Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-01
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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from Lewiston for the passage OF the
bill requiring the proper labeiiins Vi
medicines, and on further motion VI
Mr.. Belleau they were referred 10 the
committee on temperance.
On motion Of MIR. Baxter of Portland
the rules were suspended and tnat gen
tieman introduced remonstrance vi
Thomas p. Beals & Co, and SIX other
merchants of Portland against Dill, TAX
ing the trading stamp business. also
eremonstrance of A. L. Sanhorn Soin-
rany and a. others of Norway against
same. also remOnstrance of r. n. bioch
and ll6 Others of Portland and vlcihi'!
against same. and on further motlon
by Mr.. Baxter they were referred 10
the committee on legal affairs.
On motion Of Mr.. Jordan of cape
Elizabeth, the rules were suspended
and that gentleman introduced petit
ton of w. c. Bailey. NJ. D.. of Wind
ham and 18 others in regard to LABEL
ling of proprietary medicines. also q
w. s. Mcclellan and 10 others of Wind
ham in regard to same, and on further
motion by Mr.. Jordan they were re-
.erred to the committee on temperance.
On motion Of Mr.. Bean Of New Shar-
on, the rules were suspended and that
gentleman introduced petition of 70
citizens OF Eustis in favor of same. and
on further motion by the same gentle
man the petition was referred 10 the
committee on temperance.
On motion of Mr.. Joscelyn of Port
SllSDandp0 and
that gentleman introduced five petitions
out Of order in regard to the same. and
on further motion by Mr.. Joscelyn they
were referred to the committee on tenn
perance.
On motion by Mr.. Thurlough of Fort
Fairfield, resolve authorizing the land
agent to sell certain lots in Wallagrass
plantation and Eagle Lake plantation
in ArOOstoOk county were taken from
the table.
The resolve then received its final
passage.
On motion of Mr.. Higgins of Linn
erick, resolve providing for an epi-
demic or emergency fund was taken
from the table.
Mr.. Higgins introduced a statement
of facts to accompany the resolve, and
moved that the resolve and statement
Of facts be tabled for printing.
The motion was agreed to.
Resubmission.
Special assignment.
MajOrity~and minority reports of the
committee OH temperance, reporting
ought not to pass" and fought to
pass" on resolve. in favor of the resub-
mission of Fifth amendment of the
Constitution of Maine. relative to the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors.
The pending question is the accept
ance of the minority report, that the
bill fought to pass"
" Mr.. SHAW of Clinton: Mr.. Speaker
and gentlemen of the House: 1t is not
my purpose to weary you with any
extended argument upon the question
OF resubmission at this time.
Perhaps enough has already beer
said In the discussion of Friday last
and doubt very much if any argu-
ment, however long or however force.
tnl would change in any degree the
minds OF the members who are to vote
upon this question, today. I do wish
however. to take exception to some OF
the remarks of the gentleman from
Lewiston. Mr.. O'Brien, in his refer
ence to what he seemed to consider the
worthless petitions from the women of
the State of Maine. Upon the great
moral questions of the day we inva-
riably find the women of our State
upon the right side where would our
churches, our Sunday school, or the
home and foreign missions be if it
were not for the women of our State.
Sir. the petitions Of the women of
this State will be heard and needed.
Already the Sisters of Charity from
the gentleman's own city have come
here by petition and we have given
them $500 dollars for the year 1905
and 5000 for the year 1906 with which
to carry on their work in the one city
of Lewiston.
The mothers of this State with the
little boys and girls around them have
right to petition here for that which
they believe will protect them. for the
hOys and girls of today will be the men
and women of tomorrow. THE hand
that rocks the cradle will be the hand
that rules the world" This is somewhat
foreign to the main question. but
could not refrain from taking it up ID,
this time.
% In regard to the main question
shall not burden your kind indulgence
with statistics to prove or disprove tho
wisdom of the trainers of the prohibi
tory law. Neither shall I attempt t
give you a history of the prohibitOry
law during all the years it has been il
eAistance. the facts are well known t.
you all.
Suffice it to say that in my judgmen
ii is the best weapon yet conceived b,
man with which to combat the liquo
traffic. A great proportion of the repre-
sentative people of our State are il
favor of the law.
The solid liquor interests of thi
State and other states are opposed t,
the law and this fact alone is in m.
Judgment the strongest argument in it
favor.
The Republican party has promise'
to use it's best efforts to see that it i
inforced. as was discussed so ably b.
the gentleman from Skowhegan, MI
Merrill, in the discussion of last Fri
day.
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