Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-20

dispensing liquors for medicinal ANA
mechanical purposes. | fear that these
measures will meet the usual fat" Of
bills presented to a cOmmitte" when
the public at large take little interest
in them. or they will be dismissed by
the committee because they ask Tor
radical legislation. No one may ap-
pear before the committee to canvass
their merits or demerits and although
there may be a crying need for some
change through amendment or SubSti-
tuition, if these needs an" not prv sent
Cd, the measures Will meet natural
death in the committee room for want
of proper attention. In this matter |
feel proper inquiries should be made
to ascertain the efficiency Of the law
so as t. make proper recommendations
for changes if any are needed. How
can this better be done than by the
joint standing committee on temper
ance? On this committee we have two
prominent lawyers from the Senate
and perhaps others from the House.
am not acquainted with the make UP
Of this committee from the house
We have Senator Brown, prominent
business man and an honest temper
ancc man. Considering the complaints
against the agency law as now oper-
atcd. considering the violations of the
spirit and letter of the law which DO
occur. as | endeavored to illustrate to
the Senate last Friday. | felt if the
Legislature especially enjOined upon
! the committee TO examine into the law
and submit to us the result Of their
! findings. ether by endorsement Of the
| law as it now stands, or through
amendments which they might sug-
| gcst. il would be a public service. This
| is the sole object Of the order before
| the Senate. An Intelligent reading OF
| the order will allow. believe. no other
conclusion. Any way. have that con-
| flencc in the senatorial members OF
that committee to believe they UNDER
| stand the purpose and scope Of the
| order. and will be guided in any action
/ they may take under it by what is here
| expressed. and that is all desire.
| 1t is for thu members OF the Senate
| to say whether the conditions sur
| rounding these agencies warrant this
| action. | have called your attention
| openly to certain conditions that exist
| under this law Of which | am person
| ally cngnizant. | hay" referred T.
other conditions by authority Of ont
| Of the most worthy and Influential
| citizens Of our county ana substantial
Cd his views by facts and figures tax
| en- from the agency Of the city Of Wat
l ,,F e
| have been disprovel. Then under the
| circumstances isn't there need fol
som" examination, if not alteration ol
this law? If there is. wouldn't it be
| the best way for this committee By
| our authority to examine into tn" sub
| jet matter Immediately and with Al
| honest purpose. which | believe they
ali Will exercise. try to discover what
| is here needed ana report to US That
| is all the question there is before Tho
| Senate.
The members Of this Senate Whr
| We're here two years ago. had an op-
| pOrtunity to listen to the senator from
| Knox county and they may wonder
at his sudden revulsion in feeling.
about investigations: ana his present
earnest desire Of having submitted t.
this senate and this Legislature
| charges when investigations We're ask
ed for. TIL. President Of this Senate
ana older members will recall the mat
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