Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-20
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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president, l Introduce these acts out
of order, my reason for doing so being
that they both relate 10 the city OF
Portland and 1 wish them referred to
the committee on judiciary as that
committee is to devote one day next
week to the consideration OF matters
from the city of Portland: and should
like to have them assigned for that
date.
On motion of Mr.. Staples Of Knox Of
Senate Document No. 81. same being
the order presented by Mr.. Hes-lton IF
kennebec relating to the exprdiency
of Section IA to 81 inclusive Of Chapter
60 of the Revised Statutes, etc, was
taken from the table.
Inland Fisheries and Game.
By Mr.. Pniloon Of Androscoggin-Pe
titions Of r. s. Ward Of Athens and o
other. " 3. s. Skillings Of Bolster's
Mills 80. o. ~ r~.=; Of Fl. r Briggs 0f
Paris a., !; RS; of Eugene Huff of
Boothbay II.-i'.pr and 81 others; Of Fl.
a. Bradley and PcmaQuid and 10 9TH
ers; Of p. n. Bishop Of Sherman and
80 others: Of \. L. Bragg Of Benton
and 10 others; Of Edwin K. Plummer
of Addison and 50 others; Of ". \.
Fish Of Arson AMI y others; Of W. a.
Arris Of Byron and "a others; Of Harry
4. Saunders OF Greenville and 20 others
all in favor of An Act amending Sec
ton 30 Of Chapter 80 Of the Revised Sta.-
utes as amended, relating to licenses
for buying and selling Of skins Of villa
animals
Mr. STAPLES Of Knox. Mr. Presi-
dent. in this order, the senator from
kenn"ber had divided il. for appeal III
the statute from the 18th to the 9th
Sections Of Chapter g. l should have
been very lnu,h il favor Of il. l am
in favor If Investigators ] am in in
vor Of doing tha- which Is for the best
interests Of the community.
Ny position is we'll linowa Tpp1
Chapter . Of the Statute Of this State
AS long ag we nav" q prohibitory liquor
law upon the Statute book, l shall ever
regard the office OF State liquor com
missioner ana the agencies rs antago-
nistic 10 the principles Of prohibition.
frankly admit before this senate to
these gentlemen who do not know my
position On it, that l. as n temperance
man. am not In favor or the pcOhibitnry
liJuor law as it now stands. | am also
in favor long Is il stands upon the
statute books, OF enforcing it. 1 do
not know what the purpose o. the sena-
tor from kennobec was in selecting tWb
cities in this Stat and one town, for an
investigat ion Of this order. I believe
that the liquor az, ncics Of the State
ar. antaGoniStic - th.. Jrue principles
Of Temperance, IS they have been in th,'
State OF Maine. There is no law Of
high liccnS" or local OPTION which can
begin with the liCcns" with which they
have been run in this State. Iut You
have all the law upon tn" statute books
that you need. | do not believe il i
the purpose of the Legislature to in
vcstigate towns. II you open the door
in this way. you cannot tell Whcr- yDu
will end. / do not know what they
do down in Watcrvil!c ! do not know
what object the Senator has in bringing
in the city Of WatrrVill" ana sayinl
that that was tn" home Of the chair.
man Of the Democ ratio state commit.
tee. I DO not know what his purpos,
was in saying that some uf the liIuo!
bought and sold at some az tn" liTun,
agencies was don" Ivy a Democratic
member "f the State cOmittre ID
not know how that may BE-. | know
this: that the mayor Of III" city q!
Watcrvillc who has the honor to u
III" chairman of the Democratic stat,
committe" of Maine. is as honorable ,
gentleman rs Their is IN the stat: an.
do not believe that his name shpul.
be brought in here uni S. the senator
from KcnnrbeC has som" reason L
charge that man with n"n r"asanc" /.
Office. do not believe il is good ~
icy. and | stand hero as z Democrat
do not care whether the invest gat il,
is directed Against Democrat or T."
publican. | hav- hut one method 10y
which | shrilll H. governed. ana X
licvc that to b" an hnl."-ai,ir method
and never will. and never have uH
dertakcn to investigate any man bu
once il my life ana then was very sor
~ fnr 7. muse | couldn't get ~
proof ....' putation should no
be attark. j. - hot proor. Many maj
and wompu IN this country or ours
has been rdincI FOR life hy rumorS sucl
as YOU hear IN the street ana in TIL
corridors uf this state Hous" Their
arc plenty of ways to find evidence
and charges should I've in writing s.
that q man may meet them.
AS far as the town agcnci, are Cnn
Cerncd. We have there in tn" great cit,
Of Watervillr. whore the parties ar,
the purposes Of this committee are 20
litical and that thu information which
the senator from Kennehec has receiv
ed is from the editor of the Watervill
Mail. who has a great political fcelin:
in this matter.
If the agency Of the city Of Water
willie is lun in a wrong manner. tn
statutes ri this State provide that m.
citizen Of that city can make com
plant; and if yen will read the law
You will see that they are very striu
gent. Anybody in the city Of Water
willie can close thaE rum shor--if il is
rum shop. II does not speak Yer.
much for the work of I'll" erfOrcemen
commission. because everyone within
the sound Of my voice knows that
that agency is run one scintilla con
trary to the provisions Of tn
statutes. that II is just a
liable as any man VIII" keep
an omen saloon: and the deIaI
ties were there all Summer. an