Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-02


report from the committee on state
sanatoriuns ought TO pass on re-
solve in favor of the Central Maine
Sanatorium, tabled March 26. pend
ing acceptance of report by the alb
sent Senator Senator Wilson.
Mr.. HINCKLEY of Cumberland:
Mr.. President, in the absence of the
Senator from Aroostook, l move this
matter be retabled.
The motion was agreed to.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair lays
before the Senate S. D. 105, An Act
to amend Section AZ of Chapter IA of
the Revised Statutes relating to
Schools of the Passamaquoddy tribe
of Indians. tabled March &c, pend
ing second reading, and recognizes
the Senator from kennebec, Senator
Maher.
On motion by Mr.. Maher. the bill
was given it's second reading and
passed to be engrossed.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair lays
| before the Senate S. D. 1913, Senate
| report from the committee on town
| majority report Ought to pass"
| minority report fought not to pass
| on an Act to divide the town of
! Jonesport and incorporate the town
| of Beals, tabled March 81. pending
| acceptance OF either report.
The Chair withdraws laying this
before the body, because it is as
! signed for April End.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair lays
before the Senate S. d. 102, Senate
report from the committee on judi
ciary Ought not to pass" on an Act
to establish the municipal court of
the town of Skowhegan, tabled
| March 81, pending acceptance of re-
| port, and recognizes the Senator
from Somerset. Senator Smith.
Mr.. SMITH: Mr.. President. I
move to retable it that l may have
an opportunity to offer an amend
| ment this afternoon.
The motion was agreed to.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair lays
before the Senate S. ID. 259, Senate
report from the committee on judi
ciary, majority report fought to
pass" minority report ought not to
| pass on An Act to incorporate DeX-
ter p. Cooper to develop and utilize
the power of the tides in the Bay OF
| Fundy and waters adjacent thereto,
tabled March -, pending the accept
ance of either report, and recognizes
the Senator from Androscoggin,
| Senator Carter
Mr.. CARTER: Mr. President. I will
say in relation to this that in ac-
| cordance with an understanding with
the Senator from Cumberland county
who has some amendments which he
wishes to propose to this bill, I now
move to table this matter until this
| afternoon, at which time it will be
| taken through its necessary steps so
| that the amendments may he propos-
ed. and it may be then tabled for
printing over night.
| The motion was agreed to and the
matter was tabled.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair lays
before the Senate II. II. 449. bill, An
Act to permit taking OF pickcrel and
smelts through the ice from the Bel
grade chain of lakes, tabled pending
consideration, and recognizes the
| Senator from Somerset. Senator
Smith.
Mr.. Smith then Welded to the
Senator from kcnnebcc, Senator
{ Wadsworth.
Mr.. WADSW ORTIZ: Mr., President.
| do not know anything in particular
| in regard to this matter. ] do, how
ever, want to represent the people
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my ability.
There are a great many people
who are. as ! understand it. i'll fav-
or of this bill and there are some
who are opposed. | have here some
facts which have been prepared and
given to me to present to this body
by a man who is vitality interested
! in this matter, and | will read to
you this statement.
| fich in Into al
discontinued in 1896. Since that time
it has been closed. The reason these
| lakes were closed was because as
| many trout were killed as were pick
erel. This matter has been brought
| before several Legislatures up to
1928. 1t is now before you again.
Those who are familiar with the
conditions know that it would be Il
serious menace to the fishing in these
lakes 1t would require large num-
Der of wardenS to see that this law.
if it should pass. was enforced.
there being seven lakes in this chain.
! At Belgrade Lakes there is an AS
sociation called the Belgrade Lakes
| Association, who have purcha Sed
bass for the past three years to the
amount of $4,000 a year. from out of
the state for the purpose of perpet-
uating the fishing in these lakes.
Should this amendment become a law
this Association would never spend
another dollar for that purpose.
| There is also a hatchery on these
lakes. owned and supported by the
State of Maine. 1t would he Il grev-
Gus error TO pass this amendment in
the opinion of Il great many people
who know.
If this Senate believes that they
should open these lakes, why rot
make it covering all the lakes Of the
State of Maine. In Lake Cobbos-
| secontee. within six miles of this
| State House. they fish one day each
week for two months. In this amend
ment it states no particular time so
that from the time the lakes have
frozen over, they could fish until the
ice went out.
Mr.. CRAFTS Of Piscataquis: Mr.
President, | move that this bill be in
definitely postponed.
Mr.. FOSTER of Kennebec: Mr.
| President. / will only take the time of
this Senate for Il moment. NY diStin-
| Guished colleague from kcunebec coun-
, ty, Senator WadsWorth, said that he
had no particular interest in this mat
ter and that he only wished to repre-
| sent the people of his county. Orig
inally this measure was presented as
| House Paper 147. House Document
449, and it provided for ice fishing in
| the Belgrade chain of lakes, in any of
them ono day in each week. That was
a very drastic measure, and | believe
that the committee acted wisely in
| turning it down. However, from the
| general public sentiment in the matter
! an amendment was offered which over
| whelmingly passed the other branch
which provided that through the ice in
! this chain of lakes just one day
| week people living near those lakes