The Portland daily press., 1901-02-27

iy and CORRECTLY marked All apothaosries
shall keep a correct record Of each sale,
giving the name Of the person to whom
sold, his residence in fun, the date Of
the sale, the amount OF liquor sold for
what purpose, the price, kind, the quanti-
ty and by whom procured, whicn record
shall be open 10 the inspection Of the city
or town authorities during business
hours. sworn statement and duplicate
copy OF such record shall be mnde and
tiled every three months on the first OF
January, April, July and October with
the clerk OF the city or town In which
the place OF business is located. Five
per cent OF the amount for when tne
LIQUORS are sold snail be paid Into tne
city or town treasury at times when the |
sworn statements and duplicate copies |
are nlea 60 be used for defraying the |
current expenses of the local board OF
health. Failure TO comply with these
provisions shall render the permission
null and void. An apothecary may pur-
chase pure liquors from the state agency
or from any other parties, but shall not
be purchase unless they have been an
alzyed by a competent assayer and have
upon them printed copy Of the as
sayer's analysis, and a certificate oil In
spection properly certifying that they
are pure. whoever violates this section
shall be subject to the penalties imposed
by chap. 81 of the Revised Statutes, re
latiug to the sale of Intoxicating liquors.
THE EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY.
Mr. Haskell OF windham this morning
introduced the following order which
was passed without opposition;
"Ordered-The Senate oonourring that
the committee ON financial affairs be
ana hereby is authorized TO make an In
vestigation OF the charges made against
the management Of the Maine Eye anu
Ear Infirmary and for that purpose may
summon and compel the attendance OF
witnesses in support of said charges.
The Senate passed the order In con-
ourrencs with the House.
The Investigation will begin next
Tuesday.
IN THE SENATE.
In ths Senate only routine business
was transacted II the discussion on the
order of Senator Staples asking for an
itemized account of expenditures at the
Insane hospital at Augusta, be excepted.
sir. Staples said when the matter came
up under assignment that be had aseer
tained that he could obtain Ia informa-
tion from the books In the { fiios Of the
secretary of state, ana ne would therefore
permit the matter to be postponed In
definitely.
Senator Weeks of Somerset read let
ter from Manning 5, Campbell, treasurer
of the hospital, in which It was stated
that the cost of pre- pairing such report
would be very large as It would make
over 1000 pages OF printed matter.
Senator Staples then moved the In
definite postponement OF the order, and
the Senate so ordered.
On motion of Senator Wilson Of Wash
ington the rules were suspended and the
bill Incorporating the Hancock county
railway was passed TO be engrossed.
Senator McFadden, the other day
tabled the resolve in favor OF the state
Pomological society and today he took the
matter from the table and made a most
entertaining speech IN which be referred
TO CLANS, Holsters, wild game, and ap-
pies, which he described as the fruit that
proved the undoing OF our ancestors.
lie therefore moved that the resolve have
passage.
MIR. STETSON' 5 REPORT.
Hon. W. W. Stetson, state superinten-
dent of schools, todAS transmitted in
response to the famous order introduced
by Mr.. Pluamer of Portland. an itemised
account Of his personal expenses. The
educational department has no fees and
collects no money. The state superin-
tendent has an allowance Of $500 for
travelling expenses. MIR. Stetson's re-
port shows the items OF expenditures
under his allowance for travel
THE AppRnp RTATInNS