Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-02-26

NJ THATCHER from the Committee on
Fisheries and Game. reported leave 10 WIN
draw on recommit:ed petition OF Is. A. OK
Of ais for regulation of smelt fishing IN the
Kennebec river.
Mr. WENTWORTH Of Gardiner:
Mr.. SPEAKER: When I submitted my
motion to Law upon the table the first report
of the committee, explained to the House
that did so in order to submit proposi'i"h
which would be in the nature OF compro
mise between the parties whose interests were
at stake in this controversy. and after my
motion prevailed to recommlt. which oe-
layed making for number OF days, our OF
courtesy to a gentleman who was absent anu
who represented the remonstrants, went
before the committee and explained my
nroposition and the committee decided that
il was not regularly before them and voted
not to open the case. ask now to have the
report laid upon the table in order to offer an
amendment or substitute to their report and
1 hope my motion 70 lay upon the table Will
prevail.
Mr.. THATCHER of Bangor opposed the
motion to table unless some time next week
could be assigned.
Pending the acceptance of the report II
was laid on the table and Tuesday next at ii
o'clock assigned for its further consideration
on motion of Mr.. WENTwoRTH.
Mr.. THATCHER, from the Committee on
Fisheries and Game. reported reference to
the next legislature with order OF notice, on
petition of Josph Lamb ct ais. for protection
of trout and land locked SALMON in the Cup
suptic and kennebagO streams In the town OF
Rangely Also reported on fish commission
ers' report resolve appropriating $1,000
for the propagation and protection OF hsh
g. md
ed under rule; also reported ought to pass on
bill an act relating to the taking of fish in
Noname Pond in the city of Lewiston: read
and assigned.
Bill an act to amend chap. SIS of the special
laws of 1873 entitled ian act to provide schools
for the training of teachers in MadawaSka
territory as amended by chap. 100 of the
special laws of 1879, on its passage to be en-
crossed, was laid on the table on motion of
Mr.. KEEGAN of Van Buren,.
Bill an act providing for holding one term
annually of the Supreme Judicial Court at
Caribou in the county of Aroostook, on its
passage to be engrossed. was laid on the
table and assigned for Tuesday next at IL
O'Clock on motion of Mr.. DICKEY of Fort
Kent.
Bill an act to amend chap. 40 of the pub
lie laws of 1879 relating to normal schools.
Oh It's pdSSdRt 10 Dc eISTOSscu, was Idlu oi
the table on motion of Mr.. WHITE of Levant
On motion of Mr.. FOLsoM of Oldtown the
bill to restore the salary of the deputy clerk
of courts for Cumberland county was taken
up, and on motion of Mr.. Strout of Portland,
amended by striking out in the 9Th line the
words. ''the State Treasurer" and inserting
the words ''the county commissioners of the
county of Cumberland"
Mr. Folsom said the bill called for an in
crease in the salary of the deputy clerk of
Cumberland county. If this matter of in
crease could be confined to that county, he
would not object. but the effect of it would
be a similar request from clerks all over the
State. The clerk of his county Penobscot
was here asking an increase, although he had
sought the Office knowing what the salary
was to be, and an argument of that gentleman
was that he received a salary of only $500
while the clerk in Cumberland receives ST.
O0O although there was three fourths as much
work in Penobscot as in Cumberland"
He argued that at this time of high taxation it
would not do to increase salaries. but they
should be left as the legislature of 1879 had
fixed them. He moved to Indefinitely post
pone.
Mr.. STROUT of Portland spoke in favor of
the bill The present deputy clerk of Cum
berland had left his business and taken the
| office at a salary of $1,000. 1t had been re-
duced by the legislature of 1879 and he now
asks that it may be restored. Mr. Strout
made a statement of the duties required of
that gentleman, and said that clerks in the
city of Portland to-day, no more efficient.
were receiving from $500 to $1,000 per an
mum, although doing much less work. 1t was a
matter tina: concerned Cumberland alone and
the desire of the delegation was that the bill
should pass.
Mr.. VERRILL of Portland and Keegan of
Van Buren, also spoke for the bill.
Mr.. STAPLES of Parsonsfeld, spoke
against.
| On motion of Mr.. STURDIvANT of Cumber-
| land, the yeas and NAYS were ordered and
taken, resulting in the Affirmative las follows
YEAS Messrs. Achorn. Allen, Ashford, Averill,
Bartlett, Benner, Boothby, Bradstreet of Palermo.
Bragg. Brown. Buck, BurRell. Chase, Dennis,
DOore, Eaton, Edgecomb, Elder, Estes, Folsom,
FOss, Freeman of Lincolnville, Gilbert, Goodae,
Goodwin of Hudson, Goodwin of Shapeigh, Hard
nison, Livermore, Loud, Mckusck, Means, Nick
erson of Brewer, NickeIs, Norris Noyes, Nutter
Packard Parsons, Perley. Rove, Richie, Smith OF
Buxton. Staples Of Dayton. Staples of Parsons
field, Staples of Elliot, Strout OF Cape Elizabeth,
Itmrdvant ws Sweat Is5box Torrey Trafton,
Wheeler Of Etna, white, Wilder. 81. ''''''"'
NAYS. Messrs Berry. Bird. Blanchard, Body,
Bra street of Brdgton, Bragdon, Brigham, Burr
SihIk took, Nu>iiilldn, hickey DOnnell, Eastman,
Emery, Fisher, Freeman of Cherryjl"ld, Goss of
Auburn. Goss of Bath, Hall. Harris, Heath. Her
som, Hutchinson of Lewiston, Jones of Winthrop
Jordan, keegan, Kendall, Kimbal Leavitt, Lord
of Bangor. Lord of Kcnnebunk, Maleti, Marble
Maxcy, Morrill,, Nickerson of Linneus, Parker, Par
fridge. Pitcher, Purinton. Redlon Rowell, Sargent
Seavey, Shaw, Smith of New Sharon smith OF Mt
Vernon, Staples Of Biddeford. Srout of Portland,
Talbot, Thatcher, True, Trufant, Varney, Verrl
Wentworth of Gardiner, wyman.-59.
So the bill was indefinitely postponed
Mr.. LANG of Palmyra. by his request, was
excused from voting.
On motion of Mr.. FREEMAN the report OF
the Committee on Claims, on the claim of
A. J. Cameron were taken up and assigned
| for Tuesday next at l l o'clock.
On motion of Mr.. TARBox of Phillips,
Adjourned.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
An act to prevent taking fish from Great
Watchie pond in the town of Standsh for the
term OF five years; act to amend an act en-.
titled an act to incorporate the Palmer and
Machiasport Railroad Co., and the acts amend
atory thereof.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
Resolve in favor of Thomas Love-
y of Mapleton plantation; an act
to amend sec. 81 of chap. 80 of
the revised statutes, relating to the powers of
auditors; an act to incorporate the Skowhe
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