Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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Revised Statutes providing for the re-
coyery of money improperly paid by
the State for support of insane pau
,ers. Assigned for Wednesday OF
next week on motion Of Mr.. Peters of
Ellsworth
Appropriation for Fish Hatcheries.
special assignment: Resolve for the
nurpose of operating the fish hatch
cries and feeding stations for fish and
far the protection of fish.
rbe question being on the adoption
ne House Amendment A by striking
o,,t .s41 900 in the first and second
lines and substituting therefore ''s25,-
ny," and by striking out "s47, 500" in
the lines three and four and substi-
tutins therefor 1926, 600"
Mr.. PATTANGALL of Waterville:
Mr. Speaker: If the House will bear
with me for a few moments I desire to
present my reasons for offering that
amendment. In the first place l want
70 saw that while / believe at the pres
eot time large majority Of this
House are in favor of rejecting the
amendment and voting the original ap-
prouiation, / do not believe that such
viii be the case if every member Of
th4 House would give careful atten-
s1ion to the facts in connection with
the matter and would investigate on
their own account and not through the
Yncdilrn of the Maine Sportsmen's AS
ISOLATION. 7 offered the amendment,
not through any emnity toward this
department or from any desire to Grip
Die its work, for take it it is the set
tied policy Of the people of the State
10 maintain This department and main
tam it properly, but simply because I
belicve that at the present time an
anpropration such as the department
has received for this special purpose
for the past few years is sufficient for
its Immediate needs when they are
considered in connection with the
need of the rest of the State. I find
in talking with some members this
morning that the impression was
abroad in this House that this appro-
uriation bill carried all that the fish
and game department expended. All
Of MS ought to know better before we
vote upon 1t.
In the year 1908 the fish and game de-
partrnant had expended in various
WAYS, it had for expenditures, the sum
OF sS0S22 Only $4,000 of that was
made up in the appropriation for fish
hatci,erics, $42 S92 went to the fish and
game department from fines and IL
cen. and some $11 900 in special appro-
priations Tor rebuilding and building
fish hatchrrioS Now if the amendment
which | offered should prevail the in
cone Of the fish and game department
for the next year would be $41,312 for
fines and licenses SO 600 from the spe
cal appropriation and $4,000 if you
pass the special fish hatchery appro-
pration, or $-9572 | used those fig
CURES simply to disabuse the minds of
every member OF the House that by
adopting this amendment you are Vim
itng the fish and game department
down t. 81, 900 a year. Should you
adopt the amendment there Will be
spent in the interests of inland fish
cries and game in this state next year
$79.5,,2 Now the bill as it stands car
rieS 500 JOG more and if the hill went
through without amendment you
would be giving this department t.
spend next year the sum of $l02,012 n
total appropriation would be carried,
if the bill went through without
amendment. for this one department
of $l02 012 Now it seems to some of us.
10 M at any rate. that $4,000 a year
ought to b." sufficient under present
circumstances to support this depart
ment for the next two years. In addi-
ton 10 that. following the recommend
alton of the commissioner of inland
fisheries and game in his annual re-
port. bill has been introduced pro-
vldnt that the law which prevents
State officials from riding on railroads
free on passes, may be amended so
that fish wardens carrying fish from
pond to pond for distribution in the
State may be passed by the railroads.
have no doubt but that bill will be
it passes it will practically place an
other $4,000 in the hands of the fish and
game commission, because 1T cost last
year practically $4,000 for the transpor-
tation of fish and the WardcnS accom-
panying the fish. That would bring
their available fund for all practicable
purposes M to about $4,000 n year.
Now can we go much further than
that? 1t is an unpleasant thing to OBJ
ject to any appropriation. | would
like to vote every dollar that anybody
wants but there has got to be some