Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-03-03

positors. The original amendment was then
voted on, resulting in its defeat
Mr.. LAWSON moved to indefinitely post
pone the original act. The yeas and nays
were then taken on the motion. resulting as
follows:
YEAS Nessrs. Baker, Berry, Bi,bee, Buxton
Conn, dudley, Friend. Hill of Penoo,eot. Lam
son. Mortland, Nutting, Pareher. Pa'tangaii'
NAYS. Messrs Beatty, Cornish, Dingley. Emery.
Ferna,d, Hill of Hancock, Jennings, LORD. san
born, Wakefield. Walke-.-li
The act relating to railroad crossings was
taken from the table on motion OF Mr.. LORD
On motion of the same Senator IT was
amended by changing section 2, so that II
should read This act shall apply TO any ap-
plication for gates now pending before the
county commissioners.
As amended it was passed TO be engrossed-
On motion of Mr.. BIsBEE, an act relating
to the bounty on bears was taken from the
table
Mr. DINGLEr said The act simply revived
the old law which granted bounty on bears.
He didn't believe that such a law was called
for. nor would it cause the death OF an extra
bear. He moved to Indefinitely postpone the
act.
Mr.. BrsBEE said: The other day the
the cities might have something to protect
them in case of disturbance. To-day he
merely asked for slight appropriation to
protect the property of those who received
no benefit from the militia. The bears did
cause a large amout of destruction TO the
property of the farmers, and the agricultural
interests of the State demanded this pro-
lection.
Mr. PATrAxGALL said: That in Washing
ton county they had an enemy to the sheep
much more destructive than the bear, and
that was the wild cat. The people OF his
county were willing to kill these wild cats,
and asked no bounty as an inducement.
Mr.. DUDLEY said: That an old hunter in
the county of Aroostook had sent in petit
ton urging this bounty. This very hunter
had exterminated the bears in Washington
and moved to Aroostook to continue his good
work The profits from killing the bears
by selling their furs and oil. however, not
a sufficient inducement.
Mr. BERRY said The petitions were signed
by over 800 persons, and the plea of the de-
structiveness of these bears was no Joke. In
Franklin county, in six contiguous towns the
bears had destroyed over $3.50 worth OF
sheep and cattle. They had destroyed so
many sheep as to render the raising of sheep
Improbable. Testimony was produced be-
fore the committee showing that they had
killed young cattle two years old. and that
they DESTROYED apple trees by climbing into
them to obtain the fruit.
Mr.. BAKER said If the Senators lived in
the vicinity of these bears they would not OPP
nose the MASSAGE of the hill The pasture.
for the sheep were generally back from the
towns and close 10 the woods. The hear.
had every opportunitv for killing the sheer
and were very destrnctive ipdeed
Nv p,rr.xc.I coil. r. rou mage Hi.
hill bowaver vou will mood to annronr;,te
ton or ffteen tbousand dollars 70 nav the
bountv for Won will have pickled hear snouts
naws and skins come in NV the loads from
ntber states and the Provinces The only
wav To nrovide AGAINST tbis is 70 make a .uf.
f;c;ept annronriat;on
Mr. HII, of penobscot said He con.
sidered this very important matter. Either
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READ AND ASSIGNED.
An act to INCORPORATE the Boothbay Rail
road Co; an act to incorporate the junction
hai,"ay 20: .. iortianu' an ACT anehuatory
10 CHAP ~ Vi the Pupilc laws Oh loco; al
act 10 amend sec. OF chapter - OF the X
o., concerning manufacturing, INNING an'
quarrying corporations; anact to incorporate
lne MAINE ohore Line hal'road 20. an act u
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"c' " "u'iio,N. ,ne cou"y COMMISSIONS,
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INCORPORATE the Great Pond and 10,
Dam Co.; resolve proposing an amendment
10 the constitution OF the state OF Nam,
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PASSED TO BE ExGRossEp.
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