Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-29

! Senate 271: An Act to regulate the
use Of aircraft.
Senate. PTS: Resolve. providing a
State pension for Mrs. Cora V. Swift
If Portland. .~s'
Senate 274: Resolve. appropriating
money to purchase and install new
'ngine in the State boat Pauline"
Senate PIT: Resolve. appropriating
money for continuance of White
inc Blister Rust Control.
Senate 27G: An Act to amend Sec
lion 80 OF Chapter 127 OF the Revised
Statutes. relating to the disposal OF
intoxicating liquors declared for
cited.
Senate 2S3: An Act to amend Sec
ion 20. q and % of Chapter 127 Of
the Revised Statutes. as amended by
chapter 291 of the Public Laws OF
1917. relating to intoxicating liquors
On motion by Mr.. Cummings OF
Portland. the House voted to recon.
slider its action whereby the above
bill was assigned for its third read
ing tomorrow morning at nine
! o'clock: and on further motion by
tabled. pending assignment for third
reading.
! Senate 252: Resolve making an.
preparation for the Passamaquoddy
| Tribe of Indians for the years July
! LIST. 1929 to June Goth, 1925.
| Senate 1856: An Act for the better
! protection Of banks in particular
transactions.
Senate a72: An Act relating to
adoption.
Senate 273: Resolve. to appropri-
,, ate money to pay for egg Holsters
! purchased in 1922.
i Senate 279: Resolve. making an
appropriation for the construction of
| new building at the Northern
Maine Sanatorium. Presque Isle,
Aroostook county. and for the pur-
chase Of equipment therefor. and for
maintenance.
Senate 282: An Act to change the
| name of Number Twcnty-one Planta-
ton. in Hancock county. to Osborn
Plantation.
Senate ESQ: An Act to establish a
ferry across Somes Sound between
Southwest Harbor and Northeast
Harbor,
From the Senate: Majority report
of the committee on sea and shore
| fisheries reporting ought not to pass
on bill. An Act to amend Section 80
of Chapter IS of the Revised Stat
utes. relating to the legal size of
Holsters and method of measurement
in York County.
Report was signed by the follow
ing members:
Messrs. SARGENT of Hancock.
of the Senate
JORDAN. Cape Elzabet
GAMAGE of So. Bristol.
LAMSON of So. Portland,
BAKER of Steuben.
BOWMAN of Ninalhaven,
of the House.
Minority report OF same committee
on same bill reporting same in a new
draft under same title and that it.
ought to pass.
Report was signed by the follow
ing members:
MesSrs.
STEVENS OF York.
EMERY OF Washington,
of the Senate
LITTLIEFIELD of Kennebunk.
GOLDTHWAITE of Biddeford
of the House
and accepted.
In the House:
Mr.. GOLDTHWA1TE OF Biddeford
Mr. Speaker and members of the S1st
Legislature: If ! may be allowed |
would like to try in my weak and
feeble way. TO present to the mem
bcrs of this House the motive of this
bill,-why the York county fisher
men sent their representative here.
asking that this bill become a law.
In the first place. members of the
Legislature. ! believe YOU will all
agree with me when l make this
statement that there is not a mem
Der present here. no matte what his
occupation may be. who is satisfied
with simply obtaining a living wage
He wants something more. He wants
saving wage for himself and his
family if he has any. Now that is
what the York county fishermen are
asking for. a saving wage. and they
think that the only method whereby
they will be enabled to obtain that
saving wage is through a passage of
bill of this kind
Now this bill simply calls for the
change of three words into one
striking out three and one-half" and
inserting three" All the rest of
this bill conforms to the present laws
governing this State. They simply
ask for this bill for York county and
say that it does not affect any other
county in any way, shape or manner
The matter of a division line has
been taken up here. and it has been
stated that it would cause trouble.
the same as it has between New
Hampshire and Maine; but that is
not parallel case. That is n state
line between New Hampshire and
Maine; this is a county line. 1t can
be easily established by your com
mission or your director, and it will
be perfectly satisfactory to the fish
ermen of York county. Now it has
been stated that in the taking of
these shorter Holsters. YOU would
deplete the industry. Now this is
matter of fact, gentlemen. which L
am going to state to you. and Mrs.
Pinkham, that of all the seed Holsters
purchased in 1922 by the Director of
Sea and Shore Fisheries, at a cost
of more than $4,000, not one of
those seed Holsters We're deposited in
the waters of the State of Maine
west of Cape Elizabeth. But, not
withstanding this fact. members of
the Legislature. the present lobster
industry of that part of Cumberland
county west of Cape Elizabeth and
York county compares favorably with
all the other sections of the State.
Now. then, we do not say that the
York county fishermen are any more
honest than any other fishermen in
the State of Maine. l contend this,
that there is no law that has ever
been passed by any Legislature but
that someone at some time has
broken that law.
Now. as 1 said before, 1t is a fact
that notwithstanding none of these
seed Holsters have been deposited
west of Cape Elizabeth the Holsters
from that section. west of Cape Eliza
beth and York county. today compare
tavorably with any other part of the
state OF Maine. That being the fact