The Portland daily press., 1881-02-05
SATURDAY MORNING, FEB. s.
by TELEGRAPH.
AUGUSTA.
More Amendments to the Liquor
Law Asked for.
MR.. TALBOT AND THE COUNCILLOR
APPORTIONMENT MATTER.

AUGUSTA, Feb. 4.-The Temperance commit
tee haye had new matter brought TO their
attention. that of endeavoring to provide by
law for the punishment of parties who may
send orders for spirituous liquors signed by the
names of other parties than the sender. 1t
has also been recommended that the committee
provide some penalty for Officers who allow
liquors seized by them to pass out of their
hands before being destroyed. The committee
will give hearing upon these matters Friday
evening, 11th inst, when case OF such forgery
as is mentioned above will be presented.
The Rockland division case is closed, the
committee giving final hearing this after
noon. A decision will not be rendered until
Monday next.
The bin providing that deeds given during a
persons minority shall become valid unless
notice of disaffirmance be given within one
year after arriving at majority will, un-
doubtedly, receive an easy passage The bill
upon its face bears evidence of honesty, and
objections made to it can have but one mean
ing.
The Governors private secretary has receiv-
ed new cabinet desk to hold his papers The
desk, though not of large size, gives tone to
the ante-room which has SO suddenly come into
more prominence than any other room about
the Capitol. Major House sits at his old desk
in new corner and attends to his business
matters as though no opposition had ever been
made against his serving the Executive.
When the railroad bill for preventing injury
upon the railroads came up on its passage in
the Senate this morning, Mr.. Parcher moved
to indefinitely postpone, which was lost, and
Mr.. Dingley moved to amend by cutting down
the fines to $40. This was voted down, when
Mr.. Lamson wished to amend again and the
bill was laid upon the table for further con-
sideration.
However good Mr. Talbot of East Machias
may be in parliamentary matters he was mis-
taken in his statement of yesterday that the
appointment of legislative committee to ap-
portion the State for councillors was without
precedent. In the Senate and House journals
for 1871 it will be found that joint legislative
committee was appointed who apportioned
the State, and reported to the legislature the
result they had arrived at. This apportion-
ment has been received during the past ten
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around.
The dull routine of legislative work was
broken this morning by parties bringing in
specimens of the scythe sharpeners and corn
shelters manufactured and sold by the Hon.
T. B. Swan. 1t is seldom SO great an interest
is ever manifested in agricultural implements
by others than those who use them. The
tendency of all who handled the little corn
shelter was to slip it into their vest pocket
Mr.. Howe disputed its convenience and
adaptability-to carry around-while all ad-
mired the effrontery of the person who could
have the hardihood to launch it upon an un-
suspecting populace, duly labeled that no
mistake could be made as to its use. Repeated
examinations of the scythe sharpener failed to
reveal emery enough to injure the cuticle of
the hand when rubbed upon it. Had the
wood been planned before it was covered with
shellac, none would have known that any
securing substance had been applied to it.
The articles were borrowed by QUE of the
councillors and carried away in triumph.