Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-20
THE DRUGGISTS BILL
REPORTED IN new DRAFT.
Radical Features Eliminated -.Senate Tables Eaton
Resolve -RocMand Police Court Again 4
Before the Legal Committee.

When the Eaton resolve, providing
for a constitutional amendment for the
removal of delinquent sheriffs by the
Governor and the conditional repeal ol
the Sturgs law, which failed to obtair
the necessary two-thirGs vote in the
House either in it's original form, or as
amended so as to provide for the cleo
ton of sheriffs ordered, removed, came
into the Senate Friday morning it was
at once tabled by Senator Eaton.
The bill for the increase of salary If
the Commissioner of sea and shore
fisheries from $500, to $4,000 was taken
from the table and specially assigned
for next Tuesday. The Hall bill. MAX
ing Lincolns birthday a school holi-
day, which was amended in the
House so as to include Discovery Day
was taken from the table by Senator
Macomber of kennebec and after dis
cussion retabled The Portland dele
cation presented two reports upon the
act to abolish the common council and
increase the membership of the board
of aldermen of the city of Portland.
The majority report, ought to pass in
a new draft, has a referendum pro-
vision attached and reduces the num-
Der of aldermen from three to two in
each ward with terms of two years
each expiring at different times so
that the board shall be a continuous
body. The majority report is signed
by Senators Looney and Baxter and
Representatives Redlon, kavanough
and Marshall. A minority report,
ought not to pass, was signed by
Representatives Rounds, Bigelow and
Boyer
Senator Shaw of Kennebec presided
over the session during the second
reading of bills and orders of the day
performing his duties very acceptably
The resolve carrying $4,000 for a
bridge at Pishon's Ferry was passed TO
be engrosSed.
The committee on legal affairs re-
ported in a new draft the act for the
establishment of the Old orchard park
system, giving the town of Old
orchard authority to issue bonds to
the amount of $4,000 to purchase land
for park purposes and the erection =
public bathing pavillions between tn
Boston & Maine tracks and the shore.
The same committee also reports in
a new draft the Walker bill amending
the law in regard to apothecares. This
is the bill, which startled the druggists
with its provision that no registered
apothecary shall permit the use of his
name or certificate of registration in
the conduct of a pharmacy unless he
remained in the store at least six hours
of each business day. The provision
is cut out in the new draft. The new
draft also cuts out the forfeit Of $25
month for the failure to secure renewal
Of registration
In the house the divided report of
the committee on legal affairs upon the
bill providing that the attorney general
and assistant attorney general may
take up the work of any delinquent
county attorney was tabled upon mo-
ton of Representative Marshall of
Portland and assigned Tuesday.
Representative Bigelow Of Portland
offered an amendment to the Kcnnebec
ice fishing bill, which cxempts Great
Pond in the Belgrade chain. Repre-
sentative Pattangall objected and Re-
preventative Burleigh came to the sup
port Of Mr. Bigclow and the amend
ment was adopted. The House
adopted an order presented by Repre-
sentative Paul of Naples. which i'm
mediately put a close time on the in
PRODUCTION of any more bills except
with the consent Of tWo-thirds OF the
members
Representative Boyer of Portland
called back the order directing the
state assessors to inquire into the
actual value of all railroad property
and report to the next Legislature am
moved its indefinite postponement
After debate division was taken and
Mr.. Beyer alone voted for indefinite
poStponement.
motion of Representative Rounds
of Portland to indefinitely postpone the
bill providing for the regulation and
control and bonding Of municipal saw
mills was lost and the bill assigned tc
this morning for third reading. The
Bigelow municipal aid fund bill was
taken from the table and assigned &c
Wednesday, The resolve in favor OF
DeForest Reyes to reimburse him fol
tax deeds purchased from the State or
property, which he was unable to To-
cate is assigned for Tuesday.
The committee on telegraphs and
telephones reported unfavorably on the
Burleigh bill to prevent monopoly in
the control of telephones and made a
divided report upon the act to protect
the rights of holders of preferred
stock in telephone companies. The
majority report, ought not to pass, is
signed by Senators Reynolds, Smith
and Kellogg and Representatives
Pinkham Rounds and Burse. The
minority report, ought to pass is signed