Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-12

right to kill a doe, something tnat -
not allowed in any other part OF the
state. I hope the House will oppose
| The idea of having, this matter up now
and taking up more of the time OF the
| House, and as / say, l am entirely
| willing to let the matter rest, and
| hope these people will take their medi-
| cine in quiet.
y Mr.. HANNAFORD of Newfield: Mr..
| Speaker, when / presented this bill
| simply presented it for the people of
| York county and not meaning
| that the result of it should
be wholesale slaughter. I'm
der the present law We can shoot
4: buck in York county, and l know
have seen does that have been shot and
left in the woods. Now, l think 1t
would be wise if we passed this bill so
that if a man shoots doe he can take
| this doe out and use it IN his family
In the little town where / live 1t was
| recor,ed that at least % does were seen
| that were killed and left in the woods;
and I would ask that you vote to re-
| consider this matter for the protection
! of deer.
Mr.. TRIMBLE of Calais: Mr.. Speak
or and Gentlemen of the House, on
| previous occasions when these bills
have been discussed, the matter Of
grey squirrels and black squirrels and
deer in York county, over three hours
| Of the valuable time of this House
have been occupied much to the detri-
ment OF much more important legisla-
] ton before us. Now, 1 have no doubt
| but what in that particular section
| the lives of the great squirrels and the
| lives of deer and the privilege OF shoot
| ing deer are important questions, but
| there are much more important ques-
lions before the House at the present
time, and we have been delayed In
| consequence of the discussion of these
| things, and I hope the motion to re-
,onsider will not prevail
Mr.. MARSHALL of Portland: Mr.
Speaker it has just been suggested to
me that a bill for Cumberland county
has gone to it's final passage which
has the same provisions as the bill
which was rejected yesterday in the
House respecting the county of York,
and it seems to me, in view of the fact
that the two counties join each other
especially in the upper part and the
wooded part, that there should be
uniform laws pertaining to the two
counties, and therefore if we reconsider
the present bill and let it go along to
is final passage as originally drawn
and reported it seems to me it would
Re well; and l therefore hope we will
reconsider.
Mr.. CHASE of YORK: Mr.. Speaker,
the gentleman from Portland (Mr.
MarshalD was one of the men who was
exceedingly anxious yesterday to have
this whole matter indefinitely post
poned He made a motion to that effect.
and I hope the House will take him at
his word, and keep it where it is.
Mr. MOORE of Saco: Mr.. Speaker, it
is true that a great many of us were
mistaken yesterday. We did not know
what we were voting on. don't un-
derstand that there is any reason why
we should not come in this morning
and acknowledge our mistake, and we
have, to the members of this House.
We were wrong when we indefinitely
postponed that bill yesterday and I
am satisfied of that in my own mind
and / know it because. as I said be-
FORE since yesterday I have read the
bill and also have heard from home.
I have heard by telephone and by tel
egraph and by letter. and they have
L
ways listen to the voice of the people
at home, and consequently I come in
here this morning and ask this House
to reconsider a wrongful action which
we took yesterday. Perhaps it was at
my own suggestion that the gentleman
from Portland and myself both made
| the motion to indefinitely postpone that
bill yesterday If we did so, we did it
here confessing our guilt this morning
and we ask the House to help make
it right now. The gentleman from Cal
ais (Mr Trimble) says that we will
take up a lot of time Of the House.
We will take up less of the time of
| the House and less time of our peo-
pie if we reconsider this thing now
than if we let it go ahead as it is.
Mr.. CHASE of York: Mr.. Speaker, Il
Mr.. MOORE OF Saco: Mr.. Speaker.
I rise to a point of order, that the gen
tleman from York has spoken twice
upon the question.
Mr.. CHASE of York: I ask the per-
mission of the House to speak again.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman from
York NAV proceed by unanimous con-
sent.
Mr. MOORE: object. daughter).
The question being on the motion to
reconsider the vote whereby the bill
was indefinitely postponed
Mr.. Trimble of Calais called for a
division.
a division being had, 81 voted in the
affirmative and SO in the negative, and |
the motion to reconsider was carried |
On motion of Mr.. Moore of SacO, the |
bill received its third reading.
Mr. Chase of York moved that the !
bill lie upon the table pending its PAS
sage to be engrossed.
Mr. MOORE of Saco: Mr.. Speaker |
7 realize that the motion to lay upon
the table is not a debatable notion |
but it seems to me that the time of this |
House has been taken enough on this |
matter
Mr. CHASE: Oh, yes. Gaughter).
The question being on the motion to
Law the bill on the table
The motion was lost.
The bill was then passed to be en-