Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-21

beer. The cider bill went by the board,
but they have sandwiched cider into
this bill; now they have cider and
beer together. wonder II the gen.
tleman has thought of this. that the
State Of Maine has taken this stand
that it was against license in any
form?. II that bill there is passed
counternancing the sale Of bever-
age that contained one-half Of one
per cent. of alcohol, what are we do
ing? Are not we passing a license
law, licensing a man to sell a bev-
erage with one-half Of one per cent.
of alcohol in it? Is that right ac-
cording to the stand you have taken
for years in this State? Gentlemen,
let US be serious about this question.
The Federal government has got this
proposition in hand, and trust that
it will handle it as it ought to be
handled. I, for one. feel that we haze
had all of these prohibitory meas
ures that we need at this time. There
! is such q thing as carrying the prop
osition too far. When you go to med
ding with such small things as this,
| when you get down to the mole hills
as compared with the mountains that
you have been considering and TAX
ing care of, it is going to have its re-
action and the people are going to
treat it as we have treated it here
| this morning. Already they have
i commenced to ask the question how
long is it going to be before they are
going to tackle the cigarette propo-
sition-cigarettes. tobacco. chewing
| thNnNNOh fhov
will try to regulate how high the
| heels Of our wives shoes are going
! to be or what kind of corsets they
shall wear. I, for one. feel like this.
gentlemen, that I want to support
with all my heart the motion Of the
gentleman from Portland (Mr.
Rounds) that we concur with the
Senate.
The SPEAKER: Is the House
ready for the question?
The question was called for.
The SPEAKER: The question is
on the motion of the gentleman from
Portland, Mr.. Rounds, that the
House
Mr.. COCHRANE: Mr.. Speaker, I
would like to have this matter tabled,
| probably pending an amendment.
A viva voce vote being taken on
! the question of tabling the report and
bill, pending an amendment, the mo-
| ton failed of passage.
The SPEAKER: The question is
on the motion for indefinite post
ponement in concurrence with the
action of the Senate.
A viva voce vote being taken. it
was voted to indefinitely postpone the
bill.
Mr.. BUZZEIL Of Belfast: Mr..
Speaker. I move that we reconsider
| the action we have just taken.
| A viva voce vote being taken. the
motion to reconsider the vote where
by the above bill was indefinitely
postponed in concurrence with the
action of the Senate. failed Of pas
sage.
| The SPEAKER: The House Is UNI
der special assignments and the
Chair will take in order the matters
specially assigned for today.
The Chair lays before the House,
bill An Act to provide for the regis
tration Of resident hunters, House
Document No. 400. tabled by Mr.
Small Of Brewer, pending first read
irg.
Mr.. SMALL Of Brewer: Mr..
Speaker, move the indefinite post
ponement OF this bill.
Mr.. CLASON Of Lisbon: Mr..
Speaker. before that motion is put I
would like to offer Amendment A to
House Document No. 400, and would
like to reserve the right to speak on
both the bill and amendment after
| the amendment is read by the
Speaker.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman
from Lisbon. Mr.. Clason. presents
the following amendment to House
/ Document No. 400.
| Amend House Document No. 400
by inserting at the end Of the first
paragraph thereof the following: NOR
shall the provisions of this act be
construed as applying to unprotected
wild birds or as affecting the right
of bona fide resident of this State,
or his immediate family to hunt
without such license on land owned
by him or on land leased by him and
on which he Is actually domiciled,
and which land is used exclusively
for agricultural purposes"
Mr.. GLEASON OF Lisbon: Mr..
Speaker and gentlemen. it is not my
, intention this morning to take much
Of your time in discussion Of this
amendment and the bill before us,
for / fully realize the need of haste
in order to perform our duties with
In a reasonable time: but the inn
portance OF this bill demands our
careful attention. 1t has seemed to
me that a large majority of the peo-
pie who are interested in hunting
and the proper protection of our
game. desire the passage Of this bill
We find. upon investigation. that
the states where there is game to
any extent have resident hunters
registration Jaws of some sort with
the exception Of four states, namely:
Maine, Delaware, North Carolina
and Mississippi. What are the game
conditions In the state where the
resident hunters registration laws
exist: Let me quote from some Of
the reports Of the commissioners of
inland fisheries and game in some of
these states. Massachusetts report
Of the commissioners of inland fish,
cries and game states as follows:
Deer held their own in all sections.
SO numerous in some counties that
farmers claim deer must be exter-
minated or reduced SO as to no