Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-25

red to them. For that reason I am
not going to oppose the passage of
the bills with the present amend
ments.
Mr.. HINCKLEY of So. Portland:
Mr.. Speaker just one word in con-
nection with this matter. so that per-
haps it will be understood better by
the House. Our Chambers of Com
merce over the State, our newspa-
pers, our far sighted men are advis-
ing and advocating and trying to de-
wise means for the purpose of help
ing the animal industry in the State
of Maine. When this committee re-
ported ought not to pass on this bill,
began to investigate the matter be-
lieving that inasmuCh as we We're
trying to revive the animal industry
of this State, that it was an imprac-
ticable thing to work along those
when under the laws as they exist
At the present time it is a practical
impossibility for a farmer, after he
raises his cattle and after he raises
his swine, to market them in the best
makets of the State of Maine. owing
to local regulations. Nov l am not
the regulations or health rules.
think we have got too many of them,
and think we have got unrea sonable
ones, but I am not going into this in
detail. I do say to YOU. gentlemen,
that when local board makes a reg
ulation that renders it a practical
impossiblity for a farmer to market
his product in that city then it is
time for this Legislature to do some
thing to relieve the farmer; and in
cidentally, I want to say to the mem
bers of this House that it is time that
those of us who live in the cities
should come to fun realization of
the condition of the farmer in the
state of Maine before il is too late
NO Wthis bill provides in substance
that. upon the recommendation Of the
municipal officers of the town. the
sanitary cOmmissioner-or if the law
IS changed the department of agri-
culturc-shaIl appoint licensed phv
sician, surgeon, veterinarian. or some
other suitable person, 10 inspect the
carcasses of animals that are killed
Tor human consumption and STAMP
thefn under rules and regulations to
ne provided by the Department of
Agriculture. / certainly can see no
objection to it, and want to say to
Won gentlemen that Just as truly the
state of Maine today is under tho in
ftuonCe of the great meat trusts nc il
is that we are sitting here. and we arc
advocating and trying to build IN the
farming industry, the animal indus
try OF the State. and thew through
thelr representatives are making If
IHnpractlcable for us to do it: and T
say /" you that when the law. as it is
al lhe present time in certain local
tues requires that if the far
mer. has one hog or one veal
TO slaughter, he must take if to
certain abattoir and have tho
stamp of approval put on at that
place. I say it is impracticabIe and
honscnSical. Now 1 say that the
only objection to this and the seri-
Gus objection on behalf of the COM
hllttee ana the Department of Agri-
culture was that it did not exclude
the provisions of the pure food bill
1t referred to one chapter. but did
not refer to the other, and nv
amendment proposes to exclude
from the provisions of this act or
exclude at least the pure food law
from the provisions of this act. so
that they will not be interfered with
mat is what the amendment takes
care of. / talked with a represen-
tatlNe of the Department of Agricul-
lure Yesterday as to it, and it was
agreeable to him. I have also
talked with several members of the
agricultural committee.
The SPEAKER: The Chair would
suggest that this being a bill which
is not printed, the substitution of the
bill for the report and the adoption
OF the amendment will produce a
printed copy upon your desks in due
season.
Mr.. HINCKLEY: Mr.. Speaker, I
Ia din mind in Offering the amend
ment having it tabled for printing in
the amended form. and l thought
the substitution would be the proper
order of procedure.
The SPEAKER: The question is
on the motion of the gentleman
from Cumberland, Mr. Jordan. that
the bill be substituted for the report.
The motion prevailed.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman
from South Portland (Mr. Hinckley)
Will forward his amendment to the
desk.
Thereupon Mr.. Hinckley moved the
adoption of House amendment A as
follows:
House Amendment A to House
Document 12333, relating to inspec-
ton of slaughter houses.
Amend said act by inserting after
the word cor" in the fourth line of
Section / thereof, the word 'li
censed" 50 that said section as
amended shall read as follows:
Section l. The live stock Sanitary
Commissioner shall, upon the writ
ten nomination and request of the
municipal officers of any city or
town. appoint one or more qualified
and licensed physicians and surgeons
or licensed Veterinaries or other
qualified person, resident in this
state, to be agents to inspect under
rules and regulations to be by said
commissioner prescribed at a post
mortem examination thereof, the
carcasses of all cattle, sheep and
swine about to be prepared for hu-
man consumption at any slaughter
house, canning, sailing, packing or
rendering establishment in this State. !
Add So to the word chapter" in
line seven of Section three and add
after the word thirty the words
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