Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-21

.uasations of the prosecuting onaoiA, "
he nroven. and which would MAKE l. Goo
tho, . dwelling house could De sea'eA
u,ithout q warrant. Commissioner Duno~i
.,so rarticinated in the discussion.
senator Deering stated that the psesen'
r-oy;s,ops of the lobster license la"
worked a hardship upon the lobster hsheF-
mon and in the case of provisions tor
search nv the warden permitted MN 10
search the dwelling house Oh . Aoos'e.
fisherman without a warrant. 1ou eau
search a dwelling house for nQuoe W
stolen goods without warrant sa'o
Senator Deering.
ST think a warden ought to have the
privilege to search fish house without
a warrant, as the fisherman might nper-
ate the Holsters said Commissioner
Dunbar, "but SO long as l am commas
sioner l shall tell my wardens to get u
warrant before they search dweiling
house" and the commissioner added that
he didn't believe it was in the present
law that the dwelling house Of a lobster
fisherman could be searched without
warrant.
former Attorney General Cyrus r. Tup-
per of Boothbay Harbor. who was pres
ent at the hearing, disclosed that the
provisions of the statutes in regard TO
this matter had been carried over into
the revision Of 1916 and that 1t had been
expressly stipulated that for enforcing
the lobster laws dwelling houses and no
tells could not be searched without a war
rant.
Commissioner Dunbar said that ne
would have no objections to the other
amendment proposed by Senator Deer
ing provided that it was stlpuidteo
that an affidavit from the commission
er could be held as proof OF possession
of lobster license, otherwise IL Woulu
keep the commissioner travelling most
of the time and would require more
money for travelling expenses than MS
department had been allowed.
Rep. Hartman of Stonington appear
ed in behalf of the bill to prevent the
shipment of founders out of the State
between Oct. l and Dec. Is. He said
the purpose of the bill was to prevent
the catching of founders when they
were cheap and could not be so well
shipped. A fine of $40 is imposed for
each barrel so shipped by the terms of
the bill
c. S. Thomas of Harpswell spoke in
favor of the bill. He said that the
founder fishermen in his section all
approved of it as drawn. Founders
were growing scarcer all the time.
Once they sold for IS cents bushel
and now they were selling for SIS
barrel in New York.
Rep. Harris of Boothbay Harbor Of
the committee spoke briefly in favor
of the bill which would forbid all eX
cept residents of the two towns dig
ging clans within the limits of the
towns of Damariscotta and Newcastle,
except so far as permitted by the gen.
eral law relating to the digging of shell
fish for bait, under penalty of $40 fine
or so days imprisonment. He said that
clans had become so scarce in this To-
cality that the people of those two
towns did not care to nave non-resi-
dents interfering with them.
Senator Peacock of the committee
remarked that the bill as drawn would
cut out summer residents from digging.
There was very lively discussion
over the bill which would permit sum-
mer residents to take out a lobster Ii
cense.
Rep. Newcomb of Scarboro said that
he understood that the purpose of the
bill was to allow summer residents to
set a few lobster pots to catch Holsters
for their own consumption but it APP
peared to cover quite a lot of terri
tory.
Senator Wood of the committee de-
nj, hot a
pose of the bill he was in favor of it.
Non-residents spent 4 great deal of
money in the State and we ought to
extend them some courtesy.
THE bill is quite broad, it seems to
apply to every nonresident" said Rep.
Claes f. Boman of Vinalhaven.
Rep. Goldthwait of Biddeford of the
committee opposed the bill. saying that
summer residents who wanted to go
lobster fishing were the poorer class
and did not bring much money into
the State.
Senator Wood thought that the bill
might be amended SO as to provide
that the Holsters must be for private
consumption but even then the meas
ure was Objectionable to the Biddeford
men. Il am willing for this restriction
TO go IN DuJ Now CdH you prove II.
asked Capt. Goldthwait. Il am not in
favor of bill which favors our sum-
mer residents lille being detrimental
to the lobster fishing industry which
IS fast being depleted.
c. w. Thomas of Harpswell raised
his voice against the measure. He de-
clared that it established a dangerous
precedent. that he had known of sum-
mer residents hauling the pots Of the
lobster fishermen. that it was a letting
down of the bars and he hoped the
bill would not PASS.
Senator Wood insisted that lobster
fishing was not sacred industry and
that it was no greater hardship for the
lobster fishermen to pass bill Of this
sort than it was for the lawyers of Bar
Harbor to come in competition in
way with lawyers who We're summer
residents.
At this point Senator Grant of Cum
berland, the author of the bill, came
forward in its defense. He said his
summer home was on an island in
Casco bay and the bill was framed for
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