Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-03-09
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me that there is serious objection 70 the
Passage of this bill, Ry this Law ANY party
or family coming from oat of the State TO
spend the sdmmer here, If one of tho chill
dren should 90 down 10 a stream or lake
AMI happen to catch white perch, or ii one
of the servants shoal 20 GU, AMI kill a par
rri ige in October. or il any of the Aiies
who visit MooseheSi lake should are a@~
tske rod and try 10 Ash and should c IA
u tron;-they would have to pay either y
license fee of So beforehand. or fine of
$50. 1t is perfectly ridiculous, il seems to
me, the iles of taSiag every ran, woman
and child who comes into this State for
recreation in this way. These people bring
into the State hundreds of thousands of dol-
lars, ten times as much as we pay out in
our streams and lakes. II seems
TO me perfectly ridiculous, and don't think
any sane senator here would vote for such
A bill.
Mr.. Allan of Washington The first
time | heard of this bin il seemed to ne as
if there nigh, be something in it. but the
more | have thought about II and looked
into the matter the more absurd and the
more foolish the whole thing seemed,
There are in this State numbers of heads
of families. the sons aud daughters Of
whom have gone out to take up their abode
in other states, and every summer they
come home 10 see us. Now. il this bal
were law We would have to carry them
all where II don't know where We are
to find him) 10 commissioner OF fish aud
game, and obtain license aud pay 81 for
each and all of them before they can fish
nv II tn hot
hardly want TO invite my nieces ana
nephews home to Maine next summer il |
have to tell them that if they don't pay So
for license they have got To be fined $50
apiece if they 90 fishing and catch any
thing.
We are perfectly willing to pay the taxes
of the State of Maine. There are many
who are paying today taxes TO the State of
Maine and helping to keep on the statue
book and helping TO be enforced game laws
that are AS ridiculous AS this one. As some
senator said the other day, one cannot tell
now whether he can fish or not unless he
goes around with \ copy of the Revised
Statutes under his arm and has n game
warden bv the hand. myself was threat
ened with arrest not very long ago. |
was camping, following my legitimate
business as Il lumherman, and
it came night and provisions were low, and
thought fish would make a pleasant ad-
diiion to our supper. went 10 the stream
and managed TO get two trout. happened
to tell about it and Was informed that my
name was on the wSrden's list, and | was
threatened with arrest for catching two
trout to help my supper out. The thing
looked absurd. If happen to have help
ing me in lumber drive a man from out OF
the State, who happened to catch one trout
he would be liable to fine of $50. The
thing is getting "A little too fine; we shall
soon protect everything out of the State.
Mr.. Peaks of Piscataquis. II seems to
me that it is not well for a member of the
Senate TO call matters nonsense which are
at the present time upon our statute book,
Within year the supreme court of the
State of Maine has decided lin the
sith volume of the Maine Reports
that the State owns the inland
waters of the State and all the fish in them,
and can do what it pleascs with them, so
that the proposed bill will be entirely con
stiiutional, according to the opinion of the
supreme court. This is a matter of entire
right it is matter now on the statute book,
and it is matter which has been decided
within - year by the supreme court to be
entirely constitutional.
Mr.. Till | am sorry that any member of
this Senate should have to say that he dill
not deem me sane on this matter, As |
said before, if there is any hope for US in
the future it must be by taxing ourselves AS
an association, and if we are obliged 10 do
that here | see no reason why people who
are out of the State should not be taxed in
the same way.
Mr.. Thatcher; 1t seems 10 me that we
are appropriating money for fish and game
in the State as matter of profit. We gain
that profit from summer travellers who
spend vast amount of money here in the
summer with their families, and it seems to
me entirely wrong, it seems to me as if 1t
would prevent the accomplishment Of the
purposes for which these appropriations are
made, as if it would prevent the visitors
coming here if they found that every time
they came across the border they would be
obliged to take out license and pay s3 for
the purpose of fishing here in our waters.
1t seems to me that it would be a vast in
Jury to the State.
After some further discussion by Messrs.
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Allan of Washington, Grindle of Hancock
and Winslow of Somerset vote was taken
on the adoption of the amendment. There
not being a quorum voting. Mr.. lierscy of
Oxford moved that the vote be taken by
yeas and nays. The vote was l6 to 10 on
the adoption of the amendment.
Yeas-Deering. GriDdie. IIerrick, Herscy. Hill
jackson, Libby, Mallet Nickerson Peaks, shaw
Stn faFd fnn IhAtrtnF
low.
Nays-Ailam, Ames Clark Coffin, Cook, Harper
Hersom, Lyons May o and Seiders.
Absept-Bradford, Holman, Waterbouse and
Wood
After some further remarks from Mr.
Peaks of Piscataquis and Mr.. Allan OF
Washington,
bill was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Mallct of Cumber.
land.
Ordered, the House concurring that the
members of the Legislature convene forth
with in the House of Representatives in
joint convention for the purpose Of elect
ing State treasurer.
On motion of Mr.. Peaks of Piscataquis
House document No. 10, an act to amend
chap. 2%7 of the Public Laws Of 1880, re.
lating to life and casualty insurance on the
assessment plan. as amended by Senate
amendments A and b adopted, was taker
from the table and put on its passage to b,
engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Holman of Franklin
House document No. 81, an act relating tt
fish in Cathance lake, was taken from th,
table and the Senate reconsidered the vote'
whereby this bill was passed to he enacted
and engrossed. Mr.. Holman then Offered
Senate amendment A, which was adopted
and the bill then passed to be engrosscd Il,
amended.
On motion of Mr.. Nickerson of lincoln
House document No 1866, an act relating u
the charter of the Sheepscot river tol
bridge. was taken from the table and put OF
its passage to be enacted.
On motion of Mr.. Shaw of Aroostook
House document No. 1si, resolve in fsvol
Of the normal and Msdawaska trainini
schools of Maine, as amended by Senate
document No. l25, was taken from tbe
table, and put on its passage to be en-
crossed.
On motion of Mr.. Seiders of Cumberian(
Senate document No. 81 resolve in favor o.
the State College of Agriculture was taken
from the table.
On motion Of Mf. Holman of FRANKLIN
tomorrow was assigned for the further con
si5eration Of this matter.
On motion Of Mr.. Waterhouse Of Cum
berlsnd Senate document No. 10, resolve
to encourage pomology, was taken from
the table, and put on its passage to be en-
crossed.
The time having arrived tor the Sena,'
TO go into joint convention with the House
the Senate proceeded to the hall of tbs
House for that purpose
{For proceedings in convention set
House report.)
On reassembliug on motion Of Mr.. Nal