Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-22
RESUBMISSION.
Judiciary Committee Votes
Against 1t After Hearing.
SEEMING Law and Listing Bill Under
Discussion.
Today Is Governors Day and Will Be
Brilliant Event.

The new matter brought to the atten-
ton of the lawmakers yesterday, was
mostly petitions and rcmonstranccs.
There was good deal of interest in the
House in the debate upon the question
of setting off Sorrento from Sullivan and
the speaking for and against elected
considerable applause. The vote 60 to 5b
adopting the minority report was sufli-
GENTLY close to hold the attention of the
House and the large audience during the
taking of the yeas and nays. Then the
House proceeded to reduce the appropria-
ton for the Maine insane hospital from
$4,000 to S1+, 900 and then adjourned.
There was little of general interest in the
Senate
1t is understood that the persistent
efforts to compromise over the charters for
Washington county railroad have been
rewarded as they deserved to be, and that
the papers are being drawn that shall set
tie the matter satisfactorily. The agree
ments are understood to be that Col.
Green shall on surrendering all claim to
the extension of his Shore Line charter
be given three months exclusive right I'M
der the Washington county charter to
raise the money for building the road. If
he cannot do it in that time he is to stand
aside and receive S25, 900 for his surveys,
etc. Those DESTROYS of seeing railroad
built in that county will feel like con-
graduating all concerned over an ami
cable settlement by which every effort
may now be directed to building the road
so long needed.
Committee Opposed 10 Re-Submission.
The Patten bill to re-submit the pro-
hibition amendment to the vote of the
people came up for hearing before the
judiciary committee, Thursday afternoon.
Tho hearing was a lively one. Represen-
tatvo Patten of Bath opened the case for
the petitioners. He said he should speak
but briefly as he thought this the occa-
sion for those outside the Legislature to
be heard. He had introduced the bill be-
cause he believed the law had long ago
done all it can do and under present con-
ditions is a failure and an obstacle to the
restriction of the liquor traffic. The solu-
ton he did not think could be had until
. private gain is removed from the traffic
and the liquor interest is divorced from
politics The prohibitory law had utterly
failed to accomplish either of these
objects. Mr.. Patton said that those
who would tear down should be
ready to substitute. He would briefly
describe it. He would have n provision
allowing any commu nifty desiring to
have prohibition. Otherwise he would
have it compulsory that the traffic should
be exclusively conducted by company,
the profits from whose business, over ana
above, say per cent. interest on the in
vested capital, should be turned into the
municipal or county treasury for certain
specied purposes such as support OF IN
CITRATE asylums, poor houses, keeiey
cures, etc. he wants 10 hnoW why VIC
Prohibitionists are unwilling to submit
the law to the test.
Editor Jeffreys Of the Biddeford TX
pose, was the first witness. He presented
in more extended manner the evidence he
had for the temperance committee. Be
told of the number of licensed saloons in
different cities of the State, and unrolled
a list of the names of Maine people having
United States licenses. AS Mr.. Patten
assisted in unrolling the list, he referred
to it as the Prohibition roll of honor after
40 years existence. There was consider
able repartee and Senator Higgins inter