The Portland daily press., 1881-03-12
AUGUSTA.
ONE OF GOV. PLAISTED'S
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
The Prohibition Amendment
Adopted in the Senate.
The House Refuses to Repeal the Cider
and COnstabulary Clauses.
Special DESPATCH to the Press.)

NoPOeidi bOSpoeSh W ehO icos.)
AUGUSTA, March IL.
The bill presented to amend the law relating
to the practice of medicine and surgery pro-
vides that sec. 3 of chap. Is, R. S., shall read
as follows: "No person except physician or
surgeon who commenced practice in the State
of Maine, prior to the approval of this act, or
has received medical degree at a public in
stitution in the United states, or license from
the Maine M edical Association, shall recover
any COM ensation for medical or surgical SER
vices''
A charter is asked for the Orono Bank with
capital of $4,000, and Eben Webster, Sam
uel Libby, Richard Lord, G. M. Gould and E.
P. Rust as corporators
At the meeting of the Executive Council
today the nomination of ex-Gov Dingley for
trustee of the Insane Hospital was revoked by
Gov. Plaisted, who also withheld the nominal
tions of Everett Smith for Fish Commissioner
and Edward Gushing and Spencer Rogers for
Inspectors of Prisons and Jails. The Council
rejected the nomination of Ora S. Pease for
agent of the Penobscot tribe of Indians, and
confirmed the nomination of Col. Charles
Merrill for Harbor Commissioner of Portland.
The consideration of the repo rts of the tenn
perance committee in the House today occupied
the principal time and led to a general debate,
in which over a dozen members participated,
and several spoke twice. The ablest speeches
were made by Speaker Hutchinson and Gov.
Morrill,, who defended the majority report,
and Messrs Verrill of Portland and Hall of
Rockland, who spoke for the minority report.
Speaker Hutchinson contended that the law
passed last winter relating to the sale of cider,
providing for the appointment of constables
by the Governor and the removal of county
attorneys, had only been in force eleven
months and had never been fairly tested. 1t
was not in the interest of The prohibitory law
to have it repealed at this time. 1t called for
no appointment of special constables, except
in places where the law was not enforced.
There was no call for its repeal from sections
OF the State where the law was enforced, but
only from sections where it was not enforced.
The farming interests of the State did not de-
mand. its repeal because it in no way inter-
fered with them except in the prohibition of
small sales of cider under the quantity of five
gallons The repeal was not urged by temper
ance men, nor in the interests of the advance
ment of the cause of Temperance. The law
providing for the appointment of constables
was so carefully guarded that no abuse could
grow out of it, as it demanded at least thirty
principal taxpayers to make application for
the appointment of constables, and after that
demand was made it was left discretionary
with the Governor and Council to appoint
them.
Mr.. Verrill objected to the cider clause on
the ground that while it allowed at single
sale five gallons or more of hard cider, it pro-
hibited the sale of pint or quart of the
sweetest of cider. He objected to constables
as it conferred upon them the duty of enforc-
ing laws which belonged to other officers. He
objected to the removal of county attorneys
because it allowed the removal by the Cover
nor of officers elected by the people, and there
were serious doubts as to the constitutionality
of such statute. He claimed that the repeal
of the law of 1880 would be step forward in
the cause of temperance.
Judge Hall maintained that the law of 1880
was dangerous innovation upon the theory of
our State government. 1t gives an irresponsi-
BILE officer uuwarranted and improper powers.
1t is an improper interference with the right of
the people by election to choose their executive
officers. 1t directly relieves the peoples off
GERS from doing what they may be otherwise
compelled to do, and offers an inducement for
negleetjpg duty.
Gov. Morrill, closed the debate. The vener-
able gentleman spoke with all the fire of youth
and answered the objections which had been
raised by the opposition. He paid handsome
tribute to Judge Hall by stating that she was
the most intelligent, the most eloquent and the
most persuasive member on the floor" His
sallies elected applause.
Maxcey, of the Portland delegation, was alb
sent; Strout, Verrill and True. voted for the
minority report, and Redlon voted against
1t is whispered that Gov. Plaisted contem-
plates sending political message to the Legis-
lature, as reply to Mr.. Strout's speech on his
inaugural message which constitutes the mi
nority report on the state of the Common
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