Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-03
CAPITAL CHAT.
A Temperance Measure Which
is of Interest to Maine.
Prospects Of Shipping Bill and River
and Harbor Bill.
Howdoin Men CT Washington Havc
Banquet, Tonight.


A great many petitions have been COM
tian organizations in Maine for the
enactment of the so-called Hepburn
DOlliver bill. Some of the latest OF
these We're petitions presented by Gov.
Burleigh from Frank w. Gowen ana
g: others of Kennebec county and Rev.
G. F.. Beebee and ladies of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, of Sears
mont. The petitions so to the House
Committee on judiciary, where that
bill has been considered. 1t is largely
an Iowa bill. for both Senator DOLLY er
and Representative Pete" Hepburn.
come from that state. The anti-SalOon
league organization in this city. how
ever, has been joining forces with 9TH
er supporters Of the bill, for it affects
the delivery of liquors in some thirty
states of the Union where prohibitive
or restrictive laws and ordinances are
III force with reference to intoXicantS.
The friends of temperance in Maine
have naturally taken hold to help the
cause along as much as possible, ana
therefore the numerous petitions they
have been sending to Washington. Re
Gently Rev. Edwin G.. Dinwiddie. Of
this city, had a hearing before the Sen
ate Committee in Interstate Commer"a !.
which has the bill in the Senate, and
stated his reasons for urging its en-
|aCtment. Under the present law, which.
was intended to break up the Original
package business by making liquors
sent into prohibition states subject 10
the local laws and ordinances Tor police
protection, the words, arrival within
the state have been constructed to
mean delivery to the consignee. Oul
in Iowa i tremendous business is done
iE jugs. Liquor agents down in St.
Louis Will consign liquors to them
selves in different Iowa towns ana on
arriving in those towns. these liquor
sellers transfer the bills of Iading Ia
those who care to purchase. Then the
local authorities are unable to touch
them. The EIepburn-Doliver bill pro
roses to make consignments Of into%i-
cants. subject TO the laws of a state
upon arrival within the boundaries CT
4 state and both before and after de-
livery" If they can get such a bill en-
acted into law the Temperance people
think they will have the rum crowd or
he run all over the United States.
They are fighting for such legislation
most earnestly. The members of the
Maine delegations are in favor of the
bill. 1t is a question. however, wheth ~
such Il law can be enacted at this SEES
sion or during the present Congress-
even.
The House on Saturday passed the
bill to increase the pension of John
DOW. of Augusta. who served in ConI-
pany A. Sixth Maine. and Company K,
Seventh Maine, to $40 a month. Gov
Burleigh has in person supervised the
progress with the bill in the House ard
WAS on watch all of Saturday afternoon
to see that it was properly passed lie
expects to have engrosSeI and signed
by Speaker Cannon and Senator FRYE.
the presiding officer of the Senate, in
the course of Il day or two Then Gov.
Burleigh will look after the taking Of
the bill to the President, where .ha
executive signature will make it q law
y protest from ten citizens near
Skowhegan about the operations of the
rural free delivery routes in their
vicinity has been received by Gov
ernor Burleigh and by him taken up at
the PostOffice Department. S. F. Emer-
Butler are among the signers. They
set forth that their neighbors on one
Of the adjoining roads receive a daily
mail while others OH an adjoining road
receive two mails a day They submit
TO Gov. Burleish n plan of the different
roads and ask him to help them to
secure rural free delivery of mail at
their doors.
The Maine delegation in both Houses
of Congress are doing their utmost this
week on shipping measures affecting
the State. With the bill recurring
shipment of government stores in
American vessels out of the way.
which I'LL was drawn by Senator FRYE
and reported from his committee on
Commerce and which was ably
championed in the Senate by Mr.. Hale,
attention has been focused upor the
F'rye-!.ittlefeld Shipping bill 1t is
realized that Senate and House, must.
before long, take up this bill or some
thing like it. The corlage interests.
which oppose the legislation. are COM
ing here this week for another assault
although they received pretty rough
treatment three or four weeks ago at
the hands OF Senator Hale in the Com |
mittee On the Philippines. Mr.. Hale
showed by their own testimony that |
their position was untenable but none |
the less they want hearing before the |
House Committee on Merchant Marine
and Fisheries. Mr.. Littlefield will take
care Of them III that committee, he |
being one of the leading members. -
At an early day members of the |
Maine delegation in the House are
expecting word as to whether any addi- |
tional surveys of Rivers and Harbors |
are to be authorized by the House at !
this session. Representative Alex
ander, of n. Y. born in Richmond, Me-,
is a member of this committee. and
takes hold with will in behalf of
Maine interests when they come before :.
the committee. If bill of surveys is |
permitted by Speaker Cannon it is
assured that the surveys of Portland
Harbor and of the Penobscot river will
be included. They are regarded as of :.
the most Importance of any of the
several surveys asked for Maine rivers
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