The Portland daily press., 1897-03-27
THE End VERY NEAR.
Legislature Has Few Hours Longer
to Live.
HOUSE EXTENDS THANKS TO
SPEAKER LARRAREE.

Many Members Express the Hope That
They Will Have Opportunity of Voting
for Portland Man for r0overnor-Houso
Non-Concurs in Cigarette Bill.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.J
Augusta, March 26-The House refused
to reconsidered the passage of the cigar
etto b!ll and to adopt the Senate amend
ment making it apply only to the sale
OF cigarettes to minors.
Mr.. Hamilton spoke in favor Of the
amendment and snid that law totally
prohibiting the sale Of cigarettes could
not be enforced and that an adult who
smoked cigarettes had already weak
mind which could not ba Injured by
cigarette smoking.
Mr.. Hamilton of Mattawamkeag, said
that such an amendment had better be
applied to the present cigarette law.
AS for the bill being unconstitutional
Mr.. Hamilton asked if the cigarette
dealers were here for weeks to fight bill
because they thought an unconstitutional
law was going TO De enacted.
| Mr.. hamilton moved to insist on the
passage OF the bill and appoint COM
| mlttee OF conference. Messrs. Burns of
Westbro0k, HAMILTON of Mattawamkeag
and burton of Union were appointed q
| committee of conference.
The Senate amendment to the bill re-
| gardlng the employment of school super
lntendents was adopted and MI. Walton
offered another amendment providing
that the bill shall not apply TO towns
covered by special laws. This amend
mens was adopted and the bill again
passed.
An order for an evening session before
the paper session, was passed. 1t was an
nounced that Mr.. Hamilton of Biddeford
would preside at the paper session.
The regiaraed druggist bill was
amended in favor of resident physicians
in towns where there is no registered
druggists and passed
Mr. Winslow of Portland presented an
order to pay S25 extra to all members of
the House who continued attendance un-
til the final adjournment When the
laugh had been enjoyed Speaker LARA
bee said, evidently by instructions from
Mr.. Winslow, the gentleman asks
unanimous consent TO withdraw the or
der. Consent was granted by want Of
objection. 1t was joke for the fact that
thirty or forty mem bers have been ex-
| cused.
Major Dickey thought Monday session
would be necessary. "There wouldn't be
ak here said Mr. Burns of Westbrook.
"You Only need one according to Reeds
rules said Dickey.' The House was at
ease so the exchange of ideas does not 60
on record.
| A vote CT thanks to Speaker Larrabee
l mo- f,ffo 1v,G GTr -. 49,
part Of the minority. Major Dickey of
/ Fort Kent said hs had sat under many
speakers. but never had he seen one pre-
side with a greater degree of impartiality
and efficiency. The Major driftsd of onto
the block house at Fort Kent, told how
| he had bought the house and given it to
| the state and was living In it on account
of his patriotic spirit. He made another
appeal for 500 to pay the expense Of re-
| pairing the block house. The old gentle
man then wandered back to Speaker
| Larrabee. He then said he should
probably never again come to the legisla-
ture. He spoke of his age and a promise
| to his family never to come again.
But said be circumstances may
cnauge, and / may return (Great
| laughter and applause.)
The Major then told story of HE ex-
periencs as q member of the territorial
Legislature of New Mexico. The Speaker
of that body called the Major to order
| once by word of mouth and next by a
bullet In his side. The veteran then
pointed to the reporter s seat once occu-
pied by Mr.. Blaine, and the one in which
Chief Justice Full Ter sat when reporting
| the legislature.
Mr.. Fnrbush of Lewiston made
pleasant speech on Speaker Larrabee's
services to the public.
| Mr.. Knowlt0n of Portland spoke in be-
half of the Portland delegation. He
mentioned that there had not been an
appeal from the decisions of the Speaker
during the session.
| Tbe member from Garland in a short
speech said that he received last year a
letter asking for his support for Mr..
Larrabee az Speaker, and that he hoped
in few years to receive letter asking
| him to support Speaker Larrabee for gov
ernor. (Long loud applause and yells.)
| Mr.. Pearl Of Bangor, Judge Philbrook
of Wnterville, Hamilton of Biddeford and
H hamilton Of Mattawamkeag, and Col.
! ststson / Bangor spoke In compli-
| mentary terms of the Speaker.
| Mr. Pattangall of Machias said that
could the House be made Republican
convention and the time be set ahead a
rear or two he would gladly second the
nomination of Speaker Larrabee as can-
didate for governor Of Maine.
Mr.. Talbot of Lewiston seconded the
/
| marks.
Mr.. sewall of Bath said 1t only re-
inaIned for him to nominate Speaker
Larrnbee for the Presidency of toe United
States. He then went OH and made a
sre2ch that would have passed the
hospital resolve.
Walton of Skowhe2an and Folger of
| RocsIand, added their word to MICS the
things being said and the resolution of
thanks was unanimously passed.
Speaker Lerrabee showed he was deep
Iy touched by the expression of conf
dence and admiration from the mem bers.
lie expressed his obligation for the sup
port of 6he members and the daily assis-
tance rendered him by CLERK Cotton.
A resolution of thanks to Clerk Cotton
and Assistant Clerk i thompson was off
orea by Judge Philbruok of Waterville
ANA eecondly Messrs. Winslow of Port
land and Dickey of Fort Kent. The re-
solution was unanimously passed.
A resolution of thanks for all employ
| ens pf five II mise was rHSse0