Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-26

gard to a resolve for charging the
State House, a brilliant member who
opposed the resolve, in speaking with
regard to the atmosphere here In
Augusta, called attention to the fact
that it was under the peculiar in
fluence of it's environment that Bene-
dict Arnold conceived the idea OF
selling his country for British gold.
| do not think that he offered any
statistics to bear out his assertion,
but l think that all of you who have
been around this Legislature a great
many time will agree that there is
something about the atmosphere
here that impells otherwise normal
men to do strange and unusual
things. If that was true back in
Z enedict Arnold's days. l think the
condition has steadily grown worse,
no doubt aggravated by the institu-
ton that has since been established
over across the river. / can &C
count in not other way for some OF
the reports of committees that have
been submitted to us here this WIN
ter.
Now, earlier in the session we
, passed n resolve appropriating nifty
| thousand dollars to advertise Maine,
and we are going to be asked to vote
| a big bond issue to build roads up
across the State-for what purpose
Is it so that the citizens of New
York and Boston may speed up
| across the State as speedily as pos
sible and get to the point where they
can get a drink of Johnny Cyr's
Elixir of Life up at st. Leonard S,
split up with st. John River water,
and then walk over into Canada and
| hunt deer-you can get two deer. OF
course, over there, deer that were
raised on the farms of Aroostook
county and have gone over across
! the line to be shot over there In
! Canada where the people are more
i liberal than they are here in Maine
| We have been told how scarce deer
were getting here in Aroostook
county. and a little earlier in the
session the Committee on Claims
was called upon to consider a re-
! solve to reimburse an AroostooR
| farmer for. fifteen hundred dollars
worth of grain that one of the ables1
wardens in the Fish and Game De-
partment had been up to investigate
, and had decided it was an honest bill
and the Legislature turned II
down.
Now, this same bill that is unde,
discussion here, in addition to limit,
| ing the number of deer to one. con-
tafns another provision that has new
err been called to your attention. ant
that is the provision which hereto
fore has given farmers the right tt
kill deer that were found destroyinf
IL cir crops. If you pass this law ;
man has got no redress in any way
If the deer destroys fifteen hundred
dollars worth of his grain. the Leg
islature of Maine can say, I'VE are
not liable for it," and he has M
right to take his gun and so out ant
drive the deer away.
| l thing that we should be consist
ent in some of these matters.
1t has been called to your atten'
ton by the gentleman from Strong
Mr.. Eustis. that the friends of thi:
measure favor n general law for tht
whole State. How long since ha:
this been their opinion? We have
got all kinds of special laws GOVERNS
this State. Why is it any worse t
have a special law for Aroostool
county than it is for some ponds VI
in Franklin county?
I hope that the members OF thi!
House will sustain me in my motion
for the indefinite postponement o
the bill.
| Mr. EuSTlS: Mr.. Speaker. l an
glad to have this opportunity t.
speak about this grain claim IL
ArooStook county and also to cor
rect the gentleman from Perham
Mr. Bragdon, in his statement abou
this law and its effect upon the RICH
of farmers to shoot deer out of sea
son. This bill in no ways affects th'
present provision in any way II
which a man has now the right t,
shoot deer damaging his land.
Now I have a map here which
wish to go over. This a map Of thu
northern section of our State. Herr
is the Allegash and here is the ST
John River This is Mr. Currier!