The Portland daily press., 1897-01-06

JuulCIafy- zion. n. Il. NoDl9 OF LOWS
ton.
Legal Affairs-Mr. Hill of Portland or
Mr. Floyd of Brewer.
Rairoads-Mr. Williams of Augusta or
Mr.. Little6oId Of Belfast.
Finance Mr. Furnish of Lewiston or
NJ. Houghtop of Fort Fairfield.
Jnst rance-Mr. Hutchinson of Auburn.
( Eouoatlon-Mr. Burns of Westbr9ok.
Banks and Banking-Mr. Merrill Of
Portland.
Agricnlturs-Mr Briggs of Auburn.
Interior Waters-Mr. Jones of Lincoln.
Shore Fisheries-Mr. Rodick of Eden.
Inland Fisheries and Game-Mr. VIM
slow of Portland.
TemueranCe-Dr. Rounds of Paris.
Taxation-Mr Wheilden of Portland.
TIE FISH & GAME ASSOCIATION.
President p o. Viokery in opening the
meeting of the Maine Sportsmen's Fish
and Game association, today described
the method by which the association
membership has been increased in the
Kennebeo valley. He snid that by per-
sonal work. 218 new members had been
added and that Portland and vicinity
and Eastern Maine could be pro1tably
handled in tho SAFE way. Mr.. Vickery
said he would not forestall the reports by
continuing his talk.
In his report rs secretary Of the assOcia-
tion. Col. Harrington said he had re-
esived large amount of correspondence
on curtailing the open season and advo-
eating an increased penalty for the illegal
killing of big game. The opinion seemed
to be that there should be only one
months open season on moose, the same
on caribou, and that the deer season
should be from October list to November
80.
Col. Harrington also said there is a
STRONG sentiment in favor of charging
visiting sportsmen a small tax. lie
thought it was not in touch with the
bospisable nature of Maine people, but
that the sportsmen from out of the state
were in favor of it. Col. harrington also
said that some licensing system for
they might be deferred from breaking
the game laws Of the state.
He advanced in the report an opinion
that more effective protective measures
must be adopted If the game is to be pre-
served. =
Treasurer Choate's report showed a
balance of $3l7. 81 in the treasury.
President Vickery again asked the mem
bers to put in personal work either III
connection with the associations agents.
Mr.. Vickery said: s'This is great .n-
dustry. 1t brings as much money into
the state as any other industry and it
should be fostered. This not only a
sportsmens association but one in which
evory business man and every laboring
man is interested"
The following officers were elected after
the report by the secretary: President.
P. o. Vickery; secretary and treasurer,
z. C. harrington; vice presidents, A. NJ.
Spear, G. A. Marston, p. y. Burle1gh,
VIM. P. Frye. A. r. Niokerson, J: i.
Kim ball, j. H. Stuart; directors, P. Q.
Vickery, w. @. Choate, j. 3. Hill, J.
+. Sprague, l. H. Kimball. George Il.
Fisher, E. @. harrington, George G.
Clifford, 7. E. Undertake.
Committee on legislature, P. O. Wick
cry, Il. NJ. Heath, E. S. Harrington, +.
Spear, j. Fl. Kirnball; committee on
hatohsries, George g. Clifford, E. M.
Blanding, Robert A. Davis.
Game Commits sioner Carleton reported
for the legislature committee. The re-
port favored asking the legislature for
a removal of the bounty on bears or tor
imprisonment for killing moose illegally
for only one month of open season on
moose viz October IS to November Is
that evidence of the sex of a moose must
be transported with the carcass, that
guides should be licensed, that keepers
OF camps should be licensed and give a
fond not to violate fish and game laws
of the state, that. the open time on all
game birds begins Septem Der 10 or at
least ut the same time, that it be made
illegal for residents to take moose Or deer
from the state or for nonresident to
take away any moose or deer except what
he has killed himself.
The committee suggests tax on visit
ing sportsmen for killing moose.
Commissioner Carleton said that every
paper, transportation company and
trophy exhibitor had been for years tell
ing peouls how easily they can kill q
moose in Maine and giving them three
months in which to do it. He went on
to strongly advocate curtaiiing the sea-
son and licensing guides. He said that
guides were helping the sportmen to
break the laws in most outrageous
way. He gave examples that have come
under his personal observation and every
thing considered made a speech which
may save more moose, deer and caribou
in the next five years than all tho laws
in the last five. MIR. Carleton said that
camp keepers feed their guests on veni-
SON from j uae TO October tinuing
with his ideas about a tax on moose
hunter ssr, Carleton said that he had
figured on what should be expended for
warden hire and had concluded that the
legislature would never appropriate the
amount needed and that legislation to
secure money from sportsmen must be
rasprtsd to.
In discussing the recommendations OF
the legislature committee Colonel Far
rington and Commissioner Oak strongly
opposed taxing non-residents who kill
moose.
Commissioner Carleton asked Colonel
Harrington where he proposed to get
money to pay for having the laws en-
forced, saying that $50, 0u0.a year was not
enough.
Colonel Harrington thought that it
was and expressed it IS his opinion that
only suau amount could be realized
BY taxing moose hunters.
The recommendations of the legislative
committee were adopted except the one
taxing nonresident moose hunters. 1t
was also voted to ask tor law compell-
ing sportmen to get permission OF the
com mlssioners before taking dogs into
camp.
1t was also voted to ask that the close
time on trout and salmon begin Septem-
Der IS instead of October as at present.
It was also recommended by vote of
thegassociation that.S75, 600 year be ap-
propriated for the fish and game inter-
ests.
Colonel harrington advocated asking