Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-13

oung holr. Always done on

women and young holr. Always done on
a cash basis, paying weekly, many vi llJ
fishermen bring their entire catch to the
factory, thereby getting extra pay.
There is another class of men that come
ito the stage, that virtually say to the
c .nners: You have had your day, you
can close up your factories and storehouses,
and give your people on shore no more
labor. You cannot as usual commence
about March 20, fixing up your factories
II Id making cans, preparatory to your
Ulster season. thereby destroying
prosperous business worth from SO, 600 to
800. 900 to the coast towns, and giving 1t
to Boston, New York and Western cities.
Mr.. Leighton of Columbia Falls said he
wished the members of the House would
make themselves acquainted with the
facts and ascertain who has externinated
che lobster industry, all along the coast
from New York. cast. 1t was not the
Gamers of Holsters. Take our rivers and
bays and harbors where Holsters once were
plenty, and you may fill those places with
lobster traps and you cannot catch one.
They have been driven from our sea coast
and further out to sea. These market
lobster people don't want to talk about
protecting that industry. 1t reminds me
Of the inciGentjwh,r e the whit, man ard
the Indian We're dividing cartridges and
crows. The white man says to the Indian,
"You take crow and will take partridge,
or l will take partridge and you take
crow" Finally the Indian says, You
say crow to me every time" And that
is about the way they are going to treat
us Gamers in Washington county-we get
the crow every time.
Mr. Crockett of North Haven said that
in his town there We're 20 that petitioned
for the 10L inch law, and 81 that ask
for straight 1016-inch law the year
round In the name of God haven't the
Gamers got just as good a chance to can
Holsters, as the dealers have to buy? If
you can take D $40 bill and lay it away
three months and get IS or $40 or SIS for
it, would you do it? That Is the case
with our fishermen. These Gamers take
from $50, coo to $40, 900 worth of Holsters
and destroy them; when if they were left
in the water three months they would
bring 5000, 600 or $500, 900. We have had
the question before our committee for
about month and had ono of the ablest
lawyers in the State--the Gamers en-
ployed him, and the POOR fishermen were
not aDle 10 get IL ldWyeT, anu ny lis apie
argument it is e wonder that he did not
convert that committee. But there were
seven against him, who voted for
straight 10 Inch law.
Mr.. Sawyer of Milbridge moved that
when the vote is taken it be taken by
yeas and nays.
The motion was lost.
The question being on the substitution
of the minority for the majority report,
A division was had and the motion was
lost by vote of IS for to 70 against.
The majority report was then adopted.
The bill was read twice.
Mr. Haines of Waterville moved to
amend the bill by adding sections s, Q, 10
and II of the minority report, and that it
lay on the table till tomorrow.
The question being on the motion to lay
on the table,
The motion was lost.
The question being on the adoption of
the amendment, division was bad and
che amendment was lost by a vote OF 30
for to 6S against
On motion of Mr.. Rodick of Eden, the
rules were suspended, the bill received its
third reading and was passed to be en-
crossed.
On motion of Mr.. Kingman of Han
cock,
Adjourned