Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-04

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county. as .ie oss' c,,t.,aa
county as u 'n'oi ISIS ..,o,. .h.t
OF the county, ! MANI -. .,.',.a.,.,,,s
the Dill ne reierreo ~ '"e 80
county oeiesation on ~
son why it shouiu ~ " 'ne -
on the )udlclafy IL is no.
general ieeis'ato". II Is NJ. S.ata
that concerns the peopie Vi ,"e
generally. II is not H'a'lei
talns any very profound iesa q
fiong' But may. say II ~ Wy
profound legal Questions 20 ye 1u,".,,
IN the .committee' stea' .ns ,a,'
county delegauon coi'tsi'ts SUI"
yefs. III ms Din goes ~ ~. !.
land county deiegauoh II VIII aV""
self or the profound iesai ,.eai a,' W
my brother from tDortiaho ,-Al. nass,'
There are SIX lawyers IN lns s"
land county deiesatioh' an" :. oss
SIX lawyers CANNOT s,app'e W." -, s
legal question lhVol'eu III '.i.2 80
-
Mr.. Chase. MY ooJec' III
inns Dill TO the Jua'ciars eo.'ee.
was Simply th's: Inc az. P,op
amendment 10 'ne se"e.a. ~. .
state with reference ~ VIC ln"'
'aths toi".oAcauns ''H""
lment I" chapter - VI ' ne, ,''eu
ota'u.es. i"s o 10
stated ny NY Dlp'''ei' -
inns ~ aine"u 81. 81. M
State reia,ihs " VI. 80 anu '"e pay :,
anu a'so 'ne app an'.;n a~..a"
iiquor uepu'ies' ~ e gu p..n'
ol t"'''peil"no ."1 " - "o' No.
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10 the general avs u VI. s,t"
seen's ~ nc poN ~ NC
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Mr. hoFNiNS: shouid IKE 10
Know why 'nese othef 4"estiohS w'hcn
are iocai ana whch nave Deen retefred
counlies are not preclseiy OF the nature
WHICH Has peeIi stateo NY the sel.'e-
man from rortiahd! IL is because tney
are variations from the general la"
ana exceptions from the general law
tnat they are reported I" tI'e "eiesa-
tloh' because II rs assumed that the
delegation from any one county know
more ABOUT what the people OF tnat
county want IMAM any seherai coihihi'-
tee can, drawn from the various sec
ions OF the state. nope that the mo-
ton to refer to the Cumberland county
delegation VIII prevail. nave not
Heard any speciai reason why tHe Oil
should go TO the judiciary commlttee.
Indeed, it is matter OF wonder TO me
that the gentleman from Portland INF.
Chase), himself a member OF the legal
affairs committee, did not move 10 re-
fer this bill to his own committee in
stead OF to the other legal committee OF
this House. ! hope the bill Will go
where it belongs. to the cumberland
county delegation
Mr.. LEAVITT of Eastport: This
question takes too board a range.
think, to be referred to the county dele
gallon. Ills IllOTIIlu6
me letter from one of my constitu-
ents asking me to offer an amendment
to have Washington county added to
this as well as Cumberland. The en-
forcement of the liquor law is ques-
ton that has puzzled us ALL from the
humblest citizen to the supreme court.
and the enforcement OF the law IS SO
partial and unreasonable at present IN
many localities. that each county IN
this State. If this bill mas passage.
will come and ask to nave this law Tor
its own benefit This hits our case ex-
actly. If the Legislature Is prepared
to take this step, and let each county
delegation for itself settle the manner
| of fixing the fees or the sherlHs VINO
enforce or don't enforce, at their pleas
| ure, the prohibitory law, we want 10
be considered. l should like to nave
the bill tabled until such time when we
can take it up and give 1t full con-
sideration. 1t is too general In Its bear
ings to be referred to county delega-
ton. If you refer this to the Cumber-
land county delegation, 1t won't be next
| Tuesday before other counties will
come in and ask to be considered in the
same way. good many tax payers
are inquiring what becomes of the
money that is appropriated for the en-
for nj a