Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-29

payment of county taxes by the State
treasurer, came from the Senate in
definitely postponed. (Tabled pending
concurrent action on motion of Mr..
Burleigh of Augusta.
Memorial to Congress relating TO
the proposed reduction of the duty on
lumber, pulp and paper. (Tabled pend
ing adoption in concurrence on motion
of Mr. Davies of Yarmouth).
Senate Bills on First Reading.
An Act to amend the charter of the
Maine Missionary Society. (Read a
third time and passed to be engrossed
under suspension of the rules on mo-
ton of Mr. Hersey of Houlton).
An Act 10 provide for competitive
bids in the award Of State contract for
construction and repair of buildings
and bridges. (Read a third time and
passed to be engrossed under suspen-
sion of the rules On motion OF Mr.
Montgomery of Camden).
An Act to amend Chapter 80 of the
Revised Statutes relating to apothe-
carries and rhe sale of poisons. Grabbed
pending third reading on motion Of Mr..
Rounds of PortlanD.
An Act in relation to the collection
of fees by State officials and payment
of same to the State treasurer. CRead
third time and passed to be en-
crossed under suspension of the rules
on motion of Mr.. Porter of Mapleton).
Resolve providing for the payment
of certain deficiencies accrued prior to
January 1, 1909 Read a second time
and passed to be engrossed under sus-
pension of the rules on motion of Mr..
Hyde of Bath).
Resolve in favor of John j. Dear
born. Read second time and passed
to be engrossed under suspension of
the rules on motion of Mr.. Hyde of
Bath,.
An Act creating an open time on
gray and black squirrels in York coun-
ty and Washington county, came from
| the Senate indefinitely postponed.
| Grabbed pending concurrent action on
motion of Mr.. Davies of Yarmouth.
| An Act relating to the choice of as
| SCISSORS in towns, came from the Sen
| ate passed to be engrosSed as amended
| by Senate Amendment A.
Mr. HerSey of Houlton moved to re-
| consider the vote whereby the bill was
indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Mr. Montgomery of
| Camden the motion to reconsider was
| tabled
| An Act for the licensing of dogs and
| for the better protection of sheep,
came from the Senate passed to be
engrossed by that branch.
| Mr. BLAKE Of Monmouth: Mr..
| Speaker: 1 happened to be present at
| the hearing of that question a few
| weeks ago and l found that this old
| question was still on. The sportsmen
| were there contending in behalf of their
sport, their recreation; the farmers
were there contending for their flocks
| and their business. When that bill
came before the committee there was
another section which made it neces-
| sary for the owner to keep his dogs
upon his own premises unless he was
| muZzled or was under his owners i'm
mediate control This section was OPP
posed by the sportsmen, and finally
| after due consideration by the commit
| tee on agriculture it was. stricken out.
| BY striking out this section the bill had
lost it's point of real benefit, and if it
| should be passed without an additional
amendment to take the place of that
! section, it will not be satisfactory and
the question must still come up in the
| next Legislature. This matter has been
| before Legislature after Legislature
and bill after bill has been presented
| by the farmers to the agricultural
committee but when these bills have
passed the committee or passed the
| Legislature as rule the teeth have
| been extracted and the farmers have
| found themselves in but very little
better condition than before as far as
the encouragement of the sheep in
| dustry was concerned.
| Now it is wei known ] think by all
| who have watched this thing that the
great injury to 1locks is not by dogs
| under the supervision Of their masters.
l think you will find that very few
sheep are slaughtered in that way; but
| they are slaughtered by the indie
| pendent hunting by dogs without this
| supervision Of their Understanding
| over the pastures and woods by night
and by day, principally by night singly,
i'll pairs, in packs. There, gentlemen,
| is where a large part Of the slaughter
| comes; and on this point a very mod
/
ment has been prepared. 1t does not
make a hardship for any one, unless
| it is considered q hardship to keep a
| dog within reasonable bounds. | think
we find that laws are passed curtail-
| ing the unlawful and lawless action
both of men and boys and why should
not laws be passed curtailing the law
| less action Of dogs?
| Now this amendment provides that
dogs shall not he allowed to wander
over the fields and pastures when the
snow is off-they may run as much as
| they like when the snow is on-but if
| they do SO when the snow is off the
municipal officers of the town or plan
tatior shall notify the owner request
ing him to either keep his dog upon
his own premises, muzzlc him or dis
pose of him. If he refuses to do that
he may be fined the sum of S. and
| costs. If. the dog then continues to
| roam unreStrained he is to be ordered
killed by the municipal officers unless
the owner will promptly dispose of
| him himself. Now gentlemen, I be-
! lleve this Will meet the requirements
| n mn T Mol x,,;n L.