Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . , as it was passed liy a strictpaity vote at the end of his second term, hav-ing l)een defeated in 1888: hut now that themeasure has heen tried all are compelled toadmit that it is a great improvement on theold method of registering voters in cities. Healso introduced and carried through the con-stitutional amendment rt(|viiring an education-al i|ualilication for voters, which was adoptedhy the people in the election in 18;t2. Per-haps the most pi-ominent of h
Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . , as it was passed liy a strictpaity vote at the end of his second term, hav-ing l)een defeated in 1888: hut now that themeasure has heen tried all are compelled toadmit that it is a great improvement on theold method of registering voters in cities. Healso introduced and carried through the con-stitutional amendment rt(|viiring an education-al i|ualilication for voters, which was adoptedhy the people in the election in 18;t2. Per-haps the most pi-ominent of his legislati\ework related to his efforts to a statute 34 THE JUDICIARY AND THE BAR OE NEW ENGLAND. for tlie ^nlatioii of niilroad rates and fares,for wliieli lie niaile a most (leterniiiied finlitduriiit; hotli liis terms in tlie Senate, and inboth of wliieli lie was unsneetssfiil, yit nonecan deny that liis eltbi-ts in tins direction (hda iiood deal towards creating- pidjiic sentimentto demand niiliage tiel<ets at two cents permile, which was promised hy the railroads he-fore the dehate was tdosed and the last \dte. WILLIAM 1. HAINES. taken on his hill in the Senate. As a legisla-toi, Mr. Jiaines was >;enerally successfnl, heint;-a ready and forcible debater, and one Krm friends of his associates. He has doni^ a good deal, both in the fwegis-hxture and out, to assist his alma mater, ha\--ing served upon the Hoard of irustees since1<S<S2. lie was chairman of the committtC,and had charge of the construction of botiiCoburn Hall and VVingate Hall at the , and has been secretary of the trus-tees since iHSti, and as trustee iias taken agreat interest in the same; and to his effortsand co-0])eration is due the establishment ofthe law schoid in Hangor. In .Ml. Haines was candidate for attor-ney-general, but was defeated by Hon. V. \.Towers, of Houlton. Hut in IcSyii hc^ again made a contest for the position. It was one ofthe hotte
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