Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-04-09
IN THE HOUSE
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Rep. kinsman Favors Measure
Rep. kinsman of Augusta declar-
ed that the measure was endorsed
by the department of inland fisher
les ana game, and he felt that the
department was justified in asking
that the fee be fixed at so cents per
year. FortysiX states have q law
of this nature and Rep. Kinsman
| read the names of number of
states where the fee is between s.
and So annually.
Conditions have changed in the
past few years" said Rep. kinsman,
and Maine is practically the only
state now which has a good supply
of fish and game, and something
should be done to conserve this sup
ply.
"All the fish and game associa-
tions in the state have endorsed the
measure, and l can't see why any
person, who is a good sport. is not
willing to pay go cents a year for
the privilege of hunting and fishing"
| Rep. Ireland of Stetson declared
/ that the bill is but an entering wedge
| for a higher license fee and he was
opposed to it.
Rep. Sturgis of Auburn also spoke
aga inst the bill, and Rep. Kinsman
said that man who found crows
doing damage on his own land could
shoot them without a license.
Rep. -1itchell of Houlton favored
the bill, while Rep. Cummings of
Portland was opposed to it.
This so cents is a license fee is
just the beginning" said Rep. Cum
mings, this bill is championed by
! hn fiuIo hut
there are other people in the state
| This is the first step in making
| hunting and fishing a rich mans
pastime. If there is anything that
the people in the country have for
, pleasure, don't charge them for it.
Let's leave well enough alone"
Rep. Flint of Monson said that
eight out of the 10 members of the
committee on inland fisheries and
game favored the bill and he did not
sec how the law could hurt anyone.
Reps. Decker of Milo. Morse Of
Oakland and Burns of Eagle Lake
stated that they wished to go on rec
ord as opposed to the bill.
Vote Against Prison Pay Bill
Rep. Palmer of Island Falls
speaking on the act relative to the
| prison commissioners, declared that
1t is mistake for us to allow the
prisoners at our State prison to work
there without obtaining Just a few
cents for their efforts. He pointed
out that when this bill was first in
troduced the wage for prisoners was
fixed at 30 cents a day and that this
has been cut by an enactment to 80
cents per day, with no wages to he
paid during the first six months in
| the prison.
Req. Dwinal of Camden said that
these inmates were voluntary State
charges and that part of their
punishment inflicted by the courts
was hard labor.
Rep. Frost of Belfast and Rep.
Martin expressed themselves as op-
posed to the "ought not to pass" re-
port, and Reps. Holmes of Lewiston,
lehman of Bangor and Ham of
Wales favored the measure.
Reps. Pendleton of ISlesboro and
Morse of Oakland gave their rea-
| sons for signing the ought not to
pass report, and Reps. Thompson
! of RoCkland and Snow of Bruins
| wick spoke III opposition to the bill
The House then accepted the un-
| favorable majority report on the
| bill by a vote of 81 to 4t.
Reduce Sanitorium Resolve
| The next matter to be taken up
| was the resolve in favor of the Cen
! tral Maine Sanitorium for mainten-
ance. personal services, repairs and
equipment. This had been passed
! to be engrossed in the House, and
in the Senate was passed to be en-
| crossed as amended by Senate
Amendment A.
! Senate Amendment A reduces the
amount of the appropriation from
$lGJ,OOO to $l6l 900 for the first of
| the two coming fiscal years. and
from $lJo, 900 to $4,000 for the Sec
! ond Year.
| Rep. Wing of Auburn moved that
| the House reconsider its vote, which
was done, and his motion that Senate
amendment A be adopted. was car
ried. The resolve was then passed
to be engroSsed.
Reconsider the Tax Bill
Rep. Cummings presented an or
der that the papers on the bill which
would enlarge the term securities
in the statute so as to include con-
tracts for fur-bearing animals, be
returned from the Senate. The or
der was passed.
Rep. Cummings said that when
the House had earlier voted to ad-
here he did not think that the men,
bers understood the purport of that
motion. He said that the House
having voted to adhere, he felt that
the members did not realize that this
action in voting to adhere ended the
matter and defeated the purpose.
The Senate had voted adversely. He
pointed out that if the House want
ed the measure passed it should
have voted to insist and ask for a
committee of conference with the
Senate.
The motion OF Mr.. Cummings to
reconsider its vote whereby it voted
to 40. and then Rep. Cummings
moved that the House insist and ask
for a committee of conference, this
motion receiving passage.
Portland University Degrees
From the Senate came the judi
ciary report ought to pass in new
draft" on the bill authorizing Port
land University TO confer certain de-
grees. The report had been accepted
in the Senate and the act was pass
ed to be engrossed.
The House accepted the report
and passed the act as amended to
be engrossed. The new draft pro-
Nides that Portland University until
July !. 1926, be authorized to confer
the degrees of b. c. S. (bachelor of
commercian scienCe) and b. S. S.
(bachelor of secretarial science)
after three full years of study.
Winding Leages Power Co.
The act to incorporate the Winding
Ledges Power Co was tabled until
Thursday morning after Rep. Wing of
Kingfeld. Rep. Hammond of Van Bu-
rem and Rep Sargent of Sedgwicll had
discussed il at some length. Rep.