Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-25
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crampcd for lack OF funds. We have a
yea coast from cast to west OF over 2OOO
miles In extent. and teed 70 have pro-
lection Sasn over every mile o. that coast
brace. nearly every mile OF Il which
lieve that the interests Of tho great
number OF people living Ing On the coast and
auire the fun appropriation reported BY
this committee. Upon. the sea coast we
pay our proportion Of the State taxes.
Mnso " yoS sss msg e n
end. for the protection Of inland fish and
game. We are willing that you should
have It but we get no direct benefit from
BY the county of Knox 70 G this House Isst up
to the present Legislature. think. for u
great many years In which single dol
lar was asked for building bridges or
ways or schools or hospitals. We pay
our own bills In that respect. am not
hostile to these appropriations generally;
am In favor of them; but. say. give us
something that we : need down n Knox
cock and Washington and Cumberland
and York. We do not ask anything that
we do not believe we need, but VIC do
ask what we need, what affects the in
pie. and we say In the name of justice
we ought TO have an appropriation for
this purpose which will fully and ade-
duately protect this industry. protect 1t
now and protect It for the future.
Mr. Pattangall of Machias: am un-
fortunately one OF those members who do
not believe N large appropriations;
tween the gentleman from Bath tMr.
SewalD and myself may be that expect
to live for several years and pay taxes
OF Samoa. (Applnuse). believe that
appropriations made In this House,
whether large or small. should be made
observation-disclosures: and when the gentle
| amend this resolve BY cutting It down
to $4,000. | say believe It has been cut
| all that II ought to be and all which the
S w9rk ina, the % are nd
what knew before to be a fact. that. by
the action OF the last Legislature. very
much extra work was put upon the com,
] would say also that there are now pend
ing before committees Of this House bills
relating to the sardine industry. which
viii put even mare work upon the cG ,be
| amount Of money that was necessary to
| carry on the necessary work. and ! con-
suited with all the care could with men,
Whitten. and found to my satisfaction
| that $1,000 is the very lowest limit at
which this commission can carry on Its
work The sea s shore Fisheries Is a bust
1
ested as the working people Of the shore
towns. The sardine industry. for In
| stance, In the last two or three years has
paid no manufacturer decent profit on
his money, but to the 1000 laboring people
| employed in that industry. that Industry
| IL great blessing and has become an abb
| solute necessity, and without which the
people OF our shore towns would be forced
| to leave them. 1t is all that keeps them
| there. The sardine business has grown
| to such dimensions that Il demands care
.V,I ~~ttlt fssl t,xss t~,, t.~.
wardens, ana they must be paid. / think
my friend from Maxfeld made slip of
the tongue when he suggested even to the
House that the reason for the larger ex-
commissioner had jdst found out how to
| spend money. ] do not think that he in
| tended to cast any reflection upon Mr..
with the sea shore fisheries: and I feel
sure that on second thought he would be
not only willing but anxious to recall that
pie have conducted their affairs ec0noni-
| cally and well; and ask you. represent
ing as I do a district made UP Of fishing
towns and shipping towns. not to cut
down this appropriation unless on careful
examination you find you ought to do so.
MIR. Fogler of Rockland said that the
| inland fish and game commission in year
past have been obliged to expend consid-
cradle sums. drawing quite largely upon
| their appropriations. for the protection
Of salmon running in our rivers. Under
the present law that . duty Is Imposed
additional duty Is required and an addi-
tional expenditure of money in that re-
| spect alone falls upon this commission.
! he ought to explain that they did not
think they could get along with $1,000
without making some sacrifice. BY re-
| ferring to Senate document No. 50. you
will see that they recommend the APP
pOintment of two more commissioners to
act in conjunction with the present one.
The idea Is that they should act In a sim
liar capacity as the commissioners OF in
land fish and game. The payment of these
two commissioners will be an additional
expense. We propose to sacrifice those
commissioners and get along with the
$2. 000 and that is the only way We can
get along with $12,0
Mr.. Hamilton of Bddeford: | am OPP
posed to both of the amendments. ! agree
IN the main with my friend from Bath
(Mr. SewalD. do not believe he thinks
that there is any gentleman here who
votes from prejudice. l believe. too, that
every member of this House has n right
and it is his duty to Scrutinize every mat
ter even If 1t is reported by committee.
| take the liberty so to do. ! do not vote
here on any question because ! think 1t
is for the interest of any class or any
individual, but / vote on all questions
to the best of my understanding on what
l believe is for the best interests. of the
whole State. AS to this bill I am certain
~ In favor of the $4,000 appropriation.
believe it Is actually demanded by the
people of the whole State In my county
there Is no industry that is of so much
Importance as is the lobster fishery today.
This industry has brought the people up
along on our shore they have built vii
lagos. they have built schoolhouses. there
IS intelligence all along that shore. and
they need the protection of the fish
wardens. We do not have protection
there enough now. We cannot have pro-
lection enough under the appropriations
which have been made for the last four
or five years. There are some fishermen
who do not obey the law, but a majority
of them are anxious that the statutes
should be enforced. For the last year
such measures have been adopted by the
fish commissioner and such wardens APP
pointed that boom has been given to
that Industry. The prosperity Of York
county rests today on its sea shore. The
wealth and population Is increasing there
and we ask Of the State, not only for
York county but for the whole State.
ought to have $2s.OOo. hope neither
amendment will prevail but hope that
SIS, 900 will be voted here as an appropria-
ton for this purpose. for the benefit and
promotion of one of the greatest In
n. Al. H. Grf~~