Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-07

nalndVen, tnat the pI1! Ie
postponed.
Mr.. NEWCOMB Of Scarboro: MI.
Speaker, we have voted down lne
double gauge law because It was NOT
considered a protection to the ioosle,
fishermen. The Governor has asieeu
in his Budget to give the commlttee oii
sea and shore fisheries $4,000, put ne
has asked for a commission or sea anu
shore fisheries. He has told US thal -
he could have this commission es1oo
!lshed, as this bill proposes, ne "ouio
guarantee that the sea and shore lSi-
cries commission should have money
to protect the lobster industry III 'he
State of Maine. Perhaps many eastern
men do not realize how the LOBSTER ~
dustry has become depleted in the
western part of the State. We VINO
come from the western part OF the
State have tried to get some measure
through that would protect it; ana TINS
is the only thing, as l understand IT,
that the Governor will sanction ia IL
der to have enforcement of the LOBSTER
law.
NV friend from Vinalhaven (Mr. Bo-
mani says that this close time in sections
in unjust This close time provides that
the commissioner of sea and shore hsher-
les shall have the power to close any 10
cality where the lobster fishermen are
violating the law, as last resort ANU
gentlemen of the House, your committee
on sea and shore fisheries, in consul'a-
ton with your Governor, felt as though
this was the only protection that the loo-
ster has after these years OF lax ell
forcement of the lobster law. I hope that
the motion of the gentleman from NlAdl-
haven will not prevail, and that the
House will vote that this bill have us
several readings.
Mr. HARRINGTON of Augusta MT
Speaker, one statement made by the gen
tleman from Ninalhaven tMr bomail
would seem to carry the Inference that
.bis was a paid commission. 1t is not "
~. id commission at all 1t is report OF
the majority of the committee OH sc" ''i''
shore fisheries, and l trust that the mo-
ton to indefinitely postpone VIII NOT pr
vail. ~,
Mr.. BERRY Of Waterville' MI
Speaker. l think if permissible LOT INC
70 sneak in behalf of the gelltlehiaii
| from, Vinalhayen, Mr.. Boman, IN reply
70 the gentleman from Augusta tMr'
| r,orrirrton, that the idea he wishes TO
convey is that YOU are abolishing one
commission and appointing afo'iel j,
When stood in my seat the other DAY anu
1 asked the reason why. no reply was
| forthcoming What he wants TO MAKE
nlain is the consistency OF the act
! shall offer no objection, but l pelleN7
il nv duty to stand up here and say al
this time that there ought to be
| sufTiciept exclamation made of mat
! ter when some one asks what IS DE-
hind II and that some one should have
knowledge enough of the bill to re-
NV which was not done the other day.
Mr.. HARTMAN of Stonington: Mr..
| Sneaker. | signed the minority report.
| There have been three new drafts OF
/ this bill since this was drawn up and
! q hearing had before the committee on
! sea and shore fisheries. First II was
agreed by certain members OF the COM
/ mittee that this commission be COM
I posed of four men. AT another meet
| ing of the committee which followed.
| it was agreed by certain members OF the
| committee that this committee should
| be composed of five members. Then
| since I had a meeting with the com
| uittee it seemed a new draft had been
drawn and this commission now ac-
! cording to the new draft, Is to be
composed of three men and a director.
/ I am opposed to a commission for
handling these departments. | believe
! it will work out badly for the inter-
ests of the department of sea and shore
| fisheries.
According to this bill. the director of
sea and shore fisheries-the man in
/ the same capacity as the present com :
missioner of sea and shore fisheries
can be removed without hearing. | be-
lieve this will work out badly for the
/ interests of this department.. You
| cannot step out on the street and pick
up a man qualified to fill this rcSpon-
sible position. A good man, man who
| is qualified to fill this Office, would not
accept an office where he could he re-
moved by three men at their pleasure
without cause or hearing. Therefore,
! it would attract to the Office the type
of men who would not be qualified
and would work out badly for the in
terests of this department
| IN the uGpdI vi llIdIlu IlSiI dlIti
game, the commission has been
changed from three members to one.
| The department of inland fish and
game is much larger department
than the department of sea and shore
| fisheries. That department spends
around 100000 a year and employs
| several score of wardcns; while the
department of sea and shore fisheries
under the present appropriation cam
not usually employ more than 10 or
| Is wardens. The whole amount they
have to be expended in this depart
ment is about 1000. and large part
| of that will go to salaries. 1t seems to
me that one man ought to be big
enough to handle department of this
size. One man handles and has charge
of some of the great railroads. Great
corporations are handled by one man
in fact nearly all of the great bust
ness enterprises of the country. Why
is it that they should ask for three to
| handle this small department of sea
and shore fisheries? Mr.. Speaker.
trust that the motion of the gentle
man from Ninalhaven (Mr. Boman)
to indefinitely postpone will prevail
Mr. HOLT of Gouldsboro: Mr.. Speak
err, l signed the majority report OF
| that committee. When that was put
lin to me I felt that we did not need