Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-10

From the Senate: Report of the
committee on towns reporting ought
not to pass on Bill IAN Act to divide
the town of Jonesport and incorpor-
ate the town of Beals."
Mr.. VARNEY of Jonesboro: Mr..
Speaker, 1 move that this bill be
tabled, pending acceptance of the re-
port.
Mr.. JORDAN of Cumberland: Mr..
Speaker, did not that bill come from
the Senate with unanimous, report {?
l should think it was time to pass
some of these bills along. l ask for
4 division of the House.
The SPEAKER: Mr.. Varney Of
Jonesboro moves that the bill, pend
ing acceptance of the report of the
committee be laid on the table. All
those in favor of this motion will
rise and stand until counted, and the
| monitors will return the count.
A division being had, and 26 vot-
ing in favor of tabling the report
| and GO against it. the motion to table
failed of passage.
Mr.. VARNEY of Jonesboro: Mr..
Speaker, / move that we non-concur
with the Senate in the acceptance
of this report, and that the bill be
| substituted for the report.
| Mr.. BUZZELL of Belfast: Mr..
! Speaker and gentlemen of the
| House: I have no particular interest
| in this bill, but here is u unanimous
report from this committee. We
| have been here several weeks and it
seems to me that we have been
drifting on many matters. We have
! not been abiding our time as well as
we might. Now it does seem to me
| that we ought to take definite
stand and allow that this committee
| which has had this proposition I'M
| der consideration has used it's best
judgment, and that it has equitably
and fairly decided what should be
| done with this matter; and I hope
| in all fairness to the gentleman who
| has just made 4 the motion that his
motion will nSt prevail.
Mr.. VARNEY of Jonesboro: Mr..
| Speaker, I would like to say just a
few words in behalf of this measure.
| The citizens, I think, are thoroughly
/ justified in making this demand on
| the Legislature that they be sep
arated from the town. They have
| no motive other than desire to be
free from the town on the mainland
/ that they may have an opportunity
| to grow They are an intelligent
class of people and people who can
| carry on the affairs of the town as
well as the people on the mainland.
! There has been many unjust accusa-
tions against the people of the island
/ of Beals. 1t has been set forth at
! the committee hearing that should
| this division be granted to the citi-
! Gems of the Island of Beal that the
! privileges of weir fishing which the
people on the mainland now enjoy
| will be taken away from them. and
there is one point here that l want
| to make clear. want the gentle
men of this House to understand
that there is one man in particular
on the mainland in Jonesport who
| has a monopoly on all the weir
| privileges on the Island of Beal. and
| he feels that should this town be
! divided and selectmen be chosen on
the island of Beal that they will
| grant privileges to the citizens Of the
| island of Beal giving them a grant
to build weirs within legal distance
| of the weirs which he now owns, and
| he will be placed on an equal basis
| with the citizens of the island of
| Beal. That is their main conten-
ton, The island of Beal. as you I'M
derstand, is an asset to the main
| land of Jonesport. They have also
| claimed that they had been putting
| more money into the island of Beal
than they have taken from it in
taxes This is a very good argu-
ment for the citizens of the island Of
! Raal. II the island Of Beal proves