Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-11

| ~ III sympathy With the present pro-
| position to end it.
Mr.. STAPLES of Knox: Mr.. Presi-
dent: | am very glad the senator has
come to that conclusion, and as he
represents the minority party. as
suppose, in a great measure upon the
lloor 1t is unnecessary for me as the
maker of that bill to discuss at This
time the reasons why we believe If
should be abolished. | think the pao-
pie in this State demand it at This
tlmc, and that it is in the interest of
| good morals and good TEMPERANCE that
the law be abolished. AS there il M
opposition. will not take up any time
Oh this Senate to discuss the question
OF why it should be abolished.
nope the report Of the conlmitta.
VIII be accepted.
me rules We're suspended. and the
olli received its two readings and Was
passed to he engrossed
NIX BofNTON of Lincoln, Mr.
PRESIDENT: | move to take from, tho
taoi@ Senate Document No. &c. An Act
10 repeal Citaptc: - of the puhli,
Laws of 1868. entitled An Act to pro-
VIDE for the better enforcement OF tho
i!Ns against the manufacture and sale
OF intoxicating liquors. otherwise
Know rs the 'Sturgis Law
III" motion was agreed to
Nh. STEAtNS OF oxford: Mr.
fttSi@cnt: 1t viii take Lut u moment
o. IL" time Of tn Senate to eNplaip
my attitude upon this question
'hink it is entirely unnccessar,
Tor me TO deiii,c to the Senate the Stur-
gis Law. The senators are all Yer,
familiar with it. You all know why
the Stmgis Law was enacted. thar II
was cractcd only in the interest of
enforcement Of the prolibitorv law.
1hls enforcement measure is now to
be repealed. 1t is to be inferred with
the usual formality. instead OF being
disposed oc in the summary manner
| In Which the senator from Knox pro-
posed in Tia" early hours of this SEES
sion. Now, whatever difference of opin-
| ION NJ" may have in relation to the
| merits or dement's, the success or tn.
| taliole Of this law as Il means for
the honest enforcement of the prohib-
| itory law. there can be very little diff
terence of opinion as to it's present
useieSSneSS under conditions as the,
now exist The machinery OF this
law must be set in motion by the Chief
Executive. and since We now have
Governor, who by the very magic OF
his presence in tie executive chair
has made the State of Maine as dry
| A. covered bridge. there can be alb
;oIutely no use in the law at the pres
ant time. He would not use it; he
las no usc Tor it. The enforcement
commissioners Rave been discharged.
any applicants there may have beer
for these places Rave been given leave
to Withdraw. And for those reasons
| think that am in favor ot repeal
ing the law. and shall vote for it.
MIR. STAPLES: Mr.. President A.
this time ] have hut word 10 say
IN reg ard to this matter. | was a mem
Der of this bod; when the Stursis Law
vas born | am very glad that | am
here when il dies. | am GLAD that tho
senator from Oxford saw Ht To say
what he mas said. l was afraid that
there would not he any mourner ii
the funeral of the SturgS Commission,
and I think that he is not a Grea:
| mourner: that he will not shed mann
ears hceause it is to BE- buried deep,
never to be resurrected.
I viii not speak e. this being an in
famous law, ut this time because il
well-known what my position has
been upon that matter from the very
lay i VAS enacted into law in this
body, up to the present time. | CON
graduate the people Of the Sat" o
Maine that one Of the most infamous
avs ut the hands of this Legislator,
; to pc buried, and buried deen. new
n to be resurrected.
On motion by NJ. Boynton of Lin
,oln. the rules We're suspended and
he bill received It's two readings AT
his time and was passed to be en-
crossed.
MR.. MOVES If Kennebec: Mr.
President. I should like to resign. Will
he per,nission of the Senate, IRON
he committee on labor. for the rea
son that ! have three or four othel
committees and ! cannot attend tht
hearings ui this committee. l thinl
i'm that case | should resign.
The request Of the senator Wa'
-ranted. and senator Mullen WAS ap
pointed in his place upon the com
nittce on labor
On motion by Nh GoWell oi York
Adjourned.