Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-15
Afternoon Session.
Passed TO be Enacted.

An act to divide the town of Cape Eliza
beth in the county of Cumberland, and
to fix the names of the respective portions
thereof
An act to empower the county of ARGOS
took to further aid in the construction OF
the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad in said
county, and to acquire and hold additional
preferred stock of the Bangor & Aroostook
/ Railroad Co.
| An act to ratify and confirm the second
mortgage made by the Bangor & ARGOS
| took Railroad Co.
The following report of committee
was presented out of order;
Committee on military affairs, to which
were referred resolve in favor of tho pur-
chase of rcgimental histories also resolve
in favor of purchasing the history of the
18th Maine Regiment, and petition OF
Asa X. Smith and Others, praying that an
appropriation be made for the purchase OF
regimental histories, reported in new
resolve under title of n resolve providing
for the collection of the necessary data for
history of the Maine troops in the war
of the Rebellion, and that it ought to pass.
Report accepted. Resolve printed.
House document No. err, an act to
amend chapter 292 of the Public Laws OF
1889, entitled an act to regulate the lob
ster fisheries, specially assigned for today,
was taken from the table.
The majority report was adopted in
concurrence, and the bill read first time.
Mr. Nickerson of Lincoln offered Senate
amendment a.
Mr. Nickerson: / wish to state my
position as to the signing of these two re-
ports. | was chairman of the committee,
and objected to signing either one, and
for these reasons: The majority report, in
favor Of the 10 u inch law, l objected to
because it would drive the canning in
dustries from this State; and l objected
to the minority report for the reason that
it included close time of three months,
and that the dealers and smack men can
not stand l did not sign either report,
and that is my reason for offering this
amendment.
Unless the Gamers are allowed to can
short HOLSTERS they can not make it profit
able. and for the reason that the Canadian
Gamers can catch Holsters down to eight
inches long, and they can fish six months
ont of the year. The eight-inch lobster is
worth from two to four cents, while the
| l0IS inch lobster is worth from Is to 20
cents. You can readily see how this law
would drive our canning people out OF the
! business. ] believe that by this amend
ment all can thrive, Gamers, dealers,
| fishermen and all.
| 1t has been said that the canning in
dustries have made scarcity of Holsters,
but do not think that is So There are
| 100 Holsters taken by the fishermen for
one that goes to the canning factory. The
bulk of the Holsters are shipped alive. II
seems that there are so tons shipped daily.
That would give about 1000, 600 HOLSTERS
shipped. while there are only !, 40, 00C
used in the canning factories of this
/ State.
/ ! l believe that this is an unintentional
! blow at the canning industries of this
State. have a list here of the canning
factories of this State. There are so corn
canning factories. with $500. 600 invested,
having yearly product of sl,2S0, 600.
d Sar,ine factories, 10, capital invested,
$500, 600. yearly product, 81, 500 600. Lobs-
ter factories. s, capital, $4,000, yearly
product, $4,000. Blueberry factories. .,
capital, SIS, 600. yearly product, $50, 600.
The total amount Of capital invested in
81. Goa, 900.
Gentlemen, cannot see why you should