tuesday of each
week, ut 2N o’clock, until further notice.
CKO. E. MINOT, | Chairmen
HENRY K. IIAMMONH, ( cnaumtn.
Committee on Change of Names.
The Committee on Chnnfte of Name# will meet in
Room No. 20. State House, on Tuesday of each
week, ut 2 o’clock P. M., until further notice.
, AI.IiKN CHASE, Chairman.
Committee on Federal Relations.
The Committee on Federal Relations will meet in
the Senate Chamber, on Friday of each week, at 2>a
o’clock I’. M.. until further notice.
THOMAS P. CLEAVES, | rh.,_p.
LEWIS BARKER, (Chairmen.
Committee on Legal Reform.
The Committee on Legal Reform will meet in the
Judiciary Com Room, at the State House, on Wed
nesday and Friday of each week, at 2K o’clock P.
M., until further notice.
M. D. I.. LANE. | Chairmen
JOSEPH BAKER. lCh'‘
Committee on Military Affaire.
The Committee on Military Affairs will meet in
Room No. II. state House, on Thursday ol each
week, at i o’clock P M., nntll further notice.
C. K. OIBBS, Chairmen
DANIEL WHITE, i Clumiuen.