Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-11

The question being on the demand
for the previous question the motion
was agreed to.
The question being. shall the main
question be now put?
1t was agreed to.
The SPEAKER: AS many as are
in favor of the final Passage of THIS
resolve, when their lanes are called.
will answer yes; those opposed will
answer no. The clerk will call the
roll
YEA.--Addton. Allen of Richmond. An
drows, Bartlett of Eliot. Bartlett of
stoneham. Bemis, Beyer., Bigelow, Big
BraSdon. Burse of Pttsfield, Russell.
Buswell Campbell of Cherryfield. Camp
bell Of Kingman. Charles. Chase of Sc
bee. Clark, Colby, Cole, Corners. Cool
Dutcur. Edwards. Emery, Ferguson,
Grant. Hall, Hamlin, Hannaford. Hanson,
Harmon. Hartman. Harrington, Harris.
Hersey. Higgins, Hill, Hodgkins of Tenn
pie, Holt, Hussey. Hyde. Jones, Jordan,
JOY, kavanough. Kelley. Lambert, Lane.
Libby. Lombard, Lord. Ludgate, Marshall.
MERCER. Merrill of Buehil. Merrill of
Durham, Miller, Millett. Montgomery,
Moore, Morse, Nelson, Orff. Patten Pei
letter, Peters. Pinkham. Porter, PRESLEY,
Rcdlon. Richardson. Ross. Rounds. Saw
yer. Slsby. Smith of Andover, Smith of
Berwick. Smith Of Biddeford, Snow of
Brunswick, Stackpole. Stanley, Stetson,
Strickland, Thompson, Tibbetts. Trafton.
Trckey. Trimble. True. Weld, White of
Columbia, Whitney, Wing of kinstield-
102.
NAY:-AlIen Of Jonesboro, Bcals,
Bearce of Eddington, Bogue, Chase of
York, Day. Dobe, Duncan. Dunn. Farm
ham. Frost. Mace. sMcIain. Moulton,
Nickerson, Packard, Pattansall, Pike.
pI,fO1m Oninn Slpnnpr Stnypr 'rbnr-
Tough. Wing Of Auhurn-4.
Observation-Disclosures Bowley. BurleiSh.
Cook. Cousins, Couture. Drake. Fortier,
ariscotta. Merliiield. Patterson. Paul,
Perry. Robbins. Sanborn. Snow Of Scar
boro. Spear of South Portland. Spear of
Warren. Varney, White of Wayne,
Whitehouse-24.
The necessary thirds having vot-
ed in the affirmative the resolve was
finally passed
Orders Of the Day.
Unfinished business: Resolve in
favor Of the University Of Maine.
On motion of Mr.. King of Kingfield
the resolve was referred to the COM
mittee on appropriations and financial
affairs
The SPEAKER: The first assign
ment for the day is House Document
No. 269, bill creating an open time on
grey and black squirrels in York, Ken
nebec and Washington counties.
Mr. SLEEPER of South Berwick:
Mr.. Speaker, if I understand correctly
the pending question is the adoption
of the amendment.
The SPEAKER: The pending ques-
ton is the adoption of House Amend
ment "a"
Mr. SLEEPER: | desire to enter Il
protest against the adoption of the
amendment This bill has been drawn
in the interest Of the county of York.
Two years ago law was passed Great
ing a close time on grey squirrels
throughout the State. We feel down
there in the county of York that our
rights are being abridged and have
asked for a repeal of the law. There
are very many people there who desire
to have this bill repealed. These peo-
pl are not able to take trip into the
woods through the lack of both time
and money, and it has been an ancient
custom there to indulge in this form Of
sport. | don't imagine in the course
of a year more than hundred SPUR
rcls are killed in York county, and
appeal to the members of this House
in the interest of those people to see
that the rights of the common people
are not abridged. We already have
measures where our ponds are being
closed to ice fishing and I think it is
all right, and | hope the members will
give some consideration to the rights
of our common people.
Of Jonr,,ir1-. Snp.lt-
or, | also move to kill this amendment,
and | speak for my town and my class
town of Wells for an open time on
grey squirrels. 1t is a fact well known
by hunters and those who take an in
tcrest in the matter that grey squirrels
are a pest They are dangerous to our
song birds, our game birds and all
other birds. They will eat the eggs, and
if the eggs escape their ravaGeS until
the time when the young birds come
they will then eat the young birds. ]
have seen them do it, | am not speak
ing from hcarsay for | have seen the
nests ravaged. and have seen the grey
SQUIRRELS in the nests eating the young
birds. Talk about the ordinary grey
squirrel. he is pretty. but what is ne
pretty for? He is a good deal prcttiHr
when he is baked into pie than when
he is up in the top Of a pine tree cat
ing birds eggs or eating the young
birds.
Mr.. CLARK of Hollis: Mr.. Speak
er am in favor Of the amendment b7~
cause / believe that all in my section
of the county are in favor Of having
a close time on grey squirrels. Inc
gentleman from South Berwick tMr
Sleeper) said there wasn't more than
a hundred grey squirrels shot in York
county. There was a time when in
York county they could shoot many
times that number and at the present
time we have only few left, ana
think we ought to save what few we
have and perhaps later on we Will nave
more. and I am very much in favor OF
the amendment.
Mr.. MONTGOMERY of Camden; Mr.
Speaker.I would ask what the amend
ment is.
The SPEAKER: The House has I'M
der consideration House Document NO
269. An Act creating an open time on
grey and black squirrels in York, Ken
nebec and Washington counties. The
gentleman from Shapleigh (Mr. Fergu-
con1 has offered House Amendment