Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-26
THE HOUSE
Has Many Petitions and Remonstrances ReIa
tive to Claims and County Buildings.

The House met Monday afternoon and
"turned off, considerable routine bust
ness There were many petitions and re-
monstranccs introduced relative to the
location of York's courty seat and the
clans on Yarmouth flats.
About 80 citizens of Corinth and
vicinity, ask for a law that shall protect
them as manufacturers Of maple syrup,
by providing that the sale or Offering for
sale as maple syrup or sugar any adultra-
ton or imitation thereof shall be pro-
hibted. 4
C. A. Milliken, Thomas J. Lynch,
Joseph f. Badger, +. j. c. Little, r. W.
Black, NJ. S. Campbell, Geo S. Ballard,
Chas H. Mason, Elias Milliken, Nathan
Weston, Lendall Titcomb, S. S. Lancas-
ter and 81 other Augusta citizens, sign a
remonstrance against the listing bill.
Fish and Game Law.
Messrs. F. f. Timberlake,J J. +. Hill. j.
F. Sprague, j.. Il. Carleton, f. C. Far
rington and A. M. Spear, the committee
on legislation CT the Maine sportsmen's
fish and game association, have prepared
ii circular addressed to the members Of
the Legislature in support of the bill ad-
vocated by them as general law relating
to fish and game in this State This bill,
it will be recalled was recently reported
from the judiciary committee in two
different forms, together with a report
that legislation is inexpedient, three re
POI is in all. After citing from the special
message of Governor Clcavcs upon this
subject two years ago, the committee, lay
ing special stress upon his statement
that ''if suitable provisions can be made
by public acts for such subjects of private
legislation as may appropriately be pro
vidcd for, it will reduce future State ex
pendtures at each session of the Legisla-
turc, at least $12, 1000" explains from
their point of view the different PROPOSE
tions now before the Legislature. OF the
two reports which recommend legislation
they say:
Report &C. is a bill providing for a
board of three commissioners on inland
fisheries and game to be Immediately APP
pointed by the Governor, one OF whom
shall be the land agent. This bill pro
vides in section rs that the board upon
petition, etc, shall have authority ito
regulate the manner, conditions and cir
cuInstances under which game and inland
fish may be taken,' but they cannot au
Ii. -f in
fish at time in which so doing is pro
hibited by general law of the State
Report "B'' provides for the same com
mission as report &C." but differs from
it in this only, that the commissioners
shall have authority, upon petition and
hearing, "to regulate the times in which -
inland fish and game may be taken.
Report b has further provision that
brooks being stocked or that have been
stocked with fish by the State may be
entirely closed for not more than four
wears. The difference is but slight ap-
parently between reports ana y, the
difference being in the words times In
which contained in section rs.
Report b if enacted into law would do
away. with the great mass of special and
private legislation asked for at each sue
ceeding Legislature and report would
not as we understand it. The power Ito
regulate us every lawyer knows, means
simply reasonable regulations, as inter
preted by the court, so that every rcgula-
ton adopted would be subject to review
Inv the law court and if found unreason-
able, amended.
The committee closed with an argu-
lncnt for the passage Of the bill.
Legislative Notes.