Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-03

! ton of passage to he engrossed, and
| the Chair reco mics the senator from
York. Mr.. Allen.
| Mr.. ALLEN; Mr.. Pre- sident and gem
! tlcmon of the Senate, | wish to offer
Senate Amendment b to H. D. ass, and
! move its adoption.
Senate Amendment II to III. ID. 4sS
| III. ID. AS is hereby amended by in
sorting after the word until in the
seventh lire of the first page he words
some responsible corporat ton or incor-
| p, rated fish and game club"
| The motion WAS agreed to and the
| " mendm"nt was adopted by a viva vuce
Vote, and the resolve as Amended by
! House Amendment \ and by Senate
| Amendments a and b, was pa sscd to be
| engroSSed.
The PRESIDENTS: The next matter
is II. D. 400. An Act providing for a tax
| | POI. gasoline and other products used
! in operating internal combustion en-
sines. tabled pending first reading, and
the Chair recognizes the senator from
Somerset. Mr.. Smith.
On motion by Mr.. Smith the bill was
| given its first reading. and Iii" same
! senator then offered Senate Amendment
! A and moved its adoption.
Senate Amendment A to House
| Document No. 1870
Amend House Document No. 400 by
placing the word and between the
WORD gasoline" and The word "bcnzol'
/ in the sixth line OF Section oomc; and
! iy striking out the sixth and seventh
| lines Of said section the words 'or
| other product except kerosene and
crude oil" so that said Section one as
amended shall read as follows
"Scction one. The terms used in
! this Acc shall he construed as follows:
| "1ntcrnal combustion engine Sha IL
mean any engine operated by explosion
or quick burning therein of gasoline,
! bcnZol. or other product except koro-
sonc. "Intcrnal combustion cngin"
! fucl' shall mean motor fuel commonly
| called and known as gasoline. and ben
zol. to be used in the opcrat ton Of an
| internal combustion engine. "Distrib-
utor' shall mean any person, firm or
| corporation, wherever resident OF loCat-
cd. who imports or causes TO be inn
ported for sale or for his or its own
use (with the exception hereinafter set
! forth) any internal combustion engine
| fuels as herein defined for use in tins
| state after it.rcachcs this state: and
! a so any person. ASSOCIATION or persons,
firm or corporation who produces, re-
|
ternal combuSt ion engine fuels as here
| in defined within the state.
The mot ion was agreed to and Senate
! Amendment A was adopted by viva
| Noco vote.
Mr.. SPETES Of Cumberland: Mr..
! Pre- sidcnt, / wish to present Senate
Amendment Il to the same bill and
move its adoption.
House Document No. 400, is hereby
amondcd by adding thereto section
| TO be numbered Section IL. as follows
| Sec II. The provisions of this act
shall not apply to gasoline sold to
dealers who sell exclusively to fisher
men for motor boat use. nor TO such
| easoline as is distributed to tanks from
! which gasoline is sold exclusively to
| fishermen for motor boat use.
| Mr. HIECkLt.Y of Cumberland: Mr..
! President. I move that this amendment
be tabled and | Will take it up little
| latc".
The motion was agreed to by viva
| voce vote and the matter was tabled
pending adoption of Senate Amend
i.n.ent B.
The PRESIDENT: Tho next matter
! is :. D. 307. An Act to amend chapter
1877 of tho Public Laws of 1917. as
amended by tnaDtcT i'1 VI INV "'iiN
Laws Of 1919 as amended by Chapter
1G2 of the Public Laws of 1871. and TO
amend Chapter 10 of the Revised stat
l.uics as amended. relating to the state
Department Of Health. tabled pending
! massage to he engrosscd. and the CHAIR
recognizes the senator from oxford.
on motion by Mr.. Eaton, the bill
was passed to be cnsrosscd.
Mr.. SPEIRS Of Cumberland; Mr..
! President. [ wish to Withdraw the
amer1mcnt which.l just presented.
Unanimous consent of the Senate was
| riven and the senator from Gunner
land. Mr.. Spcrs. withdrew senate
Amcndmrr. = to Fl. ID. 400.
The PRESIDENT: The next is Ma
| ioritv report (ncw draftt ought to
| nossI and minority report Fought not
fto n.ss) from the committee on Labor.
| an Hill All Act 10 amend Section 30 OF
Chaptcr 40 of tho Revised Statutes OF
| Maine relating to preference 10 maine
! yorkmen and contractors. tabled pend
ing acceptance of either report ana the
Chair recognizes the senator from ooii-
crset, Mr.. Smith.
| On moi ion by Mr. Smith the majority
rcnort was accepted, and the Dill was
tabled for printing under the JOINT
rules.
Mr. SPEIRS: Mr. President l now