Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-26
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Inherent schools in regard to how to
Ieed our cows potatoes. We use - n
Iar as it goes and with smiles on our
races go ahead and feed our cows &c
we think they ought to be fed ratber
IMAM taking dictation from Others We
are wiling to adopt the policy of a
ueer law that wolld be of ADVANTAGE
20 the whole state any time, but it
seems TO me that you are extending
mat policy too far at this time. and
certainly in that great section of land
equdI In territory to the whole state
u massachusetts YOU are covering,
20 inuCh ground, and as the people of
mat county desire that this law at
.nis time should not be extended over
.iiat territory 1T seems to me no more
man TAR and right that the good men
VI thls House-and the fair and rca-
sonaDle men that you are-that Won
WIN NOT be tied down to any promise
that some cnterprising member has
lrled to tie you to but that YOU will
use us fairly and squarely as we have
endeavored to use you.
and We ask at this time, in that
stress of the financial disaster that
apparently we are going through, that
you extend to us this courtesy and
except from that statewide policy.
this county, on the deer law. We feel
That we need it for the money it
brings into the county and for the op-
portunittes that it gives the sports
men. If you do not want them in
other sections, let them go to Aroos-
took county ard spend their money
there. We need if. and l feel that if
you understand the situation thor
oughly You will not he tied down to
any promises that may have been
made but that you will consider the
situation fairly and squarely and give
US the two-Gecr law.
Mr.. EUSTIS of Strong: Mr.. Speak
er, there having been some reference
to the younger members of the Legis-
lature and to the professors of the
colleges, ! would like to take this OPP
portunitv to state very briefly the po-
sition of the proponents of this bill
We have no quarrel with Aroostook
county, and as for the gentleman from
Island Falls. Mr.. Palmer, and his ref
erence to the bankers hunting in
Aroostooll, would say that probably
they did not have a good guide and
that was the reason they did not get
more deer.
Now, in regard to out-of-state hunt
ers, why do they come to Maine? They
come for two reasons: First, for g
vacation and secondly. to hunt game
The average hunter, in the opinion OF
the proponents of this bill. neither
| needs nor desires more than one
deer. If he obtains a second one
| what becomes of that second deer? II
| goes into the meat markets of Boston
| and the State of Maine cannot afford
| to furnish meat to Boston markets.
The proponents of this bill feel that
| the law should be uniform and that ne
exceptions should be made. and that
each and every county should bt
treated alike. We do not want spe
, cial law for Franklin county, or fol
oxford county. or for Aroostook coun
| ty, but q general law throughout oul
! state.
| Aroostook County borders upon foul
! counties. To enact a special law TO
that county is treating the rest of the
| State unfairly. 1t would increase thu
! difficulties of our law enforcement
and would partake of the nature o
! special legislation. The period o
! local option is passed. l would re-
mind our friends from Aroostook tina
/ they refused the city of Portland thu
! special privilege of daylight saving
/ in that city The deer Of Aroostool
! county belong. not to the people o
that county alone. but to the people
| Of the entire state.
! We are told that we are advertising
! Maine and that we must attract Wis
itors. Our advertising policy is no
I a matter of one, two or five years
! duration. 1t is continuous, and w
Want deer twenty-five years from
row as we'll as five. This may not bt
obtained if the present policy is KEEP
up; and, Mr.. Speaker, | move the pre-
/ viouS question.
! The SPEAKER: The previous ques-
ton is moved.
| Mr.. MITCHELL of IIoulton: EX'
tcuse me. Mr.. Speaker. What is thu
previous question:?
! The SPEAKER: The Chair will en-
6eavor to state the question. The
pending motion before the House al
| the present time is that of the gen.
tleman from Strong. Mr. Eustis, tina
! the amendment offered by the gen
tleman from Caribou, Mr.. Hamilton
be indefinitely postponed. The gen
| tleman from Strong, Mr.. Eustis, nov
moves the previous question.
Mr.. HAMILTON: Mr.. Speaker, as
| understood it, the m lotion for adoption
was in order
The SPEAKER: The motion fol
adoption was superseded by the mo.
ton for indefinite postponement, sc
that the matter Immediately before
the House is whether or not the
amendment offered shall be indefin-
itely postponed. The previous question
is now suggested. The effect of the
passage of the motion for the previ-
Gus question would be to cut of
further debate. To carry a motion
| for the previous question it is neces-
| sary that two- thirds of the House
vote afiirmativeiy. Anyone voting
for the previous question votes fol
the termination OF debate upon this
subject. Is the House ready for tht
question?
A division of the House was hat
and sufficient number having arisen
| the Chair declared that the motion fol
the previous question prevailed.
The SPEAKER: The question now
before the House is. shall the MAR
| question be put now? Shall we pro
coed forthwith to vote upon the ques-
ton of the indefinite postponement o.
! the amendment?
A viva voce vote being taken, the
| motion prevailed.
The SPEAKER: The question now
before the House is on the motion Of
| the gentleman from Strong, Mr.
Eustis, that the amendment offered
by Mr.. Hamilton of Caribou, he in
definitely postponed. Is the question
clear to the House?
Mr.. HAMILTON: Mr.. Speaker,
call for a division of the House.
The SPEAKER: A division of the
House is called for. A vote of YES
is for the indefinite postponement OF
the amen lment and would be against
the resolution Of the gentlemen from
Aroostook who have Just spoken. a
vote of mo" is the other way.