The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-03-22
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.
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Ordered-That Messrs. Stebbius, Holland, Re<
Of Strong. Emery. Nourse, Redington, Hobbs, Hal
Of Frankfort and Emerson, be committee 70 cou-
slider whether il u expedent for The Legislature 70
propos an amendment Of the I'd and 20 sections
OF the first part Of the 4th Article Of the Constitu-
ton of this State, with leave to report by Resolve
or otherwise.
The Resolve, " providing for the making e GER
tain roads through and authorizing the sale n Puoo
Lands" called up, and the house reconscereu
their vote Of the 18th inst. whereby they referred
the further consideration Of the resolve TO the next
Legislature and adhered 20 that vote; and the
solve as committed to Messrs. Emery, Hall OF r.
aad Little Of b Irish aud Delano whn reported sun
dry amendments, which were sdopted-sent uP Tor
concurrence.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
The Secretary of Slate came in and laid on The
table, The following Message
To the House Of Representatives.
GENTLEMEN:
The bill entitled An Act to provide for the
packing and inspection of picked and smoked
fish, which has passed TO be enacted in the Senate
and House of Representatives, was laid before
me on the l 5th inst Perhaps there Is no one
object in which all classes Of our citizens are
more Immediately interested, than in that of
gaining and establishing for the products of our
soil, our fisheries, and our manufactures, char
acter and reputation abroad
AS a grazing country this State is second 20 no
State in the union. A laudable ambition ani-
mates our farmers and other citizens that our
beef and pork-our butter and lard~our pot
and pearl ashes, and the other productions Of our
soil and industry, should not suffer in oompari.
son with similar productions of any country in
the world. And il is exceedingly desirable that
the products of our fisheries, as well as Our far.
mers, our daries and manufactures, should acquire
and sustain character SO interesting to our
State. From the extent of our sea coast our nt.
merous bays and rivers, from Cur proximity to
the banks and the vast shoals of fish that frequent
and hover on our coast, and from the habits of
many Of our citizens on the sea coast, our fshe.
ries must always afford to the people of this
State, one of their most valuable staples for ex.
portaton.
To establish for our productions character a.
broad SO deslrable-to gain the public confidence
and thus TO secure 10 the owners the highest
price in the market, II is absolutely necessary
that we should have judiclous and well digestet
inspection laws, Systematically and even ngidly
enforced, and executed with uniformity and with-
out partiality.
To the accomplishment Of an object so impor- :,
rant, State inspection is believed is indispen-
sable. Experience has proved that town inspeC-
ton is variable and uncertain and consequently
deceptive 1t gives, therefore, no definite char
acter to the article inspected. AS the purchaser
places little confidence in such inspection, the
owner Of the article suffers loss in selling ID at
reduced price, incurs the additional expense Of
reinspection Hence the interests, it is believed
of such of our fellow citizens as are employed in
taking and curing fish, as well as the character
OF our State, would be best promoted by continu-
ing in operation the well regulated State inspec-
ton law OF Massachusetts. 1t is desirable also,
that our inspection laws should be systematic
and as nearly uniform as the nature of the subjects
TO which they apply will admit.
But while by the bill under consideration, the
legislature have established a town inspection,
they have for all our other great staples estab-
lished a State inspection Ii BY q system Of
town Inspection the character Of our fish should
suffer IN the market, the inspection of our other
great staples would also command less confidence
because II would hardly oe known abroad what
was town inspection and what was State, the
manner OF marking the articles as provided by
the bill in question, being in this respect the
same. 1t is also suggested, whether as we now
have State inspection if it be calculated to an
swer the purpose for which it was established as
well as the one contemplated by the bill it might
not be well moi TO change the system in as much
as all changes in the laws Of State unless clear.
~ for the public good, are injurious To the people,
sinceby frequent changes the people are prevent
Gu lIOHl ever knowing what the laws are. But
should the change, contemplated by the bill in
question, be adopted BY the legislature, no provi
sion, It will be seen, is made ID the bill for IN
spectors In plantations, whereas in the single
plantation Of No eleven, Washington County,
no less than four thousand two hundred and ffty
nine boxes were inspeo.ed during the last sea
son.
For these reasons have felt it my duty to de-
cline signing the bill in its present form. and g
now return tito the House OF Representatives in
which it originated, in order that they may, Il
they think proper, again take the subject into
consideration previous to the Adjournment Of the
legislature.
WILLIAM KING.
Council Chamber,
March IL, 1921.
The House having ordered The preceding ohiee-
lions TO be entered on The Journal postponed tire
further consideration 81 the subject 10 O'Clock this
afternoon.
Nj. Carpenter, Of Mexico, he'd leave of absence
after tomorrow
The Committee 20 whom referred the cons.
Grafton OF an amendment 20 The Constitution
Reported That atihs time, Il is not eHredient for
The House TO take the subject into further consderz
ton. Accepted.
Resolve, allowing compensation 10 The Board VI
jurisprudence finally rsssed ia concurrence will The
Senate.
The Bill g for relief Of Poor Debtors" came dowr
from the Senate honoured in part, and concnrrec
10 several amendments proposed hy tie House. end