Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-14

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able To entirely surrender the direc-
ton of more fish and game legisla-
| tohs To the guides, Who work for high
or and whose lahors are largely con-
| fined 10 one particular section If the
State, and whose minds might he
biased in favor OF legislation fer that
section as against the whole.
The minority members recommend four
/ Years Of a rigid enforcement of the
present avs with a twenty-five thousand
dollars worth OF more efficient and IN
creased service rather than 10 tntagonize
Investments already made by citizens OF
| our state. who were led to make such
! investments largely through the estab-
iishment of iish and game commission
and of laws enacted by our state
While Minnesota las set apart one
million acres rs a perpetual preserve for
the protection of moose, the minority
member OF this report believe that under
| the present regime Maine has through
| It's fish and game commission set aside.
! Il townships aiene the northern border
af Our State To be patrolled by one
ranger whose duty is TO prevent the lille
| gal killing of moose. which / submit
Mir. President, because of the physical
| and practical impossibiity of one man
| being able to even approximate a proper
| supervision of his territory is equivalent
| to open up this vast territory Of n town
ships or about l.540Go0 acres to the rev.
ages OF poaehers not only of Maine but
New Brunswick and the province uf Que
| bee as Well. aud we believe the preserVa-
/ ton of the game of the state demands
| more efficient supervision of the ranges
Of the moose and other large game in
stead of an entire close on amy large
game.
The minority members concur in the
statement that the moose are moi cx-
tinct and insist that the evidence pre-
scented AT the several hearings before
the committee Indicated by II large pre-
ponderente that Il shortening Of tho
open season To one month ana an in.
crease Of non resident license lees would
accomplish the desired result and dis
tarh business less than four years
close tine.
Tll, minority members hope and be
lieys that when this matter comes up
tsgo years hence. that the proponents
instead of asking for a close time an
moose will coincide With the present
minority report and vote more money
10 pay for proper patrol of the game
preserves II the State is the better way
10 preserve the moose.
once IN two years. we have an elee-
ton III the state Of mainc. and elect
senators and representatives. to the
Legislature Of said State. who, when
asse mbled at Augusta can fairly lie
SAID to represent the people Of the
State Of Marie, in fact. do represent
the people OF Maine. Last week, in the
House of Representatives Of this Leg
isature Il vote was taken upon this
very question. preservation of the
moose. and the great majority Of the
people of Maine through their repre-
sertatives sent here by this great ma
jority Of people to legislate upon just
such questions decided so far as the
representative branch of this legisa
ture is concerned by the very decided
vote OF 105 to SC or 81. That minority
report was the better way to legislate
for posterity for the preservation of
the moose / hope, Mr.. President. when
this vote IS taken we shall concur with
the House in accepting the minority
report
bly, / had better explain a little be-
fore we vote upon this. | will say
now in justice to the senator from
Franklin and the majority report mem
bers, that this matter is all harmoni-
Gus. and whichever way it goes, the
senator from Franklin and ! can shake
hands.
| want Ia say further. that being
chairman Of this committee, and he
ing on the minority, did not consider
it a proper thing for me TO lobby on
this matter. And no senator that sits
here can say | have.
After hearing the statements | wan.
You to vote just as you think right.
If you vote with us, il is all right and
if you vote against us, it is all right.
There is no quarrel here II is simply
a question Of which one is right. We
cannot both be right.
did not read this card a great deal,
but cannot help smiling when you
speak of the lobby, when this card
says that moose killing is legal in one
other state" wonder how many
moose they kill in indiana. Iowa or
Kansas. OF course this is brought up
W us as IL great lluStIdtlDH, Until you
stop to think about it, for there is
only small part Of the country where
they have moose. We might as logical
~ state that we do not kill grizzly
bears in the State of Maine.
] dislike TO refer in any way 10 a per
Sonal experience. but 1 will Just a little
as the matter has been brought ont on
other lines. ! have been in the big woods
hunting every year for 20 years, and
while | am not a moose hunter, IL takes
a lot of money to hunt moose, / have
not in any of these years seen moose
signs and tracks any more plentiful than
! saw them last fall away up norths OF
the Moosehead regions, The moose are
in the State and it is just Il question of
Just how best we shall protect them
Mr.. COLBY: Mr. President, the sena-
tor from Kennebec must have misunder-
stood my statement. | did not make
thai remark in regard to any member OF
the Legislature | stated that | tIiIes-
TONED the right of any paid offlcial of
TINS Legislature to lobby a bill through
TINS Legislature / know that was done