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Show The Mai ue Halter. AuguBta, Me., 3. T. vi. Parker, chairman oi the committee to whioh was referred the protest of senators and representatives, reports to the governor and council that said protest pro-test contains several important misstatements. mis-statements. The committee asserts that the answer given to the request lor an examination of tbe returns for senators and representatives from Androscoggin Oounty.with the view to correcting errors that might be therein, there-in, waa the following: "The counoil unanimously respond that as atpre-aent atpre-aent advised tbe constitution does not provide for such alteration." This waB the only answer given them, and no statement like that quoted in the protest waB made. The only request made by gentlemen signing the protest pro-test was the one tubove specified, and the only answer given them was the one before mentioned. Tbe commit tee refer to the matter of bringing the subject of inspected returns before tbe court, and have no doubt the views of the court upon any diaputed point, would have great weight with the exeoutive department in the discharge dis-charge of the duties now before it. |