The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-04-04
+ LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS.

A.omned tonight at 1047
sl- yrliug IS weeks, during
-lstsogal amendment, 236
}l acts have been given
grew Mtr been signed by the
YnU hours of the session
sg .. ..' autlne business.
...0. l03sd IS morning passed the
... -Nrgls law passed by the
ri 9.a ne better enforcement
~ Unuu5ory law, in concur
Y M. u lse, ny vote of 10 to Ii,
w.. Ig. -y Burrows, Curtis, Foss,
1.-.r.. age, ParkhurSt, Philoon,
7 ,.a.t,. -.earnS, Tartre, Wyman-
4aF. Eaton, Hastings, Heselton,
,tr I.rD,, Libby, Mills, Putnam,
'Tlg4l Ill
~ d.. ,5eAsy, Sewall, Simpson,
a,,r-u.a tle senate took action on
...-. ill litis without debate. 1t
.a Z ia. house in the indefinite
.-,,a.-lr at ,he New bert bill to abolish
i.s.. assraeS. 1t passed to be en-
Il .,r lrsaDiop bill to regulate the
I ,--r.l-s. aud voted down the Brown
. s5qfrl'a Tor the SturgiS bill, which
,@m,e. t- d means of compelling the
\ s..t-i by the people to do their
.s,~.uu bill provides that all stock
sl5. lhe Stale liquor agent shall be of
t9dard quality, in glass bottles of
r.,1.r sil to be bought from the
! Tidel The liquors are to be kept
M 0a, uubIoSen till after delivery
. fra ui chaser at a town or city
sse1a The State is to charge
Al @Jf- III c4yer actual expense, and
'gTm.a charge only 10 percent above
tge, 49,, the State.
s4as.- euucurred with the house in
r .he bin to abolish the office of
'ba5- and open the binding work to
4M-. h.jGps,
l-g ,a. house convened Thursday
rg '1stt 8aS d very pleasant scene
I'd bgls of the members Rep. Davies
.mo-a presented Speaker Powers
i 5e1 handsome antique mahogany
gaG- lands nine feet in height.
weega On speech was made very
!aIy and tt=etively by the member
falmouth speaker Powers respond
amos feeling and felicitous manner.
Z toU,r vaicd to accept the ma
Gly report OF the committee eXoner-
iI- nmbeIS Of the State commission
sll d,Iari-, and game. The adoption
9g,ra g Nh DOnigan of Bingham,
Ny lleG5e. who signed the minority
.Isl- .Jg tha compulsory reduction of
= Ials Uu The Bangor q ArOoStook
be b4,MU-tln county railroads was
Q-d Al1 no opposition was rails
b. luy eoncurring with the SEN
s.49- ,4e Washington county bill.
M. practically double the corpora
.suga, @aIeS was passed in the house
ule.yr w0ll the senate.
l- llu"ppA session the House re-
tl- lm4Tilg message from Cover
lv1
43e e&amA-d House bill entitled "An
ap7a. hapter 92 of the Laws of 1905
ID AL Act To provide for the better
r07tt 81 the laws against the sale
of intoxication liquors."
respectfully return same herewith
Nuy approval.
s5a. s-eas to repeal that piece of leg
.l commonly known as the SturgiS
vas aomnated for and elected to
lgt NJ Governor by a political party
l-s PLATFORM made the following de-
ol Gool citizenship seeks the en-
AslS o. al' avs at all times nul)ifica-
never s. Iepeal of the Sturgis law
USlosutnung any similar or equally
'emsaSpIe lakes from the Executive
WEI 10 enforce the prohibitory law
l7sesaTy and in my Judgment protects
l9llIa9es the notification of all law.
lD. assent to this proposition and
0fF decline to sign the bill"
i5daIAg Of the message was received
igplalse
ase, Powers called Mr.. Smith of Pat
,Dg claii and made strong speech
1YuIt ol lie veto message, concluding
"S' Gentlemen, let us uphold the
W. HE Governor of this State and
" u'm and stand by the Republican
.a ~. ana Us promises to the people of
ae ~ MADE Tins last summer in the con-
y " ala lpoQ the stump" Applause. J
y NJ i,gYeFeA-s Dy Messrs. Newbert, John
W A. Hi' 4 yete was taken, and stood 81
a.. 55 me necessary two-thirds. The
'47egalou divided on political lines.
Z a aul Skldm0re voting for repeal
Siys .U.vOIl and bow opposed. The veto
St StgtcIlg 10 the Senate and was dis
" ,. more quietly there. The vote was
,oh. Iau .A 'he House, but the two-thirds
Ta g aud the Sturgis law will re-
'aS s. lol The next two years.
ns9 s@9ullalit!ee on county estimates
l'1l / !, 'he bill for authorization of the
I'D. @4tS- The figures for each of the
i,,,, INV. ana 1903 are Androscoggin $685.
iiSi'Ss9ok lin 70 Sit, $50, Cumberland $12O, 500,
~ 1, o,s 80 i00, Hancock $25,2OO, Kenne-
d,% SSo hnoX $4,000, Lincoln $4,000,
M l%,VV'h S6,,VV'h Penobscot $50, 900, Piscata-
StgY. ny, sasadahoc $18,5O0, Somerset
Ia "slao G,n 600, Washington $40, 900,
Ic%,'"' cD,,}"' The increases are AroostoOk
Ey Ecyol5l9,e-Iland S53,5O0, Franklin $3025,
Il Sa1l S4'Vl Lincoln $500, Sagadahoc
,,e' ,sV'lTIseI $500, Waldo $4,000. The
p P..ale are kennebec $50, Penobscot
ss SsVatd4uls $1,000. There are no
lgtioU,, nv, As,droscoggin, Knox, Oxford,
"S'ol aud York.
''eR TO {. E. KNOWLTON,
beItast, Me-,