Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-26

/ people Eov when . man 10 mad
il does net take much to make him q srea
deal msdder, and am not willing to max,
this climax Of onensive kyislaasn, an,
thsrefore I shall vote against this measure
/ Mr.. Powers Of Aroosseek-I think IN,
seatiment in favor OF al increase of SALARY
IL isrssly corfiaed to the present L.sgisls
| ture. There are great many men through
out the State Who KNOW what the expense.
are hers !; but have seen 10 petitions CON
ing In from theee gentlemen that this Leg
isisture should rsise the salary OF future
Legislatures; and, 20 far - | personally
am concerned, have not received single
letter urging that shoald support sa>h Z
measure As this. do not know how
many applications other senators maj
have had from their constituents to taks
hold and push forward this great public
measure which adds s27 600 to the expense
Of every session OF the LegislSsuse. but, o.
| far ss I am cancerned, my constituents
seem satisfisd with the thing as il is. Il
| seems 20 me we should legislsts upon this
question from the standpoint of the State.
The people kqow what the salary Is. There
| are plenty Of members Of past legislatures
at home who know what it is and whA, the
past experience has been, and yet, 60 far 81
l know, there has not been . single ap-
plicsti9n urging this measure.
Mr.. Libby of Androscosein-I voted to
bring this matter before the Senate with
the then present intention Of voting
against the adoption Of this bill.
Was willing to accept my nomi-
nation, understanding the condition, and
/ found several other gentlemen
were equally ready to accep. the position il
they could get tre requisite number OF
votes. l have no doubt the same thing
may happen again. II we were to vote an
increase Of salaries, il would have a ten
deucy to prolcng the sessions. shall vote
against this bill.
The question being put upon the motion
to recommend the bill, the motion failed BY
hand vote of l6 to7.
On motion by Me. Powers of Aroosso ok,
the committee rose.
SENATE.
On motion Of Mr.. Thatcher Of Penob.
scot. the action Of the Senate whereby Ii
voted not to ACCEPT the report OF the COM
mittee, that the bill ought not to pass. was
Ieconsidered, and on the same senstor's
the Senate concurred with the action Of the
House.
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT.
An act N amend section 25 of chapter
II of the Revised Statutes, relating 10 sur
veyors Of logs.
Mr.. Libby os Andsoscoggin--I have rot
been able to find out who is the author OF
this measure. understand it 10 proposed
by it to make il obligatory upon all parties
to hsve their lumber surveyed or scaled by
what is kno~n as the Bangor rule" or the
"Holisnd rule see in il chance for
mischief inssmuch as know that in our
section, in Cumberland couaty and soms
portions Of York, di6erep. rule is Gus
tomarily used and having had some litiga.
ton respecting matter OF tnis kind, it is i'm
pressed npon my mind In the absence
Of special contract the Bsngor rule holds
snd is customsrily used in the great.
er portion OF the State. But l
understand if this rule were adopted sud
made imperative, it would not be practicable
upon the ST. John and the eastern boun-
dsry Of the State, where large lots of lum.
Der are marketed yearly, and certainly
liable to work inj 1stice in Cumberland
county in my section and in York, where
the little rule is customsrily used. There
is difference in the amount Of lumber
surveyed out OF given number under the
Bangor. and the Little or Crooked river
rule. Bv the latter the small lumber cut
in our State where the first growth has
been cut off, surveys at much less by the
Bangor rule than by the Crooked river
rule. think it is well enough 70 leave this
matter as it is. And I move TO indefinitely
postpone this measure
Mr.. Warren Of York-More than nine
tenths of the legs that are scaed 10 the
State of Maine are surveyed by the Bangor
rule. There are one or two rules which
were used half ce eotury ago, still retained,
but only upon some little brook, or some
small ranch. We have stsuaara in
Msine for dry measure, and a stsndard for
weights and we want Standard for the
scsling Of logs. When lumberman goes
to buy his logs. he cannot make his trade
per Thousand, the same as if he were buy
ing boshel of corn or pound of merch,n-
disc, but he must specify whether tbst lum-
ber shall be surveyed by this rnle
or by that rule. and must make
his price accordingly This is a
source of great deal of trouble
sud Of great deal Of litigation; and fo-
thai reasoa 1 ask that this rule may be
sdopted as the Standard for the Safe of
Maine. Nobody il going 10 be harmed by
it. Il is used almost entirely, l make the
statement that nine-.enths Of lumber scaled
in Maine 10 scaled by this rule, and h,pe
tie m2.ian-to Indefinitely postpone this bill
will no. prevail.
Mr.. Spear OF Kenaebec--I would like to
i1qrire whs, the difference is between the
Bangor and Kennebec rule.
Mr. Thatcher of Penobsc ot-There is no
difference. hal this bill laid upon the
table to examine. and therefore
Senators and members have asked
me what mean by it, uod
whether sm the author Of IL
I have nothing to DO with it, Penobscot has
nothing to d. with il. l understand from
The senator from Aroostook that It makes a
difference with his scsls. They have q
scale there they called the st. Johns sca'e
or Deal scale. Ii seems to me the bill might
he ao Injustice. There is qnte large
amount of lumber cut on the s. Johus and
in hroostook that might be affected BY thi.
scale. / should liks to hear from tbs
senator from Aroostook regarding the
matter.
Mr.. Powers of Aroostook-I ana pillnt
TO give any viess on this subject. 1t seem,
to me il is simply Al attempt 10 interfere
with some mans business for which there
has not been aay cali In my limited expe.
,iance as a lawyer living in a lumber country
| have not known Of case, so far as the
matter Of litigation is concerned. A man
can have sny scale he wants, by contract
s. far as | understand it al logs that ara
scaled in the Province Of New Brunswick
must ba scaled by the Deal scale, reguiated
strictly by statute in that proviuce. If thi.
| Law is passed lumber Gu. 90 our side OF the
| line and 10 be marketed in St johns, mus
be necesssrily scaled by this scale, and
| marketed at another.
Mr. Wsrren--What proportion OF th'
logs fcsled on the Aroostpok and st. Croi,
waters are scaled BY different rule thai
the Bangor rule1
| Mr.. Powers--I will ssy in answer to tht
senator from York that could not t.ii.
| Mr.. Warren - IL he viii allow m,
III will answer it for him. Nor,
than nine-tenths of the lumber scaled OF
thess wsteis-f take tha. from one OF III
surveyors who ha. scaled by the Bsogo
rule.
| Mr.. Pawers-Who wss he, and wbsre
| Mr.. ya,ren--A gentleman o. the House
| MIR Powers-What does he know abou
ia? fvil say that I spprtherd I ma