Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-21

We 90 not wish for him, especially
when he was so busy yesterday. and
did not have time to look into the
matter, to come here and tell us what
we should do, this morning. If my
| memory serves me right, the same
gentleman (Mr. NeWber) stood in his
! place in this House a short time ago
and urged upon this House the neces-
| sity Of separating the towns of Spring
vale and Sanford. This bill which is
! presented here, does not call for the
| separation Of the town; ii calls for n
! village corporation for that part of
| the town OF Wells known as Ogunquit
| This part Of the town is composed
chiefly of cottages and hotels, and they
! cannot get what they want from the
| town and they want to be set off into a
village corporation and thereby ybe
! allowed to tax themselves for the need
! cd improvements. l hope the motion of
| the gentleman from York (hr. Brag-
| dom will prevail.
| Mr.. BRAGDON: Mr.. Speaker, I call
| for a division of the House on this
! question.
| The SPEAKER: The gentleman from
! !
motion calls for a vote of two thirds
| of the House?
Mr.. BRAGDON: l am, Mr. Speaker.
| The SPEAKER: The question before
the House is on the motion that the rules
/ be suspended and that this bill receive
! it's three several readings at the pres
ent time and be passed to be engrossed.
! This requires a vote of two-thirds of the
! riys a iNfS
of the House All those in favor of the
motion will please rise and stand untl
counted.
\ division was had and the motion
prevailed by a vote of 10 to 81.
Under a suspension of the rules the bill
! then received its three several readings
and was passed to be engrossed.
The SPEAKER: The next matter for
consideration is bill. An Act to provide
for a close time on bull moose. The pend
ing question is concurrent action with
the Senate. al-4s. -.
Mr. Austin of Phillips moved that the
House recede and concur with the Senate
in its acceptance of the majority report.
Mr.. TRIMBLE of Calais: Mr.. Speaker,
after a full and free discussion of this
matter the House voted by a very large
majority to accept the minority report
of the committee, which provided for a
close time of 80 days instead of the pres
| ent 60 days. Since that time there has
been no reason why the members of the
| House should have changed their minds.
l trust they will vote in accordance with
| their attitude of two weeks ago, and
hope the motion of the gentleman from
Phillips chr. Austin) will not prevail.
MIR. SMITH of Pressure Isle: Will
the Speaker please state the parliament
tary situation so that the members OF
the House will all understand how to
vote upon this proposition. As / under
| stand it, if we vote for the motion OF
the gentleman from Phillips (Mr. Aus
tin) it means a four years close time on
bull moose.
The SPEAKER: That is the way the
Chair understands it.
Mr.. SMITH of Presque Isle And if we
vote against the proposition of the gen.
tleman from Phillips tMr. AUSTIN II
means 30 days open time on bull
moose, but one month in the year.
The SPEAKER: That is the way the
Chair understands ii.
want to say to some of these gentlemen
that If the fish and game commissioners
during the II months of close time will
see to it that the law is enforced so far
as bull moose are concerned, there won't
be any trouble
Mr.. JONES of China: Mr.. Speaker as
l understand it, the House voted for a
30 days open time on bull moose and the
Senate voted on a four years close time
Now if we recede and concur with 81
Senate we should have a close time OF
four years ON bull moose; the House
does not recede and concur with the Sen
ate then the bull moose law will stand
Just as it does at the present time.
Mr.. SMITH of Pittsfeld: Mr..
Speaker, as stated by the gentleman
from Calais, this question was discuss
ed two weeks ago; but not fairly.
Our mutual friend, the gentleman from
Ashland (Mr. Mooers) in his discus
sion of this question stated to you
many things but he did not so into
all the details in regard to this mat
ter and / want to refer to remark
he made. He said that the William
/ Tell club and the Maine Specimens
4 Fish and Game Association were in
| favor Of this measure. | happen to
i be a member of the Maine Specimens
Il Fish and Game Association, also Sec
rotary of that association; and, gen
i tlemen, that is made up of people in
/ the different walks of life--of guides,
i of Wardens, and business men, regard
less of political falkland | call your
i attention to the officers of that asso-
i citation on page A of this book; so
/ you see that they are men of stand
i ing. Now these men are all working
hand in hand with the commission of
Inland Fish and Game of this State.
You are raising the sum of 100000.
for the protection of fish and game,
| an expenditure which brings to this
State 10 to 20 million dollars of in
come. You pay this commission the
sum of $4,000 for looking after its in
| terests. Now this commission have
recommended that a close time of four
years be put on bull moose. This COM
mission have 2100 men scattered in
every nook and corner of the State of
Maine, and 80 per cent. of the guides
and wardens, who have reported have