The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-24
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS.
Sss3. 900 Annually Forever" for the
State College.
SOM ETHING MORE ABOUT THE
STATE LIQUOR AGENCY.

The Pine Cone is to be Maine's Floral EN-
| blem-General Dow's Amendment to
Come Before the House Today-BIessrs.
| Chapman and Perry Represent the
| Society with the Long Name.-Yester
| days Doings at the State Capital.
| Especial to the FRESS)
| Augusta, January 23.-The prohibitory
law had the floor today, three measures con-
| cerning it making their appearance. and
| another big batch Of petitions coming in
| praying that it might be brought more near
| ly in harmony with the constitution, in order
| that the practice of liquor selling, which the
| petitioners have discovered, exists, more
| or less ON the sly'' in Maine. may be
| stopped. Mr.. Bartlett of Eliot, says that he
| believes that there is as much ground for
giving premium to man who has over
come the love of strong drink as there is for
| any of the assistance given to Maine people
from the state treasury. So Mr.. Bartlett
has embodied his views in a bill. which
caused some merrfmen: when it's title was
read this morning. The bill. which was re-
ferred to the committee on temperance, is
as follows:
ANY person. an lima abitant or a citizen
of the State of Maine, who shall receive
course of treatment from any Kelley cure
Institution of the state fol- the purpose of
curing OF destroying the appetite for
sprituous liquors for the period of one year
shall be entitled to receive from the state
the sum of $50, upon filing with the treas
urer of the state statement. under oath,
of the clerk or other officer of the city. town
or plantation wherein such person lives,
hot haa fI11V lad yjth
the provisions and requirements of this
section"
After MI. Eliots' bounty bill came. Mr..
Patten with his resolution for the resuh-
mission of the prohibtory amendment to
the Constitution to a vote of the people.
Mr.. Patten announced himself in favor of
resu omission when he was elected, and he
said this morning that he knew of one other
Republican who would vote for his resolu-
tion. Then there are the five Democrats,
whose party has gone on record SO that
makes seven votes of the 101 necessary to
pass the resolve in the House. Then Mr..
Patten knows of Republican who may vote
tor the measure. but is now in.the doubtful
column. Should he decide TO cast in bis lot
| with the re-submissionists, there would be
eight of them TO begin with, leaving only
| ninety-thIee of the members of the House
| to be converted. Speaker Powers. who 1t
| has been stated. favors the resolve says that
| is not so. He adds that whatever may have
been his Views as to the wisdom of amend
ing the Constitution in the first place. now
| that the amendment is in the Constitution,
he believes that to attempt to annul it
would be in line with neither the sentiment
nor the best policy of the state. hope is
expressed that when the resolve comes up
for a hearing MIR. Farten may favor the
judiciary committee to which, it was re-
ferred with some statement of the answers
made to those circulars ne sent out to obtain
the views of the Legislators on the subject.
Mr.. Patterns resolve provides for the sub
mission to the pee pie at the next state
election of the following Question:
''Shall the Constitution be sEaended so as
to abrogate and annul amendment five of
the Constitution, adopted on the 8th day of
September. in the year of Our Lord 1884, re
lating to the manufacture and sale of in
toxicating liquors."
The third measure in relation to the LIQUOR
question. is view for remodelling the state
liquor agency system. embodied in bill by
Senator Shaw of Aloostook county. 1t
provides for tine ppointment by the gov
ernor of three members of the executive
council as committee to purch hase pure and
unadulterated liquors to be furnished
municipal officers for sale in the town
agencies, for medicinal, mechanical and
manufacturing purposes. The bill then
states:
1.-THE governor and council shall designate
a clerk or storekeeper 10 take charge of and
keep all Intoxicating liquors purchased
aforesaid, and the same shall be placed and
stoI ed in some suitable storehouse in this
state designated by the governor and ap
proved by the council. and when sold shall
be shipped therefl ON to such town agencies.
Said clerk or storekeeper under the SUPER
vision and direction of such committee OF
the executive council. shall furnish in.oxi-
eating liquors purcha sed as aforesaid. TO
the municipal officers of towns in their
state where agencies shall be established;
said liquors to be kept and sold by such
towns only for medicinal, mechanical and
man nafacturing purposes.
For all liquors SO sold to such municipal
officers no more than - per centum. above
the actual cost thereof delivered at such
storebouse in this state, shall be taken from
or charged to said towns and all sums due
from any town on account OF such purchase
shall be paid by said town to the state
treasurer within thirty days after delivery
CT said liquor. said committee shall cause
such books of account and records 10 be
kept as may be prescribed by the governor
and conucil; and such clerk or storekeeper
shall give bonds 70 the treasurer OF the state
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