Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-02

only Tor the towns Of Boothhay Har-
Dor, South Bristol, Bristol. ana the
plantation Of Mnnhegaa. 1u1 also TOR
The towns If Bremen ana Waldoporo,
which have until recently been repre-
scented n TINS Legislature by -hs
gentleman rom Nobieboro. Mr.. Multi
gan who IS not with Ii now. After
hearing, this close time went INTO ef-
-ecI on August -Sr The 1rsI notice
Of The declaration IF ne close tine
appeared n the Bath Times on SAT
uroay. about elghT days before the
close time went into effect. 7 saw i
N MonG4v-In ne lssue Of TIE Times
on MondaE That paper only mas a
circulation n the clIy u Bath and 4
small portion Of SaEacahoc county
II appeared n ire Boothbay Register
Friday, TWO days. before the lose
time went INTO e4fery. and that paper
IS issued on Saturday morning as q
matter Of 1act- The only ether paper
n Lincoln S the Lincoln County
News which x published On Thurs
DAY; ana every fisherman rom Small
POINT 10 Gays Island aad n haul his
traps ana place hem upon the bank
IN sunday or prEor 70 maj time
every lobster fisherman II mat terri
-orv was deprived Of earning MS
livelihood. The close time lasted
some SIX nr seven DAYS and -hen Was
suspended on account OF me protests
Of that section Of the Stale which
was SO great ttlaI ne commission was
compelled . listen 70 them. Every
fisherman rom small PoinI 70 Cay
Island Knox county. lost at east
Ten dollars q day whether he had
ever seen a snort lobster or had not.
Ever fisherman .0SL II east one
hundred dollars ASIDE rom ne wear
ana tea ana ne -Ine -OsI II rsrnov-
M ms traps rom me water ana -he1
restoring hem n order thai ne might
earn : living % project has family
MOI only that. but great many sum
ner people who would have come
down -ttre. when hey heard mat
thev could not Obtain .onsgcrs al he
lower ana Of -.ncoln county. can
ceiied tnelr note. ~ese,--flt, u-s ana
went elsewhere a great rnanr mad
cottages a. me over -nc II lincoln
county. This slIuat on. Nj Speaker
ana gentlemen # he Leg1 stature Is
a serious matter with Is. ana I wish
% state ,lAJ four Years ago when
tins Tll WIS passed the GEM ernau
: from N.naIhaven. Ir. Bona1. called
attention on ne floor 81 ms House
70 he 1aCT that ! was giving me
COMM sslor -uD much power BAT
SIN Il was passed. X mas been rrred
out on SaEadanoc. Lincoln ana 4
small portion # KNOX county and
AR. Speaker. the people there ara IN
ce1sed- Il mas become more ~ less
81 y political question. ana / simply
want % saT ms: nay Repl nl4caa
trends ara telling them AonE the
coast that L thev are elected = VII
ne repealed. and On The other uand.
me Democrats are telling hem that
3. they are e-ecTea L VIII ne repeal ed
% every boGv 8 r harmony and
there IS Nc necessity Of waiting an
II the next session OF the LegzsIa-
tule. il SAYS They shall have an
-hoT-tT- 10 make ~ules ana rez7llar1uT7ss'
but i goes On 20 Say. that rules ana
regulations 50 maze ana a dose tine
50 declared snail take Dracedercs
over any hen existing provisions of
Statute"
I say 70 vou. M Speaker. thar ms
Legislature mas no authority 70 dele
gate . am man or men ne -~-nr 70
MAKE rules and regulations or declare
close t3rne that may he Inconslst an
with any provision IF the statute laws
u THIS State: ana. M Speaker ana
gentlemen Of he House. there = M
penalty n mat statute f one Of orr
fishermen had violated that close
time II there arc any teeth IL mar
statute they are false teeth. # YOU
VIII read That statute from one ann 70
the Other. YOU cannot dnd arv. The
commission Itself admits thai thar
iaw Is uEen1GrCabl That thew in mn
have The power 20 punisa a man. ana
still they take upon themselves under
authority Of tins statute % CsDr1va
our people Of the ~,Ent 70 earn. as
I say 70 YOU an honest living ana r
further say that that comm lsicr, ha6
no night 70 NICK out the lower e1d n
Lincoln county ana declare 4 r,losa
time and deprive our men Of The
right 10 earn an honest living ana
ct The resi- Of the State 20 @-ee The
people ! nave the honor 70 represent
have asked me % present this bill
and / 10 NOT believe there g IaV.y-s.-
n THIS House who VIII not agree with
me that TINS Legislature mas no ar
thor2ty to nass an act delegutf1r 10
anyone authority 70 make laws and
giving anyone me light 70 apnesI the
statutes 81 this state. They saw this
Mr. Speaker and gentlemen Of the
House 4 have pure hase1 a license
from The Stare of Maine 70 FISH IN
the waters ef the State: ! have paid
nv AeIlar 7 am 4 law-ahidiur ci-+-
zen: and what right has the state to
take from me bv action If the com
mission the right for which ] have
paid enc dollar for nv license" What
right have trey to sav that We from
Small Point 70 GAYS Island should
he deprived Of earning IN honest 1iv-
inE"-
hope Mr. Speaker. and gentlemen
of the House, that you VIII vote IN
favor Of the passage NJ this act. and
do nu1 love that this bill be PASSED
without printing and without refer
ence 10 a committee. that il have its
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