Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-16
STATE HOUSE.
Preparations for a Busy Week With
Many Special Meetings.
Senatorial Election Makes Adjournment ior
Nj. Dins'ey's Funeral impossible.

The meeting of tho Maine Sportsmen' s
Fish and Game Associatio that is due. to
be held, Tuesday evening", is the room of
the judiciary committee. 1Fpmises % be
more Interesting than the; ntating of last
kTuesdae evening. At that meeting there
i was little If any variance of opinion but
the three principal topics that are to be
discussed at the next meeting are ones
| that admit of a great amount of discus
| sion and as they are new ones. there will
be quite little difference of opinion ex-
pressed. This is shown by the way that
they have merely touched upon the ques-
| lions at previous meetings.
The first of all the subjects and prob
ably the one that is considered the
most important is the sportsmen's Ii
cense law that has been proposed by
Judge George II. Smith in the House.
This license law was proposed by Colonel
Harrington, secretary of the association
at their first meeting. two weeks ago
His paper upon the subject has been pub
lished in pamphlet form and circulated.
Next to the appropriation for the protec-
ton of the fish and. game. this is the
most important thing that is proposed by
the present Legislature in the fish and
game interests.
Even among those who are believers in
the sportsmen's license there is q vari-
ance of opinion as to the amount of the
license. The bill introduced by Judge
Smith has the price for non-residents, as
s., but he places the amount on residents
at only 81. while Secretary Harrington
proposes that it be 81. This will be fully
discussed and the matter of the approval
or disapproval of the proposed law and
in what form. will be discussed. Cover
nor Powers favors a license law as "A
means to raise money for better protec-
ton. and this will have great amount
of weight on the subject
Then there comes the subject of having
all nonresident hunters obliged to hire
registered guide. This was brought up al
the last meeting by Hon. j. s. Sprague of
Monsoon, and heartily seconded by Hon.
c. A. Marston. on the ground that as a
lumberman, he thought it was better
guarantee that there would not be so
many losses by fire. He cited instances
that occurred last year in his territory.
where they had one camp burned and
another almost burned, beside several
dangerous camp fires, all resulting from
ing there without a guide and being care
less.
Last of all is the matter of making a
close time on caribou that shall last for
five years. to see if it will not have some
thing to do in the way of increasing the
number of these animals. The report of
the commissioners of fish and game, says
that the number of caribou of the State
is being decreased by the way they are
slaughtered. 1t was Hon. II. NJ Heaths
suggestion that the law be discussed and
some action taken by the association to-
ward having law of that sort proposed
to the Legislature.
Though there We're SO very few of the
members of the Legislature at the State
House. Saturday morning, not over rs re-
manning in the city over Sunday, there
was a general feeling of sorrow at the
death Of Congressman Dingley. On all
sides is heard the same great praise for
the illustriOus man and all seem TO agree
that II will be impossible to find man
who can take his place. The flag was
placed at half mast when flung to the
breeze. Saturday morning, and those leg
islators who were present began to lay
their plans for the hOnors that will be
paid the memory of the late Ex-Governor
and congressman, this week. Cnfortu-
nately for the usual observance, the joint
convention for announcing the election of
a United States senator must be held.
Wednesday noon: they cannot adjourn
over from Tuesday afternoon until Thurs
day. A delegation from each branch can
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