Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-15
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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] hope this measure will he passed. ara
passed without further discussion do
not think it is agreeable for the members
of the supreme court to be made a root
ball Of in the manner Indicated by the
tendency OF this discussion.
On motion by Mr. Pummcr OF PcnGh-
scot. the bin then took its second rcdd-
ing and WAS passed to he cnGroSsod.
on motion by Mr.. Morrison of York.
bill. an act to allow an open time on deer
in certain towns in Cumberland county.
was taken from the table; ana the same
senator moved that the bill be indefinitely
postponed
Mr. MORRISON of York: | wish to 81 /.
in explanation that early i'll the session
that matter was referred to the dele2a-
tions OF York, Cumberland ana Sasada !
hoe counties. and discussed, and it was
finally agreed that the law shoIld remain
rs it was. Nothing WAS heard of ii again
until late III Inc session, when the bill
appeared from the representative in the
northern part OF Cumberland county,
asking for an open time on Is towns in
the northern part of that county. .\ttcn-
ton was called to it and our delegation
met the Cumberland delegation and could
cs TO interfere in Cumberland county af-
fairs, our delegation thought there WAS
only one thing for US To do. ana that WAS
to resent the position taken by them.
Several Of them wish the bill to be killed
and this morning | ask your support it;
indefinitely postponins the matter.
Mr.. VICkERY of KennebcC: TO sclcC;
out a few towns in "A county ana have
bic: and | hope there will be no Singing
out of a few towns in the county for open
time
Mr.. STAPLES of Cumberland: just
want to say that this bill came before
the Cumberland county delegation. back
ed by over 1909 petitioners from those
towns. The Cumberland county dclcGl
ton voted that the bill ought to pass
without a single dissenting vote. Ihc
towns represented in this bill are practl-
cally unanimous to have this bill passed.
They are surrounded by the oxford coun-
~ line. and they have an open tim
there | horc the bill will not be indcu
nitely postponed.
Mr.. VIRGIN Of Cumberland: MI.
President unfortunately l cannot give
the history Of the conference concerns
Morrison. speaks. understand,
though from members Of the Cumbor-
land county delegation, who were pres
cnt, that no agreement or contract OF
anything of that kind was made. that
the matter came up for discussion. re-
lating to Il close time il three counties.
York. Cumberland ana Sagadahuc.
some discussion as to whether il would
be advisable to have an open time in
those three counties III accordance
with the general Law applicable 10 thu
rest Of the State. What actually took
place. | cannot state. but only what
has been represented to me by the
cumberland county delegation. 1t
that time there were, as understand. |
no petitions from towns in Cumberland |
county. Since that time. as | know
personally. petitions have come from |
citizens Of towns in the northern part /
of the county asking that they may b |
allowed to shoot deer during the month |
of October of each year. The citizens
of oxford county can shoot deer. and |
oxford county abutS on Cumberland |
in several towns. it is only necessary |
to step over the line ana you can shoot
deer, if you are fortunate enough 10 i
find them; and ii seems to the citizens |
of northern Cumberland, surrounded |
on both sides by oxford county. that |
they ought to be permitted to shoot |
deer in Cumberland county OF Whcr
ever they see fit during October. They |
further think that it does not concern |
York county. | have suggested to |
some of the delegation from YORK |
county that there was ample opportun- |
ity to put in a bill if they saw fit. al |
lowing the citizens of York county to |
shoot deer in York county. | appear |
for over 1900 citizens of Cumberland |
county. | do not understand there is |
any contract with York county: and | |
see no reason why the citizens of Cum |
berland county should not be allowed !
to shoot deer if they desire to do 50.
Mr.. BURNS of Cumberland: | WAS |
present at the meeting of the Cumbc"- |
land county delegation when this mat |
ter was discussed and acted upon. and |
there was not d dissenting vote To
open time of one month: and | hope
the motion of the Senator from York |
will not prevail.
Mr.. MORRISON of York: | think |
there was a vote taken at the first
<.
one of the gentlemen Interested in the
present bill said that whereas he had
opposed this matter up to this time, he
would not vote against it. ana a Not"
was taken at that time to let it remain
as it was. Cumberland has done with
York about what she wanted to. ana
when they try to rush this bill through
at this late day, our people do not taxi
very kindly to it. | hope the senators
viii support my motion.
The question being put, Il division
was called for by Mr.. Morrison. Ten
voted in favor of the motion. and II
against the motion and the motion
was declared lost
ON motion BY Mr.. Virgin Of Cumber-
Land. the bill was then passed to be
,ngrossed.
ON motion by Mr.. Staples Of Knox.
resolve in favor of the Augusta City
Hospital was taken from the table
and on motion by Mr.. Weeks of
Somerset, the resolve was passed to BE-
cnSrOSScd.
ON motion by Mr.. Adams OF penoh-
scot. bill. an act to amend Chapter lbS
~ the Private and Special Laws of
Maine for the year 1873, entitled an act