Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-01

oahh commissioner on account OF soma
shsht defect In 1t which needed amend.
ment. now move that it be taken from
the table o-s
The SPEAKER: 1t is before thu Hons.
automatically today.
vi motion by Mr.. Purington the baI
was recommitted to the COMMITTEES on
BANKS and banking for correction.
ne SPEAKER: The Chair lays bssors
the House. House Document No. a21 h,u
an ACT 10 provide police board for tbs
eity or "aterville. tabled by the xenx,e.
man from Waterville. Mr.. Berry. ,fhs
penang question being reference to epn.
mittee on legal affairs in concurrence.
On motion by Mr. Berry of watsryills
IL was voted to concur with the senats
ana refer the bill to the committee on
legal affairs.
The SPEAKER: The Chair. laws before
the House, House Reports A and B. from
the committee on claims. Renor+ A.
porting ought to pass and Renort r
reporting ought not to pass" on Re.
soiVe IN FAVOR of n. j. Hannah for ser.
vices rendered and for money expended
while performing his regular duties as n
fish warden for the State of Maine. Re.
port A, Ought to pass" being signed nv
the following members Of the committee
on claims: Messrs. Rounds. Frost. Pack.
ard. Clifford; Report B. reporting fought
not to pass" signed by Messrs Snow.
Googin. Mellon and c. NJ Holt, and the
question is on the acceptance of either
report.
Mr. ROUNDS of Portland: Mr.. Speak.
err, Mr.. Hanna was one of the first war.
dens appointed under the sea and shore
fisheries. He has been engaged in the
catching of criminals in the lobster bust.
ness for years; and, as l understand--anI
if | am not right 1 would like to be cor
rected-the man who was appointed a.
commissioner of sea and shore fisheries
was one of the biggest violators Of the
law that he had to contend with; and
when he came into ONCE he said Mr.
Hanna is the first man / will go after"
He did take particular pains to get after
that gentleman, and 1 will show you the
first letter that he got as soon as he came
into office:
State of Maine,
commissioner of Sea and Shore Fisheries
Port Clyde. Me-. April 1, 1916.
Mr.. Nathaniel ]. Hanna,
"Monhegan, Maine.
Dear Sir: Upon receipt Of this letter
you may kindly lay off for the month Of
April.
(Signed) WILLIAM BRENNAN"
commissioner of Sea and Shore Fish.
cries"
BY that letter he was supposed to
lay off for the month of April. and he
did so. | think it was the ninth day of
April when he received that letter to
lay off. He started in on the first day
of May to commence his duties again
as fish warden of the State of Maine.
Through the month of May he sent in
his weekly and daily reports to the
commissioner of sea and shore fisher
les. and during that time they were
received by the commissioner of sea
and shore fisheries. He did not get any,
thing back, but he let it go and kept
on with his duties as he knew that 1t
took some time to get letters back and
forward and he supposed it was mis-
laid in the mail. So he kept on until
the first day Of July. On the first day
Of July, he wrote the auditor, saying
that he had not received his pay and
wished to know the reason why. AS
say, on receipt of the letter from the
commissioner Of sea and shore hsher-
les, he laid off for the month of April
and commenced his duties again May
first as did all other wardens who were
laid off at the same time in the same
way. At the end of the first week in
May, he sent tc the commissioner his
weekly report. and continued sending
weekly reports through the month,
and at the end Of the month, he sent
his monthly statement with his pay
and expense voucher. He continued his
work through the month of June and
continued to send in his weekly report.
At the end of the month of June he
learned from the State Auditor that no
was laid off permanently and he did
no further work.
The records in the Office Of the COM
missioner of sea and shore fisheries
do not show that he was laid of In any
manner excepting as shown in that
letter of April first. The present COM
missioner wrote Mr.. Brennan. after
this resolve was introduced, to ascer-
tain If anything was due Mr.. Hanna-
He replied that he laid Hanna of in
April, but that Mr.. Hanna continued
to work and send in weekly reports.
which he threw in the waste basket.
Mr. Hanna makes no claim for COM
pensation or expenses while he was
laid off. but his services and expenses
after that time had expired he would
like to be reimbursed for-not OILY for
what he has asked for but he paid out
OF his own pocket money that he had
advanced the State Of Maine to the
amount Of $66. / do not see why this
great State Of Maine. trying to protect
the Holsters If they are here. and hav-
ing hearings where they have to use
the House Of Representatives. should
not pay a fish warden for the time he
has been in service. He has paid into
the State treasury in the last 81 years
$4,000. and there is still pending In
the ports Of Maine enough to make
more than three times the amount Of
the bill that Mr.. Hanna at the present
time has asked for. move you that
Report A, fought to pass" should be
accepted.
The SPEAKER: The Chair will say
that this resolve carries with 1t 1892
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