Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-03-15

While he entertained the opinion th.s !. !.
right, and believed in all proper leo;sI.s;.aa
to carry it out, he thought the motion = =
commit was proper, to the end that to ~,
might be SO guarded in its lanvu..s ~ =,
methods that there should not be d.r...-.
precedent by placing in the hands Of ~ -.
utive the power to take the control az IN q
machinery for enforcing the penal Law. ~ =.
State. A hasty examination impressed n.
with the idea that it was not properly rusri
ed in that particular.
He had also an impression that the char.
in the cider clause of the law from ON ~
Ion to FIVE was a change in name more th.s /.
substance. If a man was mean enough !. =.
drunk on hard cider he would find ~. ="
to get five gallons, either alone or by comh;.
ing with men as mean as himself. II ~
change was to be made at all he vsa 49,
cal enough to make it something mon ~.
a name. The farmers on this floor have 4.
clared that they were in favor of the ~.
clause. He knew what would be said AZ n.
first section. 1t would be charged thai \.
legislature had added to the Temperance -
a clause which puts every MANI hos".
where people resort for the purpose AZ ~
entertainment, and where either eide, \:
or any beverage not cold water, tea or coiss
is used, in the category OF common nui..
anccs. He did not believe there va, 4,
foundation for such construc,.:
because, according to his belief il ONLY &
piled to places of public and general rs.o,,
But he could see that the law would be on.
to such an attack by those who opposed n
the cause of temperance might be u.
parently in favor of temperance. but ,tir |,
their heart of hearts opposed to it. He mn
mitted whether those honestly in favor ~
prohibition should not proceed with c,utio.
If this clause was aimed at club house, y.
sorted to by young men for drinking ID,
poses, as it undoubtedly was, it should h
properly worded SO that it could not be ours
to misinterpretation. There was no penahy
too severe to sweep out the moral pes, n
the shape of low groggeries that were destruy.
ing the happiness of so many people Of he
State. He agreed that the influence Of \.
cret club houses was injurious to young men
If the law was designed to stop these evils
should be so guarded as not to be open n
misrepresentation by those who were engaged
in rum-selling and were saying to us syn
can stop us, why don't you put the IA. b
us?" when their real purpose and ain
was to break down prohibition, and to caue
such revulsion in public sentiment that he
temperance legislation should become sull
lily. He had no sympathy with the purpose
of such men or with any sentiment which
should accomplish this result. In regard h
the proposed constabulary he said If shesids
did not do their duty he would have the pfup
er methods provided by which the duties
should be done but at the same time caution
should be exercised. There could not b
and should not be a law allowing the setting
up of an independent force, every man d
which might draw his fees for travel from
one part of the State to the other, THEREBY
putting great tax upon the people.
Mr.. HILL of Corinth, by request, stated tha
if the section came under tile enforcenex
act, the fees for sheriff would be IS N
day, his travelling expenses and pay for BIZ
horse for every day that he saw fit to work.
the year.
Mr.. STRoUr said the gentleman [Nf
Hill was certainly man, who, from biz loy
experience as sheriff. ought to have
knowledge of what he said. II there N
danger of such an expense beingN
upon the State it should be guarded
against. and all temperance men would agree
with him in this. He spoke honestly ~
openly of these things because he thcsgk
great care should be taken to see that, shik
the proper objects of the bill were being 4
fected, the bound was not overstepped ma
law passed that would be regretted.
Mr.. Strout spoke earnestly of the genes
desire of all right minded men that the ~
hibitory laws of the State shonld be -
effectual and that rumsellng should
surely punished as larceny or any oh6
crime. He said under the present Law Fr.
erly enforced any rum seller could Be rssA
if he continued to follow his nefarious calInA
as he ought to be. He thought the bill nys
be recommitted and so wOrded that ~
jects might be attained and still that III ny.
vote for it. If this could be done be v9A
gladly give it his support, otherwise %
lieved it would be an injury to the cas~
temperance rather than benefit ne
but little attention had been given to ~ =
in the press of other matters.
Mr.. GOss renewed his motion to rseeF
init.
Mr.. PERRY of Camden moved the pfevn
question, and the House seconded the g. IN
Mr.. VERRILL of Portland, thought 2:
had SO many Objectionable features y. :
ought to be scrutinized carefully, ana
each should give his reasons for fsvor'ns
opposing it. He still thought there VA ~,
doubt whether the 9TH section was Cor
tional. He had recently compiled icr
cation the temperance laws with decls ~
the court pertaining thereto, from 1873
present time SO that they might Dc 49,
understood, and he was engaged hve ~
in the work. And now the very nrt ~