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

~~AASoN 6SCllOU 90 VI SldplSI 20 Ol the
Revised Statutes relating TO discon,
tinuance of street railroad service, in
troduced by Mr.. Wilson of Portland
Today. were ordered printed.
Orders.
On, motion by Mr.. Flint of Monson,
| it was
| Ordered. that the Honorable w. S.
Knowlton of Monsoon, Maine, be invit-
ed to serve as chaplain of the House
| on the morning of March Is. Mr.
knowlton, besides being a minister of
the Gospel is a teacher Of large and
! varied experience, having taught more
terms OF school than probably any man
now living. Mr.. knowlton has served
IN the House of Representatives and
| in the Senate of Maine where he was
chairman of the committee on educa-
| ton.
On motion by Mr.. Sawyer of Madi-
son, it was
Ordered, that the Senate be re-
quested to return to the House the
Resolve in favor of the town of Scion,
with accompanying papers, in order
that the House may be enabled to ask
for a committee of conference on the
same.
| Mr.. Tate of Topsham presented the
following order, and moved its pass
age:
Ordered. the Senate concurring, that
House Bills Nos. 430 and 1873. referred
10 the committee on judiciary, be
withdrawn from that committee and
be referred to the committee on sea
and shore fisheries.
! The order received a passage
| Mr.. BARNES of Houlton: Mr.
Speaker, beg the pardon of the House
for inattention. but was the last action
to recall from the judiciary and refer
to the sea and shore fisheries?
| The SPEAKER: The order calls for
recalling OF the bills
/ Mr.. BARNES: / move that we re-
consider the action just taken by the
House whereby it gave passage to the
order presented by the gentleman from
Topsham, Mr.. Tate,
Mr.. MURRAY of Bangor: Mr..
Speaker. | would like to ask through
! the Chair, the object of the gentleman
from Houlton
| Mr.. BARNES: | would be very glad
/ to explain, Mr.. Speaker. The bills on
| Inland Fisheries and Game were orig
lnally recommended and passed on by
the Judiciary committee, and the adj
vertlslnS of notice of hearing has al
ready been given on several of them
how many, | won't say. As it stands
now, there are two bills for the gem
eral reorganization of the Sea and
Shore Fisheries Commission, and my
first thought simply was out of justice
to the people who have read the ad-
vertisements in all the daily papers of
Maine that the hearing was to be be-
| fore the judiciary committe. Now ! do
not assume TO speak for the entire jul
dietary committee. and so far as | am
concerned personally the judiciary
committee has work enough to do: but
this IS worthy of thought on the part
of the House: You will not find any
precedent for a change in the depart
ment of the State. unless the arguments
| pro and con as to such change have
taken place either before the judiciary
or the legal affairs committee: and
will venture to say that 90 times out OF
| 100 it is before the judiciary. The bills
have been read by some OF us, and 1t
appears that if an effective finding is
| to be the result on either, it will have
to be upon a bill compounded from
| the provisions of the two with sug-
gestions that other authorities in mat
| tiers of law would make relative to ad
ditionS. Now not saying but what the
| committee on sea and shore fisheries
! is perfectly competent to do this work,
| il occurs to me that it would be fully
| as well to let the complicated, intri
cate question of the legal bearing OF
the different propositions be submitted
! TO a committee which is more or less
| nv profession schooled and skilled in
the drafting of statutes. l think this
great interest, which personally touch
es 10000 people in Maine, and involves
I business interests reaching way up in
! TO the millions if properly handled, will
he properlv conserved if the bills go
forward to a hearing before the judi
ciary committee.
| The SPEAKER: The question, gen.
tlemen, is on the reconsideration of the
vote whereby the House passed the
order withdrawing the bill from the
judiciary.
MIR. GOLDTHWAIT of Biddetord Mr..
Speaker. l think that the arguments OF
| the member from Houlton, Mr.. Barnes,
are a trihe far-fetched. The bill to re-
| organize the Inland Fish and Game De-
partment has already been referred to
the committee on inland fish and game
and a hearing has been held on it. Now
| I am reliably informed that these two
| bills, to reform in similar manner
the Department of Sea and shore Fish
cries, only reached the judiciary COM
mittee yesterday: so l cannot see how
there have been any great advertising
/ for a hearing on those two bills as yet.
1t seems the natural consequence and
| a consistent course, which ] think is
not being followed as it should be- if a
similar bill has been referred to the
| inland fish and game committee that
| this bill should rightly go to the sea
and shore fisheries committee. ! am
one of that committee and | may be
| ill-advised in speaking this way; but
believe that where a bill of this ma
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