Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-09

ture ties up so large interests in that
way that men in that committee are ia
miliar with, that those interests far
outweigh and overlap the legal aspects
of such bill, and ! hope that it will
be committed to the sea and shore fish
cries committee.
| Mr. BOMAN of Vinalhaven: Mr.
! Speaker and gentlemen of the House:
l do not understand that there is any
| legal question connected with this mat
ter at all. 1t is not question of
whether this can be done but whether
/ it is right that it should be done.
have read the bill and / cannot see any
legal question involved in this measure
or why it should go to the judiciary or
| legal affairs. l think this matter would
be better understood by the committee
on sea and shore fisheries than by any
one else, and in justice to all concern
| ed | see no reason why these bills
should not be referred to their proper
committee in view of the fact that a
similar bill has already been referred
where it belongs. If these two bills are
to go to the judiciary. why should not
other bills in regard to inland fisheries
and game go to that committee? AS to
/ 'i'N iIipOt lance VI tilt Dill, the Inland
fisheries and game has within its lap-
preparation 100000. while the sea and
shore fisheries has never had an appro-
priation of $5000O-half of the amunt
/ 1t seems to me that il is right that
! the bill should be referred to the Sea
and Shore Fisheries Committee
Mr.. MURRAY of Bangor: Mr.. Speak
! er, it seems to me that this House
/ 10,
ed forcibly of that fact when nv
brother Barnes repeated practically the
same argument which another member
az an earlier time used concerning a
4 bill on Interior Waters. At tsat time
. TINS House decided that a bill whidh
should go to the Committee on Interior
/ Waters should stay there. and so de-
/ cided by its votes. Now this bill surely
should go to the Committee on Sea
and Shore Fisheries, The Judiciary
| COMMITTEES is crowded with business
and it's members are complaining. In
addition to that the public is complaint
ing that the hearings are cut short,
and they are necessarily. Now while
they may know more law in the Judici-
AIRY Committee, it seems to me they
KNOW less of sea and shore fisheries.
can only repeat the same argument
l used at former time that the place
for isis bin is in the Committe on
/ Sea and Shore Fisheries, ana I hope
| that this order which has Just been
| passed will be sustained.
Mr.. HARRINGTON of Augusta; Mr.
/ Speaker. it occurs to me that there is a
great deal of truth in both what the gen
/ tleman from Houlton (NIr. Barnes) has
said and also III what the gentleman from
! Bangor (Mr. Murray has said. / have
I known of precedents in matters of this
sort where they have been referred to
the two committees Jointly. That would
lend to the sea and shore fisheries com
mttee whatever it needs in the way Of
legal advice that the judiciary committee
is able to give it, and will give the Judi
ciary committee the advantage of the
knowledge that the sea and shore fish
cries committee has of the subject mat
ter which | am free to confess | believe
is far in excess of what the members OF
the judiciary committee have. | do not
consider that the members of the judi
ciary committee. except as they may
come from the coast towns, know any
thing about the real essence of the sub
ject matter. I simply make this as a
suggestion if anyone cares to make a
motion along that line
Mr. BOMAN Of Vinalhaven: Mr.
Speaker, it seems to me that there is only
one question involved in this matter,
and that is whether the sea and shore
fisheries shall be in the hands of three
men or one. 1t seems to me that is the
only question involved. To my mind there
cannot be any great legal question in re-
gard to this matter
Mr. NEWCOMB of Scarboro: Mr.
Speaker, fortunately on that sea and
shore fisheries committee the Speaker
was wise in his appointments and APP
pointed two salt water lawyers on that
committee Senator Wood and Senator
Butler and I think that the sea and
shore fisheries committee are pretty well
versed in the law. (Applause)
Mr.. COLE of Eliot: Mr.. Speaker,
hope the sea and shore fisheries get it #
they want it; we have got enough.
simply want to say that have taken the
time while the other gentlemen were talk
! ing to send down to the judiciary room
|
! advertised, and l find that those bills
have been advertised for hearing before
/ the judiciary committee next Tuesday.
! Now if this thing is changed over, it is
! pretty short notice to give the people all
! over the State of Maine in this matter of
! Statewide interest that they should not
come next Tuesday but may come week
from Tuesday, or some other day, before
! some other committee. ] believe that thls
! LEGISLATURE should not indulge in petty
| suuahbles as to who shall hear a bill or
who shall not; but it is the interests OF
the State of Maine that we are anxious
to protect Having advertised these bills
! by Statewide advertisements, 1t seems
to me a Justice to the people of the State
that it ought to be settled here and no..
that these bills shall be heard by some
committee next Tuesday.
Mr.. GOLDTHWAIT Of Biddeford: Mr..
Speaker, | would like to inquire through
the Chair of the gentleman. from Eliot,