Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-03-08
STATE sOloNs.


Legislative News Of interest TO HAM
cock County Readers.
Senator Mayo, OF Hancock, last Wsdnes-
day sprung surprise on thu Fishermen BY
Offering an amendment to his bill relating
to wharves and fish weirs, and substitute
bill in place Of the herring bill accepted
by the Senate.
Favorable committee reports have been
returned on bill to incorporate the Winter
Harbor Light Co., bill to grant certain
powers to the Hancock county trustees Of
public reservations, and resolve in favor Of
Bar Harbor hospital
The herring question bodied up in both
branches. /, the Senate Senator Mayo
had the general herring fisheries bill with
its amendments recommitted to the COM
mittee. This reopens the entire dispute
between the three factions of fishermen
concerned and may necessitate another
hearing. Meanwhile the forces antago-
nistic to Senator Mayo were busy in the
House and the outcome was an order for
the appointment of a commission of five
members, to be appointed by the governor.
to make careful and impartial investi-
CATION into the laws relating to this SUBJ
ject and to report to the next legislature.
Senator Mayo and his friends claim that
the order is simply scheme to defer the
whole matter two years longer while the
herring are being destroyed.
The proponents of the bill to admit
automobiles to Bar Harbor have submitted
a new bill, while the opponents have sub
mitted bill for special automobile road.
The proponents, in asking. for one auto
MOBILE road to Bar Hsroor, originally
asked that the act take effect 100 days after
the close Of the legislature, but that in the
new draft the date set was March 1912,
because there is fair prospect OF road
being built especially for auto travel.
The grist of the proponents bill is that a
new road, or one already built, shall be des-
ignated by the town. E. N. Benson SAYS
the special road bill is so drawn that it
would be possible, by withholding SUBJ
scriptions, to defeat the aim OF the pro-
ponents, for the town is not compelled to
NasANA oNAAN Aoad VI oSsiShhtS Ouc
already built. As an illustration OF his
position, Mr.: Benson related the expert
ence OF the proponents OF the trolly road
into Bar Harbor, when the proposition
was taken out Of the hands OF the original
proponents in somewhat the same manner,
and never built.
Mr.. Leach, of Bucksport, yesterday pre-
sented petition OF 81 xty nine residents Of
Castine for adjustment OF office OF re-
corde- OF Western Hancock municipal
court.
Bill in favor Of plantation No. 80 was re-
ported favorably yesterday.
The majority report against the separa-
tion OF Stonington and Isle au Haut from
Hancock county was accepted in the Sen
ate yesterday.
The bill enlarging jurisdiction OF Bar
Harbor municipal court was favorably re-
ported yesterday; also bill for close time
on Holsters in waters of Winter Hsrbor;
also resolve in favor Of town Of Waltham.
LEGISLATION OF GENERAL INTEREST.
The resubmission resolve reached Gov.
AoASeSo " eoheouoy, auu Wds elSneu Dy
him Thursday.
The committee on education had
hearing Thursday on the act proposed
by Senator Mayo to allow the people
of towns to elect their superintendents
of schools. Mr.. Mayo said Ae put this
in to cure a serious state of things in
Southwest Harbor, where the school board
is in state OF constant conflict, and where
the situation might be greatly benefited if
the people could elect their superinten-
dent. State Superintendent Of Schools
Smith opposed it, saying 1t would do no
good and might do much harm. The law
Luts certain duties on the school board
and certain duties on the superintendent,
and it would do no good to change the
method of election.
The bill to prohibit the use Of automatic
and repeating shotguus in hunting birds
was turned down by committee.
The House yesterday, by vote OF fifty
nine to forty-six, adopted the minority
report, fought to pass, on Canadian reci-
procity.