The Republican journal., 1905-02-23

proposition to abolish the State liouo
agency is before the solons, but it was re
served for Rep. Stevens to cap the china.
with bill introduced Feb. 18th which in
cludes cider with the prohibited wine, ale
porter, strong beer, lager beer, and al
other malt liquors as we'll as all distille,
spirits, when said cider contains more thai
three per cent. of alcohol. All of these fluid
are declared intoxicating within the mean
ing of this chapter, but this enumeration
shall not prevent any other pure or mixet
liquors from being considered Intoxicating
The committee on education Feb. 14tl
voted to report a resolve in favor of Bate!
| college in the sum of $4,000 for the erection
OF Female Dormitory. The original re
| solve called for an appropriation of 100000
The Senate, Feb. 18th, on the yea and nay
vote accepted the report of the committee
on appropriations and financial affairs te
| refer to the next legislature the bill and re.
solve asking for the appropriation of S4O,.
600 for the establishment of home for the
feeble minded. The proposition was de.
bated at length by Senator Staples of Knox
Senator Morse of Waldo and Senator Phi
loon of Androscoggin, speaking in behalf of
the bill, and Senators Putnam of Aroos-
took, Pike of Washington and Simpson of
York speaking in behalf Of the committees
report against the bill. The yea and nav
vote was as follows:
Yeas: Allen, Bailey, Brown, Clark, Fur
bish, Gardiner, HaseltoD, Irving, Knowl-
ton, Morse, Owen. Pierce, Pike, Potter,
Plummer, Putnam, Shackford, Shaw, Simp-
son, Stetson, Sturgis, Tartre and Upper,
Nays: Bartlett, Curtis, Mills, Philoon and
Staples.
Absent, Randall.
Senator Staples spoke at great length and
with much fervor, saying that he believed
that the tax payers were perfectly willing
to sanction the outlay which the school for
the feeble minded would necessitate.
In the Senate Feb. 10th Morse of Waldo
presented an act amending the Revised
Statutes, Section 81 of Chapter %, relating
to "squealing" cases, by adding the follow.
ing: 'If any such intoxicated person shall
make and file with the court before which
he is brought for trial, a statement in writ
ing, signed and sworn to by him, showing
from whom, how, when and where he OBJ
tanned the liquor upon which he became in
toxicated, said court, if satisfied of the truth
thereof, may in its discretion suspend mitti
mus or remit the sentence in whole or in
part, and the making of false statement
shall be deemed perjury and punished ac
cordingly."
The same Senator introduced an act pro.
vidng for open season on white perch in
Lake st. George in Waldo county.
He also presented an act to amend the
law providing for open time on deer in the
counties of Kennebec, Waldo, Knox and
Lincoln so that it shall be lawful to kill one
deer during the month of November of each
year. In no case shall it be lawful to kill a
fawn, is new provision of the law
The committee on legal affairs reported
ought to pass in a new draft on the act in
relation to the Winterport Ferry Company
One of the most important bills introduced
into the house Feb. 10th, under suspension
of the rules, was one by IIutchins of Penob-
scot to limit the tenure of State officers to
not more than six years, the bill to apply to
persons now holding office and take effect
when approved.
tfnn nrin Eok l.
reported to vote ought to pass on the re-
solve apprOpriating $4,000 for the extermi-
nation of the brown-tail moth and other
insects. The moths have created a large
amount of damage in the State, particularly
in the western section. The committee voted
to report ought to pass on the resolve appro-
prating $4,000 to prevent contagious dis
eases among cattle and horses.
In the house Thursday Rep. Milliken of
Island Falls introduced a bill that make the
druggists of Maine sit up. The bill is en-
titled an act to provide for the proper label
ing of proprietary medicines containing
alcohol and narcotic drugs. The bill is as
follows:
Section mo per son shall sell, expose
for sale, or have in his possession with in
tten to sell any patent or proprietary remedy
or medicinal compound containing any drug
mentioned in section II of chapter 80 of the
Revised ::Statutes .Or more than three per
cent of alcohol except as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Section Amy patent or proprietary
remedy or medicinal compound containing
more than three per cent of alcohol shall
have plainly and cOuspicuously written or
printed on the outside wrapper or package,
If any, and on the bottle or receptacle; the
exact percentageOf alcohol which the medi-
cine contains. Any remedy or proprietary
remedy or medicinal compound containing
any drug mentioned in section II of chapter
30 OF the Revised Statutes shall have plainly
and cOnSplcuOusly written or printed on the
outside wrapper or package, if any, and on
the bottle or receptacle, the exact percentage
OF each of these drugs which the medicine
contains
Section 3.-Any person violating any of
the provisions of this act shall be punished
for each offence by a fine of not less than
$50 nor more than 5000 or by Imprisonment
for not less than 30 days nor more than 15C
days in the discretion of the court
Section 4.-ThiS act shall take effect Jan
], 1906.
The chief matter of Importance in Friday
legislative session was the passage in the
house without dissenting vote of the 0akes
bill, So-caled, which provides penalties for
non-feasance of duty by sheriffs, deputy
sheritfs and county attorneys. Two reports
on TINS matter came from the committee on