Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-30

weapon, 10 ses whether be en- hir thes
seal. II killed they are Left dsrslict n u
waters What becomes cf them
can give my experience d Ii
Cape Eizaheth shore. They q
carried oas By the tide, and .
high ida are left upon The shores to fsssc
and 10 offend. By the odors sfising ffsr
them every body living along thoss shose,
Only = few yeafs ago. l remember. ON
h,ased ashofs near my own cottage an
although ve made great efforts 10 est rii o
is. putting il back into the vass1 and pusk
ing il out into the stream, yet on accoun
Of the headlAnd, il would 70 out with th
tide and come back with the tide, and Va
repeatedly landed on that shore, and 70
weeks il vas . nuisance and an effsnse /,
the people living there. Nov in thi
amendment which ve introduced out Of re-
gard for some cf the eastern aentIemel
who felt there should be law aushofizin,
the obstruction Of seals on account Of thI
nuisances they were TO fshermen. on accoun
OF veifs and nets, l vas. for one, willing Il
the Legislature deemed il wise, that i
might be dore; but 90 far - Casco bay Il
concerned. ask that IL should not inyitt
the use Of weapons which I deem danger
Gus to human life, and further, in the thick
ly settled portions Of that bay, il people
wish to shoot these animals, they should
dispose OF their carcasses, 90 that they
should not be left to hoat in the water
They sink at first, and after . few dayi
decomposition sets in. he gases begin q
develop in the cafcsssss, and they are car
'ied ont with the tide and are deposited
wherever any refuse matter in the water 10
likely to be. Now, no notice has been
given. 90 far ~ know, to the Inhabitants
of Cumberland county, thst 1t vas
intended to consider the expediency
of repeating the Special Act that hss
existed tincs 1877. relating to Casco Bay.
i think that some gentlemen were before
the committee. think Mr.. A. A. Strout.
who has summer cottage on what We call
Falmouth Foresids WAS there, and he fav-
ored the destruction Of these seals. 1t was
by accident heard Of it. I appeared be-
fore the committee and 40 result Of that
hearing, this amendment WAS adopted which
does provide certxin precautions with refer
ence to the destruction OF these seals in
Cssco Bay. do not believe after matter
has been considered SO carefully - this
with reference TO the needs and situation
Of thst particular locality, In general
legislation repeating all Of that special
leRislation, without, at lleast inform
a.ion offered to those interested that
that subject 10 to be heard and that it should
have very careful consideration. Some
Of the members OF this Senate know the
situation with reference to summer visitors
in our bay, know where these zeal rock q
are situated. know what the danger 10 from
these long range weapons and IL one human
life, one little child playing on the Maine
shores should be killed by the use Of these
weapons. believe there is not . member
Of ttis session but would believe the legis-
ls,ion that bad invited that condition of
affairs was unwise in the highest degree.
If the shades Of the departed ever take
cognizAnce of what is going on in this
planet after they have Withdrawn from it,
l can imagine the purturbation and
of spirit with which Judge God
da-d looks down upon US this morning He
had profound conviction upon this point,
He believed it was wrong to permit the de.
s,ruction Of these aesls. He believed it
WAS dangerous to the interests OF those
living in the neighborhood. that an invita-.
ton should be extended to the public at
large to use these weapons upon the waters
Of that bay aud in view Of of the history
Of this legislation hope the members of
ter before they agree to any amendment
which shall promote the destruction Of the
seal in Cssco bay by means which may be
dangerous 10 humsn life.
Mr.. Thatcher OF Penobscot--I know no
reason why there should be a special law
made in regard to seal, made to apply to
the waters Of Penobscot river. I am op-
posed to that amendment, and so far as
have received Information l am opposed 10
The whole bill, and therefore move that it
be indefinitely postponed.
A motion TO lay on the table, on which
he yeas ard nay we're ordered, on motion
by Mr.. Hunt Of Waldo, resolted:
YEAs-Messrs. Hont, Moore, Sherman, swan,
ton, adln and Walton a
NAYs-Mes.rs. dams, Chaptn, Giles, Gilmore,
Suiting. Pettengtll. Poor. Powers. Ryder, Smith,
Stewart. Thatcher, Warren and WNbur.-1s.
SO the motion was lost.
The question being put upon the motion
by Mr.. Thatcher Of Penobscot to indefi
i.ely postpone, the motion prevailed, ard
he bill was indefinitely postponed.
On motion by Mr.. Libby of Ardroecog-
yin, Senate document 229 was tsken from
he table and assigned for Tuesday next.
The Senate vent into joint convention on
he matter Of G. s. Hamilton.
In SENATE.
Mr.. Msllet for the committee on fInan-
,ial affairs to which was referred resolve in
favor Of cities and towns in which was
owned on the lat day of April 1887, stock
,f the Belfast & Mooteheat Lake Railroad
Company, reported resolve ia favor Of
cities and towns in which was owned on the
let day of April 1887, capital stock Of the
Belfast and Moosehead Railroad. Laid on
the table to be printed under the joint rules.
Adjourntd