Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-10

Iii tn" House. Thursday, Therriault OF
Grand Isle introduced a resolve re
guessing the repeal Of Congress of Soc
ton % of Title 80 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States. admitting
certain lumber manufactured in New
Brunswick into the ports of the United
States free of duty. The resolve is as
follows:
Whereas. for a period of seventy-fiv2
years. and for Il period of forty years.
by virtue of Il special act of the Con-
cresS of the United States. lumber
grown in the fol eStS of Maine, to an
amount exceeding one hundred million
pCr year. has been driven down the
Saint John river into the province Of
New brunswick. and after being manu-
featured has been admitted to the
markets Of the United States free Of
duty to til" great advantage Of the in
habitants of New Brunswick and with
the effect of building up the city of st.
John. y. f.. and the provincial cities
and towns. ut the expense of and to the
dctrimtIt of the inhabitants of North
ern Maine, especially of those living i'll
tine st. John and Aroostook valleys;
and whereas, the inhabitants of New
Brunswick. and especially those inter
cSted i'll the lumber business in said
province and more especially those re-
siding in the city of st. John, which
city has been chiefly benefited and en-
riche.i as a result Of said special act Of
Congress have proven themselves ut
terry unGratoful. and disposed to har-
raSS ana annoy those who are engaged
IL the manufacture Of lumber on til"
Urper st. John. in Maine. as shown by
measures presented to tho lcgiSlat ure
Of New Brunswick at the last two SeS-
SionS and further indicated by numer-
Gus newspaper articles published in the
New Brunswick papers and by various
other acts and circumstances; there
fore.
ResolN ed. that it is the earnest wish
of the Legislature of Maine that the
act Of Congress herein before referred
to lie rencalei. and our senators and
| representatives, in Congress are re-
| quested to use all reasonable efforts to
obtain a repeal of said law in the in
terest Of ANA as 4 measure Of justice to
our own citizens engaged in the lumber
| business on tie northern border ana Of
all Of the citizens Of that region gent r
| ally and further
| Resolved. that the secretary Of the
Senate be requested to forward a COPY
of these resolutions to our senators
| and representatives in Congress.
| Tie bill permitting druggists to sell
| liquor as drafted Ivy the Legislative
| committee Of the Maine Pharmaceutical!
Asso "iation WAS introduced by Howcs
of Palmyra. It is entitled. an act to
| allow registered druggists to sell alco-
| holt liquors. Among the provisions
are the following: Sales may be made
| to an adult personally known to the
aoothecary for family use Of not more
| than ore quart of alcoholic liquors in
one week. the liquor not to be sold to be
| drunk on the premises. Shall not ap-
ply 10 wholesale druggists selling to
| apct herarirS. The purchaser shall file
| with the apn:hecary n certificate stat
| iig that he is over 20 years of age and
F! has never been convicted Of intoXica
| ton All certificates shall be kent in
book form by the druggist Only regis
tered druggists can sell liquor and his
| clerk must too be registered \ de-
| tailed report shall he made annually tn
the see rotary of State who shall refer