The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19
A Petition Presented to Aid the
Portland Deaf School.
THAT PROPOSED PALACE FOR
PIGS AT AUGUSTA.
A List of the More Important Appropri-
ations Which Are Observation-Disclosures
Before the Taxation Committee-Life
Insurance Legislation Desired-Opposi-
ton to Extending the Limit of NUM-
cipal Indebtedness.
(specia. to the PRESS

Especial to the PRESS
Augusta, Me-, January 1S.-The fish
ing for that $780, 900 appropriation for the
enforcement of the fish and game laws
has already brought out some who are
a-gunning for the fishers. 1t is said that
some of the members of the legislature
who are more or less identified with wild
land interests, will oppose the approprla-
tion because they are NOT at all eager to
see the game on their lands better pro-
tecred. In fact, it is safe to say that
there are owners of valuable timber
tracts who would not shed tears were
the game entirely swept off. Then the
sportsman and his dangerous campfire,
now regarded as necessary evils, would
have no excuse for roaming about in the
woodland solitudes, and wild land own
ers would not see in their dreams SO
N any wild and furious forest fires. How
ever, if this feeling exists, it is conhned
to few, and the chief objection which
the appropriation Will meet, will be
based on its size, there being many who
believe that $50, 900 year is more than
is needed to properly protect our fish and
game.
The sportsmen, in reply, point to the
figures which show the great sums OF
money annually brought into the state
by visiting nimrods. They add that un-
less the present laws are strengthened,
the game will soon be exterminated, and
thus a source of great revenue to the
people OF large sections of the state will
be gone forever. And, if the laws are
to be made effective, money must be had
to carry out their provisions. The APP
preparation for the past two years was
about S12, 600 annually, and this amount
the Maine Sportsmen's Fish and Game
Association would have increased to $780,
600, Petitions urging this increase have
been received until, when tightly
pressed together, and held in place by
rubber bands, they make pile about
IS inches high. There are on these pc
titions 5067 names. This il not all, for
besides the petitions OF the sportsmen's
society, with the long name, there have
come Others, which were circulated by
the society, which seeks particularly to
secure the introdI ction and protection
of game birds. These petitions ask that
the Office of game bird commissioner be
established /, and so far as received, bear
1916 signatures 1t is understood, how
ever, that MIR. E. G Gay of Pennington,
the head of this game bird society, viii.
not press their demand for game bird
commissioner, brit will make common
cause with the larger association in adj
vocating the $50, QUO appropriation and
the nu merous changes suggested in the
game laws
This food of petitions has made much
hard work for Representative Packard
of Blanchard, who is secretary of the
committee on inland fisheries and game.
Mr. Packard has dockeJed all these petit
tions and about thirty other matters in
addition. AS usual the committee will
be one of the hardest working of the
session. Nevertheless, the first import
ant hearing in relation to the game laws
does not come before it, but will he given
by the jud:clapyA next Tues
day afternoono eythe law reported by
the commission on private and special
legislation. This is the proposed act to
authorize the commission to regulate the
taking of fish and game in the mary
cases where it is now necessary to secure
special legislation. 1t will probably be
advocated by Leroy L. Carleton, ESQ.,, of
the commission, Hon. A. M. Spear, Hon.
j. Manchester Haynes, Colonel E. G.
harrington, L. G. Gay of Pennington,
and others. The probable passage of
this law is one of the arguments used in
support of the $50, 900 appropriation, as
it is pointed out that they would entail
a great amount of work on the commits
sion, for which salaries and expenses
must de paid. Even then, it is claimed,
the state would be the gamer, as the
prolonging of legislative sessions by
spe cial legislation is still greater ex-
pense.
On January 30, the fish and game
committee will give a hearing on the
question of the introduction into the
state of new game birds, their care and
propagation. Hon. W. W. Thomas, .Jr.,
xx,ilI ho ho this r.
casion. February 5th will come the
great hearing OH the $50, 900 .apprcpria-
ton and the proposed amendments IN
the law. Then President Eugene M.
Hersey, of the Sportsmen's Association,
Colonel E. G. Harrington and Messrs.
Carleton, Spear and Haynes are expect
ed to be among the speakers. There are
of the talking will be done on the floor
of the House, and Senate, fish and game
matters being likely to cause one OF the
breeziest contests of the session.
THE DEMANDS FOR MONEY.
Speaking of the sportsmen's request
for $4,000 naturally brings up the 9th
er demands for money outside of the u.s.
ual appropriations, and there are good
many of them. The finance committee
mas dCttu Oh Three maGGorSs luo IeSolfc
for the Maine General Hospital, the re-
solve for the Temporary Home (Which
has been cut down one-halD, aud the
resolve for the Bangor Chlldren's
Home. These have been reported. The
educational committee has visited sever
al institutions. but as yet has not acted
upon any of the matters referred to 1t.
TO these two committees and the insane
hospital committees have been referred
most OF the proposed legislation. 1t
should be borne in mind that the legis-
lature makes appropriations giving an
nual aid to many institutions. This
year there a1e large number OF re-
quests for aid for special purposes in
addition to these stipends. OF these the
principal are:
Central Maine General Hositpal. S 10000
Pennington Normal School, 10000
Gorham Normal School, 10000
Portland School for Deaf, $4,000
Newport Soldiers Home, 10000
Castine Normal School, $500
New Insane Hospital, 100000
Augusta Insane Hospital, $4,000
State College, $4,000
Insurance for Normal Schools, 1,500
Madawaska Training School, 5000
Increase of Fish and Game appro-
piation, $4,000