Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-08

great hardship upon the man Who employs
labor.
Mr.. Dickey Of Fort Kent said that one
gentleman thought that this bill would bot
apply TO lumbermen- He always supposed
bat lUmoermen we're persoIs-perhzps they
we're not Laughter The idea that
Iumberu en- could go into the soods and pay
one or TOO hundred men every tso weeks
was pfepo.tsro1s. Ii the frs; place if they
had the money they could not get into the
woods alive with it, There are TOO many
tramps all over the State Of Maine. So far
a. his experience vent iumbermsn are men
sho can be trusted With almost anything.
/ Their moral state 10 more elevated than any
class Of people in the State Of Maine. They
/ ike the good things Of this life and they
1 like TO be alive, and such men all enjoy and
such men ever body thinks . good deal Of
especially the ladies
Mr. Durham Of Hollis said that he was
opposed To this bill for the reason that he had
few men Of work for him. and IL this bill
became Law he should either have TO %
home once q fortnight or Else make arrange
! ments To pay them oace fIrtnight.
Mr.. BBfleigh Of VasssIboro thought NJ
one could say that he had rot al
ways b.eB In favor Of the laborir.
man as he bad himself been Iaboring ma,
all his life. Il did not seem - him iba
there sas really any call for a Law Il
compel every person tn the STATE Of Gsins
TO pay bill every two weeks. With TIT
smo ant Of bnsin~ss that is done up the Ken
nebsc and Penobscot rivers as1 thsir tribu
tsriss 1t would be necessary TO establish
Nat onal bank there in order To secure thos'
men that are doiag bushes there from thief
and robbery. He cited the instance of I
yoa1g man who this present winter is usini
80 borses on the Tributaries of Dead Rive
ant A. many men, and every msg that work
fof him knows that bis money IL secur
trough the lien they have on ths LUMBER
Il would b. impossible for this Young msn
having no more than $40 900 capital to q
up there and cut four million feet of iumbr
and have the money by him every two week
To pay hi. bill. He thought that shile ~
} doub; his friend from rortlsni Intended 10 d
, the laborirg man a good tdra, this wa. over
reaching the mark, and he trusted that tn
bill you'd not pass.
Mr. Eells Of Camden wished 10 say tina
/. he "a, on the side Of the man sho does III
work and he hoped that this bii vsal
.. pass.
Mr. Perkin. OF Bradley said that he va.
, friend to the laboring man from the fac
hat iu had been laborng man all his HE
4 but he wished to protest against this bhl
lie came from a section of the conntr
shrre they all are engaged in numbering
!. When the mills shut dow in the fall OF Ia
ytar they 20 into the woods 70 ut thei
supply Of 10y. for the next season and i
, ORDER 10 do TIL. they are comp.'ilel TO pay on
: quite large amount of money. The mex
thing 10 do in the spring of the wear, is
tnanufa. ture that lumber and put It laio III
market. He thought that to compel the-
men to 20 into the woods every two week
70 pay their their help va. an injustice All
something that the laboring man does nc
exact.
The vote was taken and the bill was re
i fused a passage in concurrence with th
Senate.
On motion Of Mr. Warren of Deer Isle,
Adjourned.