Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-27
Passed To Be Enacted.

engrossed.
Passed To Be Enacted.
An Act to authorize the Rangeley
Lake steamboat Company to maintain
service in Rangeley Lake.
On motion by Mr. Mullen of PenoD-
scot, bill to amend law about collection
and payment Of county taxes by State
treasurer was taken from the table;
and, on his further motion, the Dill
was indefinitely postponed.
On motion by Mr.. Colcord of Waldo,
House Document No. 210, IAN Act to
amend Section II of Chapter 80 of the
Revised Statutes. relating to the sale
of milk" was taken from the table.
Mr.. COLCORD of Waldo: Mr.. Presi-
dent: This is a short bill, and l will
| read it, as 1 think the Senators will I'M
derstand it better from the text of the
bill than from anything / can say:
Section ]. Section eleven of chapter
| thrty-nine of the Revised Statutes is
| hereby amended so as to read as fol-
| lows:
! "'Sect. II. All measures, cans or
other vessels. used in the sale Of milk,
| and measures by wine measure, contain
| ing thirty-tWo ounces to the quart, and all
quart bottle containing less than thir-
| ty-two ounces or more than thirty two
| ounces and three drains, all pint bot
| ties containing less than sixteen ounces
or more than sixteen ounces and two
| drains, and all half pint bottles contain
ing less than eight ounces or more than
,I1o11 /,
demned all bottles within the above linn
| it's shall be passed as containing full
measure, and all other measures. cans
or other vessels shall be marked by the
sealer with figures indicating the guam
| tity which they hold; and whoever sells
| by any other measure. can or vessel. for
| feits twenty dollars for each offense."
1t seems to me, Mr.. President. that
| it is drawing it pretty fine when We
| charg Il man $1,000 for such an offence
| move that the bill be Indefinitely post
poned.
Mr.. HOWES of Somerset: Mr. Presi-
dent: ! would say that this bill had a
| full hearing before the committee and
| that all parties appeared before us and
| the bill was brought in by the commit
| tee accompanied by unanimous report
and it seemed to answer the demands
| of the people interested at the time. But
we are willing to make little more lee
way, and ! hope that the Senate will
sustain the report of the committee.
The bill was fully heard and there was
no one who appeared in opposition to the
bill
The pending question being upon the
nt bnf no ho w
poned. Mr.. Howes of Somerset called for
the Yeas AMI Nays.
Mr. MACOMBER of Kennebec Mr.
President: I would like to inquire of the
Senator whether this question was
thoroughly provided for in this bill can
only be manufactured on one machine
and by one concern, which controls that
machine If that is so. that a little
joker that does not appear on the face
of the bill. and / would ask whether
that fact was before the committee or
not.
Mr. HOWES of Somerset: Mr.. Presi-
dent: I will say that there was no OBJ
position to the bill at the time and those
interested were in the lobby, but did not
appear before the committee Those
same parties, after the bill had been re-
ported by the committee, endeavored to
strike out the three" two" and Zone
dram proposition. as I understand il.
Mr.. HAMILTON Of York: Mr.. Presi-
dent: I wish to ask Senator Howes if tbe
Dill that has gone through, Number eco.
does not define by what measure milk
should be sold? If / remember right.
that says wine measure" and, if that ls
the fact, the only objection I can see IN
this bill is-taking my own vicinity. and
l suppose it is the same in other parts
of the State-our milkmen all have bot
ties and If, as stated, they have got
10 get new bottles, it will be an i'm
mense expense and hardship. I am in
favor of Senate Bill No. eco. which
states it as wine measure" T under.
stand. as the Senator from Kennebec has
stated, that this one concern has a
monopoly and patent, which the other
concerns cannot get. That being the
fact, and in view Of the other fact that
the measure is defined by "wine
measure" it seems to me that there is
no necessity for this bill, and it would
only be aiding a monopoly; while. on
the other hand, it would work n great
hardship upon the milkmen of the state
who have bottles that do not corres-
pond with the requirements of that bill.
For that reason 1 should vote against II.
and for that reason only.
1t is an important matter that there
should be standard for milk, by which
all milk should be sold, and that it
should not be allowed that one man