Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-26

to prove that he was IN the exercise
of due care.
In fact, / do not think that ! am
going to get assistance from any of
my Democratic colleagues, because,
as / understand it, they have eau
cused on the matter, and they think
the passage of this bill would he a
great assistance to them in Knox
county where they most need votes.
In the days of my youth, it was not
an uncommon thing to see a tame
bear being led around the streets,
which would dance and perform ar
the command of his master But
about II wears ago some OF the hu-
name people in our state passed a law
| prohibiting the use of tame bears for
that purpose. | can see how the re
peal of that law might be of much
| benefit to that great leader of the
| Democracy in Waterville, because
when they have a Democratic caucus
| in this Legislature. the tame bear led
| by the nose, could be brought into the
! caucus as an example of complete
| obedience and subjugation To the
| master Will.
Realizing that my efforts in behalf
] OF my constituents are futile, | utter
| that ancient and appropriate prayer
| for the committee on inland fisheries
and game. Lord. forgive them, for
| they know not what they do"
/ bow to the inevitable. and move
that this bill take It's first reading.
| tapplause)
| Mr. HERSEY OF Aroostook Mr.
| President. ought to apologize for not
| standing with the senator from
Penobscot. He could at least have
labored with me without springine
| this on me all at once. | certainly dc
| not consider this bill of much conse-
quenee because there are no bears in
| Arcostook county. 1t has been Il
| great many years since we have seen
any bears up there. OF course, the
| senator from, Pepobscot. in = little
| backwoods town on the Penohscot
river where the adjoining town con-
tains the original inhabitants of the
county. that get their living by hunt
| ing bears. feels he must stand by his
| constituents from Old Town, and still
a SIX for bounty on an animal that
| in our county is obsolete and gone.
| And To protect the senator from the
animals he has spoken about. and to
| protect the young ladies' on the other
/ side Of the river who cross over to his
! city, for which the bridges have been
| built and over which much blood has
/ been spilled in the battle between
| Bangor and Brewer. II it protects
| the yonug women going across the
| river from bears. | should not stand
| for the repeal of this act. 1t seems
| to me from my experience years ago
| when / hunted bears, and there Were
| bears, that a bear is just as afraid
| of you as you of him. and if the bear
| had seen the young man the senator
| described here the bear would have
taken to the woods and so would ].
| (Applause)
| Mr.. MOREY of Androscoggin: Mr..
| President. Just a word i'm regard IN
/ this matter The trouble is in our
section, in oxford county, that they
/ killed off all the bears and now they
| apply that epithet to the stalwart men
| of that county. and they are known
/ all over the State as Oxford Bears. and
+ it was simply that good senators, like
4 the senator lFOiH tbNlOTus anu lile SCH
| ator at my right. Senator Hastings
| he Is really from oxford county-that
| do not want To see exterminated, and
4 so / shall lhave to vote with the SEN
| ator from Penobscot.
/ Remove the bounty and let these
| gentlemen live and take to the woods
| unmolested. (Applause).
The question being on the motion OF
the senator from Penobscot that The
| bill be given its first reading. a viva
| voce vote was taken, and the motion
was agreed TO.
The bill was then given its first read
ing.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair lays
before the Senate for consideration the
second matter assigned for today, ma
jority report Ought not to pass" an6
minority report Ought TO pass from
the committee on legal affairs, on re-
solve relating to changing date of State
election from September to November
The reports We're read by the Chair
| The pending question is the accept
anee of the majority report Ought moi
TO pass
Mr.. BAILEY of Penobscot: Mr.
President. ] move that the majority
report ought not to pass" be ae-
cepted
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