Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-17
voce vote, and second reading OF the
bill was assigned for tomorro"
morning at 10 o'clock:


bill was assigned for tomorro"
morning at 10 O'clock.
On motion by Mr.. Allen of YORK,
Senate Document 20, An Act to amend
Section IA of Chapter is, Revised Sta
tutes, relating to hygienic conditions
in school buildings. was taken from
the table.
On further motion by the same
Senator, the bill was passed to be en-
acted.
On motion by Mr.. Folsom of Som
erset, An Act to legalize the election
of the city of Ellsworth, held March
/, 1920, was taken from the table.
The PRESIDENTS: In the House
this bill was received under suspen-
sion of the rules, read three times
and passed to be engrossed.
On further motion by Mr.. Folsom,
under suspension of the rules, the
bill was read twice and passed to be
engrossed.
On motion by Mr.. Parent of An
droscoggin. H. D. 1s7. An Act to
amend and enlarge the corporate
powers of the Fort Kent Electric Co.
was taken from the table.
Mr.. PARENT: Mr.. President.
yield to the Senator from Sagadahoc.
Mr.. BANTER of Sagadahoc: Mr.
President, ] move that this bill lie on
the table.
| The motion was agreed to and the
bill was tabled.
On motion by Mr. Cobb of Kenne-
bee, H. D. 157. An Act to provide 70,
the return and cleansing of ice cream
and sherbet containers, was taker
from the table.
( Mr.. COBB: Mr.. President, I yield
to the Senator from Piscataquis. Sen
ator Sprague.
Mr.. SPRAGUE of PiScataquis: The
other day. Mr.. President, I labored
under a misrepresentation as to the
real meaning of this bill and it's OPP
GRAFTON as regards the small dealers
in ice cream who buy of Wholesalers
in cities like Portland, Bangor. Lew.
iston, etc. 1 have been very emphati-
|
my constituents who have given me
this information are correct, and that
l was wrong. Therefore, I offer this
amendment to House Document Is,
and move it's adoption:
/ Senate Amendment A to n. D. 1877
/ Amend the first section by striking
out from the fifth line thereof the
words "'twenty-four" and insert in
stead the words "seventy-two."
! The PRESIDENT: The Chair viii
state that the effect of this amend.
ment will be that any person, firm OF
corporation. purchasing for the pur.
pose of selling ice cream, shall after
emptying the container cause same tC
be returned within seventy-two hours
thoroughly cleansed.
! The question is on the adoption q
! the amendment.
! Mr.. Cobb of Kennebec: Mr.. Presi-
dent, accepted the idea of the gen
tlemen of the Senate in regard tc
extending the time from twenty-foul
! to forty-eight hours. I thought thai
was to be the way the amendment
would come in. I understand that il
| a good many of our rural districts il
/ is of course impossible for the differ.
ent dealers to get these containers
back right. / am not in favor of the
change from forty-eight to seventy
two hours, and I want to consult
with them before that change is
made.
! The presidents: Does the Sena.
: tor from Kennebec make a motion?
Mr.. COBB: Mr. President 1 thought
the Senator from Somerset. Senator
Sprague, would make a motion.
move that the amendment and bill
| lie on the table.
| The motion was agreed to.