Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-19
MAINE LEcISLATURE
9ixty.fifth Session.


nENArS.
| WEDNESDAY, Mar. 18th. 1891.
Senate called to order BY the President.
Prayer By Rev. Mr.. williamson Of Au-
lguseA-
i Journal Of Tuesday, March II, read and
Iappfoved.
HousE MATTERS.
On motion by NJ Wilbur Of Franklin,
bill, N act to incorporate the New Sharon
Cemetery Impfovemen. Association. took
its several readings under suspension Of
the rules, aud passed to be sngrossed.
An act TO smend chapter 379 Of the Pub
lie Lava Of 1885. entitled IAN &C. to pre-
vent incompetent persoas from conducting
the business of spotheca,ies. House
amendment adopted.
Mr. Stewart Of York moved TO amend by
striking out the Lass four lines in section 4
on page Of the printed bill.
Mr.. Stevart--Secsion OF the printed
bill - reported by the committee allows
any pbysician who has = diploma
as graduate of duly established
medicsl college ard in active practice
70 do ths business of an apothecary without
| being registered. Az 3 result. Of the law
as 1t now stands, this section being 8 por-
tion Of the present Law, in the city Of Bid
defofd there are - drug AID Apo,hecary
stores, eight of which are run by French
ply sieians. and seven OF whom, venture
the statement, never compounded a pre-
scfiption in their lives. nine of than are
common rum shops. In Lewiston there are
% drug stores aud 10 apothecaries, 20 cut
of the SO are run by French physicians who
are unregistered holding diplomas from
Canadian medical schools. who send al
order to Portland when they want to 90
into business. to some wholesaler to send
them 500 worth Of patent medicines
and some bottles, or "send me anything
you want to-" and they 20 into business.
| They run under the name Of the Maple
Lear drug store and half a dozen othe,
leaves, all sorts OF names. Inside these
shops you will fnd French doctors siga
hung out. You may fad the French doctor
and you may not. But il you wan. to buy
gallon Of Iam you will find some one to
sell IL. The reputable druggists aa1 spoth-
ecaries in our State do net want to be
classed as common rumsellers; one of the
most reputable druggists told me yesterday
that he WAS mad when he saw his name
printed among the people paying United
States license. with such men as McGiinchy
and McGinty, right in his own city, who
| were running as slo!hecarles fer the pnr.
pose Of selling rum; not paying the United
States license tax IN their own name, but
getting some Ffeuehman or Irisbm An 10 pose
for them. The reputable dfuggi.ts ask for
this amendment, as do the c5mmis- |
| sioners Of pharmacy themselves. How will
| it act in relation to the reputable physician
who wants 70 90 into business. l am one |
| myself. IL wanted to start drug store |
today, would 60 before the commissioners
| of pharmacy and show my diploma and |
submit my self t. exsmiGaton, and | VEN |
tlre the statement that no honest and |
reputable ply sicisn ia Maine, who wants |
to DO legitimate business as an apoth. !
ecsry, would object. This is simply blow |
at the common rum shops; At the !
Fienchmen of Lewiston and Biddeford and |
othe. cities. who, under the guiss of
"spothecsYies, are doing common rum |
business. | submit that when the comms
sion OF pharmacy, when four or five reput- |
able druggists IN Biideford, and when |
every respectable citizen of this State who |
is interested for the purity Of home |
ard Of the business of the apOtr- |
scsry, ask that soma protec-
tion shall ba given sgainst the COM
mon rumseller, it IS time that the amend |
ment should take its stand upon the statute
books.
Mr.. Rogers of Washington moved to
further amend By Inserting the following
section;
.firs act shall not apply in the case Of
PHYSICIANS who prepare ard dispense their
own medicines in their private practice,
and do not keep any public shop Or drug
store.
Mr.. Grirf of Hancock do not de-
sire t. plact myself in opposition to any
movement that may advance the public
good. But DO desire to explain the con
dition Of things in many Of these smsll
towns. The physicians office is the only
place where people can 60 to buy drugs
for their use, There are many things like
solution Of carbsiic acid, lAudan um, pare
gore and spirits Of Mite, which people
wsut and they 90 to the physicians
place of business and ask TO buy them
Now it isl question, in my mind, il this |
was passed without this clause which it is
proposed TO strike cut, whether these
PHI, sciaus would not actually be male
liable. they would have auy law
ful right to sell even s single ounce Of solu-
ti9b u CAsOOtAc hSils anu VIC eliUuits
be very cautious has i'll our efforts to pro |
,ect, We DO dot actually iDj9r a great
many more than re protec..
Me- RYDER Of Penobsco,-I AM somewhat |
interested ia this mater, because when II |
wss referred to The judiciary committee. the |
senator from Aroostook and myself were |
appointed subcommittee to draw the |
present bill. We spent considerable time
ia considering the mstter. This ques
ton now under discussion WAS die
cussed by tie senator from Aroostook aDt |
my self and we concluded that it you'd be
unjust to prevent country physicians from
ks epins a stock Of drugs and ceiling or dis
pensing the same. Now contend that il !
would be = hardship in my section of the
country for regular pby-ic!sn who has q
re Sui.r diploma and who has been practic- |
irg for years, and Who has kept drugs for |
sale and for his own use, 10 be compelled |
at his time of life-some Of them are we'll |
along in years-to pass an examination be |
fra they can contlnue in their business. !
an in favor Of the bill ss It ia reported |
here. l am not 10 favor OF the amendment, !
and wish 20 etate thst if thsg amend |
mept 10 adopted, | cannot nor will not |
vote for the bill, because | do not
think it will be doing justice tn
Old estsblithed physicians all over |
the State. IL the senators who arc inter |
sstsd in this matter zee fl TO con3De it t. |
towns Of 1900 inhabitants OF more, or even |
1000 or more sill not object TO it; bu,
do object to shutting out from their iegiti |
mate business large ms ority of the ply |
| sicians all over the Stxe. l lope the |
amendment will not prevail, - il has been
presented by the senator from Yorx; but il
| II can be limited SO the small eouatry
towns Of one. two or three thousand inhab
iiants will not be sfec'ed, | sm willing 10
vote for the amendment TO the bill. This
| bill is not to prevent the sale of intoxica
ling liquors. We have temperance law.
We have laws that can reach men
who viola,e them in selling int9x-
! ica,i,g liquors. We should no, attempt to
incorporate iuto this bill, q temperance bill.
IL there are parties in Lewiston, BiddsforI
and Bangor that are selling liquors under
the su;se Of spothecsries, let complaint be
made under the liquor isy,; bat let US not
in attempting to pass law regulating
apo,hecsries, attempt to pass temperance
law, for believe it would be doing an in-
justice TO a large msjority of physicians
over tue State
Mr.. r gers-f wouli Ike to ask the Sen
ator from Penobscot, IL this clause is re-