Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-01

commended the purchase of . molasses hogs
head and . ls-foos tent
Nr. T. A. Quincy of the Labor Advocate,
Auburn. appeared in behalf Of the district
assembly. K. Of L.. and spoke strongly in
favor Of the question. Mr.. Quincy became
some~ hat excited during his remarks and
forgot the name Of the committee
He desired that section third Of the
bill be amended 30 that parties
polling less than three per cent. of the total
vote might not be obliged to print their own
ballots. He also criticized section "a which
provides that copy of the ballot at State
elections all be printed in two newspapers
in each court and recommended that the
ballot be printed in every paper in the State
He also objected TO section 30, which pro-
vides that the election clerks shall be divided
equally between the tive political parties.
claiming that il vas unconstitutional to debar
any person from being clerk on account Of
his politics. Representative Fox of Porter
described the method Of voting in Massachu-
sets under similar system which will 60
into effect next November, and show ed that
the provisions Of the Law, instead of entail
ing q large amount of unnecessary maehin-
cry. were very simple
The committee then vent into executive
session. /, is understood that the committee
instructed Mr.. Looney to change the bill in
one or two minor particulars 80 that the
Prohibition party might be enabled 10 have
the names Of its candidates printed on the
ballot, and to report the bill back to the com
mittee a. amended, next Tuesday.
when the committee will vote
that the bill ought to pass
4 ell tns \ fha
bill back to the House ON Wednesday. Mr..
Looney silI then have the bill laid upon the
table, and Tuesday, February ", assigned
for its consideration. 1t is understood tnat
Mr.. Looney will open the debate with an
elaborate spe, oh and will be followed by
Mesrs Chadbourne of Biideford Hoyey of
Pitts6eld, Dane Of kennebunk, furington
Of Minot and Fox of Porter.
/ Last evening The committee voted that
1 from the bill proving boards of registration
| 10 towns and citles with population of more
than one thousand the word towns" be
striker out, leaving the bill applicable only
TO cities, and that 10 its amended form the
/ bill ought TO pass, the vote Standing 10 3
A minority report will probably be presented
Temperance.
! Before this committee last evening Gen.
| Neal Dow of Portland, appeared and re-
viewed several interesting "reminiscences OF
| how the first temperance bill was introduced
in 1851. After delivering an able philippe
| against the liquor traffic he stated that every
| grog shop in Maine should be closed inside
of six months BY the change of a few lines
! in the statute The proposed amendment
would be that upon the first conviction for
sale the fine should be one thousand dollars
and costs and year in jail, and that liquor
case should not be continued from term TO
term.
II II. Burbank of Saco chairman of the
Good Templars' Committee, said that Gen.
BOWS remarks were mere nonsense and par
donable only in man of four score.
| Leroy T. Carleton. Esq, of Winthrop,
county attorney for kennebec. then intro
duced the following changes in the existing
laws, which he explained aud defended;
The FIRST amendment is to section SO,
chapter 81 of the Revised Statutes and pro-
vides that amy hop beer or other kind of
beer containing two per cent Of alcohol by
volume shall be deemed intoxicating liquor.
Fifteen per cent. of all fines and forfeit
ures recovered under the liquor law shall
be paid to the County Attorney and ten per
cent to the person furnishing the evidence
for conviction. The regular term fee as in
civil cases shall be taxed in the bill of costs
in every Indictment under the liquor laws
where judgment is had for the State,
aud paid by the Clerk to the County Attor-
nev as soon as collected.
In anne ndment to section 2 of chapter Ii
he introduced bill providing that when a
court having jurisdiction shall find any place
to be liquor nuisance it shall direct an of
I 4 A.
place and shall publicly destroy all liquors
or appurtenances for its sale there found and
upon conviction the owner or keeper shall
be fined not exceeding $1,000.
Any citizen of he county where such
nuisance exists may maintain an action in the
name If the State to abate and perpetually
eojoln the same, the injunction to be granted
at the commencement OF the action, no bond
being required.
Any one violating the terms of such in
junction shall be punished for contempt of
court by fine of 5000 and 60 days in Jail.
When judgment is rendered for the plaintiff,
the court shall render judgment for a
reasonable attorneys fee in such action in
favor of the plaintiff, and such fee shall be
added TO he costs.
Mr.. Carleton also forcibly presented the
need for allowing druggists to sell for medi-
cinal purposes.
George f, Bracket, secretary of the
Grand Lodge of Good TIE nplars, introduced
the following amendments to the liquor laws
drawn up by the committee appointed for the
purpose by the organization
That the sales by town agent shall be
confined to the town or city for which he is
appointed
That knowledge IN the part of corporation
employees that the law is broken shall be
sufficient TO prove knowledge on the part Of
the corporation.
That the party who gives information or
evidence which shall convict a violator of
the law shall be allowed one fourth part of
the fines collected.
That the appointment of one or more State
constables with State jurisdiction under con-
troll of the Governor and Council be author
lied
That the complainant in case before in
ferlor courts be allowed to obtain sufficient
legal aid to sustain that case and that such
counsel shall be paid ten dollars and travel
by the State.
To amend the nuisance act so that the
supreme court on Information by the county
attorney or petition of ten voters may issue
an injunction in equity sbating any suct
nuisance.
N. +. Woodbury., prominent Good Tenn
plar of Auburn introduced the following
amendment which produced considera Die
comment
mo person who is in the habit of drinking
intoxicating liquors is competent to sit as
juror in any case involving the manufacture
transportation or sale of intoxicating liquors,
and when information is communicated To