Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-01
MAINE LIQUOR LAW.


Much has been said about the famous
Maine Liquor Law, and many do not
know its origin nor when II was enacted.
That II may be better known when Il
passed aud who were Its friends and who
opposed It, the folio wing facts 10 rela-
tion to IL are hereby submitted:
The legislature met May Ii, 1881.
Hon. Neal Dos prepared bill for the
suppression Of drinking houses and tip
plng-shops. May %, a special committee
on temperance WAS appointed Ia the
House Of Representatives, consisting OF
Noah Smith, Jr., Ezekiel Holmes, Aaron
Quinby, Alden Chase, Jesse II. Nicker-
son, Alfred L. Berry and Oliver Sewell.
At the meeting of the committee, Hon.
Neal Dow appeared, presented his bill,
and made a powerful argument In its
favor, and the committee voted unani-
mously TO report IL, precisely as II WAS
presented to them by Mr. Dow. Hence
the name Of Dow's Liquor Law. The
bill was reported to the House by Noah
Smith, Jr, May IS, was read twice and
assigned 10 May 70 for It's third reading !;
May 20 IL WAS read the third time, and
with but little Discussion, passed 10 be
engrossed. Yeas So, nays 40, IA follows |:
Yeas: Oziss Bartlett, James b. Beedle,
Alfred l.. Berry, John Boothby, Alden
Boynton, Washington Bray, James NJ.
Buzzell, Jason NJ. Carlton, Henry Carter,
Abel W. Chabin, Joseph l.. Chapman,
Alden Chase. Oren b. Cheney, Thomas
Cleaves, Tisdale ID. Clements, Chsuncy
Cochran, Alouzo Colby, James Cox, Ell
mund Currier, Jr., Charles Danforth,
James b. Dascomb, Charles $. Davis,
Henry L. Desne. Alexander bennett,
Daniel W. Dinsmore, Nathan Emerson,
Thomas Gsrvln, John Goodell, Jr., Free
man Grover, LSuIIston Guild, Calvin IA.
Hale, Lewis Hancock. Jonathan Hanson,
Peleg Hart, Jonathan NJ. Heath, Joseph
W. Hines, Joseph Holt, Ezekiel Holmes,
Clement Hopkins, William Hopkins,
Joshua Irish. George A. kimball. John
kimbsli. William K. Y. Linnell, Christie
pher Littlefeld, James Lowell, Timothy
l.udden, Jacob Main, Andrew Mead
den, Asa Merry. Robert b. Mills, sam
uel Mitchell, Jesse III. Nickerson. Ma
ihaniel Norcross, Thames &. Norris,
Henry A. Noyes, Joseph 5. Noyes, Will
ian Owen, Joshua Packard, John II.
Parker, Joseph Percival, Simon Piper,
Horace u. Prescott. Simeon Pratt, Aaron
Quinby, John Raymond, william Rice,
Erastus Richardson. Edward ID. Stafford.
Oliver Scwell, Joel Small, Jesse Smart,
Curtis Smith, Noah Smith, Jr., George
w. Springer, Henry Stevens, Benz min
Tarbox, jeremiah Tolman. Rufus B
Walker, Timothy Walker, Joseph War.
rem, John II. Webster, lawson Wood.
bury, Davis Woodman, Isaac Z. Yeaton,
Henry Young,
Nays: Hugh Alexander, Campbell
Bachelor. Eliphsz {. Bean, JOSEPH
Boardmsn, Richard VI. Chapman, Jane:
Il. Cleveland, John Il. Damon, Joht
Downing, Jr,, David Dunn, Robert FL
lott, Thomas Erskine, +. Wilder Farley
Jeremiah Foster, John c. Gerry, willitu
). Hatch. Isaac VI. Hobbs. C. ,leh Z. Hol
land. John lIomaus, Henry ID. L. Hutch
ins, Joseph lrish. James w. Joy, Alder
Kennedy, John kezar. stephen Lane
Daniel Merrill, George W. Morton, Still
man Moves, william Nye, Thoma
O'Brien, I.sthly Rich, James ; ,mpson
Abraham Ssnborn, George i. Sewell
Levi Smslley, Alexander Staples, ANN
Storer. Isaac w. Tabor, John c. Talbot
Jr., jonathan True, Christopher Young
Jr.-iO.
May 30, the bll was presented to tn
senate, read once, the rules Suspended
read the second time and passed TO b
epgrossed. Yeas Is, nays 10, AS follows
Yeas Samuel c. Adams, James Bell
James Booker, John Bridges, Robert A
Chapman, John +. Dunnels, Ebeneze
Freeman, David Garland, Elbrldge Ler
mond, Thomas Llttleheld, James Mann
William Milliken, David Mitchell, Johl
Neal, William H. Porter. Noah Prince
Robert Spinney, David Vinsl-ls.
Nays Gorham l.. Boynton, william
F. Carlton, Shepherd Cary. Ira Fish
James Lancaster, James L. Leavitt
Charles W. Piper, Joseph Tltcomb
Henry 5. Toby, James walker-l0.
The bin was furiously assailed b,
Shepherd Cary, OF Houlton, who made
lengthy speech, more Ia ridiculing Mr
Dow than opposing the merits OF the bill
: The friends OF the bill paid but little AT
tention 10 his rigmarole, and IL passe,
as above stated. June ,, Gov. Hubbard
approved and signed the bill, and IL be
: came the law OF the state.
one WHO WAS THERE.