Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-02

formation. Who is the introducer of
the bill?
The SPEAKER: The Chair is UNI
able to give that Information. The
endorsement on the bill is that it is
presented by the gentleman from
Calais, Mr.. Murchie.
Mr.. MAHER: I yield to the gen.
tlen1an from Auburn, Mr.. Wing.
Mr.. WING: Mr.. Speaker. i am
somewhat at loss to understand
the purpose of the gentleman from
Augusta. Mr.. Maher, and yield to
the gentleman from Calais, Mr.
Murchie.
Mr.. MURCHIE: Mr.. Speaker, Il
will say for the information Of the
gentleman from Augusta, Mr.. Ma
her, that this is bill which was
introduced by me at the request of
the State Department, so that they
would not have to write on the
as Estate Humane Agents" the very
extensive language that has former
ly been necessary to be employed
on those commissions. The act
previously has given no name to
these officers. and the commissions
have necessarily contained language
covering about half of the section
that creates the Office, and this
simply gives them a title and al
lows, the commission to be made
out IN brief form.
Mr.. WING: May I inquire If this
amendment gives the agents of the
society for the prevention Of cruel
ty to animals the same powers as
deputy sheriffs?
The SPEAKER: The amendment
to the present statute states that
these persons shall be designated as
State Humane Agents: that's the
only change in the statute, instead
of being called officers of the So
ciety for the prevention of cruelty
to animals they are called State HUI
name Agents.
Mr.. WING: Does it give them the
authority Of deputy sheriffs?
The SPEAKER: The statute is
in no other way amended, accord
ing to the bill.
Mr.. MAHER: Mr.. Speaker, I may
be in error, and perhaps did not
hear the Chair correctly, but will
the Chair now read the clause about
serving processes and arrests?
The SPEAKER: The Chair under
stands that is a copy of the present
statute. The Chair is unable to
state whether it is correctly copied
or not.
On motion by Mr.. Hinckley Of
@ot
Mr.. TILDEN Of Hallowell: Mr..
Speaker, I move that a message be
sent to the Senate recalling resolve
for maintenance of the reformatory
for women, which was passed to be
engrossed at the session of the
House which was held last evening.
The SPEAKER: The Chair feels
obliged to state that gentlemen
must prepare their orders in writ
ing for such purpose. This is in ac-
cordance with the rule. If the gen.
tleman from Hallowell. Mr.. Tilden.
will send to the Chair the title of
the bill. the Chair will endeavor to
expedite the business.
Mr.. Ti1den then presented the fol-
lowing order:
ORDERED, that the Senate be
requested to return to the House
Resolve in favor of the State re-
formatory for women, for mainten-
ance.
The order received a passage.
On motion by Mr.. Maher of Au-
gusta, House Doc. No. 2O3, Major
ity and minority reports of the COM
mittee on judiciary, on Bill. An Act
to secure the purity of ice cream,
was taken from the table.
The pending question being the
acceptance of either report.
Mr. Maher then moved that the
minority report, reporting Ought to
pass, be accepted.
Mr.. MAHER: Mr.. Speaker and
gentlemen, I will briefly state my
reasons for making this motion.
This is a bill which has been gen.
orally known as the "homogenized"
ice cream bill. 1 am not RESPONSE
BILE for the name and I do not like
the name, and I do not like the
thing the name designates, but
homogeneous ice cream is the cor
rect name, and comes from the
name of the implement which pro-
duces the thing. which is known as
a 'homogenizer" This is the name
selected by the maker. and the only
purpose of my bill is to provide
means so that the users may know
what. they are using.
Now, Mr.. Speaker and gentlemen.
homogenized ice cream, for the
benefit of those who are not familiar
with il, as I understand the term, is
frozen milk product, which is the
result of the blending of things, or
the vital part of which is not milk
fat in its natural state. To get eX-
actly the situation of what it is,
homogenized ice cream may be and
usually is the result of breaking up
and distributing the fat globules
from butter, together with skim
milk, and it gets to a homogenized
or equalized mass, and then it is
frozen and we eat it as ice cream;
and the ordinary test for determin-
ing whether it is regular ice cream
or homogenized ice cream would be
to hold little in spoon and put 1t
in your mouth, and attach it to the
roof of your mouth, and if it comes
down it is ice cream, and if it sticks,
it is homogenized. I don't say that
it is bad, and have eaten a lot of it
I-,,n hrf h ay>i &c.