Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-02-14

SNal Maine, by oppressive legislation, drive esp.
| ital nom her shores where every other Industry
| Is paralyzeGS lie commended that the proposition
| was TO cut down the rights of business men.
| Mr.. MAYO or Eden, opposed the minority re-
| port. Remarks hereafter
| Mr.. BROWNE of Bowdonham, supported the
| minority report. lie read from the statutes to
| show that for the protection of fish, fishermen
| the kennebec river are obliged to take up their
nets and wers for certain time during each year
Bat the porgie fishermen are not restricted, aud
| come into the river and sweep up all the fish
| Large quantities of young sha are DESTROYED 10
this manner aud he testified to it from p rsonal
| observation. The question was one of million
dollars aga Mt the poo ,hrrmtn; capital against
| the rights of the people. II Is taking from the
| peoi lie the -upp.y IA future year The conse-
qucuce OF III mode of fishing had been that fish.
| lug IN many places on the kennebec hal been
abandoned Tor the r,ason tia 1t ha become uu-
profitable.
| Mr. BRADBURY of Saem represented a town
| having luge number of h-hrlmen. Their bus
| III s. had fallen of -itce the repeal OF toe law
winch ktpl porXle fishermen from our riveis, har
| bOrs aud creek. These poor fishermen depended
upon fishing to support their ia niles, and was
lot STANCE that they became inpatient some
| tunes at seeing these p1ryie steamers sweep down
ant take up the schools of fish Tor which the poor
| fishermen had long wached The plrgie seiners
| sNet p everything. They destroy lODsters by the
thousands. powerful lobby had been in attend
aace 10 The interest of the purgie fishermen. Bat
! the olhet ASS have no orgauiz.tlon aud are
able to Assess themselves 10 pay .awyers 10 plead
III, r cause. They relied upon the justice of their
case, aud he hoped it would BE- safe in the hands
| of the House
Nj. MoULroN of Scar1oro, represented the peo-
pie / llarps WE'LL who wtrs largely Interested 10
fishing. aAd always had been. They ask that
som thlng IN al be dpue to protect them from the
pOrs ,ner a Yhl are taxing from their FIN
| ie, their l>i,g lie thought tue amendment
prop Is,d 10 ne made the bill was dealing too
generous. Bur the fishermen who .pcnds upon
'hlug tol thtl US .eua ice Ak only u live, aud
III 1eturu AZ wllhA2 to lei live |. nad been only
6 or years that pprgie steamers had been al
lowed to h,h Itha three mil OF The shore aud
then factories had been erected uuder that state
OF tlug- Inc, a On asked nov 10 keep out
Of tue iyers and tIc 1T L. bays that our fisher
men may oNtn bti -uic eat To carry on their
busiue-s. NO complaint has come iiom fiber
meu unit wltalI he last siX yrtr. i zee the re
stuctIln has been ak from the pnrgie ineiest
The small ,hiug interest OF the stat. Is ruined
by allowing tuese men to 20 into tie ntle bays
Keep turm out - all that The h,h, rmeu ask.
Nh kBB III Deer Lie spoke in favor of the
minority report, and gave facts aud figures from
hi, osn personal Observation. lie believed that
SEEMING WAS killing out he hshilg inter. 81.
Nj. IIINCKLEY ot Surty, SAT-:
MI. Speaker,-fhis Is meter of great impor-
lance 10 large number If the inhabitants of
my distinct. great many OF the farmers who
live upon the shores OF our bays, have been en-
gaGed IN taking porgles with glli nets. Ia
season Of six OF el-h weeks, they took from two
10 SIX hundIed dollars worth of oil each. Then
ynla t. a.
snail sav. and herryer .co con h ," t,n 'i
hoy "a ~ 4 ,In NOR .sines sronnd the,, tr;n,
sre,rrrpart nfthe .chooI and f,;lrh.nio,, ihe 90
~ "a a ,,n,, we s.v ihey nv. nr,y.'n IN. AZ
from their o,d talets Aud for a number OF
All ,ybat "a ,na r.."l,s "a ara nro"'ns
poorer, year by year; tlclr burdens are lncreas-
40 III, rlra e ~. ol1 -, a..
IL -; 'a, 90 49, 9 P 80
u,o,r,t;,n mi sy Ia thn.a c.,,;t,l',s wLo
.,s ,v,, IN hunIr.Is ~ ,hon.and ~ Jnil.r. vn,
sh..l mt .Ttsr nur sma nav. wh.rehv yo, d..
-, On, ,o,, o.,,I, e ~ No. IS o. hnnast
bvsInond IN. os.t smmmsr m 1cker.I cane in.
20 nm hovs in imin,n.o .nh,nl. uar,Iv ia no.,
rod. ,,, - ann, go hI1r n : ;,,,r rsy,a s,.a
in', ,',, i,ir,.r.d si,,,si,t 49,, ~ nv 80 'sh'ch
j. r.,,IlT a NIL acr 80. ~ ,n,tn 81 !, ran HI;
:. Gin. srnnnd a srhnol ,nnk har,,l. of then IN
h. No. 'oU" =, ~ ,H W
heinz small. thew selected III, r,rt5er f,h and
-, -. 10 a. -,hs -. -, a =, ,,ho,a,r
" ,b y ~ ,v' on hav
f.b,ny
7powrvp of pl hr,, odroc,,s1 tho a lon
t;on ,,'e n"no,,v nno'. lie renreaon,ad
nronl. envaJ,d IN Il hin, and ave an .cconnt sc
he INV esnltiny m M neoo1a frnm nnge 4. al.
inv.
Mr. Ar1rv If Rro,kIrn snoLa ay.in., the mi
NAVY ,rnnrt 1Rema,k: heteafteri
III. Wpyworru ~ nlltnxn onno.ed tho mi.
nor,Iv ren'rr. lie iid not beieve Inc IeyisI.,nr-
wnni n,.. biIl mat was Soin,, To crnnIe an in'
dns,rv lke tho nor,ie fishery
Nj RtIss If W..b,netn5 su.,a;ned the .aior.
ity report. lie commended that an almost unsp-
mons ranort Wa entitled +, great wegnt and con-
siJer.tidn' p
Mr.. YORK of Nohlehoro' spoke in favor of the
r,sinr,tv ,eno,t Uis sec,,nn wss ;o,ersst.d in
,ht a eyive fishery which wa. NOT iote,f.red wi'h
by the pogie iutere.t'
Nj Sc1Sc ~ KrI,s,v;c, saia tho onss,io, nm
der cop,lIer.In wa, one Il at had not been passed
mon hy In. cnmm'ts go N'ny of ths gen,i'men
Sa ,nnJ nm me snnno.,,ino IN. m. All rns.
,nI,d .e rn', noi shro.n ons n,,s Fan
me hoe ITnder he h,,l Ihey conIi f,st Z, The
sno,e and 6.h hut conli not On intn hay.and
go Ibs an,,.ocs - ,vn,cb . Iss' nm ,,ya
m,Ia. IN wil'b lie was in s.vor Of sncb a re.,r;c.
tIon f,r thr h.neft and nTotectioo NJ the SMALLER
49, .n' 'N'A' "'' W." - '-' '''''
NJ Nl.pr Of Tboma.,op ;oonire1 FIR inr,,.
r,a,,on MIN wa. Yen nv H. Krun,,I Of
Nm
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ii, rrpv,S or Colo;s oDrosed tho rrotiop
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